DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

43-5071 Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks

Occupational Description:
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
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
EDR 5 - North Central 32020$18.80/hr$0.73/hr$13.41/hr$15.30/hr$17.92/hr$21.58/hr$25.54/hr
Minnesota 14,020673$18.79/hr$0.15/hr$12.85/hr$15.15/hr$18.13/hr$22.05/hr$25.57/hr
U S 704,9104,934$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
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Manufacturing180$17.01/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities100$18.14/hr
Other Regional Data For Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 9,320 $18.39/hr N/A
EDR 7W- Central 1,250 $17.04/hr N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast 980 $17.46/hr N/A
EDR 9 - South Central 780 $17.22/hr N/A
EDR 4 - West Central 460 $19.37/hr N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead 430 $16.85/hr N/A
EDR 5 - North Central 320 $17.92/hr N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central 250 $18.04/hr N/A
EDR 7E- East Central 180 $16.35/hr N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest 160 $18.75/hr N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest 130 $21.80/hr N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters 90 $21.27/hr N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley 60 $15.43/hr N/A
Related Occupations
Occupation
(click title for details)
OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks60$22.24/hrN/A
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service50$19.43/hrN/A
Procurement Clerks40$18.79/hrN/A
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, RecordkeepingN/AN/AN/A
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks