Headline risk
13%
Low RiskShipping, receiving, and inventory clerks
United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.
Why This Score
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
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.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 0% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 43,190
Employment 2024
862.2K
Projected Change (2024–34)
-7.7%
Openings (2024–34)
69.3K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Overall employment of material recording clerks is projected to grow 6 percent from 2024 to 2034, decline.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Examine shipment contents and compare with records, such as manifests, invoices, or orders, to verify accuracy. AI use: 0%
- 2. Confer or correspond with establishment representatives to rectify problems, such as damages, shortages, or nonconformance to specifications. AI use: 0%
- 3. Record shipment data, such as weight, charges, space availability, damages, or discrepancies, for reporting, accounting, or recordkeeping purposes. AI use: 0%
- 4. Requisition and store shipping materials and supplies to maintain inventory of stock. AI use: 0%
- 5. Prepare documents, such as work orders, bills of lading, or shipping orders, to route materials. AI use: 0%
- 6. Pack, seal, label, or affix postage to prepare materials for shipping, using hand tools, power tools, or postage meter. AI use: 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 40.6 · 604K employed
Under 25: 14% · 25–54: 65% · 55+: 21%
Related
No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.
Source coverage
11/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Mapping quality
crosswalk_exact · employment series present
Narrative & sources
Material recording clerks track product information in order to keep businesses and supply chains on schedule.
Most material recording clerks work full time.
Material recording clerks typically need a high school diploma or equivalent and are trained on the job.
The median annual wage for material recording clerks was $46,120 in May 2024.
Overall employment of material recording clerks is projected to grow 6 percent from 2024 to 2034, decline.
Published limitations
This page shows the local country layer, not realised individual job outcomes. The global structural baseline is shared across countries; only the local demand and wage layer changes here.
Built from O*NET occupation descriptions, task statements, technology skills, work context, Job Zones, Anthropic task penetration, BLS OEWS wages, BLS projection tables, BLS ORS requirements, BLS OOH narrative content, BLS skills data, and BLS CPS occupation age tables.