Occupation
Stockers and Order Fillers
Receive, store, and issue merchandise, materials, equipment, and other items from stockroom, warehouse, or storage yard to fill shelves, racks, tables, or customers' orders. May operate power equipment to fill orders. May mark prices on merchandise and set up sales displays.
$37,330 medianBright outlookHigh school
O*NET 31.0 · 53-7065.00
A typical week, in the words of people in the job
- 01Operate equipment such as forklifts.
- 02Complete order receipts.
- 03Recommend disposal of excess, defective, or obsolete stock.
- 04Clean display cases, shelves, and aisles.
- 05Provide assistance or direction to other stockroom, warehouse, or storage yard workers.
- 06Examine and inspect stock items for wear or defects, reporting any damage to supervisors.
- 07Store items in an orderly and accessible manner in warehouses, tool rooms, supply rooms, or other areas.
- 08Receive, unload, open, unpack, or issue sales floor merchandise.
- 09Take inventory or examine merchandise to identify items to be reordered or replenished.
- 10Obtain merchandise from bins or shelves.
- 11Issue or distribute materials, products, parts, and supplies to customers or coworkers, based on information from incoming requisitions.
- 12Determine proper storage methods, identification, and stock location, based on turnover, environmental factors, and physical capabilities of facilities.
Task statements ranked by how many workers report them · O*NET 31.0
What the posting will be called
Order FillerStock ClerkStockerWarehouse WorkerChecker StockerInventory Technician (Inventory Tech)Label MakerMarking ClerkOrder PickerWarehouse Technician (Warehouse Tech)
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Knowledge the job leans on
Customer and Personal ServiceEnglish LanguagePublic Safety and SecurityProduction and ProcessingSales and MarketingComputers and ElectronicsMathematicsAdministration and Management
Skills that carry over from service
Service OrientationSocial PerceptivenessCoordinationTime ManagementJudgment and Decision MakingComplex Problem SolvingManagement of Personnel ResourcesInstructing