Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks

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2023 Workforce

621k

Average Age

41.1

Estimated Job Growth

−7.6%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$39,432

Average Male Salary

$41,604

Average Female Salary

$35,415

About

Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks are most often employed by the uninformed industry. The average yearly wage for Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks was $39,432 in 2023.

The locations that employ the most Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks are Cincinnati City (West) PUMA, OH, San Bernardino County (Southwest)--San Bernardino City (West) PUMA, CA, and Marion County--Perry & Decatur (South & East) Townships & Indianapolis City (South) PUMA, IN. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks are Cincinnati City (West) PUMA, OH, Memphis City (Southeast) PUMA, TN, and Los Angeles County (Central)--Huntington Park City, Florence-Graham & Walnut Park PUMA, CA.

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Employment and salary information for the Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks workforce. Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks workforce in N/A was N/A people, of which N/A% were women and N/A% were men. Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks are paid most in Brevard County (Southeast)--Palm Bay City, Grant-Valkaria & Malabar Towns PUMA, FL but are relatively concentrated in Cincinnati City (West) PUMA, OH.

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Employment by Location

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

During 2023, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were North Dakota ($51,719), Maine ($48,489), and Massachusetts ($44,568).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$39,432

AVERAGE WAGE

#422 in the ranking (2023)

$67,727

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2023, Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks earned an average of $39,432, $28,295 less than the average national salary of $67,727

The graph shows the ranking of Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2023.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.299

WAGE GINI

In 2023, Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.299, which is lower than the national average of 0.476. 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. uninformed 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 Coal mining ($104,103).

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Diversity

Demographic information on Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks in the US. The workforce of Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks in N/A was N/A people, with N/A% woman, and N/A% men. The average age of male Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks in the workforce is 40.9 and of female Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks is 41.5, 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 N/A was N/A people, with N/A% woman, and N/A% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (81,576 people), 20 to 24 years (71,493 people), and 30 to 34 years (67,863 people). Among them they concentrated 35.6% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2023, 26.3% of Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks workers were Hispanic and 73.7% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (61.6%), Puerto Rican (10.3)%, and Salvadoran (4.9)%

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Races

In 2023, 57.2% of the Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks workforce were White, of which 35.1% were women and 64.9% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (15%) and Two or More Races (11.4%).

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 N/A were N/A.

Among the necessary skills for Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks, N/A 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 2023 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (20,051 people), Social Sciences (5,352 people), and Education (4,100 people).

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Education Levels

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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 N/A, N/A, N/A.

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 4.02%, but Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks are expected to see a growth of −7.6% 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.

−7.6%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

4.02%

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 4.02%, the average rate of national job growth.