Router vs yarding supervisor

The differences between routers and yarding supervisors 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 yarding supervisor takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a yarding supervisor has an average salary of $54,421, which is higher than the $50,811 average annual salary of a router.

The top three skills for a router include customer service, customer orders and roadnet. The most important skills for a yarding supervisor are customer service, yard operations, and loaders.

Router vs yarding supervisor overview

	Router	Yarding Supervisor
Yearly salary	$50,811	$54,421
Hourly rate	$24.43	$26.16
Growth rate	10%	-
Number of jobs	2,393	9,352
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 32%	High School Diploma, 43%
Average age	42	44
Years of experience	2	4

Router vs yarding supervisor salary

Routers and yarding supervisors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Router	Yarding Supervisor
Average salary	$50,811	$54,421
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $75,000	Between $31,000 And $93,000
Highest paying City	Cleveland, OH	New York, NY
Highest paying state	Maryland	Delaware
Best paying company	Havertys Furniture	Baker Hughes
Best paying industry	Automotive	-

Differences between router and yarding supervisor education

There are a few differences between a router and a yarding supervisor in terms of educational background:

	Router	Yarding Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 32%	High School Diploma, 43%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Router vs yarding supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between routers' and yarding supervisors' demographics:

	Router	Yarding Supervisor
Average age	42	44
Gender ratio	Male, 59.3% Female, 40.7%	Male, 82.7% Female, 17.3%
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, 10.2% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 23.1% Asian, 6.2% White, 54.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	11%	8%

Differences between router and yarding supervisor 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.

Yarding supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage all administrative duties including payroll and ordering supplies.
Operate various equipment, such as frontend loader, bobcat, and pallet jack.
Operate the baler, bobcat, forklift and front end loader on a daily basis.
Job include handling LTL freight and training new employees in claim's prevention and proper freight handling techniques
Maintain working relationship with OSHA and EPA representative completing injury reports in addition to environmental spill reports.
Start as HVAC equipment/parts route delivery driver.

Router vs yarding supervisor skills

Common router skills

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

Common yarding supervisor skills

Customer Service, 26%
Yard Operations, 9%
Loaders, 8%
General Maintenance, 5%
Inventory Management, 5%
Inventory Control, 4%