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This question is about shipping and receiving clerk demographics.
30.5% of shipping and receiving clerks are female in the United States. This is 0.2 percentage points higher than last year. Additionally, the percentage of female shipping and receiving clerks has increased by 1.7 percentage points since 2010. That means there are a total of 194,261 female shipping and receiving clerks in the U.S. and 442,662 male shipping and receiving clerks in the United States. Note that Zippia's estimate accounts only for the 636,923 people with the specific job title of shipping and receiving clerk and doesn't include grouping similar job titles, or people with potentially similar credentialing.
| Year | Female Shipping And Receiving Clerks | Male Shipping And Receiving Clerks | Percentage Female Shipping And Receiving Clerks | Percentage Male Shipping And Receiving Clerks | |
| 2019 | 1,189 | 2,704 | 30.5% | 69.5% | |
| 2018 | 1,209 | 2,774 | 30.4% | 69.6% | |
| 2017 | 1,066 | 2,696 | 28.3% | 71.7% | |
| 2016 | 1,104 | 2,804 | 28.3% | 71.7% | |
| 2015 | 1,153 | 2,824 | 29.0% | 71.0% | |
| 2014 | 1,073 | 2,807 | 27.7% | 72.3% | |
| 2013 | 1,023 | 2,798 | 26.8% | 73.2% | |
| 2012 | 1,053 | 2,681 | 28.2% | 71.8% | |
| 2011 | 1,060 | 2,649 | 28.6% | 71.4% | |
| 2010 | 1,081 | 2,671 | 28.8% | 71.2% |

Additionally, female shipping and receiving clerks tend to be older than male shipping and receiving clerks. The average age of a female shipping and receiving clerk is 45.0, while the average age of a male shipping and receiving clerk is 43.2.
While the majority of U.S. shipping and receiving clerks are male in 2022, there are still some occupations where females dominate. For example, 90% of cosmetician are female. On the other hand, some shipping and receiving clerk jobs are dominated by males. 90% of flight information expediter, for instance, are male.
Like most jobs, there's a gender pay gap among shipping and receiving clerks. The average male shipping and receiving clerk earns an average annual salary of $32,269, while the average female shipping and receiving clerk earns an average annual income of $31,454, meaning female shipping and receiving clerks make 97 cents for every dollar a man earns.
Are shipping and receiving clerks jobs male or female dominated?
Shipping And Receiving Clerk jobs are male dominated. 30.5% of shipping and receiving clerks are female and 69.5% of shipping and receiving clerks are male in the United States.
How has the number of female shipping and receiving clerks changed over time?
The number of female shipping and receiving clerks has increased by 1.7% since 2010. In 2010, there were 28.8% female shipping and receiving clerks and the latest data shows that there are 30.5% female shipping and receiving clerks in the U.S.

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