Yard clerk vs supply technician

The differences between yard clerks and supply technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a yard clerk has an average salary of $36,989, which is higher than the $36,280 average annual salary of a supply technician.

The top three skills for a yard clerk include computer system, customer service and train crews. The most important skills for a supply technician are customer service, patients, and inventory management.

Yard clerk vs supply technician overview

	Yard Clerk	Supply Technician
Yearly salary	$36,989	$36,280
Hourly rate	$17.78	$17.44
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	69,957	34,106
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	-	-

Yard clerk vs supply technician salary

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

	Yard Clerk	Supply Technician
Average salary	$36,989	$36,280
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $48,000	Between $25,000 And $51,000
Highest paying City	-	Los Angeles, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Applied Materials
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between yard clerk and supply technician education

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

	Yard Clerk	Supply Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Yard clerk vs supply technician demographics

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

	Yard Clerk	Supply Technician
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 72.2% Female, 27.8%	Male, 61.3% Female, 38.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.0% Unknown, 6.0% Hispanic or Latino, 23.2% Asian, 6.4% White, 54.3% 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 clerk and supply technician duties and responsibilities

Yard clerk example responsibilities.

Manage incoming delivery of all FedEx and containers containing serviceable material.
Ensure positive control and expeditious offload of all inbound cargo destine for KBR at JAF.
Supervise receiving team and support QA inspections with metric measurements according to current military specifications.
Ensure positive control and expeditious offload of all inbound cargo destine for KBR at JAF.

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 clerk vs supply technician skills

Common yard clerk skills

Computer System, 39%
Customer Service, 38%
Train Crews, 9%
Payroll, 4%
Customer Orders, 4%
Inventory Control, 3%

Common supply technician skills

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