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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

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)
844,120 1.5 % $ 20.54 $ 42,730 0.2 %

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

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median) 		75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 14.72 $ 17.05 $ 19.12 $ 22.89 $ 28.04
Annual Wage (2) $ 30,620 $ 35,470 $ 39,780 $ 47,600 $ 58,310

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 72,420 3.79 $ 21.47 $ 44,650
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) 40,770 2.73 $ 20.78 $ 43,220
Employment Services 38,770 1.03 $ 17.16 $ 35,700
Food and Beverage Retailers (4451 and 4452 only) 29,790 0.98 $ 19.90 $ 41,380
General Merchandise Retailers 27,290 0.85 $ 19.56 $ 40,690

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)
Electronics and Appliance Retailers 24,070 5.84 $ 17.57 $ 36,550
Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers 6,810 4.71 $ 18.63 $ 38,750
Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating Mills 1,020 4.31 $ 19.19 $ 39,910
Other Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing 450 4.14 $ 17.35 $ 36,100
Warehousing and Storage 72,420 3.79 $ 21.47 $ 44,650

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

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Postal Service (Federal Government) 810 0.13 $ 34.12 $ 70,960
Rail Transportation 160 0.09 $ 31.69 $ 65,910
Natural Gas Distribution 120 0.11 $ 31.18 $ 64,840
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 750 0.19 $ 30.68 $ 63,800
Offices of Dentists 30 (7) $ 30.29 $ 62,990

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 2023


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 101,540 5.66 1.02 $ 21.64 $ 45,000
Texas 88,580 6.53 1.18 $ 18.87 $ 39,250
Florida 46,730 4.88 0.88 $ 19.27 $ 40,080
New York 35,700 3.80 0.68 $ 22.98 $ 47,810
Ohio 35,420 6.48 1.16 $ 20.28 $ 42,190


Map of location quotient of shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks by state, May 2023


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 17,600 10.48 1.89 $ 18.93 $ 39,380
Nevada 12,480 8.42 1.52 $ 19.92 $ 41,430
Indiana 26,160 8.29 1.49 $ 20.76 $ 43,190
New Hampshire 5,330 7.89 1.42 $ 21.74 $ 45,220
Kentucky 13,440 6.85 1.23 $ 19.63 $ 40,830


Map of annual mean wages of shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks by state, May 2023


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 710 1.02 0.18 $ 25.12 $ 52,260
Washington 19,410 5.55 1.00 $ 24.78 $ 51,540
Alaska 890 2.87 0.52 $ 24.00 $ 49,920
Hawaii 1,680 2.72 0.49 $ 23.12 $ 48,100
New York 35,700 3.80 0.68 $ 22.98 $ 47,810



Map of employment of shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks by area, May 2023


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)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 40,440 4.26 0.77 $ 23.08 $ 48,000
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 39,020 6.31 1.13 $ 21.13 $ 43,960
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 29,800 7.51 1.35 $ 19.62 $ 40,820
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 25,470 5.65 1.02 $ 21.67 $ 45,070
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 22,440 7.06 1.27 $ 19.09 $ 39,700
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 17,390 6.17 1.11 $ 19.76 $ 41,090
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 14,980 5.51 0.99 $ 19.27 $ 40,080
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 14,700 8.85 1.59 $ 20.76 $ 43,180
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 14,450 6.31 1.14 $ 20.61 $ 42,870
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 13,840 4.89 0.88 $ 21.40 $ 44,510


Map of location quotient of shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks by area, May 2023


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)
Laredo, TX 1,650 15.80 2.84 $ 15.29 $ 31,810
Reno, NV 3,970 15.64 2.81 $ 21.01 $ 43,690
Elkhart-Goshen, IN 2,070 15.12 2.72 $ 23.48 $ 48,830
Salt Lake City, UT 10,950 13.62 2.45 $ 18.82 $ 39,150
Dalton, GA 860 13.05 2.35 $ 16.73 $ 34,800
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA 660 11.49 2.07 $ 20.46 $ 42,560
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 1,700 10.98 1.98 $ 19.09 $ 39,700
Stockton-Lodi, CA 2,930 10.56 1.90 $ 21.92 $ 45,580
Gainesville, GA 1,000 10.10 1.82 $ 19.21 $ 39,950
Rocky Mount, NC 540 9.96 1.79 $ 18.59 $ 38,670