Stoker vs flow worker

The differences between stokers and flow workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a stoker has an average salary of $33,690, which is higher than the $29,400 average annual salary of a flow worker.

The top three skills for a stoker include load trucks, customer service and sales floor. The most important skills for a flow worker are customer service, , and .

Stoker vs flow worker overview

	Stoker	Flow Worker
Yearly salary	$33,690	$29,400
Hourly rate	$16.20	$14.13
Growth rate	1%	14%
Number of jobs	10,939	24,008
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 36%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Stoker vs flow worker salary

Stokers and flow workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Stoker	Flow Worker
Average salary	$33,690	$29,400
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $42,000	Between $19,000 And $44,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between stoker and flow worker education

There are a few differences between a stoker and a flow worker in terms of educational background:

	Stoker	Flow Worker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 36%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Stoker vs flow worker demographics

Here are the differences between stokers' and flow workers' demographics:

	Stoker	Flow Worker
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 72.5% Female, 27.5%	Male, 59.8% Female, 40.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.4% Unknown, 8.4% Hispanic or Latino, 17.3% Asian, 4.1% White, 61.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%	Black or African American, 4.5% Unknown, 8.4% Hispanic or Latino, 17.4% Asian, 5.0% White, 63.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.6%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between stoker and flow worker duties and responsibilities

Stoker example responsibilities.

Maintain restaurant and grounds cleanliness; quickly responding and resolving any unsafe/sanitary issues for the customers.
Perform repetitious work accurately and with mental alertness.

Flow worker example responsibilities.

Order office supplies, enter invoices for accounting, put documents in order, used QuickBooks to manage propane accounts.
Input sensitive/ confidential customer information for IKEA programs/ delivery while keeping information confidential.
Operate RF scanning equipment to account and inventory manufacture products.

Stoker vs flow worker skills

Common stoker skills

Load Trucks, 50%
Customer Service, 20%
Sales Floor, 18%
Date Product, 7%
Stock Merchandise, 5%

Common flow worker skills

Customer Service, 100%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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