Warehouse inventory specialist vs inventory controller

The differences between warehouse inventory specialists 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 $32,469 average annual salary of a warehouse inventory specialist.

The top three skills for a warehouse inventory specialist include warehouse inventory, data entry and pallet jack. The most important skills for an inventory controller are inventory control, customer service, and data entry.

Warehouse inventory specialist vs inventory controller overview

	Warehouse Inventory Specialist	Inventory Controller
Yearly salary	$32,469	$36,911
Hourly rate	$15.61	$17.75
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	207,376	140,496
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	-	-

Warehouse inventory specialist vs inventory controller salary

Warehouse inventory specialists and inventory controllers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Warehouse Inventory Specialist	Inventory Controller
Average salary	$32,469	$36,911
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $42,000	Between $28,000 And $48,000
Highest paying City	Minneapolis, MN	Everett, MA
Highest paying state	Hawaii	Massachusetts
Best paying company	General Electric	General Dynamics Mission Systems
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	Technology

Differences between warehouse inventory specialist and inventory controller education

There are a few differences between a warehouse inventory specialist and an inventory controller in terms of educational background:

	Warehouse Inventory Specialist	Inventory Controller
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Warehouse inventory specialist vs inventory controller demographics

Here are the differences between warehouse inventory specialists' and inventory controllers' demographics:

	Warehouse Inventory Specialist	Inventory Controller
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 80.0% Female, 20.0%	Male, 59.4% Female, 40.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.6% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 21.1% Asian, 6.8% White, 55.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	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 warehouse inventory specialist and inventory controller duties and responsibilities

Warehouse inventory specialist example responsibilities.

Manage assign commodities by communicating MRP changes to the suppliers, minimizing obsolete inventory while achieving the optimum inventory targets.
Reconcile physical, on-hand inventory with POS database software at regular intervals.
Manage assign commodities by communicating MRP changes to the suppliers, minimizing obsolete inventory while achieving the optimum inventory targets.
Collaborate with international factories regarding space and allocate issues with forwarders.
Consolidate and coordinate shipment with freight forwarders to expedite all international shipments.

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.

Warehouse inventory specialist vs inventory controller skills

Common warehouse inventory specialist skills

Warehouse Inventory, 10%
Data Entry, 7%
Pallet Jack, 6%
Inventory Control, 6%
Pallets, 6%
Logistics, 6%

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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