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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).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
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 |
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 |
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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