How To Become A Shipping Assistant: What It Is and Career Path

What is a shipping assistant and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025

3 min read

The average shipping assistant salary is $32,569. The most common degree is a bachelor's degree degree with an business major. It usually takes 6-12 months of experience to become a shipping assistant. Shipping assistants with a Medical Assistant certification earn more money. Between 2018 and 2028, the career is expected to grow -3% and produce -38,100 job opportunities across the U.S.

ScoreShipping AssistantUS Average

Salary

2.5

Avg. Salary $32,569

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability level

6.3

Growth rate -3%

Growth rate 0.3%

Diversity

10.0

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 0.75%

Asian 7.67%

Black or African American 10.75%

Hispanic or Latino 21.81%

Unknown 4.26%

White 54.75%

Gender

female 36.22%

male 63.78%

Age - 43

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%

Asian 7.00%

Black or African American 14.00%

Hispanic or Latino 19.00%

White 57.00%

Gender

female 47.00%

male 53.00%

Age - 43

Stress level

6.3

Stress level is manageable

7.1 - high

Complexity level

7.3

Complexity level is challenging

7 - challenging

Work life balance

6.0

Work life balance is fair

6.4 - fair

Key steps to become a shipping assistant

Explore shipping assistant education requirements

Most common shipping assistant degrees

Bachelor's

36.5 %

High School Diploma

28.7 %

Associate

21.2 %

Start to develop specific shipping assistant skills

Skills	Percentages
Shipping Receiving	14.83%
Pallets	11.38%
Data Entry	11.02%
Purchase Orders	9.09%
Logistics	8.59%

Complete relevant shipping assistant training and internships

Accountants spend an average of 1-3 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New shipping assistants learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a shipping assistant based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real shipping assistant resumes.

Research shipping assistant duties and responsibilities

Complete documentation and manage inventory levels by utilizing ERP systems.
Manifest and confirm LTL pick tickets before shipments.
Print out there BOL's give them a trailer/load seal.
Weigh, seal and stamp outgoing USPS mail and packages and bag for delivery.

Prepare your shipping assistant resume

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