Pusher vs package handler

The differences between pushers and package handlers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a package handler has an average salary of $32,785, which is higher than the $32,749 average annual salary of a pusher.

The top three skills for a pusher include PPE, direct supervision and well control. The most important skills for a package handler are warehouse environment, load trailers, and delivery truck.

Pusher vs package handler overview

	Pusher	Package Handler
Yearly salary	$32,749	$32,785
Hourly rate	$15.74	$15.76
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	42	93,831
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 60%	High School Diploma, 49%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Pusher vs package handler salary

Pushers and package handlers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Pusher	Package Handler
Average salary	$32,749	$32,785
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $42,000	Between $26,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	-	Saint Paul, MN
Highest paying state	-	Minnesota
Best paying company	-	ALDI USA
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between pusher and package handler education

There are a few differences between a pusher and a package handler in terms of educational background:

	Pusher	Package Handler
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 60%	High School Diploma, 49%
Most common major	General Studies	Business
Most common college	-	-

Pusher vs package handler demographics

Here are the differences between pushers' and package handlers' demographics:

	Pusher	Package Handler
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 90.4% Female, 9.6%	Male, 74.4% Female, 25.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.3% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 27.7% Asian, 5.4% White, 48.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%	Black or African American, 13.7% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.4% Asian, 5.6% White, 55.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between pusher and package handler duties and responsibilities

Pusher example responsibilities.

Implement remediation technologies to include but not limit to: air sparging, ORC, HRC, permanganate and iron injection.
Monitor atmospheric conditions on location (LEL, H2S, CO2, O2 etc . )
Push a roustabout crew, and relief lease operator.
Dump car couple to electric car below coke guide on designate oven.
Make sure that the IADC daily drilling report is correct and accurate before 6am.
Pull doors off the coke side oven so pusher operator can push the coke through.

Package handler example responsibilities.

Attach slings, ropes, or cables to objects such as pipes, hoses, or bundles.
Read GPS maps for your driving directions.
Operate sit down forklift for loading, unloading and running material.
License to operate MHE (forklifts, tractors, etc . )
Load grind and air shipments onto designate trailers using sit down forklift.
Conduct post inspections to ensure guard force personnel proficiency and level of alertness.

Pusher vs package handler skills

Common pusher skills

PPE, 13%
Direct Supervision, 11%
Well Control, 9%
USDA, 6%
Flow Lines, 6%
Safety Equipment, 5%

Common package handler skills

Warehouse Environment, 25%
Load Trailers, 10%
Delivery Truck, 9%
Safety Procedures, 9%
Load Packages, 8%
Load Trucks, 7%