Vendor vs newspaper carrier

The differences between vendors and newspaper carriers 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 $25,085 average annual salary of a newspaper carrier.

The top three skills for a vendor include product knowledge, customer service and stock merchandise. The most important skills for a newspaper carrier are newspapers, deliver newspapers, and customer service.

Vendor vs newspaper carrier overview

	Vendor	Newspaper Carrier
Yearly salary	$52,533	$25,085
Hourly rate	$25.26	$12.06
Growth rate	-	-6%
Number of jobs	5,341	15,948
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 35%	High School Diploma, 37%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Vendor vs newspaper carrier salary

Vendors and newspaper carriers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Vendor	Newspaper Carrier
Average salary	$52,533	$25,085
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $84,000	Between $8,000 And $76,000
Highest paying City	New York, NY	-
Highest paying state	New York	-
Best paying company	DoorDash	-
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	-

Differences between vendor and newspaper carrier education

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

	Vendor	Newspaper Carrier
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 35%	High School Diploma, 37%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Vendor vs newspaper carrier demographics

Here are the differences between vendors' and newspaper carriers' demographics:

	Vendor	Newspaper Carrier
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 55.4% Female, 44.6%	Male, 51.1% Female, 48.9%
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, 8.9% Unknown, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 16.0% Asian, 6.1% White, 61.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between vendor and newspaper carrier 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

Newspaper carrier example responsibilities.

Demonstrate responsible, organize, and dependable delivery service, as well as time-management skills.
Deliver morning and Sunday newspapers to subscribers which teach time-management and efficiency.
Handle inquiries from customers regarding metro news.
Deliver newspapers to residential customers and businesses, redelivered missing papers and collect money weekly from the businesses.
Retrieve, assemble and deliver newspapers to subscribers along prescribe route and collect money periodically and keep records of accounts.
Deliver morning and Sunday newspapers to subscribers which teach time-management and efficiency.

Vendor vs newspaper carrier skills

Common vendor skills

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

Common newspaper carrier skills

Newspapers, 48%
Deliver Newspapers, 30%
Customer Service, 11%
Delivery Route, 3%
Customer Complaints, 2%
Customers Homes, 1%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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