Junior

Junior Advertising Dispatch Clerk

The traffic controller — routing materials, tracking shipments, and keeping the physical side of advertising moving.

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Job markets for Junior Advertising Dispatch Clerks
Employment concentration · ~383 areas
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What it's like

What it's like to be a Junior Advertising Dispatch Clerk

Dispatch Clerk is an operations role managing the physical distribution of advertising materials. You're coordinating shipments, tracking deliveries, and ensuring materials arrive where they need to be on time.

Your day is logistics-focused: processing orders, coordinating with vendors, tracking packages, and troubleshooting delivery issues. It's operational work that requires reliability and attention to detail.

The people who succeed here are systematic and good at follow-through. The work isn't glamorous, but advertising materials that don't arrive on time are worthless.

IndependenceAbove avg
SupportModerate
Working ConditionsModerate
RelationshipsModerate
AchievementModerate
RecognitionLower
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StrategyExecution
StructuredAdaptable
ManagingContributing
CollaborativeIndependent
VolumeMaterial typesGeographic scopeAutomation level
High-volume operations (retail, events) are fast-paced. Lower-volume environments allow more attention per shipment. Digital advertising has reduced but not eliminated this function.
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Career Paths

Where this role sits in the broader career landscape — and where it can take you.

$239K$179K$119K$60K$0KLower paying387 metro areas, sorted by salary level
All experience levels1
This level's estimated range
INDUSTRIES PAYING ABOVE AVERAGE
1 BLS OEWS May 2024 covers all Junior Advertising Dispatch Clerks (SOC 43-5061.00), not just this title · BEA RPP 2023
* Top salaries exceed this figure. BLS caps reported wages at ~$240K to protect individual privacy in high-earning roles.
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The Broader Landscape

Roles like this one sit within a broader occupational category. The numbers below reflect that full landscape — helpful for context, but your specific experience will depend on level, specialty, and where you work.

$39K–$85K
Salary Range
10th – 90th percentile
385K
U.S. Employment
-1.8%
10yr Growth
34K
Annual Openings

How this category is changing

$76K$72K$68K$65K$61K201920202021202220232024$61K$76K
BLS OEWS May 2024 · BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034

Skills & Requirements

Reading ComprehensionSpeakingTime ManagementActive ListeningCritical ThinkingMonitoringWritingComplex Problem SolvingCoordinationSystems Analysis
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Federal data: BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (May 2024) · BLS Employment Projections · O*NET OnLine
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