Racker vs industrial worker

The differences between rackers and industrial workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an industrial worker has an average salary of $31,464, which is higher than the $29,539 average annual salary of a racker.

The top three skills for a racker include basic math, quality standards and math. The most important skills for an industrial worker are industrial cleaning, pallets, and hand tools.

Racker vs industrial worker overview

	Racker	Industrial Worker
Yearly salary	$29,539	$31,464
Hourly rate	$14.20	$15.13
Growth rate	-	1%
Number of jobs	7,055	99,045
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 54%	High School Diploma, 47%
Average age	43	38
Years of experience	-	-

Racker vs industrial worker salary

Rackers and industrial workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Racker	Industrial Worker
Average salary	$29,539	$31,464
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $37,000	Between $24,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	-	White Bear Lake, MN
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	Clean Harbors
Best paying industry	-	Automotive

Differences between racker and industrial worker education

There are a few differences between a racker and an industrial worker in terms of educational background:

	Racker	Industrial Worker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 54%	High School Diploma, 47%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Racker vs industrial worker demographics

Here are the differences between rackers' and industrial workers' demographics:

	Racker	Industrial Worker
Average age	43	38
Gender ratio	Male, 65.8% Female, 34.2%	Male, 61.3% Female, 38.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.6% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 13.5% Asian, 7.0% White, 64.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 12.4% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 14.4% Asian, 4.6% White, 63.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	5%	9%

Differences between racker and industrial worker duties and responsibilities

Racker example responsibilities.

Cross-Train for extrusion and see workstations.
Keep accurate records of all codes run.
Perform maintenance to the rig & equipment.
Work with team members to prepare steel parts such as gun clips, plane parts, etc.
Execute production activities as directed by supervisor, including performing GMP cell culture of biologic products using closed-system device.
Operate extrusion and coating machine in production of polymer decking materials.

Industrial worker example responsibilities.

Maximize efficiency by critically evaluating resources by utilizing on-the-spot math and visualizing complete orders to minimize error before building a pallet.
Help develop acontrol atmosphere brazing oven for a new cupro braze radiator

Racker vs industrial worker skills

Common racker skills

Basic Math, 29%
Quality Standards, 27%
Math, 17%
Safety Rules, 9%
Assembly Line, 5%
Clips, 3%

Common industrial worker skills

Industrial Cleaning, 19%
Pallets, 18%
Hand Tools, 16%
Assembly Line, 14%
Safety Standards, 8%
Pallet Jack, 4%