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Occupational Description

Verify and keep records on incoming and outgoing shipments. Prepare items for shipment. Duties include assembling, addressing, stamping, and shipping merchandise or material; receiving, unpacking, verifying and recording incoming merchandise or material; and arranging for the transportation of products

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Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks

Employment Outlook for Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks

Statewide Employment Analysis	2008 employment is estimated to be much larger than the regional average. This occupation is expected to grow at a somewhat slower rate than the regional average. Total job openings are projected to be much higher than the regional average. Reasonable employment opportunities exist largely due to the need to fill replacement job openings.

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Current Employment Department Job Openings for Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks

There are 24 current openings for this occupation. Openings 1 through 24 are listed below.

Job Title	Date Posted	Location	Wage Offered
Warehouse (K104)	6/15/10	Beaverton	$10.00/hr
Shipping / Freight Clerk, Administrative Assistant	6/16/10	Junction City	$9.00/hr to $11.50/hr DOE
Shipping Specialist	7/16/10	Eugene	DOE
Receiving Merchandise Pickup	7/15/10	Medford	$8.40/hr DOE
Merchandise Lead	7/23/10	Clackamas	$11.00/hr DOE
Warehouse and Shipping	7/26/10	Klamath Falls	$9.00/hr
Shipping / Receiving Clerk (Part Time Only)	7/28/10	Tualatin	$10.00/hr
Receiving/Inventory Count Clerk	7/29/10	Mcminnville	DOE
Warehouse Lead	8/9/10	Eugene	$10.00/hr to $12.00/hr DOE
Warehouse	8/5/10	Tualatin	$1,950/mo to $2,080/mo DOE
Logistics Specialist (33136)	8/3/10	Hillsboro	DOE
Shipping Clerk	8/12/10	Hillsboro	$8.40/hr to $10.00/hr DOE
Warehouse Worker	8/13/10	Ashland	$9.00/hr DOE
Shipping Specialist	8/12/10	Tualatin	to $10.00/hr
Shipping Specialist	8/13/10	Hood River	$10.00/hr to $11.00/hr DOE
Online Warehouse Book Receiver	8/11/10	Portland	$8.40/hr to $11.00/hr
Shipping Clerk (Z932)	8/19/10	Beaverton	$15.00/hr to $17.00/hr DOE
Receiving Clerk For Manufacturing Facility	8/23/10	Tualatin	$11.00/hr DOE
Shipping and Receiving Clerk	8/24/10	Beaverton	$12.00/hr to $15.00/hr
Logistics Support - Inventory Control	9/1/10	Newberg
Warehouse / Delivery Supervisor	8/31/10	Portland	DOE
Shipping and Receiving Clerk	9/1/10	Coburg	$11.99/hr to $12.00/hr
M R M Clerk 1	9/1/10	Ontario	DOE
Logistics Support - Shipping &Amp; Receiving	9/1/10	Newberg

Job Openings from the Web for Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks

The following job openings have been automatically extracted from various sites across the Web. These links are provided as supplemental resources. However, the Employment Department cannot validate these openings nor endorse any of these external sites. Some of these jobs may no longer be open. In some cases, a single opening may be posted on multiple sites.

There are 37 current openings for this occupation. Openings 1 through 26 are listed below.

