Stockman vs trapper

The differences between stockmen and trappers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a trapper has an average salary of $41,901, which is higher than the $32,920 average annual salary of a stockman.

The top three skills for a stockman include stock shelves, customer service and sales floor. The most important skills for a trapper are GPS, state vehicle, and general maintenance.

Stockman vs trapper overview

	Stockman	Trapper
Yearly salary	$32,920	$41,901
Hourly rate	$15.83	$20.14
Growth rate	-10%	1%
Number of jobs	10,764	160
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Average age	34	43
Years of experience	-	4

Stockman vs trapper salary

Stockmen and trappers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Stockman	Trapper
Average salary	$32,920	$41,901
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $39,000	Between $21,000 And $81,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between stockman and trapper education

There are a few differences between a stockman and a trapper in terms of educational background:

	Stockman	Trapper
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Most common major	Business	Biology
Most common college	-	-

Stockman vs trapper demographics

Here are the differences between stockmen' and trappers' demographics:

	Stockman	Trapper
Average age	34	43
Gender ratio	Male, 94.1% Female, 5.9%	Male, 64.0% Female, 36.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.0% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 15.9% Asian, 7.4% White, 61.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 2.8% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 7.9% Asian, 5.7% White, 72.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 7.3%
LGBT Percentage	5%	4%

Differences between stockman and trapper duties and responsibilities

Stockman example responsibilities.

Help customers with large items and groceries, collect store carts from parking lot, and help with anything management need.
Deliver groceries to local customers.
Maintain cleanliness of assign areas by organizing items place for display and cleaning/sanitizing areas when need.
Stock dairy department and any customer assistance need.

Trapper example responsibilities.

Merge ISR platform's IMINT and SIGINT capabilities in addition to HUMINT reporting.
Expose and train to use PDA's, GPS, portable computer and stethoscope.
Hand hold scanner interfaces with PC.
Identify target beetle species catch in the traps.
Check and maintain beetle traps on a biweekly basis.
Gain computer knowledge-use Microsoft Word/computer GPS program to record all data.

Stockman vs trapper skills

Common stockman skills

Stock Shelves, 30%
Customer Service, 21%
Sales Floor, 13%
Load Trucks, 10%
Pallet Jack, 6%
Safety Regulations, 5%

Common trapper skills

GPS, 72%
State Vehicle, 22%
General Maintenance, 6%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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