Road grader vs ship worker

The differences between road graders and ship workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a road grader, becoming a ship worker takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a road grader has an average salary of $44,719, which is higher than the $28,576 average annual salary of a ship worker.

The top three skills for a road grader include loaders, mowing and . The most important skills for a ship worker are customer orders, safety procedures, and crisis intervention.

Road grader vs ship worker overview

	Road Grader	Ship Worker
Yearly salary	$44,719	$28,576
Hourly rate	$21.50	$13.74
Growth rate	5%	1%
Number of jobs	14,282	29,706
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Average age	45	42
Years of experience	2	4

Road grader vs ship worker salary

Road graders and ship workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Road Grader	Ship Worker
Average salary	$44,719	$28,576
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $70,000	Between $19,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	-	Baltimore, MD
Highest paying state	-	Vermont
Best paying company	-	Katerra
Best paying industry	-	Transportation

Differences between road grader and ship worker education

There are a few differences between a road grader and a ship worker in terms of educational background:

	Road Grader	Ship Worker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Road grader vs ship worker demographics

Here are the differences between road graders' and ship workers' demographics:

	Road Grader	Ship Worker
Average age	45	42
Gender ratio	Male, 95.2% Female, 4.8%	Male, 54.7% Female, 45.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.8% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 12.7% Asian, 0.9% White, 74.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.0%	Black or African American, 6.9% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 8.9% Asian, 3.1% White, 75.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	2%	11%

Differences between road grader and ship worker duties and responsibilities

Road grader example responsibilities.

Provide feedback on errors, manage records on blackboard and proctore during exams.
Identify problems and determine corrective actions with plant management in reference to USDA regulations.
Operate dryers to dry wood, utility, and grade wood off the sort table into the proper cart.

Ship worker example responsibilities.

Stack ice cream bricks and tubs onto pallets in freezer by hand and move into position by electric pallet jack.
General maintenance such as but not limit to HVAC maintenance/repair, electrical maintenance/repair, minor plumbing maintenance/repair.
Work the dryers in which the linen are dried in.
Used FIFO system to see what need to be pick first.
Collect payment in cash, credit and debit using POS systems.
build carts, run the wash and robot, unload and load trucks ,

Road grader vs ship worker skills

Common road grader skills

Loaders, 61%
Mowing, 39%

Common ship worker skills

Customer Orders, 15%
Safety Procedures, 14%
Crisis Intervention, 9%
Community Resources, 9%
Customer Service, 9%
CPR, 4%