Traffic administrator vs shipping clerk

The differences between traffic administrators 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 traffic administrator and a shipping clerk. Additionally, a traffic administrator has an average salary of $47,265, which is higher than the $31,858 average annual salary of a shipping clerk.

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

Traffic administrator vs shipping clerk overview

	Traffic Administrator	Shipping Clerk
Yearly salary	$47,265	$31,858
Hourly rate	$22.72	$15.32
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	51,747	205,150
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	High School Diploma, 44%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	12	12

Traffic administrator vs shipping clerk salary

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

	Traffic Administrator	Shipping Clerk
Average salary	$47,265	$31,858
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $73,000	Between $25,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	-	Tualatin, OR
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	BD
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between traffic administrator and shipping clerk education

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

	Traffic Administrator	Shipping Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	High School Diploma, 44%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Traffic administrator vs shipping clerk demographics

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

	Traffic Administrator	Shipping Clerk
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 41.2% Female, 58.8%	Male, 59.0% Female, 41.0%
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, 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 traffic administrator and shipping 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.

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.

Traffic administrator vs shipping clerk skills

Common traffic administrator skills

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

Common shipping clerk skills

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