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Occupation AtlasStockers and Order Fillers

O*NET · 53-7065.00

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.

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Job Zone 2 — Some Preparation NeededHolland code CRE35 skills on file

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Job Zone

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  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

Zone 2: Some Preparation Needed

Some preparation. Usually a high school diploma, some previous work-related skill or experience, and a few months to a year of training with experienced workers.

Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.

Occupational interest profile

CREConventional · Realistic · Enterprising — the three strongest interests, in order

  • C Conventional6.25
  • R Realistic4.79
  • E Enterprising3.29
  • S Social1.88
  • I Investigative1.00
  • A Artistic1.00

RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.

Education and experience

The education level respondents say the job requires, and the most common answer for experience and training.

  • Less than a High School Diploma17%
  • High School Diploma or the equivalent78%
  • Post-Secondary Certificate5%
Related work experience
None (38%)
On-site or in-plant training
Up to and including 1 month (48%)
On-the-job training
Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month (40%)

Typically associated skills

All 35 O*NET skills, most important first. Importance (1–5) says how much a skill matters here; level (0–7) says how much of it the work calls for, with O*NET's example of a nearby level. Neither is a proficiency rating of a person.

  • Active Listeningbasic3.13.0Level 2 looks like: Take a customer's order
  • Reading Comprehensionbasic3.02.9Level 2 looks like: Read step-by-step instructions for completing a form
  • Speakingbasic2.82.6Level 2 looks like: Greet tourists and explain tourist attractions
  • Coordination2.82.5Level 2 looks like: Schedule appointments for a medical clinic
  • Social Perceptiveness2.82.5Level 2 looks like: Notice that customers are angry because they have been waiting too long
  • Service Orientation2.82.4Level 2 looks like: Ask customers if they would like a cup of coffee
  • Critical Thinkingbasic2.82.3Level 2 looks like: Determine whether a subordinate has a good excuse for being late
  • Monitoringbasic2.62.6Level 2 looks like: Proofread and correct a letter
  • Writingbasic2.62.5Level 2 looks like: Write down a guest's order at a restaurant
  • Time Management2.62.4Level 2 looks like: Keep a monthly calendar of appointments
  • Judgment and Decision Making2.62.1Level 2 looks like: Decide how scheduling a break will affect work flow
  • Complex Problem Solving2.32.0Level 2 looks like: Lay out tools to complete a job
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  • Active Learningbasic2.12.0Level 2 looks like: Think about the implications of a news article for job opportunities
  • Management of Personnel Resources2.12.0Level 2 looks like: Encourage a coworker who is having difficulty finishing a project
  • Learning Strategiesbasic2.02.0Level 2 looks like: Learn a different method of completing a task from a coworker
  • Mathematicsbasic2.02.0Level 2 looks like: Count the amount of change to be given to a customer
  • Operation and Control2.02.0Level 2 looks like: Navigate the settings on an office printer to print on both sides of the paper
  • Instructing2.01.9Level 2 looks like: Instruct a new employee in the use of a timekeeping system
  • Negotiation2.01.9Level 2 looks like: Present justification to a manager for altering a work schedule
  • Operations Monitoring2.01.9Level 2 looks like: Monitor completion times while running a computer program
  • Persuasion2.01.9Level 2 looks like: Solicit donations for a charity
  • Systems Analysis2.01.9Level 2 looks like: Determine how loss of a team member will affect the completion of a job
  • Systems Evaluation2.01.9Level 2 looks like: Determine why estimates for the time to complete a task are overly optimistic
  • Quality Control Analysis2.01.6Level 2 looks like: Inspect a draft email for errors (e.g., grammar, punctuation)
  • Management of Material Resources2.01.0Level 2 looks like: Reserve a room for a management meeting
  • Troubleshooting1.91.3Level 2 looks like: Identify the source of a leak by looking under a machine
  • Management of Financial Resources1.90.9
  • Programming1.80.8
  • Technology Design1.50.5
  • Operations Analysis1.1—
  • Equipment Maintenance1.0—
  • Equipment Selection1.0—
  • Installation1.0—
  • Repairing1.0—
  • Sciencebasic1.0—

Tasks

21 core · 9 supplemental

What people in this occupation do, as O*NET records it, core tasks first by importance (1–5).

