Recieving associate vs backroom associate

The differences between recieving associates and backroom associates can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a backroom associate has an average salary of $31,395, which is higher than the $29,985 average annual salary of a recieving associate.

The top three skills for a recieving associate include customer service, sales floor and store merchandise. The most important skills for a backroom associate are groceries, customer service, and cleanliness.

Recieving associate vs backroom associate overview

	Recieving Associate	Backroom Associate
Yearly salary	$29,985	$31,395
Hourly rate	$14.42	$15.09
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	233,174	228,218
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 51%	High School Diploma, 46%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	-	-

Recieving associate vs backroom associate salary

Recieving associates and backroom associates have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Recieving Associate	Backroom Associate
Average salary	$29,985	$31,395
Salary range	Between $18,000 And $47,000	Between $25,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	New York, NY	-
Highest paying state	New York	-
Best paying company	Amazon	-
Best paying industry	Technology	-

Differences between recieving associate and backroom associate education

There are a few differences between a recieving associate and a backroom associate in terms of educational background:

	Recieving Associate	Backroom Associate
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 51%	High School Diploma, 46%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Recieving associate vs backroom associate demographics

Here are the differences between recieving associates' and backroom associates' demographics:

	Recieving Associate	Backroom Associate
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 69.8% Female, 30.2%	Male, 76.7% Female, 23.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.2% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 19.9% Asian, 6.2% White, 56.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 20.4% Asian, 6.9% White, 56.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between recieving associate and backroom associate duties and responsibilities

Recieving associate example responsibilities.

Utilize RF system to manage warehouse shipments, reviewing shipments for shortages and overages within the dry goods warehouse.
Use ups, fedex, dhl, and freight carriers daily.
Use a Telxon to scan product barcodes.
Organize and cooperate in teamwork to meet deadlines.
Pack items that are picked for FedEx processing.
Skil in climbing ladders to maintain upper storage.

Backroom associate example responsibilities.

Receive, inspect and store groceries.
Unload the Walmart trucks as they come in with the supplies from the warehouses.
Pull, stock and restock electronics and entertainment, operate Rf unit, perform inventory
Work with general merchandise, produce and groceries with the quality of the product in mind.
Assist customers when ever need and focuse on Walmart Backroom inventory and handling of incoming merchandise.
Use RF scanner to pull items from backroom and to find where items go on the sales floor.

Recieving associate vs backroom associate skills

Common recieving associate skills

Customer Service, 33%
Sales Floor, 25%
Store Merchandise, 9%
Store Shelves, 8%
Electric Pallet Jack, 6%
Safety Procedures, 4%

Common backroom associate skills

Groceries, 24%
Customer Service, 13%
Cleanliness, 9%
Customer Merchandise, 8%
Outbound Shipments, 7%
Safety Equipment, 7%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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