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.
Also called: Checker Stocker · Inventory Specialist · Inventory Technician (Inventory Tech) · Label Maker · Marking Clerk · Order Filler
Median pay (national)
$37,090
$29,850–$49,200 (10th–90th)
Employed (US)
2,779,530
BLS OEWS, May 2024
Outlook 2024–34
+8.5%
~472,300 openings/yr
Typical entry
No formal educational credential
What the numbers say
Refit analysis ·Pay for stockers and order fillers shows a relatively narrow range: the top 10% earn $49,200 versus $29,850 at the bottom 10% — 1.6x. The median of $37,090 leaves roughly 33% of headroom to the 90th percentile, which is where seniority, specialization, and the skills below tend to pay off.
Refit analysis ·Employment is projected to change +8.5% from 2024 to 2034 — much faster than the 3% average for all occupations. Even so, BLS projects about 472,300 openings a year, mostly to replace workers who retire or change careers.
Refit analysis ·Where you work moves the number a lot. Across the 54 states with released data, Washington pays the most for this role (median $42,210, +14% vs the national median), while Guam sits lowest at $22,200 — a 90% spread for the same job title.
Refit analysis ·O*NET rates Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Speaking as the highest-importance skills here — so a resume aimed at this role should lead with evidence of those, not a generic skills list.
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Top skills employers ask for
Ranked by O*NET importance for this occupation.
- Active Listening
- Reading Comprehension
- Speaking
- Monitoring
- Critical Thinking
- Writing
- Active Learning
- Learning Strategies
- Mathematics
- Science
What they actually do
Core O*NET tasks for this role.
- Issue or distribute materials, products, parts, and supplies to customers or coworkers, based on information from incoming requisitions.
- Store items in an orderly and accessible manner in warehouses, tool rooms, supply rooms, or other areas.
- Recommend disposal of excess, defective, or obsolete stock.
- Provide assistance or direction to other stockroom, warehouse, or storage yard workers.
- Receive and count stock items, and record data manually or on computer.
- Mark stock items, using identification tags, stamps, electric marking tools, or other labeling equipment.
- Pack and unpack items to be stocked on shelves in stockrooms, warehouses, or storage yards.
- Examine and inspect stock items for wear or defects, reporting any damage to supervisors.
- Operate equipment such as forklifts.
- Keep records on the use or damage of stock or stock-handling equipment.
Tools & technology
- Apple Safari
- Microsoft Edge
- Microsoft Windows
- Mozilla Firefox
- SAP software
- Data entry software
- Eko
- Handheld computer device software
- Inventory management systems
- Inventory tracking software
- Microsoft Dynamics GP
- Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
- Ordering software
- Voice picking software
- Warehouse management system WMS
- Work scheduling software
Knowledge areas
- Customer and Personal Service
- English Language
- Public Safety and Security
- Transportation
- Mathematics
- Administrative
- Education and Training
- Computers and Electronics