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Eastern WDA (1Q 2016)
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Estimated employment620
Mean wage$17.57
Entry wage$12.95
10th percentile wage$12.10
50th percentile wage$17.21
90th percentile wage$23.78
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Trade, Transportation and Utilities42067.5%
Manufacturing15024%
Leisure and Hospitality203.4%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Leisure and Hospitality20$20.39
Manufacturing150$18.40
Trade, Transportation and Utilities420$16.53
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$17.21 $18.47  -$1.26
2015$16.59+3.8%$17.80 +3.8%-$1.21
2014$16.26+2.0%$17.45 +2.0%-$1.19
2013$15.94+2.0%$17.10 +2.0%-$1.16
2012$15.67+1.7%$16.81 +1.7%-$1.14
2011$15.38+1.8%$16.51 +1.8%-$1.12
2010$15.14+1.6%$16.25 +1.6%-$1.10
2009$14.85+1.9%$15.94 +1.9%-$1.08
2008$14.45+2.8%$15.51 +2.8%-$1.05
2007$13.99+3.3%$15.01 +3.3%-$1.02
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$17.21 $20.53  -$3.32
2015$16.59+3.8%$19.96 +2.9%-$3.36
2014$16.26+2.0%$19.53 +2.2%-$3.26
2013$15.94+2.0%$19.14 +2.1%-$3.19
2012$15.67+1.7%$18.81 +1.7%-$3.14
2011$15.38+1.8%$18.51 +1.6%-$3.12
2010$15.14+1.6%$18.20 +1.7%-$3.06
2009$14.85+1.9%$17.95 +1.4%-$3.09
2008$14.45+2.8%$17.49 +2.6%-$3.04
2007$13.99+3.3%$16.94 +3.3%-$2.94
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
Southwest $17.79 960
Eastern $17.21 620
North Central $17.07 2,570
South Central $16.63 1,350
Northwest $15.03 1,630
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
North Central $17.07 2,570
Northwest $15.03 1,630
South Central $16.63 1,350
Southwest $17.79 960
Eastern $17.21 620
Wages in other areas
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