Supply crib attendant vs inventory controller

The differences between supply crib 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 $36,634 average annual salary of a supply crib attendant.

The top three skills for a supply crib attendant include data accuracy, manual material and OSHA. The most important skills for an inventory controller are inventory control, customer service, and data entry.

Supply crib attendant vs inventory controller overview

	Supply Crib Attendant	Inventory Controller
Yearly salary	$36,634	$36,911
Hourly rate	$17.61	$17.75
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	60,558	140,496
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	-	-

Supply crib attendant vs inventory controller salary

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

	Supply Crib Attendant	Inventory Controller
Average salary	$36,634	$36,911
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $45,000	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 supply crib attendant and inventory controller education

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

	Supply Crib Attendant	Inventory Controller
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Supply crib attendant vs inventory controller demographics

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

	Supply Crib Attendant	Inventory Controller
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 68.5% Female, 31.5%	Male, 59.4% Female, 40.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 15.6% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 15.8% Asian, 6.8% White, 55.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	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 supply crib attendant and inventory controller duties and responsibilities

Supply crib attendant example responsibilities.

Manage all supply actions and weapon readiness for deployment and redeployment to CONUS station.
Operate communication/signaling equipment critical to receiving and relaying battle orders during combat missions in Haiti.
Handle, identify and examine stored ammunition and explosives to determine true conditions.

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.

Supply crib attendant vs inventory controller skills

Common supply crib attendant skills

Data Accuracy, 29%
Manual Material, 20%
OSHA, 18%
Logistics Operations, 13%
Inventory Control, 5%
Safety Practices, 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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