Storeroom attendant vs inventory specialist

The differences between storeroom attendants and inventory specialists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an inventory specialist has an average salary of $35,752, 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 specialist are customer service, sales floor, and reservations.

Storeroom attendant vs inventory specialist overview

	Storeroom Attendant	Inventory Specialist
Yearly salary	$32,897	$35,752
Hourly rate	$15.82	$17.19
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	44,854	161,107
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 30%	High School Diploma, 33%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	-	-

Storeroom attendant vs inventory specialist salary

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

	Storeroom Attendant	Inventory Specialist
Average salary	$32,897	$35,752
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $40,000	Between $25,000 And $49,000
Highest paying City	-	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Ensign Energy
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between storeroom attendant and inventory specialist education

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

	Storeroom Attendant	Inventory Specialist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 30%	High School Diploma, 33%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Storeroom attendant vs inventory specialist demographics

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

	Storeroom Attendant	Inventory Specialist
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 75.1% Female, 24.9%	Male, 58.9% Female, 41.1%
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, 10.2% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 19.0% Asian, 7.2% White, 57.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between storeroom attendant and inventory specialist 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 specialist example responsibilities.

Manage assign commodities by communicating MRP changes to the suppliers, minimizing obsolete inventory while achieving the optimum inventory targets.
Manage JDE ERP module for service department of finish goods for sale and field support.
Achieve establish average per hour (APH) counting goals while ensuring accuracy and integrity of the data collect.
Used WIS scanners to scan stock and download scanner information to computer.
Strategize to balance demand and delivery schedules due to expiration date of perishables.
Pick and pack any shipments for the customer and ship them through WMS application.

Storeroom attendant vs inventory specialist skills

Common storeroom attendant skills

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

Common inventory specialist skills

Customer Service, 26%
Sales Floor, 9%
Reservations, 7%
Pallet Jack, 6%
Safety Standards, 5%
Strong Analytical, 5%

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