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Stockers & 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.

Career Cluster:Supply Chain & Transportation
Job Family:Transportation and Material Moving
Job Zone:Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed
Industry:Retail Trade
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Key Tasks

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

Skills

Active Listening
56%
Reading Comprehension
50%
Speaking
47%
Social Perceptiveness
47%
Service Orientation
47%
Monitoring
47%
Coordination
44%
Critical Thinking
44%
Time Management
41%
Judgment and Decision Making
41%
Writing
38%
Systems Analysis
35%
Active Learning
35%
Management of Personnel Resources
35%
Instructing
31%
Persuasion
31%
Operation and Control
31%
Operations Monitoring
31%
Complex Problem Solving
31%
Systems Evaluation
31%
Quality Control Analysis
31%
Learning Strategies
31%
Negotiation
28%
Mathematics
25%
Troubleshooting
22%
Management of Material Resources
22%
Programming
16%
Management of Financial Resources
16%
Technology Design
16%
Operations Analysis
10%
Equipment Maintenance
6%
Equipment Selection
6%
Repairing
3%
Installation
3%
Science
3%

Knowledge

Customer and Personal Service
56%
English Language
53%
Public Safety and Security
44%
Transportation
44%
Mathematics
40%
Administrative
36%
Education and Training
33%
Computers and Electronics
32%
Sales and Marketing
30%
Communications and Media
29%
Production and Processing
29%
Administration and Management
27%
Telecommunications
27%
Law and Government
21%
Geography
20%
Sociology and Anthropology
19%
Psychology
18%
Chemistry
18%
Economics and Accounting
17%
Mechanical
16%
Foreign Language
16%
Personnel and Human Resources
14%
Physics
13%
Therapy and Counseling
11%
Philosophy and Theology
10%
Medicine and Dentistry
10%
Building and Construction
10%
History and Archeology
8%
Food Production
8%
Engineering and Technology
8%
Design
8%
Biology
6%
Fine Arts
5%

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Abilities

Near Vision
66%
Oral Comprehension
60%
Trunk Strength
56%
Extent Flexibility
53%
Oral Expression
53%
Speech Clarity
53%
Written Comprehension
53%
Manual Dexterity
53%
Speech Recognition
50%
Arm-Hand Steadiness
50%
Static Strength
50%
Multilimb Coordination
50%
Information Ordering
50%
Selective Attention
50%
Problem Sensitivity
47%
Category Flexibility
47%
Dynamic Strength
44%
Perceptual Speed
41%
Far Vision
41%
Deductive Reasoning
41%
Stamina
41%
Finger Dexterity
41%
Depth Perception
41%
Inductive Reasoning
41%
Gross Body Coordination
41%
Visual Color Discrimination
41%
Visualization
38%
Fluency of Ideas
38%
Time Sharing
38%
Gross Body Equilibrium
38%
Written Expression
38%
Auditory Attention
35%
Control Precision
35%
Speed of Closure
35%
Memorization
35%
Number Facility
35%
Explosive Strength
31%
Flexibility of Closure
31%
Originality
31%
Hearing Sensitivity
28%
Rate Control
28%
Response Orientation
28%
Mathematical Reasoning
25%
Spatial Orientation
25%
Wrist-Finger Speed
25%
Reaction Time
22%
Peripheral Vision
22%
Sound Localization
19%
Glare Sensitivity
19%
Night Vision
16%
Dynamic Flexibility
16%
Speed of Limb Movement
6%

Work Activities

Handling and Moving Objects
71%
Getting Information
70%
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
70%
Performing General Physical Activities
68%
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
61%
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
60%
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
58%
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
58%
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
53%
Working with Computers
51%
Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
51%
Documenting/Recording Information
50%
Processing Information
49%
Developing and Building Teams
49%
Training and Teaching Others
49%
Communicating with People Outside the Organization
48%
Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People
48%
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
48%
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
46%
Assisting and Caring for Others
45%
Coaching and Developing Others
43%
Controlling Machines and Processes
43%
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
43%
Selling or Influencing Others
41%
Analyzing Data or Information
41%
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
40%
Thinking Creatively
40%
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
39%
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
39%
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
38%
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
38%
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
36%
Performing Administrative Activities
36%
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
33%
Scheduling Work and Activities
31%
Developing Objectives and Strategies
30%
Providing Consultation and Advice to Others
28%
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
20%
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
19%
Staffing Organizational Units
17%
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
12%

Work Context

Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams

How frequently does your job require face-to-face discussions with individuals and within teams?

97%

Contact With Others

How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?

88%

Indoors, Environmentally Controlled

How often does this job require working indoors in an environmentally controlled environment (like a warehouse with air conditioning)?

83%

Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team

How important is it to work with or contribute to a work group or team in this job?

