Yard spotter vs freight associate

The differences between yard spotters and freight associates 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 $32,103 average annual salary of a freight associate.

The top three skills for a yard spotter include CDL, dock doors and loaders. The most important skills for a freight associate are sales floor, cleanliness, and customer service.

Yard spotter vs freight associate overview

	Yard Spotter	Freight Associate
Yearly salary	$41,542	$32,103
Hourly rate	$19.97	$15.43
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	3,943	6,477
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 40%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Yard spotter vs freight associate salary

Yard spotters and freight associates have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Yard Spotter	Freight Associate
Average salary	$41,542	$32,103
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $54,000	Between $26,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	Fremont, NE	-
Highest paying state	Alaska	-
Best paying company	Ryder System	-
Best paying industry	Transportation	-

Differences between yard spotter and freight associate education

There are a few differences between a yard spotter and a freight associate in terms of educational background:

	Yard Spotter	Freight Associate
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 40%
Most common major	General Studies	Business
Most common college	-	-

Yard spotter vs freight associate demographics

Here are the differences between yard spotters' and freight associates' demographics:

	Yard Spotter	Freight Associate
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 94.0% Female, 6.0%	Male, 75.0% Female, 25.0%
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, 13.0% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 20.2% Asian, 6.0% White, 54.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between yard spotter and freight associate 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

Freight associate example responsibilities.

Operate a wide variety of lift equipment.
Work at the MSP airport sorting and loading air containers to assure proper delivery.
Job duties include receiving and unloading freight, pulling pallets to the floor after separating.
Specialize in use of RF equipment to determine sign needs by fixture for particular ad events.
Stack empty CHEP pallets in racks and regular pallets on dock floor at end of shift.
Perform inventory duties with the RF hand scanner, which include research, outs, and rigs.

Yard spotter vs freight associate skills

Common yard spotter skills

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

Common freight associate skills

Sales Floor, 42%
Cleanliness, 42%
Customer Service, 5%
Sort Merchandise, 3%
Store Merchandise, 2%
Math, 1%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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