Yard spotter vs truck unloader

The differences between yard spotters and truck unloaders 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 $32,543 average annual salary of a truck unloader.

The top three skills for a yard spotter include CDL, dock doors and loaders. The most important skills for a truck unloader are electric pallet jack, pallets, and sales floor.

Yard spotter vs truck unloader overview

	Yard Spotter	Truck Unloader
Yearly salary	$41,542	$32,543
Hourly rate	$19.97	$15.65
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	3,943	42,020
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 63%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Yard spotter vs truck unloader salary

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

	Yard Spotter	Truck Unloader
Average salary	$41,542	$32,543
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $54,000	Between $26,000 And $40,000
Highest paying City	Fremont, NE	Portland, OR
Highest paying state	Alaska	Alaska
Best paying company	Ryder System	Oriental Trading
Best paying industry	Transportation	Transportation

Differences between yard spotter and truck unloader education

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

	Yard Spotter	Truck Unloader
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 63%
Most common major	General Studies	Business
Most common college	-	-

Yard spotter vs truck unloader demographics

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

	Yard Spotter	Truck Unloader
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 94.0% Female, 6.0%	Male, 85.1% Female, 14.9%
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, 13.3% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.1% Asian, 6.0% White, 56.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between yard spotter and truck 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

Truck unloader example responsibilities.

Used jigs, torches, jacks, wedges, tumbuckles, hoists, cranes, drift pins, pry bars.
Stock floor according to current store map, utilize RF scanner for inventory database.
Replenish stock on floor and back-stock material (using RF device to record location).
Secure newly organize pallets utilizing shrink wrap.
Prepare pallets by following prescribe stacking arrangement and properly tagging pallets.
Volunteer work for kohl's cares events.

Yard spotter vs truck unloader skills

Common yard spotter skills

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

Common truck unloader skills

Electric Pallet Jack, 24%
Pallets, 19%
Sales Floor, 16%
Customer Service, 9%
Stock Shelves, 8%
Stock Merchandise, 7%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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