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Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks in Texas

Is Texas a good place for you to work as a Shipping, Receiving, or Traffic Clerk?

10.2% Jobs Projection
$31,400 Median Salary
7,170 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks in Texas are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks in Texas is growing faster than average.

  • Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks in Texas earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks Work in Texas?

62,280 people worked as Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks in 2018 in this state.

There were 64,990 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 2,710 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 8,120 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks working in it, which means Texas has more Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks than average.

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Job Projections for Texas

Jobs for Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks in this state are growing at a rate of 10.2% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 0.0%.

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Texas Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 7,170 annual Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks job openings in Texas, and 69,380 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 67,200 annual jobs and 681,500 total jobs in 2026.

What do Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks Make in Texas?

In 2018 wages for Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks ranged from $20,940 to $47,400 with $31,400 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.07 to $22.79. The median hourly rate was $15.1.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $14.33 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.77.

The median salary in Texas is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Texas Metros for Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 21,950 $31,410
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 15,650 $33,830
Austin-Round Rock, TX 4,350 $30,710
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 3,980 $30,130
El Paso, TX 1,890 $26,910
Laredo, TX 1,700 $26,950
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 1,230 $23,250
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 710 $24,500
Waco, TX 640 $31,610
Killeen-Temple, TX 590 $35,570
Lubbock, TX 530 $31,540
Longview, TX 490 $31,740
Corpus Christi, TX 440 $32,720
Amarillo, TX 410 $31,790
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 400 $32,050
Tyler, TX 390 $33,840
Odessa, TX 350 $34,220
College Station-Bryan, TX 340 $30,630
Abilene, TX 250 $31,630
Texarkana, TX-AR 220 $31,130
Midland, TX 210 $32,390
Sherman-Denison, TX 180 $33,620
Wichita Falls, TX 160 $29,080
San Angelo, TX 140 $29,690
Victoria, TX 140 $33,370

Top States for Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks Employment

View the list below to see where most Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 86,400 $33,780
Texas 62,280 $31,400
Ohio 38,900 $32,610
Illinois 32,710 $33,510
Florida 32,350 $30,400
New York 26,870 $34,870
Pennsylvania 25,650 $34,760
Georgia 23,740 $31,770
Michigan 23,650 $32,700
Indiana 20,660 $32,240
North Carolina 19,950 $31,340
New Jersey 19,420 $33,660
Tennessee 15,920 $30,890
Minnesota 15,030 $35,990
Virginia 15,020 $33,430
Massachusetts 14,700 $38,150
Wisconsin 13,130 $36,010
Washington 12,360 $37,500
Missouri 11,570 $32,900
Arizona 9,960 $31,570

Below are the states where Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $51,730
Alaska $41,800
Massachusetts $38,150
Washington $37,500
Rhode Island $36,470
Wisconsin $36,010
Minnesota $35,990
Hawaii $35,930
Connecticut $35,900
North Dakota $35,260

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