Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
Verify and maintain records on incoming and outgoing shipments involving inventory.
About the profession
Verify and maintain records on incoming and outgoing shipments involving inventory. Duties include verifying and recording incoming merchandise or material and arranging for the transportation of products. May prepare items for shipment.
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Based on the Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks role, here are the RIASEC personality types that tend to thrive in this career. While these alignments are common, individual success depends on motivation, skill development, and finding the right work environment.
Enterprising
Leading, persuading, business
Social
Helping, teaching, working with people
Conventional
Organizing, detail-oriented, structured
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Career Path
Your career progression roadmap with salary growth at each level
Career Ladder
Trainee Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerk → Technician Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerk → Senior Technician Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerk → Lead Technician Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerk
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Salary Growth
4
Levels
58K
Top Salary
8+
Years
Learning Path
Skills you need to develop and courses to get there
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Timeline: 0-2 | Entry Level Base: $30,620 - $37,543/year With equity/bonuses: $33,682 - $45,052 Top markets (SF/NYC): $35,213 - $45,052 Execute core tasks using Speaking under…
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Day in Life
Junior vs Senior, daily schedule breakdown
9am, Requisition and store shipping materials and supplies to maintain inventory of stock. 10am, Deliver or route materials to departments using handtruck, conveyor, or sorting…
Income Dynamics
Conservative and aggressive scenarios for 10–15 years
Year 1: Entry level $21,434 - $33,789 Year 2-3: Junior level $37,543 - $42,242 Year 4-6: Mid level $42,242 - $45,799 Year 7-10: Senior level $45,799 - $53,957 Year 10+:…
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