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
Central Minnesota 1,68054$17.85/hr$0.40/hr$12.16/hr$14.06/hr$17.13/hr$20.78/hr$24.97/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
Manufacturing670$18.08/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities640$16.60/hr
Professional and Business Services140$12.81/hr
Other Regional Data For Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 9,320 $18.39/hr -5.9%
Central Minnesota 1,680 $17.13/hr -2.6%
Northwest Minnesota 1,000 $19.17/hr -1.7%
Southeast Minnesota 980 $17.46/hr -3.0%
Southwest Minnesota 900 $17.35/hr -6.9%
Northeast Minnesota 430 $16.85/hr -4.2%
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks640$24.26/hr7.8%
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers170$16.03/hr-10.0%
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service160$16.70/hr-3.9%
Procurement Clerks100$21.25/hr-2.1%
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping80$18.14/hr-2.2%
Transportation InspectorsN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks