Yard spotter vs package handler

The differences between yard spotters and package handlers 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 $32,785 average annual salary of a package handler.

The top three skills for a yard spotter include CDL, dock doors and loaders. The most important skills for a package handler are warehouse environment, load trailers, and delivery truck.

Yard spotter vs package handler overview

	Yard Spotter	Package Handler
Yearly salary	$41,542	$32,785
Hourly rate	$19.97	$15.76
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	3,943	93,831
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 49%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Yard spotter vs package handler salary

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

	Yard Spotter	Package Handler
Average salary	$41,542	$32,785
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $54,000	Between $26,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	Fremont, NE	Saint Paul, MN
Highest paying state	Alaska	Minnesota
Best paying company	Ryder System	ALDI USA
Best paying industry	Transportation	Retail

Differences between yard spotter and package handler education

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

	Yard Spotter	Package Handler
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 49%
Most common major	General Studies	Business
Most common college	-	-

Yard spotter vs package handler demographics

Here are the differences between yard spotters' and package handlers' demographics:

	Yard Spotter	Package Handler
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 94.0% Female, 6.0%	Male, 74.4% Female, 25.6%
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, 13.7% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.4% Asian, 5.6% White, 55.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between yard spotter and package handler 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

Package handler example responsibilities.

Attach slings, ropes, or cables to objects such as pipes, hoses, or bundles.
Read GPS maps for your driving directions.
Operate sit down forklift for loading, unloading and running material.
License to operate MHE (forklifts, tractors, etc . )
Load grind and air shipments onto designate trailers using sit down forklift.
Conduct post inspections to ensure guard force personnel proficiency and level of alertness.

Yard spotter vs package handler skills

Common yard spotter skills

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

Common package handler skills

Warehouse Environment, 25%
Load Trailers, 10%
Delivery Truck, 9%
Safety Procedures, 9%
Load Packages, 8%
Load Trucks, 7%

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