Stockers and order fillers

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Total Workforce

1.68M

Average Age

36.9

Average Salary

$23,453

Average Male Salary

$24,219

Average Female Salary

$22,034

About

Stockers and order fillers are most often employed by the Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores industry. The average yearly wage for Stockers and order fillers was $23,453 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Stockers and order fillers by wage are Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials, Motor vehicle operators, all other, and Home health aides.

Stockers and order fillers are part of the Material Moving Occupations, along with Industrial truck & tractor operators, Cleaners of vehicles & equipment, Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand, Machine feeders & offbearers, Packers & packagers, hand, and 5 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Stockers and order fillers are Levittown PUMA, PA, Memphis City (Southeast) PUMA, TN, and Bethlehem (East) & Easton Cities PUMA, PA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Stockers and order fillers are Memphis City (Southeast) PUMA, TN, St. Landry & Evangeline Parishes PUMA, LA, and Rural Nevada PUMA, NV.

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Information on the businesses and industries that employ Stockers and order fillers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores is the industry that employs the most Stockers and order fillers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Stockers and order fillers, by average wage, is Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills . Stockers and order fillers are paid most in St. Clair Shores, Roseville & Eastpointe Area PUMA, MI but are relatively concentrated in Memphis City (Southeast) PUMA, TN.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$23,453

AVERAGE SALARY

± $427

In 2018, Stockers and order fillers earned an average of $23,453, $30,436 less than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials make somewhat more than Stockers and order fillers while Home health aides make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Stockers and order fillers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.398

WAGE GINI

In 2018, Stockers and order fillers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.398, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Stockers and order fillers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Stockers and order fillers.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Stockers and order fillers

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Stockers and order fillers.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Stockers and order fillers, by number of employees, are Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores, General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters, and Department stores.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Stockers and order fillers, by average wage, are Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills , Telecommunications, except wired telecommunications carriers , and Petroleum refining.

Industries by Share

1.68M

2018 Workforce

± 31,622

This graphic shows the share of Stockers and order fillers employed by various industries. Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores employs the largest share of Stockers and order fillers at 20.4%, followed by General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters with 19.2% and Department stores with 7.74%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Stockers and order fillers in the US. The average age of male Stockers and order fillers in the workforce is 35.3 and of female Stockers and order fillers is 40, and the most common race/ethnicity for Stockers and order fillers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

1.09M

MALE WORKFORCE

± 25,532

588k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 18,794

64.9% of Stockers and order fillers are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Stockers and order fillers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Stockers and order fillers

White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

53.9% of Stockers and order fillers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 17.1% of Stockers and order fillers, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Stockers and order fillers.

Age by Gender

35.3

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.359

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 0.497

The median age of Stockers and order fillers is 36.9, and Male employees are generally 4.65 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Stockers and order fillers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Stockers and order fillers is Business but a relatively high number of Stockers and order fillers hold a major in Communication Technologies.