Stock preparer vs supply technician

The differences between stock preparers and supply technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a stock preparer has an average salary of $37,446, which is higher than the $36,280 average annual salary of a supply technician.

The top three skills for a stock preparer include customer assistance, and . The most important skills for a supply technician are customer service, patients, and inventory management.

Stock preparer vs supply technician overview

	Stock Preparer	Supply Technician
Yearly salary	$37,446	$36,280
Hourly rate	$18.00	$17.44
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	20,943	34,106
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	-	-

Stock preparer vs supply technician salary

Stock preparers and supply technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Stock Preparer	Supply Technician
Average salary	$37,446	$36,280
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $50,000	Between $25,000 And $51,000
Highest paying City	-	Los Angeles, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Applied Materials
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between stock preparer and supply technician education

There are a few differences between a stock preparer and a supply technician in terms of educational background:

	Stock Preparer	Supply Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Most common major	Communication	Business
Most common college	-	-

Stock preparer vs supply technician demographics

Here are the differences between stock preparers' and supply technicians' demographics:

	Stock Preparer	Supply Technician
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 77.6% Female, 22.4%	Male, 61.3% Female, 38.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino, 15.5% Asian, 4.4% White, 62.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 11.5% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 19.4% Asian, 7.2% White, 55.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between stock preparer and supply technician duties and responsibilities

Stock preparer example responsibilities.

Manage all lifting of goods efficiently and maintain store floor at all times and ensure cleanliness in same
Provide leadership over logistics processes including, transportation, planning, safety and communication.
Handle and bag groceries carefully and according to customer preference.

Supply technician example responsibilities.

Manage the accountability of all battalion CTA, TDA, and MTOE equipment.
Manage appropriate disposal of expire pharmaceutical products in accordance with HAZMAT regulations.
Cataloge property, maintain property records and manage inventory using PBUSE system.
Perform and record daily testing of sterility of all autoclaves and Sterrad in the hospital.
Assist with the hazardous material (HAZMAT) team with classification, segregation and documentation of hazardous materials.
Operate automatic washer/decontamination unit, all autoclaves and the Sterrad sterilizer.

Stock preparer vs supply technician skills

Common stock preparer skills

Customer Assistance, 100%

Common supply technician skills

Customer Service, 13%
Patients, 12%
Inventory Management, 6%
Storage Management, 5%
DOD, 4%
Data Entry, 3%