Shipping order clerk vs shipping lead

The differences between shipping order clerks and shipping leads can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a shipping order clerk, becoming a shipping lead takes usually requires 6-12 months. Additionally, a shipping lead has an average salary of $38,691, which is higher than the $31,488 average annual salary of a shipping order clerk.

The top three skills for a shipping order clerk include customer orders, rf scanner and proprietary database. The most important skills for a shipping lead are shipping receiving, logistics, and safety procedures.

Shipping order clerk vs shipping lead overview

	Shipping Order Clerk	Shipping Lead
Yearly salary	$31,488	$38,691
Hourly rate	$15.14	$18.60
Growth rate	-	-3%
Number of jobs	86,026	9,509
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 39%	High School Diploma, 45%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	12

Shipping order clerk vs shipping lead salary

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

	Shipping Order Clerk	Shipping Lead
Average salary	$31,488	$38,691
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $39,000	Between $29,000 And $50,000
Highest paying City	-	Spokane, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Westinghouse Appliances Australia
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between shipping order clerk and shipping lead education

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

	Shipping Order Clerk	Shipping Lead
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 39%	High School Diploma, 45%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Shipping order clerk vs shipping lead demographics

Here are the differences between shipping order clerks' and shipping leads' demographics:

	Shipping Order Clerk	Shipping Lead
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 62.6% Female, 37.4%	Male, 78.5% Female, 21.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.5% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.5% Asian, 5.9% White, 63.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 10.7% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 21.2% Asian, 7.4% White, 55.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between shipping order clerk and shipping lead duties and responsibilities

Shipping order clerk example responsibilities.

Maintain a close-knit relationship with freight brokers to negotiate and attain the best possible pricing for LTL and truckload shipments.
Maintain clear and open communication with customers regarding shipping logistics to ensure product deliver according to customer's expectations.
Load orders onto trucks for shipment to Kroger stores.

Shipping lead example responsibilities.

Manage international shipping - coordinate documentation, commercial invoices, letters of credit, NAFTA, certificates of origin.
Maintain compliance with company policies, safety standards, good housekeeping practices, ISO, OSHA, and other government regulations.
Used FedEx, WorldShip, Endicia, and DHL to ship worldwide.
Maintain hazmat records as necessary.
Produce ISO work instruction manual for the shipping process.
Perform quality checks and inspections to generate QC reports.

Shipping order clerk vs shipping lead skills

Common shipping order clerk skills

Customer Orders, 19%
RF Scanner, 12%
Proprietary Database, 12%
Purchase Orders, 6%
Cycle Counts, 5%
Fed-Ex, 5%

Common shipping lead skills

Shipping Receiving, 12%
Logistics, 12%
Safety Procedures, 9%
RF, 5%
Inventory Control, 5%
ISO, 4%