Express clerk vs shipping associate

The differences between express clerks and shipping associates can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both an express clerk and a shipping associate. Additionally, an express clerk has an average salary of $35,639, which is higher than the $33,137 average annual salary of a shipping associate.

The top three skills for an express clerk include customer service, customer satisfaction and customer orders. The most important skills for a shipping associate are pallets, customer service, and phone calls.

Express clerk vs shipping associate overview

	Express Clerk	Shipping Associate
Yearly salary	$35,639	$33,137
Hourly rate	$17.13	$15.93
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	66,324	171,689
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 33%	High School Diploma, 40%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	12	12

Express clerk vs shipping associate salary

Express clerks and shipping associates have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Express Clerk	Shipping Associate
Average salary	$35,639	$33,137
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $45,000	Between $26,000 And $40,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Nestlé
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between express clerk and shipping associate education

There are a few differences between an express clerk and a shipping associate in terms of educational background:

	Express Clerk	Shipping Associate
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 33%	High School Diploma, 40%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Express clerk vs shipping associate demographics

Here are the differences between express clerks' and shipping associates' demographics:

	Express Clerk	Shipping Associate
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 51.2% Female, 48.8%	Male, 75.3% Female, 24.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.4% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.5% Asian, 6.4% White, 66.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 10.7% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 18.8% Asian, 7.4% White, 58.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between express clerk and shipping associate duties and responsibilities

Express clerk example responsibilities.

Demonstrate strong math skills in managing inmate s accounts and calmly and effectively deescalating outbursts of belligerent inmates.
Maintain cleanliness of the company warehouse, operate warehouse machinery and organize the warehouse to ensure proper product placement.
Load dishwashers and hand-wash items such as pots, pans, and knives.

Shipping associate example responsibilities.

Pick up mail and packages from USPS facilities.
Pick up & deliver mail to & from USPS processing center.
Create bill of ladings for LTL shipments for both international and domestic.
Develop a working knowledge of WMS systems to research inventory or print bills of lading.
Prepare paperwork & make pick-up arrangements for shipments to be transport by way of LTL trucks.
Gain basic understating of logistics and large-scale management.

Express clerk vs shipping associate skills

Common express clerk skills

Customer Service, 43%
Customer Satisfaction, 29%
Customer Orders, 26%
Production List, 2%
Food Preparation, 0%
Safety Standards, 0%

Common shipping associate skills

Pallets, 12%
Customer Service, 9%
Phone Calls, 7%
Math, 7%
Safety Procedures, 6%
WMS, 6%