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Stock Clerks and Order Fillers

Prospects: Unfavorable

*According to projected annual openings and year-over-year growth
Receive, store, and issue sales floor merchandise, materials, equipment, and other items from stockroom, warehouse, or storage yard to fill shelves, racks, tables, or customers' orders. May mark prices on merchandise and set up sales displays. Excludes "Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand" (53-7062), and "Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks" (43-5071).

Current openings

Inventory Control Clerk 22
Night Stocker 2
Stockroom Attendant 17
Stockroom Clerk 7
Store Stocker 8
Supply Clerk 59
Supply Room Clerk 17
Warehouse Clerk 5
Warehouse Stocker 4

Number of positions

2012: 42,040    2014: 42,980

Annual job postings

New: 470    Replacement: 1,070
(Total: 1,540)   

Salaries in NYC

Starting at:
$17,040
($8/hour)
Middle:
$20,040
($9/hour)
Up to:
$27,160
($13/hour)
Average:
$23,790
($11/hour)

Educational requirements

Minimum education:
Less than high school

Work experience:
None

On-the-job training:
Short-term on-the-job training

Education level achieved by workers

 

Sources: New York State Department of Labor, U.S. Department of Labor.