Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
43-5071 Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
Verify and maintain records on incoming and outgoing shipments. Prepare items for shipment. Duties include assembling, addressing, stamping, and shipping merchandise or material; receiving, unpacking, verifying and recording incoming merchandise or material; and arranging for the transportation of products. Excludes "Stock Clerks and Order Fillers" (43-5081) and "Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping" (43-5111).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 704,910 |
0.7 % |
$17.32 |
$36,030 |
0.2 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$11.51 |
$13.48 |
$16.44 |
$20.08 |
$24.79 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$23,940 |
$28,030 |
$34,190 |
$41,760 |
$51,560 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Warehousing and Storage |
56,820 |
4.68 |
$17.44 |
$36,280 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) |
46,310 |
3.24 |
$17.34 |
$36,070 |
| Employment Services |
39,070 |
1.06 |
$15.71 |
$32,680 |
| General Merchandise Stores |
23,930 |
0.76 |
$16.53 |
$34,380 |
| Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses |
22,920 |
5.89 |
$15.95 |
$33,180 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses |
22,920 |
5.89 |
$15.95 |
$33,180 |
| Warehousing and Storage |
56,820 |
4.68 |
$17.44 |
$36,280 |
| Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers |
6,740 |
4.48 |
$16.57 |
$34,470 |
| Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating Mills |
1,080 |
3.73 |
$16.26 |
$33,830 |
| Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing |
2,080 |
3.46 |
$18.75 |
$39,000 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
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States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
88,910 |
5.12 |
1.07 |
$17.98 |
$37,410 |
| Texas |
68,970 |
5.55 |
1.16 |
$16.69 |
$34,710 |
| Ohio |
39,460 |
7.24 |
1.51 |
$16.87 |
$35,090 |
| Illinois |
37,650 |
6.25 |
1.30 |
$18.03 |
$37,500 |
| Florida |
33,520 |
3.81 |
0.79 |
$16.03 |
$33,340 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Ohio |
39,460 |
7.24 |
1.51 |
$16.87 |
$35,090 |
| Mississippi |
7,850 |
6.95 |
1.45 |
$14.82 |
$30,830 |
| Indiana |
20,860 |
6.79 |
1.41 |
$16.85 |
$35,050 |
| Georgia |
28,830 |
6.45 |
1.34 |
$16.34 |
$33,980 |
| Illinois |
37,650 |
6.25 |
1.30 |
$18.03 |
$37,500 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| District of Columbia |
500 |
0.69 |
0.14 |
$24.36 |
$50,660 |
| Alaska |
790 |
2.49 |
0.52 |
$21.37 |
$44,440 |
| Washington |
12,460 |
3.76 |
0.78 |
$20.50 |
$42,630 |
| Hawaii |
1,810 |
2.85 |
0.59 |
$19.80 |
$41,180 |
| Massachusetts |
14,330 |
3.96 |
0.83 |
$19.79 |
$41,160 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
38,690 |
6.20 |
1.29 |
$17.22 |
$35,820 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
33,150 |
3.43 |
0.72 |
$18.60 |
$38,680 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
30,980 |
6.62 |
1.38 |
$18.10 |
$37,640 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
24,180 |
6.61 |
1.38 |
$17.04 |
$35,430 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
18,650 |
6.11 |
1.27 |
$17.69 |
$36,800 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
18,220 |
6.64 |
1.38 |
$16.62 |
$34,570 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
12,140 |
4.22 |
0.88 |
$17.45 |
$36,290 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
12,100 |
4.58 |
0.95 |
$15.64 |
$32,530 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
11,320 |
5.72 |
1.19 |
$17.97 |
$37,370 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
10,850 |
7.05 |
1.47 |
$18.05 |
$37,540 |
United States Department of Labor
