Yard spotter vs stock unloader

The differences between yard spotters and stock unloaders can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a stock unloader has an average salary of $43,736, which is higher than the $41,542 average annual salary of a yard spotter.

The top three skills for a yard spotter include CDL, dock doors and loaders. The most important skills for a stock unloader are pallets, sales floor, and store shelves.

Yard spotter vs stock unloader overview

	Yard Spotter	Stock Unloader
Yearly salary	$41,542	$43,736
Hourly rate	$19.97	$21.03
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	3,943	75,994
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 62%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Yard spotter vs stock unloader salary

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

	Yard Spotter	Stock Unloader
Average salary	$41,542	$43,736
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $54,000	Between $34,000 And $54,000
Highest paying City	Fremont, NE	-
Highest paying state	Alaska	-
Best paying company	Ryder System	-
Best paying industry	Transportation	-

Differences between yard spotter and stock unloader education

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

	Yard Spotter	Stock Unloader
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 62%
Most common major	General Studies	Business
Most common college	-	-

Yard spotter vs stock unloader demographics

Here are the differences between yard spotters' and stock unloaders' demographics:

	Yard Spotter	Stock Unloader
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 94.0% Female, 6.0%	Male, 85.9% Female, 14.1%
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, 14.0% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 18.7% Asian, 6.0% White, 55.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between yard spotter and stock unloader 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

Stock unloader example responsibilities.

Manage equipment (e.g., conveyor) and materials (e.g., pallets, shrink wrapping), unloading receive merchandise.
Use RF scanner for items location.
Interpret price tag and UPC information.
Maintain back stock areas for groceries and replenish shelf supplies.
Interpret price tag and UPC information to ensure proper inventory management.
Used a variety of ways (hand, dollies, forklifts) to move receptacles to and from appropriate locations.

Yard spotter vs stock unloader skills

Common yard spotter skills

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

Common stock unloader skills

Pallets, 24%
Sales Floor, 22%
Store Shelves, 12%
Customer Service, 10%
Unload Trucks, 6%
Stock Shelves, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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