  1. Answer customers' questions about merchandise and advise customers on merchandise selection.4.2
  2. Receive and count stock items, and record data manually or on computer.4.2
  3. Take inventory or examine merchandise to identify items to be reordered or replenished.4.2
  4. Pack and unpack items to be stocked on shelves in stockrooms, warehouses, or storage yards.4.0
  5. Stock shelves, racks, cases, bins, and tables with new or transferred merchandise.4.0
  6. Mark stock items, using identification tags, stamps, electric marking tools, or other labeling equipment.4.0
  7. Receive, unload, open, unpack, or issue sales floor merchandise.4.0
  8. Obtain merchandise from bins or shelves.3.9
  9. Store items in an orderly and accessible manner in warehouses, tool rooms, supply rooms, or other areas.3.9
  10. Compare merchandise invoices to items actually received to ensure that shipments are correct.3.9
  11. Issue or distribute materials, products, parts, and supplies to customers or coworkers, based on information from incoming requisitions.3.9
  12. Requisition merchandise from supplier, based on available space, merchandise on hand, customer demand, or advertised specials.3.9
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  1. Read orders to ascertain catalog numbers, sizes, colors, and quantities of merchandise.3.8
  2. Recommend disposal of excess, defective, or obsolete stock.3.8
  3. Dispose of damaged or defective items, or return them to vendors.3.7
  4. Clean and maintain supplies, tools, equipment, and storage areas to ensure compliance with safety regulations.3.7
  5. Keep records on the use or damage of stock or stock-handling equipment.3.7
  6. Examine and inspect stock items for wear or defects, reporting any damage to supervisors.3.6
  7. Provide assistance or direction to other stockroom, warehouse, or storage yard workers.3.6
  8. Determine proper storage methods, identification, and stock location, based on turnover, environmental factors, and physical capabilities of facilities.3.6
  9. Clean display cases, shelves, and aisles.3.4
  10. Compute prices of items or groups of items.4.0
  11. Operate equipment such as forklifts.4.0
  12. Itemize and total customer merchandise selection at checkout counter, using cash register, and accept cash or charge card for purchases.3.9
  13. Transport packages to customers' vehicles.3.9
  14. Stamp, attach, or change price tags on merchandise, referring to price list.3.8
  15. Design and set up advertising signs and displays of merchandise on shelves, counters, or tables to attract customers and promote sales.3.8
  16. Pack customer purchases in bags or cartons.3.8
  17. Complete order receipts.3.7
  18. Keep records of out-going orders.3.6

Knowledge

Bodies of knowledge the work draws on.

  • Customer and Personal Service3.73.3Level 4 looks like: Be responsible for 10 children at daycare
  • English Language3.33.0Level 4 looks like: Edit an article for a news website
  • Public Safety and Security2.92.3Level 1 looks like: Use a seatbelt
  • Production and Processing2.72.2Level 1 looks like: Put a computer back into its packing materials
  • Computers and Electronics2.62.3Level 1 looks like: Operate a media player to watch a training video
  • Mathematics2.62.3Level 1 looks like: Add two numbers
  • Sales and Marketing2.62.2Level 1 looks like: Sell cakes at a bake sale
  • Administration and Management2.51.9Level 1 looks like: Approve a reimbursement request
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  • Communications and Media2.41.8Level 1 looks like: Write a thank you note
  • Education and Training2.42.0Level 1 looks like: Show someone how to bowl
  • Personnel and Human Resources2.31.8Level 1 looks like: Fill out a medical claim form
  • Telecommunications2.31.2Level 1 looks like: Send an email
  • Administrative2.21.6Level 1 looks like: Direct phone calls to the appropriate staff member
  • Economics and Accounting2.21.5Level 1 looks like: Answer billing questions from credit card customers
  • Food Production2.21.8Level 1 looks like: Grow herbs in the kitchen
  • Transportation2.11.9Level 1 looks like: Ride a train to work
  • Engineering and Technology2.01.4Level 1 looks like: Install a door lock
  • Mechanical2.01.4Level 1 looks like: Replace the filters in a furnace
  • Design1.91.1Level 1 looks like: Draw a straight line 4 3/16 inches long
  • Foreign Language1.81.3Level 1 looks like: Say "please" and "thank you" in a foreign language
  • Law and Government1.81.0Level 1 looks like: Describe the length of a U.S. presidential term
  • Chemistry1.70.9Level 1 looks like: Use a common household bug spray
  • Physics1.70.8Level 1 looks like: Use a crowbar to pry open a box
  • Psychology1.70.8Level 1 looks like: Monitor several children on a playground
  • Sociology and Anthropology1.60.7Level 1 looks like: Identify two cultures in a story as being different
  • Geography1.5—
  • Medicine and Dentistry1.50.9Level 1 looks like: Use a band-aid
  • Biology1.4—
  • Building and Construction1.4—
  • Therapy and Counseling1.4—
  • Fine Arts1.2—
  • History and Archeology1.2—
  • Philosophy and Theology1.2—

Abilities

Enduring capacities the work calls for.

