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Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks in Pennsylvania

Want to work in Pennsylvania as a Shipping, Receiving, or Traffic Clerk? Read this first!

1.6% Jobs Projection
$34,760 Median Salary
2,460 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks in Pennsylvania are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks in Pennsylvania is growing slower than average.

  • Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks in Pennsylvania earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks Work in Pennsylvania?

25,650 people worked as Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks in 2018 in this state.

There were 24,210 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 1,440 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 8,120 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks working in it, which means Pennsylvania has more Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks than average.

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Job Projections for Pennsylvania

Jobs for Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks in this state are growing at a rate of 1.6% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 0.0%.

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Pennsylvania Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 2,460 annual job openings, and a total of 24,750 jobs for Pennsylvania Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 67,200 annual jobs and 681,500 total jobs in 2026.

What do Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks Make in Pennsylvania?

In 2018 wages for Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks ranged from $22,530 to $50,640 with $34,760 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.83 to $24.35. The median hourly rate was $16.71.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $16.41 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.30.

The median salary in Pennsylvania is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Pennsylvania Metros for Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 32,420 $34,180
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 10,740 $34,640
Pittsburgh, PA 3,800 $34,550
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 2,130 $32,060
Lancaster, PA 2,010 $35,000
Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA 1,990 $31,860
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 1,980 $33,740
York-Hanover, PA 1,250 $40,770
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 1,120 $32,790
Reading, PA 990 $36,960
Erie, PA 530 $33,570
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA 400 $35,740
Gettysburg, PA 280 $36,410
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA 280 $35,780
Altoona, PA 270 $29,530
Lebanon, PA 210 $38,750
Williamsport, PA 170 $32,480
East Stroudsburg, PA 150 $41,020
State College, PA 110 $33,150
Johnstown, PA 100 $34,300

Top States for Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks Employment

The table below shows the states where most Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 86,400 $33,780
Texas 62,280 $31,400
Ohio 38,900 $32,610
Illinois 32,710 $33,510
Florida 32,350 $30,400
New York 26,870 $34,870
Pennsylvania 25,650 $34,760
Georgia 23,740 $31,770
Michigan 23,650 $32,700
Indiana 20,660 $32,240
North Carolina 19,950 $31,340
New Jersey 19,420 $33,660
Tennessee 15,920 $30,890
Minnesota 15,030 $35,990
Virginia 15,020 $33,430
Massachusetts 14,700 $38,150
Wisconsin 13,130 $36,010
Washington 12,360 $37,500
Missouri 11,570 $32,900
Arizona 9,960 $31,570

Below are the states where Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $51,730
Alaska $41,800
Massachusetts $38,150
Washington $37,500
Rhode Island $36,470
Wisconsin $36,010
Minnesota $35,990
Hawaii $35,930
Connecticut $35,900
North Dakota $35,260

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