Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
The short answer
This job is expected to meaningfully change. AI can already assist with or automate many of its tasks. In New York State, the number of these jobs is expected to shrink over the next decade, with about 2,432 openings expected each year.
Where your job stands
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the second most exposed fifth for how much AI could touch it. That doesn't mean the job goes away—it means more of its tasks are the kind AI can help with.
How much AI could touch this job
Looking at the job itself, AI could help with about a third of this job's tasks.
What this means
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the second most exposed fifth, out of 656 jobs we could rank. Read more in the methodology.
What AI can and can’t help with in this job
The score comes from the real, day-to-day tasks of this job—not a guess about the job as a whole. Below are the tasks that matter most in this job, split by whether AI can help with them.
AI can help with or automate about 73% of the tasks in this job.
Tasks AI can help with or automate
Examine shipment contents and compare with records, such as manifests, invoices, or orders, to verify accuracy.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Prepare documents, such as work orders, bills of lading, or shipping orders, to route materials.
AI could do much of this on its own
Record shipment data, such as weight, charges, space availability, damages, or discrepancies, for reporting, accounting, or recordkeeping purposes.
AI could do much of this on its own
Confer or correspond with establishment representatives to rectify problems, such as damages, shortages, or nonconformance to specifications.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Contact carrier representatives to make arrangements or to issue instructions for shipping and delivery of materials.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Tasks AI can't do much of
Requisition and store shipping materials and supplies to maintain inventory of stock.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Pack, seal, label, or affix postage to prepare materials for shipping, using hand tools, power tools, or postage meter.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Deliver or route materials to departments using handtruck, conveyor, or sorting bins.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
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