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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021

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 Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
Industry profile for Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
Geographic profile for Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks

National estimates for Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
795,360 0.7 % $ 18.37 $ 38,210 0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 13.38 $ 14.35 $ 17.74 $ 21.97 $ 24.29
Annual Wage (2) $ 27,830 $ 29,840 $ 36,890 $ 45,710 $ 50,520


Industry profile for Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks:

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

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Warehousing and Storage 73,060 4.41 $ 18.14 $ 37,720
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) 41,470 3.03 $ 18.59 $ 38,660
Employment Services 35,940 1.03 $ 15.26 $ 31,730
Couriers and Express Delivery Services 32,410 3.50 $ 20.79 $ 43,230
Food and Beverage Stores (4451 and 4452 only) 29,360 0.99 $ 17.06 $ 35,490

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses 25,370 5.50 $ 17.17 $ 35,710
Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers 6,580 5.09 $ 17.32 $ 36,030
Other Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing 540 4.94 $ 15.01 $ 31,230
Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating Mills 1,130 4.67 $ 17.18 $ 35,730
Electronics and Appliance Stores 18,470 4.41 $ 15.93 $ 33,130

Top paying industries for Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Natural Gas Distribution 110 0.10 $ 36.41 $ 75,720
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 690 0.18 $ 30.88 $ 64,230
Postal Service (federal government) 800 0.13 $ 30.25 $ 62,920
Oil and Gas Extraction 80 0.07 $ 27.69 $ 57,590
Land Subdivision (8) (8) $ 26.24 $ 54,570


Geographic profile for Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks:

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



Map of employment of shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks by state, May 2021


States with the highest employment level in Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 87,880 5.32 0.94 $ 19.75 $ 41,080
Texas 78,960 6.46 1.14 $ 17.21 $ 35,800
Florida 42,970 4.99 0.88 $ 17.07 $ 35,510
Ohio 39,160 7.53 1.33 $ 18.21 $ 37,870
Illinois 35,890 6.39 1.13 $ 19.73 $ 41,040


Map of location quotient of shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks by state, May 2021


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Utah 16,620 10.69 1.89 $ 16.59 $ 34,510
Nevada 11,360 8.81 1.56 $ 17.44 $ 36,280
Indiana 24,820 8.32 1.47 $ 18.37 $ 38,210
Ohio 39,160 7.53 1.33 $ 18.21 $ 37,870
Missouri 20,370 7.47 1.32 $ 16.33 $ 33,970


Map of annual mean wages of shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks by state, May 2021


Top paying states for Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 600 0.90 0.16 $ 23.58 $ 49,050
Alaska 700 2.36 0.42 $ 22.94 $ 47,710
Washington 20,070 6.26 1.11 $ 22.04 $ 45,850
Hawaii 1,630 2.98 0.53 $ 20.73 $ 43,110
Massachusetts 13,360 3.93 0.70 $ 20.61 $ 42,860



Map of employment of shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks by area, May 2021


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 33,600 5.87 1.04 $ 19.49 $ 40,550
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 32,920 3.79 0.67 $ 20.59 $ 42,820
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 28,640 6.77 1.20 $ 20.29 $ 42,190
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 26,590 7.41 1.31 $ 17.83 $ 37,090
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 20,590 7.11 1.26 $ 17.56 $ 36,530
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 19,130 7.39 1.31 $ 17.69 $ 36,790
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 14,530 5.92 1.05 $ 17.26 $ 35,890
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 13,580 7.08 1.25 $ 23.29 $ 48,440
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 12,710 6.00 1.06 $ 17.87 $ 37,170
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 11,960 4.50 0.80 $ 19.60 $ 40,760


Map of location quotient of shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks by area, May 2021


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Elkhart-Goshen, IN 2,380 17.79 3.15 $ 20.75 $ 43,160
Salt Lake City, UT 11,050 14.87 2.63 $ 16.45 $ 34,210
Laredo, TX 1,340 13.79 2.44 $ 13.45 $ 27,970
Spartanburg, SC 2,050 13.07 2.32 $ 16.61 $ 34,540
Dalton, GA 790 12.60 2.23 $ 16.07 $ 33,430
Reno, NV 2,630 11.14 1.97 $ 18.63 $ 38,760
Jackson, TN 710 10.66 1.89 $ 17.47 $ 36,330
Stockton-Lodi, CA 2,690 10.48 1.86 $ 19.12 $ 39,760
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 6,280 10.38 1.84 $ 18.23 $ 37,910
Canton-Massillon, OH 1,630 10.30 1.82 $ 17.08 $ 35,530


Map of annual mean wages of shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks by area, May 2021


Top paying metropolitan areas for Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Fairbanks, AK 90 2.75 0.49 $ 24.75 $ 51,470
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 13,580 7.08 1.25 $ 23.29 $ 48,440
Anchorage, AK 450 2.77 0.49 $ 22.67 $ 47,150
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 4,260 3.98 0.71 $ 22.58 $ 46,970
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 9,290 4.14 0.73 $ 22.29 $ 46,350
Midland, MI 260 7.56 1.34 $ 22.14 $ 46,060
Napa, CA 340 4.92 0.87 $ 22.06 $ 45,890
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 300 3.43 0.61 $ 21.71 $ 45,150
Longview, WA 280 7.37 1.31 $ 21.54 $ 44,800
Hanford-Corcoran, CA 150 3.52 0.62 $ 21.26 $ 44,210

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) 2,550 8.12 1.44 $ 18.46 $ 38,390
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 2,280 11.13 1.97 $ 18.42 $ 38,300
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 2,260 9.43 1.67 $ 18.38 $ 38,230
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 2,200 5.86 1.04 $ 17.07 $ 35,510
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 1,820 8.22 1.46 $ 15.54 $ 32,310

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 2,280 11.13 1.97 $ 18.42 $ 38,300
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 1,190 10.83 1.92 $ 16.95 $ 35,250
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area 1,780 10.50 1.86 $ 15.81 $ 32,890
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 730 9.44 1.67 $ 15.90 $ 33,060
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 2,260 9.43 1.67 $ 18.38 $ 38,230

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 150 1.59 0.28 $ 22.66 $ 47,120
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area 260 4.08 0.72 $ 21.74 $ 45,220
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 780 7.95 1.41 $ 21.56 $ 44,850
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 340 3.19 0.56 $ 21.39 $ 44,480
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 250 4.13 0.73 $ 21.00 $ 43,690


About May 2021 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2021 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022