Seasonal helper vs freight team associate

The differences between seasonal helpers and freight team associates can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a freight team associate has an average salary of $32,188, which is higher than the $29,538 average annual salary of a seasonal helper.

The top three skills for a seasonal helper include cleanliness, customer service and seasonal help. The most important skills for a freight team associate are sales floor, customer service, and electric pallet jack.

Seasonal helper vs freight team associate overview

	Seasonal Helper	Freight Team Associate
Yearly salary	$29,538	$32,188
Hourly rate	$14.20	$15.47
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	20,727	31,676
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	High School Diploma, 45%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Seasonal helper vs freight team associate salary

Seasonal helpers and freight team associates have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Seasonal Helper	Freight Team Associate
Average salary	$29,538	$32,188
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $37,000	Between $26,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	Riverside, CA	-
Highest paying state	California	-
Best paying company	Bunge	-
Best paying industry	Transportation	-

Differences between seasonal helper and freight team associate education

There are a few differences between a seasonal helper and a freight team associate in terms of educational background:

	Seasonal Helper	Freight Team Associate
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	High School Diploma, 45%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Seasonal helper vs freight team associate demographics

Here are the differences between seasonal helpers' and freight team associates' demographics:

	Seasonal Helper	Freight Team Associate
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 57.8% Female, 42.2%	Male, 81.5% Female, 18.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.5% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 16.3% Asian, 5.8% White, 60.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 13.6% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 20.4% Asian, 5.5% White, 53.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between seasonal helper and freight team associate duties and responsibilities

Seasonal helper example responsibilities.

Used RF to keep track of merchandise inventory.
Handle and run equipment such as lawn mowers, weed whackers and chain saws.
Used commercial grade weeders, blowers, tractors, mowers, and other types of equipment.
Provide a welcoming experience for customers by greeting and assisting customers as they wait to visit Santa.
Used the DIAD scanning system to record and transit data pertaining but not limit to package deliveries and movement.
Maintain cleanliness of multiple bathroom/shower buildings.

Freight team associate example responsibilities.

Manage customer resolutions associate with flight reservations.
Unload, POS associate (cashier), floor associate.
Summer position in a basic retail role with inventory responsibility after closing including some training with forklifts and power jacks
Assist customers with loading groceries, stage merchandise for customer purchase

Seasonal helper vs freight team associate skills

Common seasonal helper skills

Cleanliness, 70%
Customer Service, 6%
Seasonal Help, 5%
Mowing, 4%
Safety Procedures, 2%
Sales Floor, 2%

Common freight team associate skills

Sales Floor, 21%
Customer Service, 17%
Electric Pallet Jack, 13%
Store Shelves, 11%
Store Merchandise, 10%
Forklifts, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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