Transportation & Logistics
Stockers and Order Fillers
Also called: Checker Stocker, Inventory Technician (Inventory Tech), Label Maker, Marking Clerk
US median pay
$37,330
per year, 2025
Job growth 2025–35
+8.9%
faster than average
Openings a year (US)
430,700
2,804,300 employed
Typical entry education
No formal educational credential
Preparation 2/5 · Some preparation
What this job is
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.
What they do day to day
- Take inventory or examine merchandise to identify items to be reordered or replenished.
- Answer customers' questions about merchandise and advise customers on merchandise selection.
- Receive and count stock items, and record data manually or on computer.
- Receive, unload, open, unpack, or issue sales floor merchandise.
- Stock shelves, racks, cases, bins, and tables with new or transferred merchandise.
- Pack and unpack items to be stocked on shelves in stockrooms, warehouses, or storage yards.
- Mark stock items, using identification tags, stamps, electric marking tools, or other labeling equipment.
- Store items in an orderly and accessible manner in warehouses, tool rooms, supply rooms, or other areas.
- Requisition merchandise from supplier, based on available space, merchandise on hand, customer demand, or advertised specials.
- Compare merchandise invoices to items actually received to ensure that shipments are correct.
Skills and knowledge that matter most
Skills
- Social Perceptiveness2.8/5
- Service Orientation2.8/5
- Coordination2.8/5
- Time Management2.6/5
- Judgment and Decision Making2.6/5
- Complex Problem Solving2.2/5
- Management of Personnel Resources2.1/5
- Systems Evaluation2.0/5
Knowledge
- Customer and Personal Service3.7/5
- English Language3.2/5
- Public Safety and Security2.9/5
- Production and Processing2.7/5
- Sales and Marketing2.6/5
- Computers and Electronics2.6/5
Importance rated by people working in the job (1 = not important, 5 = extremely important).
Education and preparation
Preparation level 2 of 5 — Some preparation. Usually a high school diploma; some previous work experience or training helps.
Typical entry education (BLS): No formal educational credential.
Who this job suits
Mostly Conventional
Organising data, details and procedures
Realistic
Hands-on work with tools, machines, plants or animals
Enterprising
Leading, persuading and starting things
Based on the Holland (RIASEC) interest profile for this occupation.