As a shipping agent, you are responsible for the handling and organization of shipping processes, including the packing, weighing and labelling of goods as well as the coordination of shipping to customers or branches. Shipping agents ensure that products arrive at the recipient in a timely and flawless manner. They also take on administrative tasks such as documenting shipping data and communicating with transport service providers.
The average monthly salary for postal workers in Germany varies according to source and specific factors such as region, professional experience and company size. Summarized, one can expect a monthly gross salary of between 2.000 and 3.500 € as a postal worker in Germany, depending on the specific circumstances. The median monthly salary for postal workers is around 553.7 € per month, while the average annual salary is about 33.770 €.
As a rule, no special training is required for the profession of shipping clerk, but commercial training or training in logistics is an advantage.
Shipping employees have a variety of career opportunities, ranging from specializing in certain shipping processes to leading positions in logistics, and with appropriate training they can develop into logistics managers or dispatchers, for example.
