Are shipping and receiving clerks happy?

At CareerExplorer, we conduct an ongoing survey with millions of people and ask them how satisfied they are with their careers. As it turns out, shipping and receiving clerks rate their career happiness 2.4 out of 5 stars which puts them in the bottom 4% of careers.

To put this into perspective, we compared how happy shipping and receiving clerks are to similar careers in the industry. Take a look at the results below:

Salaries and satisfaction ratings in similar careers

So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:

• Salary: Are shipping and receiving clerks happy with their salary?
• Meaning: Do shipping and receiving clerks find their jobs meaningful?
• Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as shipping and receiving clerks?
• Work environment: How enjoyable are shipping and receiving clerk’s work environments?
• Skills utilization: Are shipping and receiving clerks making the best use of their abilities?

Are shipping and receiving clerks happy with their salary?

Shipping and receiving clerks rated their satisfaction with their salaries 2.6/5. Shipping and receiving clerks tend to be quite unhappy with their salary, with very few reporting satisfaction with their pay.

Do shipping and receiving clerks find their jobs meaningful?

On average, shipping and receiving clerks rate the meaningfulness of their work a 1.9/5. The majority of shipping and receiving clerks struggle to find any sort of meaning in their work, likely resulting in less satisfaction with the career overall.

How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as shipping and receiving clerks?

Shipping and receiving clerks rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.3/5. The majority of shipping and receiving clerks don’t see personality fit as a hinderence in their career.

How enjoyable is a shipping and receiving clerk’s work environment?

As a whole, shipping and receiving clerks rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.0/5. Most of them tend to enjoy, or at least not be actively bothered by, their work environment.

Are shipping and receiving clerks making the best use of their abilities?

Former shipping and receiving clerks on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 2.2/5. Most feel that their skills are being underutilized in the career, probably leading to more general dissatisfaction with being a shipping and receiving clerk.