DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

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).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	14,020	673	$18.79/hr	$0.15/hr	$12.85/hr	$15.15/hr	$18.13/hr	$22.05/hr	$25.57/hr
U S	704,910	4,934	$17.53/hr	$0.04/hr	$11.65/hr	$13.64/hr	$16.64/hr	$20.32/hr	$25.09/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Trade, Transportation and Utilities 7,110 $17.47/hr Manufacturing 5,060 $18.98/hr Professional and Business Services 1,020 $17.70/hr Other Services 120 $19.56/hr Education and Health Services 110 $18.50/hr Leisure and Hospitality 90 $17.54/hr Public Administration 90 $25.55/hr Construction 60 $19.00/hr

Other Regional Data For Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change 2023 - 2025 Minnesota 14,020 $18.13/hr -0.6% Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 10,100 $18.39/hr N/A Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 9,320 $18.39/hr N/A Central Minnesota 1,680 $17.13/hr N/A Northwest Minnesota 1,000 $19.17/hr N/A Southeast Minnesota 980 $17.46/hr N/A Southeast Balance of State 960 $17.37/hr N/A Southwest Minnesota 900 $17.35/hr N/A Northwest Balance of State 810 $19.26/hr N/A St Cloud MN MSA 670 $16.54/hr N/A Fargo ND-MN MSA 530 $17.06/hr N/A Southwest Balance of State 450 $17.84/hr N/A Northeast Minnesota 430 $16.85/hr N/A Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA 390 $16.16/hr N/A Duluth MN-WI MSA 370 $17.68/hr N/A Rochester MN MSA 220 $18.89/hr N/A La Crosse WI-MN MSA 200 $16.34/hr N/A Grand Forks ND-MN MSA 180 $19.20/hr N/A Northeast Balance of State 130 $14.40/hr N/A

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change 2023 - 2025
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	5,580	$24.57/hr	1.6%
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	2,450	$15.03/hr	-0.5%
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	1,980	$19.07/hr	-0.9%
Procurement Clerks	1,120	$20.96/hr	0.1%
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	710	$18.26/hr	0.2%
Transportation Inspectors	510	$38.89/hr	2.2%

• Examines contents and compares with records, such as manifests, invoices, or orders, to verify accuracy of incoming or outgoing shipment.
• Records shipment data, such as weight, charges, space availability, and damages and discrepancies, for reporting, accounting, and record-keeping purposes.
• Determines shipping method for materials, using knowledge of shipping procedures, routes, and rates.
• Contacts carrier representative to make arrangements and to issue instructions for shipping and delivery of materials.
• Confers and corresponds with establishment representatives to rectify problems, such as damages, shortages, and nonconformance to specifications.
• Requisitions and stores shipping materials and supplies to maintain inventory of stock.
• Delivers or routes materials to departments, using work devices, such as handtruck, conveyor, or sorting bins.
• Computes amounts, such as space available, and shipping, storage, and demurrage charges, using calculator or price list.
• Prepares documents, such as work orders, bills of lading, and shipping orders to route materials.
• Packs, seals, labels, and affixes postage to prepare materials for shipping, using work devices such as hand tools, power tools, and postage meter.