Shot blaster vs ship worker

The differences between shot blasters and ship workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a shot blaster and a ship worker. Additionally, a shot blaster has an average salary of $48,815, which is higher than the $28,576 average annual salary of a ship worker.

Shot blaster vs ship worker overview

	Shot Blaster	Ship Worker
Yearly salary	$48,815	$28,576
Hourly rate	$23.47	$13.74
Growth rate	4%	1%
Number of jobs	203	29,706
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 78%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Average age	28	42
Years of experience	4	4

Shot blaster vs ship worker salary

Shot blasters and ship workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Shot Blaster	Ship Worker
Average salary	$48,815	$28,576
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $99,000	Between $19,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	-	Baltimore, MD
Highest paying state	-	Vermont
Best paying company	-	Katerra
Best paying industry	-	Transportation

Differences between shot blaster and ship worker education

There are a few differences between a shot blaster and a ship worker in terms of educational background:

	Shot Blaster	Ship Worker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 78%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Shot blaster vs ship worker demographics

Here are the differences between shot blasters' and ship workers' demographics:

	Shot Blaster	Ship Worker
Average age	28	42
Gender ratio	Male, 97.9% Female, 2.1%	Male, 54.7% Female, 45.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.8% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 17.9% Asian, 1.0% White, 66.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, -1.1%	Black or African American, 6.9% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 8.9% Asian, 3.1% White, 75.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	7%	11%

Differences between shot blaster and ship worker duties and responsibilities

Shot blaster example responsibilities.

Blast rail freight cars with steel grit to achieve require blast profile per paint specifications or customer's request.
Deliver hands on training for current employees and new hires to increase awareness of and compliance with OSHA and state regulations.
Sandblast trailers, wash and clean trailers prep trailers for painting booth.

Ship worker example responsibilities.

Stack ice cream bricks and tubs onto pallets in freezer by hand and move into position by electric pallet jack.
General maintenance such as but not limit to HVAC maintenance/repair, electrical maintenance/repair, minor plumbing maintenance/repair.
Work the dryers in which the linen are dried in.
Used FIFO system to see what need to be pick first.
Collect payment in cash, credit and debit using POS systems.
build carts, run the wash and robot, unload and load trucks ,

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Updated January 8, 2025

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