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Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks in South Carolina

Considering a career as a Shipping, Receiving, or Traffic Clerk in South Carolina?

8.8% Jobs Projection
$31,950 Median Salary
1,060 Job Openings

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

  • Projected employment for Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks in South Carolina is growing faster than average.

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

How Many Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks Work in South Carolina?

9,720 people worked as Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks in 2018 in this state.

There were 9,270 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 450 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 South Carolina has more Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks than average.

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Job Projections for South Carolina

Jobs for Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks in this state are growing at a rate of 8.8% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 0.0%.

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South Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 1,060 annual job openings, and 10,350 total jobs in 2026 for Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks in this state.

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

What do Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks Make in South Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks ranged from $22,130 to $49,870 with $31,950 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.64 to $23.98. The median hourly rate was $15.36.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $15.01 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.35.

The median salary in South Carolina is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top South Carolina 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
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 6,000 $33,390
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC 2,190 $33,060
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 1,630 $34,030
Columbia, SC 1,620 $28,610
Spartanburg, SC 950 $33,400
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 790 $35,480
Florence, SC 460 $31,640
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 330 $31,350
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC 160 $31,140
Sumter, SC 130 $30,740

Top States for Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks Employment

View the list below to see 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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