Shipping lead vs lead manager

The differences between shipping leads and lead managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 6-12 months to become a shipping lead, becoming a lead manager takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, a lead manager has an average salary of $101,883, which is higher than the $38,691 average annual salary of a shipping lead.

The top three skills for a shipping lead include shipping receiving, logistics and safety procedures. The most important skills for a lead manager are safety procedures, sales floor, and gross margin.

Shipping lead vs lead manager overview

	Shipping Lead	Lead Manager
Yearly salary	$38,691	$101,883
Hourly rate	$18.60	$48.98
Growth rate	-3%	6%
Number of jobs	9,509	385,395
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Average age	43	44
Years of experience	12	6

Shipping lead vs lead manager salary

Shipping leads and lead managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Shipping Lead	Lead Manager
Average salary	$38,691	$101,883
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $50,000	Between $73,000 And $140,000
Highest paying City	Spokane, WA	New York, NY
Highest paying state	Washington	Alaska
Best paying company	Westinghouse Appliances Australia	Trulia
Best paying industry	Technology	Retail

Differences between shipping lead and lead manager education

There are a few differences between a shipping lead and a lead manager in terms of educational background:

	Shipping Lead	Lead Manager
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	University of Pennsylvania

Shipping lead vs lead manager demographics

Here are the differences between shipping leads' and lead managers' demographics:

	Shipping Lead	Lead Manager
Average age	43	44
Gender ratio	Male, 78.5% Female, 21.5%	Male, 54.2% Female, 45.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.7% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 21.2% Asian, 7.4% White, 55.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 6.2% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.2% Asian, 6.4% White, 67.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	6%	10%

Differences between shipping lead and lead manager duties and responsibilities

Shipping lead example responsibilities.

Manage international shipping - coordinate documentation, commercial invoices, letters of credit, NAFTA, certificates of origin.
Maintain compliance with company policies, safety standards, good housekeeping practices, ISO, OSHA, and other government regulations.
Used FedEx, WorldShip, Endicia, and DHL to ship worldwide.
Maintain hazmat records as necessary.
Produce ISO work instruction manual for the shipping process.
Perform quality checks and inspections to generate QC reports.

Lead manager example responsibilities.

Lead a team of in home geek squad agents that have the highest productivity in the company.
Define processes and procedures for manual and automate testing and implement tools to achieve the overall QA objectives.
Manage social media networks for increase public visibility through Facebook.
Manage employee payroll activities and effectively evaluate employee performance for promotion opportunities.
Manage several customer service incidents and tend to emergencies including the administration lifesaving CPR to a gym patron.
Require to be certify in CPR, a and first aid.

Shipping lead vs lead manager skills

Common shipping lead skills

Shipping Receiving, 12%
Logistics, 12%
Safety Procedures, 9%
RF, 5%
Inventory Control, 5%
ISO, 4%

Common lead manager skills

Safety Procedures, 15%
Sales Floor, 12%
Gross Margin, 12%
PET, 9%
Performance Evaluations, 8%
Product Knowledge, 7%