Yard spotter vs dock worker

The differences between yard spotters and dock workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a yard spotter has an average salary of $41,542, which is higher than the $36,027 average annual salary of a dock worker.

The top three skills for a yard spotter include CDL, dock doors and loaders. The most important skills for a dock worker are safety rules, tractor trailer, and LTL.

Yard spotter vs dock worker overview

	Yard Spotter	Dock Worker
Yearly salary	$41,542	$36,027
Hourly rate	$19.97	$17.32
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	3,943	119,104
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 54%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Yard spotter vs dock worker salary

Yard spotters and dock workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Yard Spotter	Dock Worker
Average salary	$41,542	$36,027
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $54,000	Between $29,000 And $43,000
Highest paying City	Fremont, NE	Coon Rapids, MN
Highest paying state	Alaska	Alaska
Best paying company	Ryder System	Dairy Farmers of America
Best paying industry	Transportation	Manufacturing

Differences between yard spotter and dock worker education

There are a few differences between a yard spotter and a dock worker in terms of educational background:

	Yard Spotter	Dock Worker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 54%
Most common major	General Studies	Business
Most common college	-	-

Yard spotter vs dock worker demographics

Here are the differences between yard spotters' and dock workers' demographics:

	Yard Spotter	Dock Worker
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 94.0% Female, 6.0%	Male, 92.9% Female, 7.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.8% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 17.3% Asian, 5.9% White, 57.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 13.2% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.2% Asian, 5.1% White, 57.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between yard spotter and dock worker duties and responsibilities

Yard spotter example responsibilities.

Manage mulching, fertilizing, watering and mowing activities.
Maintain a clean floor so production run smoothly.
Set forums to pour concrete, fish concrete, run few gas lines temp.
Prepare pallets by following prescribe stacking arrangement and properly tagging pallets.
Log statistics of athletes for ESPN's television production crew
Communicate important information about Olympic athletes to ESPN

Dock worker example responsibilities.

Operate yard truck to manage dock needs, maintain safety and cleanliness of dock as well as yard.
Work with AS400 WMS to coordinate the movement of freight in and out of the terminal.
Use of the AS400 to process outbound shipments, including but not limit to data entry, and BOL imaging.
Print BOL for daily deliveries.
Use RF scanning system to select orders.
Process and palletize all damage, penny, and RTV merchandise.

Yard spotter vs dock worker skills

Common yard spotter skills

CDL, 34%
Dock Doors, 18%
Loaders, 11%
Asphalt, 7%
Yard Truck, 6%
DOT, 4%

Common dock worker skills

Safety Rules, 12%
Tractor Trailer, 8%
LTL, 8%
Unload Trailers, 6%
Basic Math, 5%
Dock Equipment, 5%