Salary and Outlook

According to the US Department of Labor, there are 2,472,700 people employed as stockers and order fillers in the United States. The median annual salary is $30,110. Entry level employees earn approximately $23,460 per year and senior employees earn approximately $45,770 per year.

Estimates do not include other potential benefits such as health insurance, overtime pay, or retirement benefits that may be offered by employers.

Job Duties

• Take inventory or examine merchandise to identify items to be reordered or replenished.
• Issue or distribute materials, products, parts, and supplies to customers or coworkers, based on information from incoming requisitions.
• Complete order receipts.
• Obtain merchandise from bins or shelves.
• Read orders to ascertain catalog numbers, sizes, colors, and quantities of merchandise.
• Provide assistance or direction to other stockroom, warehouse, or storage yard workers.
• Clean display cases, shelves, and aisles.
• Design and set up advertising signs and displays of merchandise on shelves, counters, or tables to attract customers and promote sales.
• Pack customer purchases in bags or cartons.
• Dispose of damaged or defective items, or return them to vendors.
• Clean and maintain supplies, tools, equipment, and storage areas to ensure compliance with safety regulations.
• Recommend disposal of excess, defective, or obsolete stock.
• Keep records on the use or damage of stock or stock-handling equipment.
• Keep records of out-going orders.
• Compute prices of items or groups of items.
• Requisition merchandise from supplier, based on available space, merchandise on hand, customer demand, or advertised specials.
• Determine proper storage methods, identification, and stock location, based on turnover, environmental factors, and physical capabilities of facilities.
• Pack and unpack items to be stocked on shelves in stockrooms, warehouses, or storage yards.
• Store items in an orderly and accessible manner in warehouses, tool rooms, supply rooms, or other areas.
• Examine and inspect stock items for wear or defects, reporting any damage to supervisors.
• Answer customers' questions about merchandise and advise customers on merchandise selection.
• Receive and count stock items, and record data manually or on computer.
• Stamp, attach, or change price tags on merchandise, referring to price list.
• Stock shelves, racks, cases, bins, and tables with new or transferred merchandise.
• Compare merchandise invoices to items actually received to ensure that shipments are correct.
• Itemize and total customer merchandise selection at checkout counter, using cash register, and accept cash or charge card for purchases.
• Transport packages to customers' vehicles.
• Mark stock items, using identification tags, stamps, electric marking tools, or other labeling equipment.

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