Job Title	Date Posted	Location	Employer
Logistics Support - Shipping & Receiving	8/30/10	Newberg	Climax Portable Machine Tools
Part-time Dockworker, UPS Freight	8/26/10	Eugene	UPS Freight
Part-time Dockworker, UPS Freight	8/26/10	Portland	UPS Freight
Macy's Streets of Tanasbourne, Hillsboro, OR\| Holiday/Seasonal Receiving/Merchandise Processing Asso	8/25/10	Hillsboro	Macy s
Macy's Salem Centre, Salem, OR\| Holiday/Seasonal Receiving/Merchandise Processing Associate, Tempora	8/25/10	Salem	Macy s
Warehouse Associates	8/25/10	Portland	Randstad
Receiving Clerk For Manufacturing Facility	8/25/10	Tualatin
Macy's Washington Square, Tigard, OR\| Holiday/Seasonal Receiving/Merchandise Processing Associate, T	8/25/10	Tigard	Macy s
Sell 40% UPS Shipping Discounts to Businesses. Shipcents.com	8/25/10	Medford
Macy's Valley River Center, Eugene, OR\| Holiday/Seasonal Receiving/Merchandise Processing Associate,	8/25/10	Eugene	Macy s
WAREHOUSE Shipping & Receiving Clerk	8/25/10	Portland	Supervalu
Macy's Rogue Valley, Medford, OR\| Holiday/Seasonal Receiving/Merchandise Processing Associate, Tempo	8/25/10	Medford	Macy s
Macy's Roseburg Valley, Roseburg, OR\| Holiday/Seasonal Receiving/Merchandise Processing Associate, T	8/25/10	Roseburg	Macy s
Warehouse Shipping and Receiving Clerk - SVU	8/24/10	Portland	Supervalu
Temporary Logistics Assistant	8/24/10		Hanna Andersson
Macy's Lloyd Center, Portland, OR\| Holiday/Seasonal Receiving/Merchandise Processing Associate, Temp	8/24/10	Portland	Macy s
Warehouse Associates	8/24/10	Portland	Randstad US
Macy's Downtown Portland, Portland, OR\| Holiday/Seasonal Receiving/Merchandise Processing Associate,	8/24/10	Portland	Macy s
Macy's Bend River, Bend, OR\| Holiday/Seasonal Receiving/Merchandise Processing Associate, Temporary	8/24/10	Bend	Macy s
Macy's Clackamas Town Center, Portland, OR\| Holiday/Seasonal Receiving/Merchandise Processing Associ	8/24/10	Portland	Macy s
Warehouse Shipping & Receiving Cler...	8/24/10	Portland	Supervalu
shipping & receiving	8/24/10	Gresham	Express Employment Professionals
Temporary Logistics Assistant	8/24/10	Portland	Hanna Andersson
Warehouse Shipping and Receiving Clerk - SVU	8/23/10	Portland	Supervalu
Import/Export Shipping Clerk	8/19/10	Hillsboro	Express Employment Professionals

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State of Oregon License Information for Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks

No statewide license is required for this occupation.

Wages for Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks

Region	---------------- 2010 Wages ----------------
	Percentiles (hourly wages)					Avg Hourly ($/hr)	Avg Annual
	10th	25th	50th (median)	75th	90th	Avg Hourly ($/hr)	Avg Annual
Oregon Statewide	$10.12	$11.79	$14.24	$17.60	$21.37	$15.03	$31,257
Clatsop / Columbia / Tillamook	9.60	12.22	16.88	21.41	24.02	16.87	35,076
Multnomah / Washington	10.58	12.23	14.58	18.28	22.97	15.67	32,598
Marion / Polk / Yamhill	9.99	11.18	13.45	16.11	19.13	14.01	29,144
Benton / Lincoln / Linn	9.13	10.85	13.63	17.13	22.61	14.61	30,402
Lane	9.57	10.94	13.16	16.44	19.61	14.01	29,138
Douglas	9.87	12.10	15.31	17.93	20.35	15.09	31,381
Coos / Curry	10.06	11.38	14.26	21.31	24.30	15.97	33,205
Jackson / Josephine	9.03	10.32	12.71	15.44	18.69	13.21	27,475
Gilliam / Hood River / Sherman / Wheeler / Wasco	8.93	9.68	11.91	14.24	17.68	12.48	25,966
Crook / Deschutes / Jefferson	10.94	12.58	14.95	18.27	21.27	15.54	32,338
Klamath / Lake	10.36	12.04	13.67	15.41	17.61	13.88	28,856
Morrow / Umatilla	10.25	11.65	14.01	16.99	19.27	14.43	30,024
Baker / Union / Wallowa	11.77	14.18	17.78	28.29	30.60	20.23	42,065
Grant / Harney / Malheur	9.23	10.40	12.38	14.66	17.89	12.82	26,667
Clackamas	10.77	12.67	15.17	18.24	20.26	15.45	32,136

