Storeroom attendant vs inventory controller

The differences between storeroom attendants and inventory controllers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an inventory controller has an average salary of $36,911, which is higher than the $32,897 average annual salary of a storeroom attendant.

The top three skills for a storeroom attendant include cycle counts, purchase orders and inventory control. The most important skills for an inventory controller are inventory control, customer service, and data entry.

Storeroom attendant vs inventory controller overview

	Storeroom Attendant	Inventory Controller
Yearly salary	$32,897	$36,911
Hourly rate	$15.82	$17.75
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	44,854	140,496
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 30%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	-	-

Storeroom attendant vs inventory controller salary

Storeroom attendants and inventory controllers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Storeroom Attendant	Inventory Controller
Average salary	$32,897	$36,911
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $40,000	Between $28,000 And $48,000
Highest paying City	-	Everett, MA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	General Dynamics Mission Systems
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between storeroom attendant and inventory controller education

There are a few differences between a storeroom attendant and an inventory controller in terms of educational background:

	Storeroom Attendant	Inventory Controller
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 30%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Storeroom attendant vs inventory controller demographics

Here are the differences between storeroom attendants' and inventory controllers' demographics:

	Storeroom Attendant	Inventory Controller
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 75.1% Female, 24.9%	Male, 59.4% Female, 40.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.8% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 16.3% Asian, 6.2% White, 61.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 9.8% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 20.8% Asian, 6.7% White, 56.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between storeroom attendant and inventory controller duties and responsibilities

Storeroom attendant example responsibilities.

Operate POS cash register to manage cash, credit, and debit card transactions for sell items.
Keep records on individual pet, including daily observations and information activities perform, meals sever, and medication administer.
Inventory parts utilizing MP2 system.
Train new employees on stand up fork lift, pack line and LTL shipping procedures.

Inventory controller example responsibilities.

Manage, review, analyze, verify, and ship raw, stock, purchase, QA, and manufacture materials.
Operate and set up CNC machines.
Move and organize stock using RF scanner.
Fill out BOL / SLI paperwork for various shipping and freight companies.
Receive in all material for warehouse, CNC shop, and front office.
Help implement the WMS system in the warehouse, perform cycle counts and do yearly physical inventories.

Storeroom attendant vs inventory controller skills

Common storeroom attendant skills

Cycle Counts, 24%
Purchase Orders, 19%
Inventory Control, 13%
Safety Standards, 7%
MRO, 6%
Issue Materials, 5%

Common inventory controller skills

Inventory Control, 23%
Customer Service, 21%
Data Entry, 6%
Math, 5%
Basic Math, 5%
Purchase Orders, 4%

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