Yard assistant vs warehouse employee

The differences between yard assistants and warehouse employees can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a yard assistant has an average salary of $34,371, which is higher than the $32,510 average annual salary of a warehouse employee.

The top three skills for a yard assistant include loaders, GRASS and mowing. The most important skills for a warehouse employee are pallets, customer service, and cleanliness.

Yard assistant vs warehouse employee overview

	Yard Assistant	Warehouse Employee
Yearly salary	$34,371	$32,510
Hourly rate	$16.52	$15.63
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	7,731	186,499
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 39%	High School Diploma, 42%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	-	-

Yard assistant vs warehouse employee salary

Yard assistants and warehouse employees have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Yard Assistant	Warehouse Employee
Average salary	$34,371	$32,510
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $44,000	Between $26,000 And $40,000
Highest paying City	Marysville, WA	Santa Rosa, CA
Highest paying state	Massachusetts	Washington
Best paying company	St. Petersburg Yacht Club	ALDI USA
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	Transportation

Differences between yard assistant and warehouse employee education

There are a few differences between a yard assistant and a warehouse employee in terms of educational background:

	Yard Assistant	Warehouse Employee
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 39%	High School Diploma, 42%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Yard assistant vs warehouse employee demographics

Here are the differences between yard assistants' and warehouse employees' demographics:

	Yard Assistant	Warehouse Employee
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 85.2% Female, 14.8%	Male, 82.7% Female, 17.3%
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, 8.2% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 20.9% Asian, 6.8% White, 57.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between yard assistant and warehouse employee 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.

Warehouse employee example responsibilities.

Manage all FEDEX shipments and advise solutions to shipment issues.
Work in direct pack department, utilizing RF scanner to select and pack items for shipping to various stores.
Unpack shipment using RF scanner to check in parts, verifying condition and quantity before sending to staging area.
Assemble pallets of product according to company standards and specifications.
Assemble medical equipment-Deliver medical supplies to patients homes and medical facilities-Prepare supplies and packaging for delivery-Load packages according to borough
Operate power equipment including: order pickers, tuggers, reach trucks, and counterbalance forklifts.

Yard assistant vs warehouse employee skills

Common yard assistant skills

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

Common warehouse employee skills

Pallets, 21%
Customer Service, 18%
Cleanliness, 11%
Customer Orders, 10%
Plumbing, 9%
Inventory Management, 5%