Yard spotter vs mover

The differences between yard spotters and movers 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 $33,187 average annual salary of a mover.

The top three skills for a yard spotter include CDL, dock doors and loaders. The most important skills for a mover are office furniture, customer service, and household goods.

Yard spotter vs mover overview

	Yard Spotter	Mover
Yearly salary	$41,542	$33,187
Hourly rate	$19.97	$15.96
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	3,943	4,222
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 56%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Yard spotter vs mover salary

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

	Yard Spotter	Mover
Average salary	$41,542	$33,187
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $54,000	Between $26,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	Fremont, NE	Kent, WA
Highest paying state	Alaska	Alaska
Best paying company	Ryder System	Zag
Best paying industry	Transportation	-

Differences between yard spotter and mover education

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

	Yard Spotter	Mover
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 56%
Most common major	General Studies	Business
Most common college	-	-

Yard spotter vs mover demographics

Here are the differences between yard spotters' and movers' demographics:

	Yard Spotter	Mover
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 94.0% Female, 6.0%	Male, 94.3% Female, 5.7%
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, 13.9% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% Asian, 5.3% White, 55.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between yard spotter and mover 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

Mover example responsibilities.

Hand hoisting furniture both up and down.
Assist families with helping to build their new homes through USDA funding.
Move pianos, gym equipment, bookcases, computer equipment, televisions, mirrors and glass pieces.
Work with USDA to develop policies and procedures to enhance the volume and quality of housing services.
Used a variety of items such as, a fork lift and dollies to move receptacles to and from appropriate locations.
Develop inventory management -learn how to pack/unpack furniture by utilizing hand-trucks and dollies for public/private housing moves

Yard spotter vs mover skills

Common yard spotter skills

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

Common mover skills

Office Furniture, 40%
Customer Service, 15%
Household Goods, 7%
Load Trucks, 6%
Pallet Jack, 4%
Delivery Vehicle, 4%