Shipping assistant vs shipping clerk

The differences between shipping assistants and shipping 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 shipping clerk. Additionally, a shipping assistant has an average salary of $32,569, which is higher than the $31,858 average annual salary of a shipping clerk.

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

Shipping assistant vs shipping clerk overview

	Shipping Assistant	Shipping Clerk
Yearly salary	$32,569	$31,858
Hourly rate	$15.66	$15.32
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	15,634	205,150
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	High School Diploma, 44%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	12	12

Shipping assistant vs shipping clerk salary

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

	Shipping Assistant	Shipping Clerk
Average salary	$32,569	$31,858
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $39,000	Between $25,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	Bellingham, WA	Tualatin, OR
Highest paying state	Washington	Washington
Best paying company	Dartmouth	BD
Best paying industry	Technology	Technology

Differences between shipping assistant and shipping clerk education

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

	Shipping Assistant	Shipping Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	High School Diploma, 44%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Shipping assistant vs shipping clerk demographics

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

	Shipping Assistant	Shipping Clerk
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 63.8% Female, 36.2%	Male, 59.0% Female, 41.0%
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, 10.9% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 21.5% Asian, 6.7% White, 56.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between shipping assistant and shipping 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.

Shipping clerk example responsibilities.

Maintain a close-knit relationship with freight brokers to negotiate and attain the best possible pricing for LTL and truckload shipments.
Print documents by either using fed ex or ups or grind or will call.
Process shipments via FedEx, DHL & TNT, using different account numbers by comparing rates and weights.
Schedule big pick ups, make BOL and print labels for next day or other dates if ready to print.
Create and run reports as necessary to track ordering trends.
Used mathematics to insure time are not waste folding new boxes.

Shipping assistant vs shipping clerk skills

Common shipping assistant skills

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

Common shipping clerk skills

Customer Service, 12%
Shipping Receiving, 8%
Data Entry, 7%
Ups, 6%
FedEx, 6%
Logistics, 6%