Shipping assistant vs receiving clerk

The differences between shipping assistants and receiving clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both a shipping assistant and a receiving clerk. Additionally, a shipping assistant has an average salary of $32,569, which is higher than the $31,482 average annual salary of a receiving clerk.

The top three skills for a shipping assistant include shipping receiving, pallets and data entry. The most important skills for a receiving clerk are customer service, purchase orders, and data entry.

Shipping assistant vs receiving clerk overview

	Shipping Assistant	Receiving Clerk
Yearly salary	$32,569	$31,482
Hourly rate	$15.66	$15.14
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	15,634	237,705
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	High School Diploma, 42%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	12	12

Shipping assistant vs receiving clerk salary

Shipping assistants and receiving clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Shipping Assistant	Receiving Clerk
Average salary	$32,569	$31,482
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $39,000	Between $25,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	Bellingham, WA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	Washington	North Dakota
Best paying company	Dartmouth	Los Alamos National Laboratory
Best paying industry	Technology	Technology

Differences between shipping assistant and receiving clerk education

There are a few differences between a shipping assistant and a receiving clerk in terms of educational background:

	Shipping Assistant	Receiving Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	High School Diploma, 42%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Shipping assistant vs receiving clerk demographics

Here are the differences between shipping assistants' and receiving clerks' demographics:

	Shipping Assistant	Receiving Clerk
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 63.8% Female, 36.2%	Male, 60.2% Female, 39.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.8% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 21.8% Asian, 7.7% White, 54.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 11.1% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 21.5% Asian, 6.7% White, 55.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between shipping assistant and receiving clerk duties and responsibilities

Shipping assistant example 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.
Deliver all mail and packages, collecting all outgoing USPS mail and outgoing interoffice mail during delivery rounds.
Close out bound trailers with seals and product going out to different areas of Austin, filling in BOL in YMS.

Receiving clerk example responsibilities.

Assist in the daily managing of fresh product using the FIFO accounting principal.
Master POS (point-of-sale) in order to process cash, check and credit transaction.
Scan and charge ticket quantities, pull parts, issue to shipping department and process daily UPS/ FedEx parts order shipments.
Communicate with patients, doctors, visitors, and other professionals via telephone, fax, written correspondence or in person.
Verify patients information via computer.
Prepare shipping containers using stencils and documentation sleeves.

Shipping assistant vs receiving clerk skills

Common shipping assistant skills

Shipping Receiving, 15%
Pallets, 11%
Data Entry, 11%
Purchase Orders, 9%
Logistics, 9%
Pallet Jack, 5%

Common receiving clerk skills

Customer Service, 21%
Purchase Orders, 10%
Data Entry, 10%
Pallets, 8%
Cleanliness, 6%
Inventory Control, 4%