Router vs route manager

The differences between routers and route managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a router, becoming a route manager takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a router has an average salary of $50,811, which is higher than the $50,375 average annual salary of a route manager.

The top three skills for a router include customer service, customer orders and roadnet. The most important skills for a route manager are DOT, CDL, and OSHA.

Router vs route manager overview

	Router	Route Manager
Yearly salary	$50,811	$50,375
Hourly rate	$24.43	$24.22
Growth rate	10%	5%
Number of jobs	2,393	7,162
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 32%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Average age	42	44
Years of experience	2	4

Router vs route manager salary

Routers and route managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Router	Route Manager
Average salary	$50,811	$50,375
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $75,000	Between $38,000 And $66,000
Highest paying City	Cleveland, OH	San Leandro, CA
Highest paying state	Maryland	Rhode Island
Best paying company	Havertys Furniture	Harsco
Best paying industry	Automotive	Manufacturing

Differences between router and route manager education

There are a few differences between a router and a route manager in terms of educational background:

	Router	Route Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 32%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Router vs route manager demographics

Here are the differences between routers' and route managers' demographics:

	Router	Route Manager
Average age	42	44
Gender ratio	Male, 59.3% Female, 40.7%	Male, 87.0% Female, 13.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.0% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 16.2% Asian, 10.6% White, 56.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 11.3% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 16.6% Asian, 6.7% White, 59.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	11%	8%

Differences between router and route manager duties and responsibilities

Router example responsibilities.

Perform pre-trip & post-trip inspections.
Work closely with DHS and NYPD.
Foster improved business relationships with multiple 3rd party logistics providers, enhancing delivery and quality performance and overall customer satisfaction.
Input routes and dispatch from AS400, ACSG program.
Set up, change and operate CMS machine (CNC).
Assist a survey crew with GPS coordinates.

Route manager example responsibilities.

Manage invoice collection and customer issues.
Conduct billing using mobile POS systems.
Advance to CDL liquid driver (liquid oxygen).
Obtain CDL license resulting in a promotion and pay raise.
Review driver DVIR and log book to fuel hours and mileage.
Develop interactive huddles topics, ensure compliance with safety guidelines, DVIR.

Router vs route manager skills

Common router skills

Customer Service, 33%
Customer Orders, 11%
Roadnet, 10%
Logistics, 8%
Data Entry, 8%
Pallets, 8%

Common route manager skills

DOT, 15%
CDL, 12%
OSHA, 10%
Safety Issues, 9%
Safety Targets, 9%
Equipment Issues, 8%