Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2017

43-5071 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks

Verify and maintain records on incoming and outgoing shipments. Prepare items for shipment. Duties include assembling, addressing, stamping, and shipping merchandise or material; receiving, unpacking, verifying and recording incoming merchandise or material; and arranging for the transportation of products. Excludes "Stock Clerks and Order Fillers" (43-5081) and "Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping" (43-5111).

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National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
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National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
671,780	0.7 %	$16.25	$33,790	0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$10.43	$12.43	$15.29	$18.98	$23.67
Annual Wage (2)	$21,690	$25,860	$31,810	$39,490	$49,240

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Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Warehousing and Storage	57,130	5.68	$16.36	$34,020
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only)	44,680	3.37	$16.34	$33,990
General Merchandise Stores	34,620	1.08	$14.52	$30,210
Employment Services	29,580	0.82	$14.29	$29,720
Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses	27,120	6.93	$14.57	$30,310

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses	27,120	6.93	$14.57	$30,310
Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers	9,740	6.61	$15.50	$32,240
Warehousing and Storage	57,130	5.68	$16.36	$34,020
Other Furniture Related Product Manufacturing	1,380	3.98	$15.39	$32,000
Other Support Activities for Transportation	1,230	3.85	$14.95	$31,090

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Postal Service (federal government)	840	0.13	$28.32	$58,910
Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation	180	0.49	$24.31	$50,570
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	200	0.05	$24.30	$50,540
Support Activities for Water Transportation	1,090	1.20	$23.95	$49,810
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	6,510	0.32	$23.48	$48,840

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Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	92,560	5.54	1.18	$16.77	$34,880
Texas	64,990	5.47	1.16	$14.98	$31,160
Ohio	36,910	6.87	1.46	$15.95	$33,170
Florida	31,810	3.78	0.80	$15.19	$31,600
Illinois	31,420	5.30	1.12	$16.73	$34,800

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Mississippi	8,150	7.28	1.55	$13.66	$28,410
Indiana	21,810	7.23	1.53	$15.24	$31,690
Ohio	36,910	6.87	1.46	$15.95	$33,170
Utah	9,490	6.73	1.43	$15.10	$31,400
Delaware	2,870	6.49	1.38	$14.50	$30,150

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia	400	0.56	0.12	$22.61	$47,030
Alaska	1,130	3.56	0.76	$20.04	$41,680
Hawaii	1,960	3.10	0.66	$19.07	$39,660
Washington	12,050	3.78	0.80	$18.30	$38,060
Massachusetts	13,830	3.92	0.83	$18.24	$37,930

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Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division	28,700	6.48	1.37	$15.75	$32,760
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division	24,020	3.59	0.76	$17.41	$36,220
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division	19,430	5.31	1.13	$16.88	$35,100
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division	17,620	7.07	1.50	$14.70	$30,580
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	15,640	5.34	1.13	$15.68	$32,620
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	14,030	5.36	1.14	$15.71	$32,670
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	11,980	8.35	1.77	$17.06	$35,480
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	10,870	5.62	1.19	$17.71	$36,830
Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division	10,070	6.23	1.32	$16.10	$33,490
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	7,780	3.93	0.83	$16.04	$33,360

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Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Laredo, TX	1,530	15.73	3.34	$12.61	$26,230
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	1,960	15.42	3.27	$16.49	$34,290
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	7,580	12.27	2.60	$14.37	$29,890
Grants Pass, OR	290	11.77	2.50	$14.19	$29,510
Reno, NV	2,540	11.33	2.40	$17.67	$36,760
Dalton, GA	730	11.02	2.34	$14.34	$29,820
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	1,400	9.08	1.93