  • Near Vision3.63.1Level 2 looks like: Read indicators on the dashboard of a car
  • Oral Comprehension3.33.0Level 2 looks like: Understand a television commercial
  • Extent Flexibility3.13.1Level 4 looks like: Reach for a box on a high warehouse shelf
  • Manual Dexterity3.12.9
  • Static Strength3.13.0Level 4 looks like: Pull a 40-pound sack of fertilizer across the lawn
  • Trunk Strength3.13.1Level 4 looks like: Shovel snow for half an hour
  • Written Comprehension3.13.0Level 2 looks like: Understand signs on the highway
  • Arm-Hand Steadiness3.02.8Level 2 looks like: Light a candle
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  • Category Flexibility3.03.0Level 3 looks like: Classify flowers according to size, color, and smell
  • Information Ordering3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Follow the correct steps to make change
  • Multilimb Coordination3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Row a boat
  • Oral Expression3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Place an order at a restaurant drive-thru
  • Selective Attention3.02.8Level 2 looks like: Answer a business call with coworkers talking nearby
  • Speech Clarity3.02.9
  • Speech Recognition3.02.9Level 2 looks like: Recognize the voice of a coworker
  • Far Vision2.92.8Level 2 looks like: Read a roadside billboard
  • Gross Body Coordination2.92.5Level 2 looks like: Get in and out of a truck
  • Perceptual Speed2.92.6Level 2 looks like: Sort mail according to ZIP codes with no time pressure
  • Problem Sensitivity2.92.8Level 2 looks like: Recognize that an unplugged lamp won't work
  • Deductive Reasoning2.82.5Level 2 looks like: Know that a stalled car can coast downhill
  • Dynamic Strength2.82.1Level 2 looks like: Use pruning shears to trim a bush
  • Gross Body Equilibrium2.82.4Level 2 looks like: Stand on a ladder
  • Stamina2.82.3Level 1 looks like: Walk 1/4 mile
  • Visual Color Discrimination2.82.1Level 1 looks like: Separate laundry into colors and whites
  • Inductive Reasoning2.62.5Level 2 looks like: Decide what to wear based on the weather report
  • Written Expression2.62.1Level 1 looks like: Write a note to remind someone to take food out of the freezer
  • Depth Perception2.52.0Level 2 looks like: Merge a car into traffic on a city street
  • Finger Dexterity2.52.4Level 2 looks like: Put coins in a parking meter
  • Fluency of Ideas2.52.0Level 2 looks like: Name four different uses for a screwdriver
  • Time Sharing2.52.0Level 2 looks like: Listen to music while entering numbers into a spreadsheet
  • Visualization2.42.6Level 2 looks like: Imagine how to place paper in a printer so that the letterhead comes out on top
  • Number Facility2.32.0Level 1 looks like: Add 2 and 7
  • Speed of Closure2.32.0Level 3 looks like: Recognize a song after hearing only the first few notes
  • Auditory Attention2.12.0Level 2 looks like: Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking
  • Explosive Strength2.11.9Level 2 looks like: Hit a nail with a hammer
  • Flexibility of Closure2.12.1Level 2 looks like: Detect that your phone is ringing while at a concert
  • Memorization2.12.0Level 1 looks like: Remember the number on your bus to be sure you get back on the right one
  • Control Precision2.02.5Level 2 looks like: Adjust a room light with a dimmer switch
  • Glare Sensitivity2.01.0Level 2 looks like: Drive on a familiar road on a cloudy day
  • Hearing Sensitivity2.02.0Level 2 looks like: Notice a doorbell ringing
  • Mathematical Reasoning2.01.9Level 1 looks like: Determine how much 20 oranges will cost when they are priced at 5 for 4 dollars
  • Night Vision2.01.1Level 2 looks like: Read street signs at dusk (just after sunset)
  • Originality2.02.0Level 2 looks like: Use a credit card to open a locked door
  • Peripheral Vision2.01.1Level 2 looks like: Keep in step while marching in a band
  • Rate Control2.01.8Level 1 looks like: Ride a bicycle alongside a jogger
  • Reaction Time2.01.9Level 2 looks like: Start to slow down the car when a traffic light turns yellow
  • Response Orientation2.02.0Level 2 looks like: When a doorbell and phone ring at the same time, quickly select which to answer first
  • Sound Localization2.01.1Level 2 looks like: Listen to a sound system to determine which speaker is working
  • Spatial Orientation2.01.8Level 2 looks like: Use the floor plan to locate a store in a mall
  • Wrist-Finger Speed2.01.6Level 2 looks like: Use a screwdriver to twist in a screw
  • Dynamic Flexibility1.90.9
  • Speed of Limb Movement1.40.4

Work activities

Kinds of activity the work is made of.

