Stock clerks & order fillers

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2017 Workforce

1.64M

Average Age

36.7

Estimated Job Growth

1.69%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$22,526

Average Male Salary

$23,110

Average Female Salary

$21,428

About

Stock clerks & order fillers are most often employed by the Department stores & discount stores industry. The average yearly wage for Stock clerks & order fillers was $22,526 in 2017.

The locations that employ the most Stock clerks & order fillers are St. Lucie County (Southwest) PUMA, FL, Benton County (Central)--Bentonville & Rogers Cities PUMA, AR, and Riverside County (Northwest)--Moreno Valley City (South) PUMA, CA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Stock clerks & order fillers are Memphis City (Southwest) PUMA, TN, Southwest Heartland--DeSoto, Hardee, & Highlands (Northwest) Counties PUMA, FL, and San Bernardino County (Southwest)--Fontana City (East) PUMA, CA.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Stock clerks & order fillers workforce. Stock clerks & order fillers workforce in 2017 was 1,640,236 people, of which 34.7% were women and 65.3% were men.

Stock clerks & order fillers are paid most in Nassau County (Southwest)--Hempstead Town (Southwest) & Long Beach City PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Memphis City (Southwest) PUMA, TN.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

1,070,697

Male Workforce

± 25.3k

569,539

Female Workforce

± 18.5k

The Stock clerks & order fillers workforce in 2017 was 1,640,236 people (34.7% women and 65.3% men). This implies an average annual growth of 6.65% between 2014 (1,537,901) and 2017 (1,640,236).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Stock clerks & order fillers.

During 2017, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Alaska ($27,690), Washington ($26,424), and Hawaii ($26,094).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$22,526

AVERAGE WAGE

#434 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2017, Stock clerks & order fillers earned an average of $22,526, $47,351 less than the average national salary of $69,878

In 2017, Stock clerks & order fillers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.41, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Stock clerks & order fillers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Stock clerks & order fillers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Stock clerks & order fillers and on wages for those in the field. Department stores & discount stores is the industry that employs the most Stock clerks & order fillers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Stock clerks & order fillers, by average wage, is Electric & gas, and other combinations ($115,657).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

1.64M

2017 Workforce

± 31,264

1.61%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 2.66%

This graphic shows the share of Stock clerks & order fillers employed by various industries. Department stores & discount stores employs the largest share of Stock clerks & order fillers at 44.2%, followed by Grocery Stores with 41.6% and Miscellaneous general merchandise stores with 8.21%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Stock clerks & order fillers in the US. The workforce of Stock clerks & order fillers in 2017 was 1,640,236 people, with 34.7% woman, and 65.3% men. The average age of male Stock clerks & order fillers in the workforce is 34.9 and of female Stock clerks & order fillers is 40, and the most common race/ethnicity for Stock clerks & order fillers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Stock clerks & order fillers in 2017 was 1,640,236 people, with 34.7% woman, and 65.3% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 20 to 24 years (346,489 people), 25 to 29 years (225,362 people), and 30 to 34 years (156,899 people). Among them they concentrated 44.4% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2017, 19.8% of Stock clerks & order fillers workers were Hispanic and 80.2% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (61.8%), Puerto Rican (13.1)%, and Salvadoran (4.22)%

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Races

In 2017, 68.5% of the Stock clerks & order fillers workforce were White, of which 35.3% were women and 64.7% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (17.6%) and Other (5.94%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Stock clerks & order fillers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Stock clerks & order fillers is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2017 were Mechanical Technologies.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Stock clerks & order fillers in 2017 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (38,805 people), Education (11,574 people), and Social Sciences (10,884 people).

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Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Stock clerks & order fillers workers were High School or Equivalent (686,122 people), Some college (475,231 people), and Secondary Education (184,263 people).

The graphic shows the Stock clerks & order fillers workforce by gender and educational level.

Projections

Projections on job growth for Stock Clerks and Order Fillers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.07%, but Stock Clerks and Order Fillers are expected to see a growth of 1.69% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Stock Clerks and Order Fillers.

1.69%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.07%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Stock clerks & order fillers. This profession is expected to grow less than than 3.07%, the average rate of national job growth.