Vendor vs distributor

The differences between vendors and distributors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a vendor has an average salary of $52,533, which is higher than the $40,606 average annual salary of a distributor.

The top three skills for a vendor include product knowledge, customer service and stock merchandise. The most important skills for a distributor are distributors, customer service, and delivery truck.

Vendor vs distributor overview

	Vendor	Distributor
Yearly salary	$52,533	$40,606
Hourly rate	$25.26	$19.52
Growth rate	-	4%
Number of jobs	5,341	89,197
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 35%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Average age	45	47
Years of experience	-	4

Vendor vs distributor salary

Vendors and distributors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Vendor	Distributor
Average salary	$52,533	$40,606
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $84,000	Between $31,000 And $52,000
Highest paying City	New York, NY	Clifton, NJ
Highest paying state	New York	New Jersey
Best paying company	DoorDash	ABB
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	Health Care

Differences between vendor and distributor education

There are a few differences between a vendor and a distributor in terms of educational background:

	Vendor	Distributor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 35%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred

Vendor vs distributor demographics

Here are the differences between vendors' and distributors' demographics:

	Vendor	Distributor
Average age	45	47
Gender ratio	Male, 55.4% Female, 44.6%	Male, 56.3% Female, 43.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.1% Unknown, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 21.1% Asian, 5.9% White, 56.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 3.9% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 14.3% Asian, 5.2% White, 72.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	8%	6%

Differences between vendor and distributor duties and responsibilities

Vendor example responsibilities.

Attain prime floor display space and provide point of sale (POS) signage.
Handle various tasks from cashier, managing supply and back-stock, responsible for ordering merchandise for cereal department.
Work directly with local and national retailers to negotiate sales, places orders, and manage deliveries of wine and spirits.
Operate hand-held and truck mount RF scanning guns.
Stock home depot trees and keep it looking organize.
Have also work in the depot loading bread and cake trucks overnight

Distributor example responsibilities.

Generate leads for outside sales representatives including organizing, monitoring and updating Microsoft CRM program.
Train in OSHA safety standards and maintain compliances.
Use an RF scanner to produce labels identifying repack case contents.
Use Facebook as a great social media outlet, as well as twitter.
Operate forklift and stand up forklift, used RF scanner guns to track items
Install new valves, water meters, taps for water meters, and fire hydrants.

Vendor vs distributor skills

Common vendor skills

Product Knowledge, 26%
Customer Service, 26%
Stock Merchandise, 9%
Purchase Orders, 5%
End Caps, 5%
Excellent Guest, 5%

Common distributor skills

Distributors, 28%
Customer Service, 23%
Delivery Truck, 7%
Customer Relations, 7%
Product Line, 4%
Wellness Products, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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