Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks (43-5071) in Hartford Labor Market Area

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Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks (43-5071) in Hartford Labor Market Area

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Hartford LMA (1Q 2023)
All Industry
Estimated employment		2,580
Mean wage		$21.32
Entry wage		$16.42
10th percentile wage		$15.64
50th percentile wage		$20.54
90th percentile wage		$28.91

Top Employing Industries
Industry	Employment / Percent
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	350	13.5%
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	280	10.8%
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	170	6.6%
Food and Beverage Retailers	160	6.2%

Top Paying Industries
Industry	Employment / Median Wage
Chemical Manufacturing	50	$25.31
Couriers and Messengers	130	$24.74
Food Manufacturing	30	$24.67
Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing	20	$23.86

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks (43-5071)

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. Excludes Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping (43-5111), Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, except Postal Service (43-9051), and Stockers and Order Fillers (53-7065).


Median Wage History
Year	This Occupation		Compared to Occupational Group		Difference
Current	$20.54		$23.42		-$2.88
2022	$19.88	+3.3%	$22.67	+3.3%	-$2.78
2021	$18.80	+5.8%	$21.44	+5.8%	-$2.63
2020	$18.17	+3.5%	$20.72	+3.5%	-$2.54
2019	$17.67	+2.9%	$20.14	+2.9%	-$2.47
2018	$17.13	+3.2%	$19.53	+3.2%	-$2.40
2017	$16.56	+3.4%	$18.88	+3.4%	-$2.32
2016	$16.13	+2.7%	$18.39	+2.7%	-$2.26
2015	$15.65	+3.1%	$17.85	+3.1%	-$2.19
2014	$15.31	+2.2%	$17.46	+2.2%	-$2.14
Year	This Occupation		Compared to All Occupations		Difference
Current	$20.54		$26.35		-$5.81
2022	$19.88	+3.3%	$25.47	+3.4%	-$5.58
2021	$18.80	+5.8%	$24.10	+5.7%	-$5.30
2020	$18.17	+3.5%	$23.28	+3.5%	-$5.10
2019	$17.67	+2.9%	$22.62	+2.9%	-$4.94
2018	$17.13	+3.2%	$21.96	+3.0%	-$4.83
2017	$16.56	+3.4%	$21.33	+2.9%	-$4.76
2016	$16.13	+2.7%	$20.83	+2.4%	-$4.70
2015	$15.65	+3.1%	$20.30	+2.6%	-$4.65
2014	$15.31	+2.2%	$19.87	+2.2%	-$4.56

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 2023

Top Areas For This Occupation

Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Bridgeport-Stamford	$21.83	1,550
Hartford	$20.54	2,580
New Haven	$20.45	1,340
Danbury	$20.29	470
Waterbury	$19.82	350

Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford	$20.54	2,580
Bridgeport-Stamford	$21.83	1,550
New Haven	$20.45	1,340
Danbury	$20.29	470
Norwich-New London	$18.84	430


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