NorthStar

Occupations/43-5071.00

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks

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.

High school

Usually a high school diploma, plus some experience or short training.

AI automation risk

68%

Higher automation risk

Human characteristics

49%

Balanced human and task mix

Task orientation

72%

Higher automation risk

A day in this job

  • Mostly routine

    Examine shipment contents and compare with records, such as manifests, invoices, or orders, to verify accuracy.

  • Mostly routine

    Requisition and store shipping materials and supplies to maintain inventory of stock.

  • Mostly routine

    Record shipment data, such as weight, charges, space availability, damages, or discrepancies, for reporting, accounting, or recordkeeping purposes.

The tasks we can read here lean routine. That sits next to the AI risk rank — it is not a forecast that the job disappears.

Core tasks

  1. 01Examine shipment contents and compare with records, such as manifests, invoices, or orders, to verify accuracy.
  2. 02Requisition and store shipping materials and supplies to maintain inventory of stock.
  3. 03Prepare documents, such as work orders, bills of lading, or shipping orders, to route materials.
  4. 04Pack, seal, label, or affix postage to prepare materials for shipping, using hand tools, power tools, or postage meter.
  5. 05Record shipment data, such as weight, charges, space availability, damages, or discrepancies, for reporting, accounting, or recordkeeping purposes.
  6. 06Confer or correspond with establishment representatives to rectify problems, such as damages, shortages, or nonconformance to specifications.

Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)

  • Repeating same tasks4.37
  • Degree of automation2.74
  • Time sitting2.91
  • Originality (ability)2.12
  • Conflict situations3.32
  • Hands-on objects/tools3.20
  • Outdoors / weather2.17
  • Disease exposure1.17
  • Decision freedom4.14

Top abilities

  • Near Vision3.75
  • Problem Sensitivity3.25
  • Oral Expression3.25
  • Information Ordering3.25
  • Oral Comprehension3.12
  • Arm-Hand Steadiness3.12
  • Written Expression3.00
  • Written Comprehension3.00

Essential skills

  • Reading Comprehension3.12
  • Active Listening3.12
  • Writing2.62
  • Speaking3.25
  • Mathematics2.25
  • Science1.00
  • Critical Thinking3.00
  • Active Learning2.38
  • Learning Strategies2.12
  • Monitoring3.00

CIP matches

99.9999NO MATCH

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