Traffic administrator vs receiving clerk

The differences between traffic administrators 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 traffic administrator and a receiving clerk. Additionally, a traffic administrator has an average salary of $47,265, which is higher than the $31,482 average annual salary of a receiving clerk.

The top three skills for a traffic administrator include international shipments, forwarders and DOT. The most important skills for a receiving clerk are customer service, purchase orders, and data entry.

Traffic administrator vs receiving clerk overview

	Traffic Administrator	Receiving Clerk
Yearly salary	$47,265	$31,482
Hourly rate	$22.72	$15.14
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	51,747	237,705
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	High School Diploma, 42%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	12	12

Traffic administrator vs receiving clerk salary

Traffic administrators and receiving clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Traffic Administrator	Receiving Clerk
Average salary	$47,265	$31,482
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $73,000	Between $25,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	North Dakota
Best paying company	-	Los Alamos National Laboratory
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between traffic administrator and receiving clerk education

There are a few differences between a traffic administrator and a receiving clerk in terms of educational background:

	Traffic Administrator	Receiving Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	High School Diploma, 42%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Traffic administrator vs receiving clerk demographics

Here are the differences between traffic administrators' and receiving clerks' demographics:

	Traffic Administrator	Receiving Clerk
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 41.2% Female, 58.8%	Male, 60.2% Female, 39.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 24.5% Asian, 6.5% White, 54.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	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 traffic administrator and receiving clerk duties and responsibilities

Traffic administrator example responsibilities.

Develop and manage SharePoint site for streamlining internal team communications.
Arrange domestic outbound shipments with small package carriers, LTL and FTL truck carriers, air carriers, and railroads.
Communicate extensively with freight forwarders, export carriers, and local carriers to coordinate export shipments.
Establish and maintain key supplier relationships (carriers and freight forwarders), resulting in minimize cost and transit time.
Expedite inbound/outbound freight shipments by completing domestic and Canadian LTL and parcel shipment documentation.
Direct inbound or outbound logistics operations, such as transportation or warehouse activities, safety performance, or logistics quality management.

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.

Traffic administrator vs receiving clerk skills

Common traffic administrator skills

International Shipments, 16%
Forwarders, 12%
DOT, 10%
Transportation Methods, 9%
Freight Bills, 7%
LTL, 7%

Common receiving clerk skills

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

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Updated January 8, 2025

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