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
Northeast Balance of State 13027$16.57/hr$1.04/hr$11.06/hr$12.30/hr$14.40/hr$18.06/hr$31.06/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
Trade, Transportation and Utilities70$13.62/hr
Manufacturing30$17.21/hr
Other Regional Data For Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 10,100 $18.39/hr N/A
Southeast Balance of State 960 $17.37/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
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)
OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks40$23.71/hrN/A
Procurement Clerks20N/AN/A
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal ServiceN/AN/AN/A
Transportation InspectorsN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks