Shipping technician vs shipping lead

The differences between shipping technicians and shipping leads can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both a shipping technician and a shipping lead. Additionally, a shipping lead has an average salary of $38,691, which is higher than the $33,407 average annual salary of a shipping technician.

The top three skills for a shipping technician include data entry, computer software and pallets. The most important skills for a shipping lead are shipping receiving, logistics, and safety procedures.

Shipping technician vs shipping lead overview

	Shipping Technician	Shipping Lead
Yearly salary	$33,407	$38,691
Hourly rate	$16.06	$18.60
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	34,111	9,509
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 35%	High School Diploma, 45%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	12	12

Shipping technician vs shipping lead salary

Shipping technicians and shipping leads have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Shipping Technician	Shipping Lead
Average salary	$33,407	$38,691
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $39,000	Between $29,000 And $50,000
Highest paying City	Benicia, CA	Spokane, WA
Highest paying state	Nebraska	Washington
Best paying company	West Fraser	Westinghouse Appliances Australia
Best paying industry	Pharmaceutical	Technology

Differences between shipping technician and shipping lead education

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

	Shipping Technician	Shipping Lead
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 35%	High School Diploma, 45%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Shipping technician vs shipping lead demographics

Here are the differences between shipping technicians' and shipping leads' demographics:

	Shipping Technician	Shipping Lead
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 73.3% Female, 26.7%	Male, 78.5% Female, 21.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.9% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 17.3% Asian, 6.9% White, 60.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	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%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between shipping technician and shipping lead duties and responsibilities

Shipping technician example responsibilities.

Manage an off-site facility by organizing overflow product placement and the logistics of transporting it as needed.
Train on an RF gun and electronic pallet jack.
Work in finish goods vault picking orders using first in first out (fifo) and sequential order.
Perform logistics management operations by inspect incoming property for correct identification, condition and security classifications.
Move motorcycles and snowmobiles with forklift.

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.

Shipping technician vs shipping lead skills

Common shipping technician skills

Data Entry, 18%
Computer Software, 11%
Pallets, 7%
Customer Orders, 5%
Sops, 5%
Hand Tools, 5%

Common shipping lead skills

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