Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks

Detailed Occupation

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2020 Workforce

604k

Average Age

40.9

Estimated Job Growth

−8.67%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$32,954

Average Male Salary

$34,681

Average Female Salary

$29,327

About

Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks are most often employed by the Warehousing & storage industry. The average yearly wage for Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks was $32,954 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks by wage are Switchboard operators, including answering service, Animal trainers, and Dental assistants.

Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks are part of the Office & Administrative Support Occupations, along with Firstline supervisors of office & administrative support workers, Switchboard operators, including answering service, Telephone operators, Communications equipment operators, all other, Bill & account collectors, and 45 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks are Huntington Park City, Florence-Graham & Walnut Park PUMA, CA, South Gate & Lynwood Cities PUMA, CA, and Compton City & West Rancho Dominguez PUMA, CA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks are Huntington Park City, Florence-Graham & Walnut Park PUMA, CA, Memphis City (Southwest) PUMA, TN, and Memphis City (Southeast) PUMA, TN.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks and on wages and locations for those in the field. Warehousing & storage is the industry that employs the most Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks, by average wage, is Agricultural chemical manufacturing. Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks are paid most in Monmouth County (Central) PUMA, NJ but are relatively concentrated in Huntington Park City, Florence-Graham & Walnut Park PUMA, CA.

Yearly Wage

$32,954

AVERAGE SALARY

± $702

In 2020, Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks earned an average of $32,954, $23,000 less than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Dental assistants make somewhat more than Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks while Switchboard operators, including answering service make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.3

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.3, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks.

Most Common

The most common industries employing Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks, by number of employees, are Warehousing & storage, General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters, Couriers & messengers, Electronic shopping and mail-order houses, Building material & supplies dealers, Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores, Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing, Services incidental to transportation, Clothing stores, Machinery manufacturing, n.e.c. or not specified, and Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks, by average wage, are Agricultural chemical manufacturing, Rail transportation, and Support activities for mining.

Industries by Share

604k

2020 Workforce

± 19,047

−0.705%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 4.48%

The number of people employed as Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks has been declining at a rate of −0.705%, from 608,652 people in 2019 to 604,362 people in 2020.

This graphic shows the share of Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks employed by various industries. Warehousing & storage employs the largest share of Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks at 7.77%, followed by General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters with 4.61% and Couriers & messengers with 3.74%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks in the US. The average age of male Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks in the workforce is 40.5 and of female Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks is 41.9, and the most common race/ethnicity for Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

409k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 15,687

195k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 10,833

67.7% of Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks

White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

53% of Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 15.3% of Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks.

Age by Sex

40.5

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.541

41.9

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 0.756

The median age of Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks is 40.9, and Male employees are generally 1.4 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks is Business but a relatively high number of Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks hold a major in Communication Technologies.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks need many skills, but most especially Speaking, Reading Comprehension, and Active Listening. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks need more than the average amount of Operation and Control, Troubleshooting, and Operation Monitoring.

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Projections

Projections on job growth for Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks are expected to see a growth of −8.67% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks.

−8.67%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.71%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks. This profession is expected to grow less than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.