Packaging clerk vs shipping associate

The differences between packaging 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 a packaging clerk and a shipping associate. Additionally, a shipping associate has an average salary of $33,137, which is higher than the $28,216 average annual salary of a packaging clerk.

The top three skills for a packaging clerk include package product, customer service and computer system. The most important skills for a shipping associate are pallets, customer service, and phone calls.

Packaging clerk vs shipping associate overview

	Packaging Clerk	Shipping Associate
Yearly salary	$28,216	$33,137
Hourly rate	$13.57	$15.93
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	73,857	171,689
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	High School Diploma, 40%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	12	12

Packaging clerk vs shipping associate salary

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

	Packaging Clerk	Shipping Associate
Average salary	$28,216	$33,137
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $39,000	Between $26,000 And $40,000
Highest paying City	Hayward, CA	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	California	Washington
Best paying company	Rite Aid	Nestlé
Best paying industry	Transportation	Technology

Differences between packaging clerk and shipping associate education

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

	Packaging Clerk	Shipping Associate
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	High School Diploma, 40%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Packaging clerk vs shipping associate demographics

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

	Packaging Clerk	Shipping Associate
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 50.1% Female, 49.9%	Male, 75.3% Female, 24.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.6% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 21.3% Asian, 6.8% White, 55.4% 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 packaging clerk and shipping associate duties and responsibilities

Packaging clerk example responsibilities.

Follow FDA guidelines in packaging vials and serum components.
Transition to Receiver/Picker/Packer position using Motorola hand-held barcode scanners with the MASS500 operating systems utilize to process order fulfillment.
Mark and labele items with barcodes.
Transition to Receiver/Picker/Packer position using Motorola hand-held barcode scanners with the MASS500 operating systems utilize to process order fulfillment.

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.

Packaging clerk vs shipping associate skills

Common packaging clerk skills

Package Product, 30%
Customer Service, 14%
Computer System, 14%
Hazardous Materials, 7%
Customer Specifications, 6%
Postage Meter, 4%

Common shipping associate skills

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