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Order Clerks vs Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Order Clerks and Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Order Clerks Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$44,660
$43,190
Employment · BLS OEWS
83,420
857,630
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
92nd pct
63rd pct

At a glance

Dimension Order Clerks Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
Median pay $44,660 $43,190
Employment 83,420 857,630
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection Declining (-17.2%) Declining (-7.7%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 8,000 69,300
Typical education · O*NET Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not. Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
AI exposure · published exposure studies High · 92nd pct Moderate · 63rd pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 99th pct · 63% of tasks 85th pct · 47% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index Augmentation-leaning (45.4%) Augmentation-leaning (50.8%)
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman Yes No

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Customer and Personal Service, Production and Processing, Computers and Electronics, Active Listening, Oral Comprehension, Oral Expression, Near Vision, Speech Recognition, Education and Training, Speaking, Speech Clarity, English Language, Written Comprehension, Administrative, Mathematics, Reading Comprehension, Problem Sensitivity, Transportation, Written Expression, Information Ordering, Administration and Management, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Judgment and Decision Making, Deductive Reasoning, Inductive Reasoning, Category Flexibility, Perceptual Speed, Mathematics, Social Perceptiveness, Coordination, Persuasion.

Specific to Order Clerks

  • Sales and Marketing
  • Service Orientation
  • Public Safety and Security
  • Personnel and Human Resources
  • Writing
  • Engineering and Technology
  • Active Learning
  • Flexibility of Closure

Specific to Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks

  • Arm-Hand Steadiness
  • Time Management
  • Selective Attention
  • Manual Dexterity
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Finger Dexterity
  • Trunk Strength
  • Far Vision

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Spreadsheet software , Office suite software , Document management software , Internet browser software , Data base user interface and query software , Electronic mail software , Presentation software , Word processing software , Enterprise resource planning ERP software , Procurement software , Inventory management software , Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software .

Specific to Order Clerks

Specific to Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Order Clerks or Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Order Clerks vs Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/order-clerks-vs-shipping-receiving-and-inventory-clerks

APA

Singulariki. (2026). Order Clerks vs Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/order-clerks-vs-shipping-receiving-and-inventory-clerks

BibTeX 
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  title  = {Order Clerks vs Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks},
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  url    = {https://singulariki.com/compare/order-clerks-vs-shipping-receiving-and-inventory-clerks}
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