  • Handling and Moving Objects4.05.1Level 4 looks like: Arrange books in a library
  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates3.94.3Level 4 looks like: Report the results of a sales meeting to a supervisor
  • Getting Information3.83.0Level 4 looks like: Review a budget
  • Performing General Physical Activities3.83.7Level 4 looks like: Paint the outside of a house
  • Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships3.74.0Level 4 looks like: Maintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clients
  • Performing for or Working Directly with the Public3.73.7Level 4 looks like: Sell shoes in a crowded shoe store
  • Developing and Building Teams3.43.1Level 4 looks like: Lead an assembly team in an automobile plant
  • Making Decisions and Solving Problems3.43.3Level 4 looks like: Select the location for a major retail store
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  • Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work3.43.6Level 4 looks like: Plan and adjust a personal to-do list according to changing demands
  • Training and Teaching Others3.43.1Level 4 looks like: Teach a social sciences course to high school students
  • Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge3.43.6Level 4 looks like: Keep current on changes in maintenance procedures for repairing sports cars
  • Coaching and Developing Others3.33.3Level 4 looks like: Provide on-the-job training for administrative workers
  • Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People3.33.0Level 4 looks like: Determine the value of property lost in a fire
  • Analyzing Data or Information3.22.9
  • Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others3.22.8
  • Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards3.22.8
  • Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events3.23.2Level 4 looks like: Judge the suitability of food products for an event
  • Thinking Creatively3.22.8
  • Working with Computers3.23.1Level 4 looks like: Write software for keeping track of parts in inventory
  • Assisting and Caring for Others3.12.9
  • Documenting/Recording Information3.13.1Level 4 looks like: Document the results of a crime scene investigation
  • Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates3.13.5Level 4 looks like: Manage a small team of employees in a dynamic workplace
  • Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings3.12.7
  • Processing Information3.13.1Level 4 looks like: Calculate the adjustments for insurance claims
  • Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others3.13.3Level 4 looks like: Get two subordinates to agree about vacation schedules
  • Communicating with People Outside the Organization3.02.9
  • Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials3.02.1Level 1 looks like: Check that doors to building are locked
  • Developing Objectives and Strategies2.82.5Level 1 looks like: Plan the holiday schedule for an airline workforce
  • Monitoring and Controlling Resources2.82.4Level 1 looks like: Work as a server responsible for keeping track of utensils
  • Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information2.72.2Level 1 looks like: Estimate the size of household furniture to be shipped
  • Performing Administrative Activities2.72.0Level 1 looks like: Complete routine paperwork
  • Scheduling Work and Activities2.73.1Level 4 looks like: Prepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store
  • Selling or Influencing Others2.72.4Level 1 looks like: Convince a coworker to assist with an assignment
  • Staffing Organizational Units2.71.7Level 1 looks like: Work in a position that has minimal staffing requirements
  • Controlling Machines and Processes2.62.1Level 1 looks like: Operate a cash register
  • Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others2.62.8
  • Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment2.51.5Level 1 looks like: Drive a car
  • Providing Consultation and Advice to Others2.52.7
  • Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment2.11.8Level 1 looks like: Make simple, external adjustments to a door hinge with ordinary hand tools
  • Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment2.01.5Level 1 looks like: Use display settings to adjust a television picture
  • Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment1.8—

Work context

The conditions most characteristic of the work, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale.

  • Spend Time Standing4.6
  • Contact With Others4.4
  • Indoors, Environmentally Controlled4.4
  • Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.3
  • Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions4.3
  • Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls4.3
  • Spend Time Walking or Running4.1
  • Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team4.1
  • Deal With External Customers or the Public in General4.0
  • Importance of Repeating Same Tasks3.9

Technology

23 tools

Software used in this work. In demand: among the tools job postings for this occupation name most. Hot: often named in job postings across the economy.

Hot (11)

  • Apple Safari
  • Google Docs
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Microsoft Word
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • SAP software
Other tools (12)
  • Data entry software
  • Eko
  • Email software
  • 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

Related occupations

O*NET's own list of the occupations most related to this one, closest first.

  1. Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
  2. Counter and Rental Clerks
  3. Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
  4. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
  5. Retail Salespersons
  6. Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
  7. Cashiers
  8. Postal Service Clerks
  9. Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service
  10. Order Clerks

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