Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks

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2024 Workforce

602k

Average Age

41.3

Estimated Job Growth

−7.7%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$40,620

Average Male Salary

$43,036

Average Female Salary

$36,242

About

Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks are most often employed by the Warehousing & storage industry. The average yearly wage for Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks was $40,620 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks are Cincinnati City (West) PUMA, OH, Los Angeles County (South)--South Gate & Lynwood Cities PUMA, CA, and San Bernardino County (Southwest)--San Bernardino City (West) PUMA, CA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks are Cincinnati City (West) PUMA, OH, Memphis City (Southeast) PUMA, TN, and Memphis City (Southwest) PUMA, TN.

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Employment and salary information for the Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks workforce. Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks workforce in 2024 was 602,267 people, of which 35.6% were women and 64.4% were men.

Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks are paid most in St. Louis County (Northeast) PUMA, MO but are relatively concentrated in Cincinnati City (West) PUMA, OH.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping

388,140

Male Workforce

± 15.3k

214,127

Female Workforce

± 11.4k

The Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks workforce in 2024 was 602,267 people (35.6% women and 64.4% men). This implies an average annual growth of 4.02% between 2014 (579,008) and 2024 (602,267).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks.

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were North Dakota ($55,255), Maine ($50,977), and Iowa ($46,452).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$40,620

AVERAGE WAGE

#368 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks earned an average of $40,620, $29,257 less than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.299

WAGE GINI

In 2024, Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.299, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. 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).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks and on wages 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 Fuel dealers ($115,782).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

602k

2024 Workforce

± 19,016

−2.97%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 4.57%

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 36.5%, followed by Warehouse clubs, supercenters, & other general merchandise retailers with 33.1% and Couriers & messengers with 15.9%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks in the US. The workforce of Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks in 2024 was 602,267 people, with 35.6% woman, and 64.4% men. The average age of male Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks in the workforce is 41.1 and of female Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks is 41.6, and the most common race/ethnicity for Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks in 2024 was 602,267 people, with 35.6% woman, and 64.4% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (76,714 people), 20 to 24 years (70,978 people), and 30 to 34 years (66,816 people). Among them they concentrated 35.6% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 26.9% of Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks workers were Hispanic and 73.1% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (61.4%), Puerto Rican (10.2)%, and Salvadoran (4.48)%

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Races

In 2024, 54.1% of the Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks workforce were White, of which 35.8% were women and 64.2% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (15%) and Two or More Races (13.9%).

Education & Skills

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 the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Communication Technologies.

Among the necessary skills for Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks, Speaking stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks need more than the average amount of Operation and Control.

Majors

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

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (19,531 people), Social Sciences (5,195 people), and Engineering (4,068 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks workers were High School or Equivalent (264,236 people), Some college (155,990 people), and Bachelors Degree (55,596 people).

The graphic shows the Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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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, Active Listening.

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 3.07%, but Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks are expected to see a growth of −7.7% 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.

−7.7%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.07%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks. This profession is expected to grow less than than 3.07%, the average rate of national job growth.