Tank driver vs caller

The differences between tank drivers and callers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a tank driver, becoming a caller takes usually requires 6-12 months. Additionally, a tank driver has an average salary of $51,471, which is higher than the $47,798 average annual salary of a caller.

The top three skills for a tank driver include CDL, hazmat and post-trip inspections. The most important skills for a caller are outbound calls, customer service, and cold calls.

Tank driver vs caller overview

	Tank Driver	Caller
Yearly salary	$51,471	$47,798
Hourly rate	$24.75	$22.98
Growth rate	4%	11%
Number of jobs	783,401	852
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 41%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Average age	48	39
Years of experience	2	12

Tank driver vs caller salary

Tank drivers and callers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Tank Driver	Caller
Average salary	$51,471	$47,798
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $75,000	Between $19,000 And $114,000
Highest paying City	Denver, CO	-
Highest paying state	Colorado	-
Best paying company	Kemira Chemicals	-
Best paying industry	Transportation	-

Differences between tank driver and caller education

There are a few differences between a tank driver and a caller in terms of educational background:

	Tank Driver	Caller
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 41%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Tank driver vs caller demographics

Here are the differences between tank drivers' and callers' demographics:

	Tank Driver	Caller
Average age	48	39
Gender ratio	Male, 95.0% Female, 5.0%	Male, 35.9% Female, 64.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.7% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 20.1% Asian, 3.8% White, 57.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 13.3% Unknown, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino, 19.4% Asian, 6.2% White, 54.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	4%	8%

Differences between tank driver and caller duties and responsibilities

Tank driver example responsibilities.

Deliver a variety of commodities to surrounding mines OTR and locally.
Employ industry standard HAZMAT procedures.
Deliver chemicals to various locations in town and OTR.
Deliver liquid propane to commercial and residential accounts/perform safety checks/operate forklifts/follow D.O.T.
Operate equipment, such as truck cab computers and CB radios.
Hooked/Unhook trailers and converter dollies to or from a tractor and/or trailer.

Caller example responsibilities.

Maintain hours of on duty engineers and conductors and their hours of rest on excel spreadsheet per FRA requirements.
Act as SME (subject matter expert).
Maintain train schedules for engineer and conductors.
Prepare FRA paper for crews going on duty.
Collect on-boarding and HIPAA policy paperwork for all employees.
Attend ongoing classes to keep certification current for the EMT field.

Tank driver vs caller skills

Common tank driver skills

CDL, 45%
Hazmat, 19%
Post-Trip Inspections, 6%
OTR, 5%
Customer Locations, 4%
PTO, 3%

Common caller skills

Outbound Calls, 27%
Customer Service, 23%
Cold Calls, 9%
Fundraise, 7%
Financial Support, 5%
Computer System, 4%