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Working As A Warehouse Receiving

  • Getting Information
  • Interacting With Computers
  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
  • Processing Information
  • Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events

  • Repetitive

  • $31,000

    Average Salary

What Does A Warehouse Receiving Do

Material recording clerks track product information in order to keep businesses and supply chains on schedule. They ensure proper scheduling, recordkeeping, and inventory control.

Duties

Material recording clerks typically do the following:

  • Keep records of items shipped, received, or transferred to another location
  • Compile reports on various aspects of changes in production or inventory
  • Find, sort, or move goods between different parts of the business
  • Check inventory records for accuracy

Material recording clerks use computers, tablets, or hand-held devices to keep track of inventory. Sensors and tags enable these computers to automatically detect when and where products are moved, allowing clerks to keep updated reports without manually counting items.

Production, planning, and expediting clerks manage the flow of information, work, and materials within or among offices in a business. They compile reports on the progress of work and on any production problems that arise. These clerks set workers’ schedules, estimate costs, keep track of materials, and write special orders for new materials. They perform general office tasks, such as entering data or distributing mail. Expediting clerks maintain contact with vendors to ensure that supplies and equipment are shipped on time.

Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks keep track of and record outgoing and incoming shipments. Clerks may scan barcodes with hand-held devices or use radio frequency identification (RFID) scanners to keep track of inventory. They check if shipment orders were correctly processed in their company’s computer system. They also compute freight costs and prepare invoices. Some clerks move goods from the warehouse to the loading dock.

Stock clerks and order fillers receive, unpack, and track merchandise. Stock clerks move products from a warehouse to store shelves. They keep a record of items that enter or leave the stockroom and inspect for damaged goods. These clerks also use hand-held scanners to keep track of merchandise. Order fillers retrieve customer orders and prepare them to be shipped.

Material and product inspecting clerks weigh, measure, check, sample, and keep records on materials, supplies, and equipment that enters a warehouse. They verify the quantity and quality of items they are assigned to examine, checking for defects and recording what they find. They use scales, counting devices, and calculators. Some workers decide what to do about a defective product, such as to scrap it or send it back to the factory to be repaired. Some clerks also prepare reports, such as reports about warehouse inventory levels.

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How To Become A Warehouse Receiving

Material recording clerks usually need to have a high school diploma and are trained on the job. There are no formal education requirements for stock clerks and order fillers.

Education

Production, planning, and expediting clerks; shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks; and material and product inspecting clerks need a high school diploma or equivalent.

Production, planning, and expediting clerks need to have basic knowledge of computer applications such as spreadsheet software.

There are no formal education requirements for stock clerks and order fillers.

Training

Material recording clerks usually learn to do their work on the job. Training for most material recording clerks may last less than a month. Production, planning, and expediting clerks’ training can take several months.

Typically, a supervisor or more experienced worker trains new clerks.

Material recording clerks first learn to count stock and mark inventory and then move onto more difficult tasks, such as recordkeeping. Production clerks need to learn how their company operates before they can write production and work schedules.

Advancement

With additional training or education, material recording clerks may advance to other positions within their firm, such as purchasing agent. Clerks in retail establishments can move into the sales department.

Important Qualities

Communication skills. Production, planning, and expediting clerks are frequently in contact with suppliers, vendors, and production managers and need to be able to communicate the firm’s scheduling needs effectively.

Customer-service skills. Stock clerks sometimes interact with customers in retail stores and may have to get the item the customer is looking for from the storeroom.

Detail oriented. Material and product inspecting clerks check items for defects, some of which are small and difficult to spot.

Math skills. Some material recording clerks use math to calculate shipping costs or take measurements.

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Warehouse Receiving Career Paths