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Regional Employment Projections for Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks

Region	Employment		Change	% Change	Projected Annual Openings
Region	2008	2018	Change	% Change	Growth	Replacement	Total
Oregon Statewide	9,399	9,855	456	4.9%	46	239	284
Multnomah / Washington	4,370	4,609	239	5.5%	24	111	135
Clackamas	1,081	1,133	52	4.8%	5	28	33
Lane	869	923	54	6.2%	5	22	28
Marion / Polk / Yamhill	772	820	48	6.2%	5	20	25
Jackson / Josephine	637	685	48	7.5%	5	16	21
Benton / Lincoln / Linn	445	477	32	7.2%	3	11	15
Crook / Deschutes / Jefferson	377	405	28	7.4%	3	10	13
Douglas	171	178	7	4.1%	1	4	5
Morrow / Umatilla	165	158	-7	-4.2%	0	4	4
Gilliam / Hood River / Sherman / Wheeler / Wasco	113	122	9	8.0%	1	3	4
Clatsop / Columbia / Tillamook	98	103	5	5.1%	1	3	3
Klamath / Lake	91	99	8	8.8%	1	2	3
Coos / Curry	81	82	1	1.2%	0	2	2
Grant / Harney / Malheur	67	67	0	0.0%	0	2	2
Baker / Union / Wallowa	52	50	-2	-3.8%	0	1	1

Replacement openings are caused by existing workers permanently leaving their occupation. Many additional job openings occur due to job changes within occupations.

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Industries of Employment for Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks

Industry Click links to view infoUSA employers	Ownership	2008 Employment
Total, All Industries	All	9,399
Total, All Industries	Private	9,248
Manufacturing	Private	2,759
Food Manufacturing	Private	310
Wood Product Manufacturing	Private	172
Other Wood Product Manufacturing	Private	103
Paper Manufacturing	Private	83
Printing and Related Support Activities	Private	150
Chemical Manufacturing	Private	114
Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing	Private	150
Plastics Product Manufacturing	Private	128
Primary Metal Manufacturing	Private	157
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	Private	349
Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing	Private	101
Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	Private	75
Machinery Manufacturing	Private	234
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	Private	339
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	Private	185
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	Private	189
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	Private	82
Miscellaneous Manufacturing	Private	263
Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	Private	74
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	Private	189
Wholesale Trade	Private	2,133
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	Private	1,217
Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	Private	351
Lumber and Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers	Private	86
Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	Private	132
Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers	Private	92
Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	Private	177
Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	Private	155
Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	Private	132
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	Private	706
Paper and Paper Product Merchant Wholesalers	Private	77
Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers	Private	133
Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers	Private	267
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	Private	162
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	Private	210
Retail Trade	Private	2,234
Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	Private	217
Automobile Dealers	Private	81
Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores	Private	99
Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores	Private	130
Furniture Stores	Private	80
Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers	Private	377
Building Material and Supplies Dealers	Private	362
Food and Beverage Stores	Private	196
Grocery Stores	Private	185
Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores	Private	217
Clothing Stores	Private	93
Shoe Stores	Private	111
Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book, and Music Stores	Private	152
Sporting Goods, Hobby, and Musical Instrument Stores	Private	89
General Merchandise Stores	Private	408
Department Stores	Private	240
Other General Merchandise Stores	Private	168
Miscellaneous Store Retailers	Private	131
Office Supplies, Stationery, and Gift Stores	Private	82
Nonstore Retailers	Private	294
Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses	Private	284
Transportation and Warehousing	Private	1,120
Truck Transportation	Private	90
General Freight Trucking	Private	84
Couriers and Messengers	Private	422
Couriers	Private	419
Warehousing and Storage	Private	579
Information	Private	178
Publishing Industries (except Internet)	Private	132
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers	Private	87
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	Private	115
Management of Companies and Enterprises	Private	154
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	Private	188
Administrative and Support Services	Private	178
Employment Services	Private	144
Health Care and Social Assistance	Private	158
Hospitals	Private	103
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	Private	103
Other Services (except Public Administration)	Private	75
Total, All Industries	Federal	81
Federal Government (Non-Postal)	Federal	72

Educational Requirements for Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks

Workers must have short-term on-the-job training to gain the necessary skills for this occupation. However, those with related work experience have a competitive advantage in this labor market.