80%

Deal With External Customers or the Public in General

How important is it to deal with external customers (as in retail sales) or the public in general (as in police work) in this job?

77%

Importance of Being Exact or Accurate

How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?

74%

Spend Time Standing

How much does this job require standing?

73%

Telephone Conversations

How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?

72%

Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals

How much freedom does the worker have in determining the tasks, priorities, or goals of the job?

71%

Freedom to Make Decisions

How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?

71%

Importance of Repeating Same Tasks

How important are continuous, repetitive, physical activities (like key entry) or mental activities (like checking entries in a ledger) to performing this job?

67%

Physical Proximity

To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks physically close to other people?

62%

Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions

How much does this job require making repetitive motions?

62%

Frequency of Decision Making

How often is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?

61%

Time Pressure

How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?

61%

Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities

How important is it to coordinate or lead others (not as a supervisor or team leader) in accomplishing work activities in this job?

60%

E-Mail

How frequently does your job require you to use E-mail?

59%

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results

What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?

59%

Spend Time Walking or Running

How much does this job require walking or running?

59%

Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People

How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements?

58%

Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls

How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?

52%

Duration of Typical Work Week

Number of hours typically worked in one week.

49%

Health and Safety of Other Workers

How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?

45%

Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body

How much does this job require bending or twisting your body?

45%

Written Letters and Memos

How frequently does your job require written letters and memos?

44%

Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers

How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?

40%

Conflict Situations

How frequently are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job?

38%

Spend Time Sitting

How much does this job require sitting?

35%

Level of Competition

To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures?

33%

Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled

How often does this job require working in an environment that is not environmentally controlled (like a warehouse without air conditioning)?

32%

Public Speaking

How frequently does your job require public speaking (one speaker with an audience)?

32%

Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable

How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable?

31%

Consequence of Error

How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not easily correctable?

30%

Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling

How much does this job require kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling?

28%

Exposed to Contaminants

How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)?

27%

Degree of Automation

How automated is the job?

25%

Exposed to Very Hot or Cold Temperatures

How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures?

21%

Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance

How much does this job require keeping or regaining your balance?

20%

Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions

How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions?

19%

Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets

How often does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hearing protection, hard hats or life-jackets?

19%

Exposed to Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions

How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions?

18%

Work Schedules

How regular are the work schedules for this job?

15%

Exposed to Disease or Infections

How often does this job require exposure to disease/infections?

14%

Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings

How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings?

14%

Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles

How much does this job require climbing ladders, scaffolds, poles, etc.?

14%

Exposed to Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting Conditions

How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions?

13%

In an Enclosed Vehicle or Operate Enclosed Equipment

How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or operate enclosed equipment (like a car)?

13%

Dealing with Violent or Physically Aggressive People

How frequently does this job require the worker to deal with physical aggression of violent individuals?

12%

Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment

How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.)

12%

Exposed to High Places

How often does this job require exposure to high places?

11%

Exposed to Hazardous Equipment

How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment?

10%

Outdoors, Under Cover

How often does this job require working outdoors, under cover (like in an open shed)?

10%

In an Open Vehicle or Operating Equipment

How often does this job require working in an open vehicle or operating equipment (like a tractor)?

6%

Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection

How often does this job require wearing specialized protective or safety equipment such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suits, or radiation protection?

6%

Exposed to Hazardous Conditions

How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions?

5%

Exposed to Whole Body Vibration

How often does this job require exposure to whole body vibration (like operating a jackhammer or earth moving equipment)?

3%

Exposed to Radiation

How often does this job require exposure to radiation?

0%

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

57%

Some college, no degree

30%

Less than high school diploma

8%

Interests

Conventional

Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or hum

89

Realistic

Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, t

60

Enterprising

Work involves managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. Enterprising occupations are often associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertis

38

Social

Work involves helping, teaching, advising, assisting, or providing service to others. Social occupations are often associated with social, health care, personal service, teaching/education, or religious activities.

16

Artistic

Work involves creating original visual artwork, performances, written works, food, or music for a variety of media, or applying artistic principles to the design of various objects and materials. Artistic occupations are often associated with visual arts,

0

Investigative

Work involves studying and researching non-living objects, living organisms, disease or other forms of impairment, or human behavior. Investigative occupations are often associated with physical, life, medical, or social sciences, and can be found in the f

0

Work Styles

Dependability
70%
Attention to Detail
64%
Integrity
47%
Cooperation
45%
Cautiousness
32%
Perseverance
29%
Social Orientation
25%
Stress Tolerance
25%
Achievement Orientation
24%
Optimism
21%
Self-Control
21%
Initiative
20%
Adaptability
19%
Self-Confidence
17%
Sincerity
15%
Empathy
14%
Humility
9%

Work Values

Relationships
58%
Support
54%
Independence
31%
Working Conditions
22%
Achievement
17%
Recognition
14%

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