Warehouse Receiving
Forklift Operator Technician Team Leader
Operations Manager
7 Yearsyrs
Forklift Operator Technician Consultant
General Manager
6 Yearsyrs
Forklift Operator Foreman Manager
Area Manager
7 Yearsyrs
Delivery Driver Foreman Supervisor
Warehouse Manager
5 Yearsyrs
Delivery Driver Foreman Project Manager
Purchasing Manager
9 Yearsyrs
Delivery Driver Specialist Buyer
Material Manager
9 Yearsyrs
Material Handler Material Coordinator Buyer
Supply Chain Manager
10 Yearsyrs
Material Handler Coordinator Logistics Coordinator
Logistics Manager
7 Yearsyrs
Material Handler Logistics Specialist Logistics Coordinator
Logistics Supervisor
5 Yearsyrs
Driver Electrician Supervisor
Site Manager
7 Yearsyrs
Driver Electrician Owner
Business Owner
6 Yearsyrs
Driver Field Service Technician Operations Manager
Distribution Center Manager
9 Yearsyrs
Security Officer Coordinator Operation Supervisor
Transportation Manager
8 Yearsyrs
Security Officer Technician Production Supervisor
Distribution Supervisor
6 Yearsyrs
Security Officer Coordinator Production Supervisor
Quality Control Manager
7 Yearsyrs
Material Handler/Forklift Operator Specialist Buyer
Inventory Control Manager
6 Yearsyrs
Material Handler/Forklift Operator Specialist Operation Supervisor
Distribution Manager
7 Yearsyrs
Material Handler/Forklift Operator Logistics Specialist Logistics Coordinator
Traffic Manager
5 Yearsyrs
Forklift Driver Electrician Warehouse Manager
Warehouse Operations Manager
7 Yearsyrs
Service Technician Hvac Technician Warehouse Supervisor
Shipping Manager
5 Yearsyrs
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Average Length of Employment
Shipper Receiver 3.5 years
Warehouse Coordinator 3.4 years
Warehouse Machine Operator 3.4 years
Warehouse Shipping Clerk 3.1 years
Shipping And Receiving Clerk 3.1 years
Warehouse Shipper 3.0 years
Warehouse Receiving 3.0 years
Receiving Clerk 3.0 years
Warehouse Specialist 2.9 years
Warehouse Technician 2.7 years
Warehouse Inventory Specialist 2.7 years
Warehouse Clerk 2.6 years
Shipping And Receiving Associate 2.4 years
Shipping And Receiving Coordinator 2.4 years
General Warehouse Associate 2.1 years
Warehouse Associate 2.0 years
Warehouse Team Member 2.0 years
Warehouse Assistant 2.0 years
Warehouse Employee 1.9 years
Receiving Associate 1.7 years
Top Careers Before Warehouse Receiving
Cashier 13.5%
Warehouse Worker 9.8%
Sales Associate 7.7%
Warehouse Associate 7.2%
Customer Service Representative 6.7%
Forklift Operator 5.9%
Machine Operator 5.7%
Delivery Driver 4.7%
Assistant Manager 4.1%
Shipping And Receiving Coordinator 4.0%
Material Handler 3.9%
Warehouse Manager 3.7%
Manager 3.5%
Driver 3.4%
Supervisor 3.0%
Cook 2.9%
Order Selector 2.8%
Warehouse Supervisor 2.6%
Shipping And Receiving Clerk 2.6%
Crew Member 2.4%
Top Careers After Warehouse Receiving
Warehouse Worker 10.3%
Customer Service Representative 9.3%
Warehouse Associate 8.4%
Forklift Operator 7.8%
Cashier 7.0%
Material Handler 6.1%
Delivery Driver 5.8%
Driver 5.7%
Sales Associate 4.4%
Machine Operator 4.3%
Security Officer 3.8%
Shipping And Receiving Coordinator 3.8%
Warehouse Manager 3.6%
Shipping And Receiving Clerk 3.2%
Material Handler/Forklift Operator 3.0%
Technician 3.0%
Order Selector 2.9%
Manager 2.8%
Associate 2.4%
Warehouse Clerk 2.3%

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AVERAGE SALARY FOR A Warehouse Receiving

Average Yearly Salary
$31,000
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$25,000
Min 10%
$31,000
Median 50%
$31,000
Median 50%
$31,000
Median 50%
$31,000
Median 50%
$31,000
Median 50%
$31,000
Median 50%
$31,000
Median 50%
$39,000
Max 90%
Best Paying Company
Hanesbrands
Highest Paying City
Richmond, CA
Highest Paying State
Alaska
Avg Experience Level
2.8 years
How much does a Warehouse Receiving make at top companies?
The national average salary for a Warehouse Receiving in the United States is $31,490 per year or $15 per hour. Those in the bottom 10 percent make under $25,000 a year, and the top 10 percent make over $39,000.

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Top Skills for A Warehouse Receiving

  1. Pallet Jack
  2. Delivery Trucks
  3. Safety Procedures
You can check out examples of real life uses of top skills on resumes here:
  • Received certifications in power pallet jacks, power lifts, trash compactor, and trash baler operations.
  • Loaded and unload delivery trucks and physically counted inventory as requested.
  • Practice safety procedures when lifting merchandise which could exceed of +50 lbs.
  • Received materials against purchase orders on Connected program.
  • Updated company database and kept an organized inventory control.

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Warehouse Receiving Demographics

Gender

Male

70.7%

Female

15.3%

Unknown

14.0%
Ethnicity

White

60.0%

Hispanic or Latino

20.1%

Black or African American

10.1%

Asian

6.4%

Unknown

3.5%
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Foreign Languages Spoken

Spanish

72.6%

German

3.2%

French

3.2%

Swedish

1.6%

Kurdish

1.6%

Samoan

1.6%

Chinese

1.6%

Turkish

1.6%

Vietnamese

1.6%

Venetian

1.6%

Carrier

1.6%

Russian

1.6%

Polish

1.6%

Arabic

1.6%

Thai

1.6%

Italian

1.6%
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Warehouse Receiving Education

Schools

University of Phoenix

20.2%

Macomb Community College

6.1%

The Academy

6.1%

Houston Community College

6.1%

El Paso Community College

5.1%

Ashford University

5.1%

Pikes Peak Community College

5.1%

Tidewater Community College

5.1%

Tulsa Community College

4.0%

Miami Dade College

4.0%

Colorado State University - Pueblo

4.0%

Winona State University

4.0%

Bryant and Stratton College

4.0%

Fresno City College

3.0%

Brigham Young University

3.0%

University of Houston - Downtown

3.0%

Universal Technical Institute

3.0%

Massasoit Community College

3.0%

Community College of Philadelphia

3.0%

Kansas State University

3.0%
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Majors

Business

25.5%

General Studies

9.2%

Criminal Justice

6.8%

Computer Science

5.1%

Communication

4.9%

Liberal Arts

4.4%

Health Care Administration

3.9%

Electrical Engineering Technology

3.7%

Automotive Technology

3.6%

Accounting

3.6%

Electrical Engineering

3.4%

Psychology

3.4%

Graphic Design

3.4%

Management

3.2%

Medical Assisting Services

3.2%

Culinary Arts

2.9%

General Education, Specific Areas

2.7%

Computer Networking

2.5%

Information Technology

2.4%

Political Science

2.2%
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Degrees

Other

44.5%

Bachelors

22.0%

Associate

18.0%

Certificate

9.9%

Diploma

2.8%

Masters

2.0%

License

0.7%

Doctorate

0.2%
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