Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
43-5071 Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
Verify and maintain records on incoming and outgoing shipments involving inventory. Duties include verifying and recording incoming merchandise or material and arranging for the transportation of products. May prepare items for shipment. Excludes “Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping” (43-5111), “Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, except Postal Service” (43-9051), and “Stockers and Order Fillers” (53-7065).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 704,910 |
0.7 % |
$17.32 |
$36,030 |
0.2 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$11.51 |
$13.48 |
$16.44 |
$20.08 |
$24.79 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$23,940 |
$28,030 |
$34,190 |
$41,760 |
$51,560 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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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 |
56,820 |
4.68 |
$17.44 |
$36,280 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) |
46,310 |
3.24 |
$17.34 |
$36,070 |
| Employment Services |
39,070 |
1.06 |
$15.71 |
$32,680 |
| General Merchandise Stores |
23,930 |
0.76 |
$16.53 |
$34,380 |
| Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses |
22,920 |
5.89 |
$15.95 |
$33,180 |
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 |
22,920 |
5.89 |
$15.95 |
$33,180 |
| Warehousing and Storage |
56,820 |
4.68 |
$17.44 |
$36,280 |
| Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers |
6,740 |
4.48 |
$16.57 |
$34,470 |
| Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating Mills |
1,080 |
3.73 |
$16.26 |
$33,830 |
| Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing |
2,080 |
3.46 |
$18.75 |
$39,000 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation:
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 |
88,910 |
5.12 |
1.07 |
$17.98 |
$37,410 |
| Texas |
68,970 |
5.55 |
1.16 |
$16.69 |
$34,710 |
| Ohio |
39,460 |
7.24 |
1.51 |
$16.87 |
$35,090 |
| Illinois |
37,650 |
6.25 |
1.30 |
$18.03 |
$37,500 |
| Florida |
33,520 |
3.81 |
0.79 |
$16.03 |
$33,340 |
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) |
| Ohio |
39,460 |
7.24 |
1.51 |
$16.87 |
$35,090 |
| Mississippi |
7,850 |
6.95 |
1.45 |
$14.82 |
$30,830 |
| Indiana |
20,860 |
6.79 |
1.41 |
$16.85 |
$35,050 |
| Georgia |
28,830 |
6.45 |
1.34 |
$16.34 |
$33,980 |
| Illinois |
37,650 |
6.25 |
1.30 |
$18.03 |
$37,500 |
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 |
500 |
0.69 |
0.14 |
$24.36 |
$50,660 |
| Alaska |
790 |
2.49 |
0.52 |
$21.37 |
$44,440 |
| Washington |
12,460 |
3.76 |
0.78 |
$20.50 |
$42,630 |
| Hawaii |
1,810 |
2.85 |
0.59 |
$19.80 |
$41,180 |
| Massachusetts |
14,330 |
3.96 |
0.83 |
$19.79 |
$41,160 |
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-Anaheim, CA |
38,690 |
6.20 |
1.29 |
$17.22 |
$35,820 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
33,150 |
3.43 |
0.72 |
$18.60 |
$38,680 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
30,980 |
6.62 |
1.38 |
$18.10 |
$37,640 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
24,180 |
6.61 |
1.38 |
$17.04 |
$35,430 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
18,650 |
6.11 |
1.27 |
$17.69 |
$36,800 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
18,220 |
6.64 |
1.38 |
$16.62 |
$34,570 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
12,140 |
4.22 |
0.88 |
$17.45 |
$36,290 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
12,100 |
4.58 |
0.95 |
$15.64 |
$32,530 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
11,320 |
5.72 |
1.19 |
$17.97 |
$37,370 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
10,850 |
7.05 |
1.47 |
$18.05 |
$37,540 |
United States Department of Labor