Skills for Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks

Apply Local And Regional Geographical Knowledge To Transportation
Determine Appropriate Postage Or Freight Fees
Develop Delivery And Production Schedules
Expedite Freight Movement
Manage Inventories And Supplies
Obtain Information From Clients, Customers, Patients Or Others
Operate Forklift
Organize And Work With Detailed Records
Organize Goods And Merchandise Received Into Stock Or Inventory
Prepare And Package Goods For Shipment
Prepare Shipping Documents
Process And Prepare Business Forms
Process Records And Maintain Forms And Files
Read And Process Written Or Electronic Orders For Merchandise
Receive And Process Returned Merchandise
Stock, Organize And Clean Shelves
Unpack, Inventory And Store Goods
Use Basic Mathematics
Use Computers To Enter, Access And Retrieve Data
Use Computers To Organize And Locate Parts And Inventory
Use Inventory Control Procedures
Use Shipping Codes To Track Delayed Or Missing Shipments
Work As A Team Member
Wrap And Label Products

Schools and Training Providers for Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks

The training providers listed below offer programs related to this occupation. This information is updated once per year. Anyone interested in a particular program should check with the training institution regarding its availability. Listing these training providers does not necessarily constitute or imply their endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the State of Oregon.

General Office Occupations and Clerical Services

Chemeketa Community College 4000 Lancaster Dr NE Salem, OR 97305 Phone: (503) 399-5000 Programs of Training: General Office Occupations and Clerical Services	Linn-Benton Community College 6500 Pacific Blvd SW Albany, OR 97321 Phone: (541) 917-4999 Programs of Training: General Office Occupations and Clerical Services	Mt Hood Community College 26000 SE Stark St Gresham, OR 97030 Phone: (503) 491-6422 Programs of Training: General Office Occupations and Clerical Services
DePaul Industries 4660 Portland Rd. NE, Suite 108 Salem, OR 97305-1684 Phone: (503) 856-9817 Programs of Training: General Office Occupations and Clerical Services	Central Oregon Community College 2600 NW College Way Bend, OR 97701 Phone: (541) 383-7500 Programs of Training: General Office Occupations and Clerical Services	Southwestern Oregon Community College 1988 Newmark Ave Coos Bay, OR 97420 Phone: (541) 888-2525 Programs of Training: General Office Occupations and Clerical Services
Portland Community College 12000 SW 49th Avenue Portland, OR 97219 Phone: (503) 244-6111 Programs of Training: General Office Occupations and Clerical Services	Umpqua Community College 1140 College Rd. Roseburg, OR 97470 Phone: (541) 440-4600 Programs of Training: General Office Occupations and Clerical Services	Clatsop Community College 1653 Jerome Ave Astoria, OR 97103 Phone: (503) 325-0910 Programs of Training: General Office Occupations and Clerical Services
Lane Community College 4000 E 30th Ave Eugene, OR 97405 Phone: (541) 463-3000 Programs of Training: General Office Occupations and Clerical Services	DePaul Industries Training Centers 4950 NE Martin Luther King Portland, OR 97211-3354 Phone: (503) 281-1289 Programs of Training: General Office Occupations and Clerical Services

Career Pathway Roadmaps for Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks

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Related Occupations

The scores listed below indicates how closely the skills for Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks matches the occupation in the list. A score of 100% means the occupations have identical skill sets. A maximum of 10 occupations are displayed below.

Occupation	Skill Overlap
Stock Clerks And Order Fillers	53%
Production, Planning, And Expediting Clerks	35%

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