Traffic clerk vs receiving coordinator

The differences between traffic clerks and receiving coordinators 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 clerk and a receiving coordinator. Additionally, a receiving coordinator has an average salary of $33,588, which is higher than the $32,011 average annual salary of a traffic clerk.

The top three skills for a traffic clerk include shipping receiving, data entry and customer service. The most important skills for a receiving coordinator are hand tools, data entry, and purchase orders.

Traffic clerk vs receiving coordinator overview

	Traffic Clerk	Receiving Coordinator
Yearly salary	$32,011	$33,588
Hourly rate	$15.39	$16.15
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	69,635	31,732
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 32%	Bachelor's Degree, 33%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	12	12

Traffic clerk vs receiving coordinator salary

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

	Traffic Clerk	Receiving Coordinator
Average salary	$32,011	$33,588
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $41,000	Between $27,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	San Leandro, CA	-
Highest paying state	Hawaii	-
Best paying company	Occidental Petroleum	-
Best paying industry	Transportation	-

Differences between traffic clerk and receiving coordinator education

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

	Traffic Clerk	Receiving Coordinator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 32%	Bachelor's Degree, 33%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Traffic clerk vs receiving coordinator demographics

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

	Traffic Clerk	Receiving Coordinator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 24.9% Female, 75.1%	Male, 62.3% Female, 37.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.7% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 25.5% Asian, 7.2% White, 51.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 10.8% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 21.3% Asian, 7.4% White, 55.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between traffic clerk and receiving coordinator duties and responsibilities

Traffic clerk example responsibilities.

Manage comprehensive truckload and LTL logistical information for customers and trucking carriers.
File BOL's for inbound and outbound loads to maintain audit standards.
Work on AS400 to adjust and close food orders.
Analyze and direct routing for LTL or T/L shipments, follow up T/L shipments for delivery dates.
Maintain clean and sanitary operating environment; responsible for maintaining cleanliness of receiving area including loading dock and trash areas.
Coordinate shipments of LCL cargo going to Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, Guatemala and Honduras.

Receiving coordinator example responsibilities.

Develop and implement lean processes to manage the economical and efficient coordination of interdepartmental logistics.
Verify materials coming in against BOL.
Enter information about incoming steel into a computer using the AS400 program.
Scan paperwork using RF unit scanner to verify product number and count from pallet.
Receive all incoming shipping documents into the AS400 ensuring all information is present and accurate.
Register receivers in WMS (warehouse management system) to allow forklift drivers to receive product.

Traffic clerk vs receiving coordinator skills

Common traffic clerk skills

Shipping Receiving, 22%
Data Entry, 14%
Customer Service, 9%
Outbound Shipments, 7%
WMS, 5%
Space Availability, 4%

Common receiving coordinator skills

Hand Tools, 14%
Data Entry, 11%
Purchase Orders, 10%
Customer Service, 8%
Inventory Control, 5%
Cycle Counts, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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