Yard assistant vs supply technician

The differences between yard assistants and supply technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a supply technician has an average salary of $36,280, which is higher than the $34,371 average annual salary of a yard assistant.

The top three skills for a yard assistant include loaders, GRASS and mowing. The most important skills for a supply technician are customer service, patients, and inventory management.

Yard assistant vs supply technician overview

	Yard Assistant	Supply Technician
Yearly salary	$34,371	$36,280
Hourly rate	$16.52	$17.44
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	7,731	34,106
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	-	-

Yard assistant vs supply technician salary

Yard assistants and supply technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Yard Assistant	Supply Technician
Average salary	$34,371	$36,280
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $44,000	Between $25,000 And $51,000
Highest paying City	Marysville, WA	Los Angeles, CA
Highest paying state	Massachusetts	California
Best paying company	St. Petersburg Yacht Club	Applied Materials
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	Technology

Differences between yard assistant and supply technician education

There are a few differences between a yard assistant and a supply technician in terms of educational background:

	Yard Assistant	Supply Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Yard assistant vs supply technician demographics

Here are the differences between yard assistants' and supply technicians' demographics:

	Yard Assistant	Supply Technician
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 85.2% Female, 14.8%	Male, 61.3% Female, 38.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.3% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 21.7% Asian, 6.0% White, 58.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 11.5% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 19.4% Asian, 7.2% White, 55.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between yard assistant and supply technician duties and responsibilities

Yard assistant example responsibilities.

Assist with managing company's expenses, payments, written checks, invoices and payroll.
Assist in cutting grass, trimming hedges, pulling weeds, planting flowers, applying chemicals to kill weeds.
Operate self-propelled riding equipment such as trucks, utility vehicles and mechanical rakes.

Supply technician example responsibilities.

Manage the accountability of all battalion CTA, TDA, and MTOE equipment.
Manage appropriate disposal of expire pharmaceutical products in accordance with HAZMAT regulations.
Cataloge property, maintain property records and manage inventory using PBUSE system.
Perform and record daily testing of sterility of all autoclaves and Sterrad in the hospital.
Assist with the hazardous material (HAZMAT) team with classification, segregation and documentation of hazardous materials.
Operate automatic washer/decontamination unit, all autoclaves and the Sterrad sterilizer.

Yard assistant vs supply technician skills

Common yard assistant skills

Loaders, 21%
GRASS, 21%
Mowing, 17%
Load Trucks, 11%
Customer Service, 10%
Delivery Truck, 5%

Common supply technician skills

Customer Service, 13%
Patients, 12%
Inventory Management, 6%
Storage Management, 5%
DOD, 4%
Data Entry, 3%