Supply crib attendant vs unit supply specialist

The differences between supply crib attendants and unit supply specialists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a unit supply specialist has an average salary of $37,906, 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 a unit supply specialist are stock control, combat, and organizational maintenance.

Supply crib attendant vs unit supply specialist overview

	Supply Crib Attendant	Unit Supply Specialist
Yearly salary	$36,634	$37,906
Hourly rate	$17.61	$18.22
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	60,558	39,944
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	High School Diploma, 33%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	-	-

Supply crib attendant vs unit supply specialist salary

Supply crib attendants and unit supply specialists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Supply Crib Attendant	Unit Supply Specialist
Average salary	$36,634	$37,906
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $45,000	Between $25,000 And $57,000
Highest paying City	-	Allentown, PA
Highest paying state	-	Delaware
Best paying company	-	A-dec
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between supply crib attendant and unit supply specialist education

There are a few differences between a supply crib attendant and a unit supply specialist in terms of educational background:

	Supply Crib Attendant	Unit Supply Specialist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	High School Diploma, 33%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Supply crib attendant vs unit supply specialist demographics

Here are the differences between supply crib attendants' and unit supply specialists' demographics:

	Supply Crib Attendant	Unit Supply Specialist
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 68.5% Female, 31.5%	Male, 59.7% Female, 40.3%
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, 12.3% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 19.3% Asian, 6.7% White, 55.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between supply crib attendant and unit supply specialist 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.

Unit supply specialist example responsibilities.

Dispatch vehicles, maintains dispatch records, trip tickets and records in logbooks, manage the GSA vehicle fleet of vehicles.
Experience with Microsoft office word, outlook, excel, and PowerPoint.
Provide critical training of personnel and brigade soldiers on usage of military policies, and basic knowledge of PBUSE programs.
Maintain records for outgoing and incoming stock through automation systems such as PBUSE, SAMS-1E, TPE planner, and ARMT.
Prepare and present inventory training using Microsoft PowerPoint.
Establish and maintain radio and digital communications during combat relate training scenarios.

Supply crib attendant vs unit supply specialist skills

Common supply crib attendant skills

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

Common unit supply specialist skills

Stock Control, 35%
Combat, 24%
Organizational Maintenance, 17%
Control Weapons, 9%
Ammunition, 7%
Logistics Management, 1%

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