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Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks

Prospects: Unfavorable

*According to projected annual openings and year-over-year growth
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).

Current openings

Freight Clerk 2
Shipping and Receiving Clerk 17
Shipping Order Clerk 10
Store Receiving Clerk 35

Number of positions

2012: 17,780    2014: 17,830

Annual job postings

New: 30    Replacement: 450
(Total: 480)   

Salaries in NYC

Starting at:
$18,980
($9/hour)
Middle:
$29,520
($14/hour)
Up to:
$40,120
($19/hour)
Average:
$33,080
($15/hour)

Educational requirements

Minimum education:
High school diploma or equivalent

Work experience:
None

On-the-job training:
Short-term on-the-job training

Education level achieved by workers

 

Sources: New York State Department of Labor, U.S. Department of Labor.