Yardman vs stacker

The differences between yardmen and stackers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a yardman has an average salary of $36,927, which is higher than the $29,046 average annual salary of a stacker.

The top three skills for a yardman include CDL, pallets and basic math. The most important skills for a stacker are pallets, electric pallet jack, and safety procedures.

Yardman vs stacker overview

	Yardman	Stacker
Yearly salary	$36,927	$29,046
Hourly rate	$17.75	$13.96
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	918	27,528
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 56%	High School Diploma, 61%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Yardman vs stacker salary

Yardmen and stackers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Yardman	Stacker
Average salary	$36,927	$29,046
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $55,000	Between $22,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	Southampton, NY	Woodburn, OR
Highest paying state	New York	Oregon
Best paying company	Riverhead Building Supply	Cognizant
Best paying industry	Retail	Manufacturing

Differences between yardman and stacker education

There are a few differences between a yardman and a stacker in terms of educational background:

	Yardman	Stacker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 56%	High School Diploma, 61%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Yardman vs stacker demographics

Here are the differences between yardmen' and stackers' demographics:

	Yardman	Stacker
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 97.1% Female, 2.9%	Male, 85.9% Female, 14.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.7% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.0% Asian, 5.4% White, 57.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 12.9% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 21.2% Asian, 5.8% White, 53.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between yardman and stacker duties and responsibilities

Yardman example responsibilities.

Maintain residential yards by weekly mowing and edge yard.
General lawn care including mowing, mulching, weeding, tree and bush trimming and landscaping.
Used sweepers and buckets on the bobcat to sweep and clean the yard and parking lots.
Clean stockyard, shop and masonry plant snow removal with bobcat in yard and around g rounds.
Load orders into trailers for shipment; coordinate cross-dock operations and load consolidations.
Work in TDR - check landing gear of trailers and make sure its safe for associates.

Stacker example responsibilities.

Prep shipping boxes and pallets according to customer specifications.
Stack trays on dollies for cleaning.
Monitor personal being around hazardous materials (lead) with PPE.
Stack loaves of bread onto racks on separate dollies for loading on delivery trucks.
Move materials as required or direct using hand equipment, power fork trucks or hoists.
Operate bundling machine to provide the bindery department neat stack mat er ials to be bound.

Yardman vs stacker skills

Common yardman skills

CDL, 31%
Pallets, 9%
Basic Math, 8%
Cranes, 7%
Safety Procedures, 5%
Customer Service, 4%

Common stacker skills

Pallets, 37%
Electric Pallet Jack, 28%
Safety Procedures, 5%
Stack Boxes, 5%
Stackers, 4%
Assembly Line, 3%