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Estimated employment2,650
Mean wage$17.27
Entry wage$11.87
10th percentile wage$10.15
50th percentile wage$16.97
90th percentile wage$24.33
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Trade, Transportation and Utilities1,20045.4%
Manufacturing1,16043.7%
Professional and Business Services1204.5%
Education and Health Services602.3%
Other Services200.6%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Financial Activities$18.44
Manufacturing1,160$18.32
Education and Health Services60$18.00
Other Services20$15.41
Professional and Business Services120$15.40
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks (43-5071)
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. Exclude "Stock Clerks and Order Fillers" (43-5081) and "Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping" (43-5111).
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$16.97 $19.75  -$2.78
2015$16.36+3.8%$19.04 +3.8%-$2.67
2014$16.04+2.0%$18.66 +2.0%-$2.62
2013$15.71+2.0%$18.29 +2.0%-$2.57
2012$15.45+1.7%$17.98 +1.7%-$2.53
2011$15.17+1.8%$17.65 +1.8%-$2.48
2010$14.93+1.6%$17.37 +1.6%-$2.44
2009$14.65+1.9%$17.05 +1.9%-$2.39
2008$14.25+2.8%$16.58 +2.8%-$2.33
2007$13.79+3.3%$16.05 +3.3%-$2.25
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$16.97 $22.30  -$5.33
2015$16.36+3.8%$21.68 +2.9%-$5.32
2014$16.04+2.0%$21.21 +2.2%-$5.17
2013$15.71+2.0%$20.78 +2.1%-$5.06
2012$15.45+1.7%$20.43 +1.7%-$4.98
2011$15.17+1.8%$20.11 +1.6%-$4.93
2010$14.93+1.6%$19.77 +1.7%-$4.84
2009$14.65+1.9%$19.50 +1.4%-$4.85
2008$14.25+2.8%$19.00 +2.6%-$4.75
2007$13.79+3.3%$18.40 +3.3%-$4.60
Note: The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80% of workers earn between this wage range, 10% earn less while 10% earn more.
Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2016
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Bridgeport $17.20 1,140
Waterbury $17.18 370
Hartford $16.97 2,650
Norwich-NL $16.54 400
Danbury $15.26 430
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $16.97 2,650
New Haven $15.21 1,560
Bridgeport $17.20 1,140
Danbury $15.26 430
Norwich-NL $16.54 400
Wages in other areas
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