Shippers and Receivers
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Job description
These individuals ship and receive items from wholesalers and distributors. They work in:
- Shops
- Plants
- Industrial establishments
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Climatic conditions
Main tasks
- Assemble containers and crates of goods and record their contents.
- Choose the method of shipping items.
- Prepare shipping documents (loading notes, customs documents, invoices, etc.).
- Pack items for shipment and attach identification labels and shipping instructions.
- Monitor the loading and unloading of items into and out of vehicles.
- Examine merchandise received, note missing items, and return damaged items.
- Unpack, code, and distribute items to appropriate storage areas.
- Manage internal manual or computerized record keeping systems.
- Operate equipment to load, unload, transport, or store items as required.
Advancement and mobility
- Experience or additional training gives access to supervisory positions.
Hourly wage
The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2022 to 2024.- Minimum
- $16.25
- Median
- $21.10
- Maximum
- $30.00
Job prospects for 2024-2028
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Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
Non available
Limited
Good
Very good
Good
All of Québec
Non available
Limited
Good
Very good
Non available
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
35,000
All of Québec
na
Gender distribution
All of Québec
Not available.
- 24.8% Female
- 75.2% Male
Not available.
- 24.8% Female
- 75.2% Male
Job types
All of Québec
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
$40,400
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 44, 4537% of jobs
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NAICS 4121% of jobs
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NAICS 48, 497% of jobs
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NAICS 311, 3125% of jobs
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NAICS 233% of jobs
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Others27% of jobs
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 44, 4537% of jobs
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NAICS 4121% of jobs
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NAICS 48, 497% of jobs
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NAICS 311, 3125% of jobs
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NAICS 233% of jobs
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Others27% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
Secondary
DVS in conseil et vente de pièces d'équipement motorisé
Code : 5347
Placement rate: 89.4%
2.2% of graduates pursue further studies
College
ACS in logistique du transport
Code : LCADS
Placement rate: 89.5%
2.6% of graduates pursue further studies
Sometimes required
- A forklift operator competency card may be required or may be an asset.
- Experience in related office or warehouse work may be required.
- A Class 5 driver’s licence may be required.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Information processing
- Oral expression
- Active listening
- Reading comprehension
- Critical thought
- Coordination
- Judgment and decision-making
Abilities
- Near vision
- Awareness of issues
- Verbal skills
- Oral comprehension
- Information organization
- Speech clarity
- Deductive reasoning
- Perception speed
- Written comprehension
- Manual dexterity
- Inductive reasoning
Knowledge and attributes
- Autonomy
- Capacity to adapt
- Capacity to work in a team
- Knowledge of production and treatment
- Versatility
- Sense of initiative
- Attention to detail
- Tolerance to stress
- Assiduity and punctuality
- Timeliness
Interests
- Draft, communicate, and inform
- Work with numbers
- Work manually
- Collect, verify, sort, and classify data or information
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Investigative
- People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
- Conventional
- People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
Official name of the NOC 14400
Shippers and receivers
Job titles
- Shipping clerk
- Distribution clerk
- Freight receiver clerk
- Shipping agent
- Supply chain assistant
- Warehouse shipping clerk
- Shipping and receiving clerk
- Export-booking clerk
- Receiving clerk
- Receiving clerk for returned merchandise
- Receiving room clerk
- Export traffic clerk
- Import traffic clerk
- Freight forwarding clerk
- Cargo location clerk
- Delivery clerk
- Import freight clerk
- Freight checker
- Shipper-receiver
- Shipper
- Warehouse shipper
- Produce shipper
- Freight shipper
- Stock handler
- Receiver
- Warehouse receiver
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- Freight receiver
- Receiving checker
- Stock receiver
- Supercargo
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Skill type
Business, finance and administration
Last update: January 29, 2026
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