Stockers and order fillers

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2020 Workforce

1.65M

Average Age

36.7

Average Salary

$24,396

Average Male Salary

$25,100

Average Female Salary

$23,123

About

Stockers and order fillers are most often employed by the General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters industry. The average yearly wage for Stockers and order fillers was $24,396 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Stockers and order fillers by wage are Models, demonstrators, & product promoters, Cleaners of vehicles & equipment, and Embalmers & funeral attendants.

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 Moreno Valley City PUMA, CA, St. Lucie County (South) PUMA, FL, and Wayne & Decatur (Northwest) TownshipsIndianapolis City (West) PUMA, IN. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Stockers and order fillers are Wayne & Decatur (Northwest) TownshipsIndianapolis City (West) PUMA, IN, Birmingham City (East) PUMA, AL, and San Bernardino City (East) PUMA, CA.

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Stockers and order fillers and on wages and locations for those in the field. General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters 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 Metal forgings & stampings. Stockers and order fillers are paid most in Philadelphia City (Central) PUMA, PA but are relatively concentrated in Wayne & Decatur (Northwest) TownshipsIndianapolis City (West) PUMA, IN.

Yearly Wage

$24,396

AVERAGE SALARY

± $494

In 2020, Stockers and order fillers earned an average of $24,396, $31,558 less than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Embalmers & funeral attendants make somewhat more than Stockers and order fillers while Models, demonstrators, & product promoters 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

0.407

WAGE GINI

In 2019, Stockers and order fillers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.407, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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.

Most Common

The most common industries employing Stockers and order fillers, by number of employees, are General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters, Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores, Department stores, Warehousing & storage, Building material & supplies dealers, Clothing stores, Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers, Electronic shopping and mail-order houses, Used merchandise stores, General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, and Sporting goods, and hobby & toy stores .

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Stockers and order fillers, by average wage, are Metal forgings & stampings, Tobacco manufacturing, and Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments.

Industries by Share

1.65M

2020 Workforce

± 31,368

−0.0388%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 2.69%

The number of people employed as Stockers and order fillers has been declining at a rate of −0.0388%, from 1,651,452 people in 2019 to 1,650,812 people in 2020.

This graphic shows the share of Stockers and order fillers employed by various industries. General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters employs the largest share of Stockers and order fillers at 23%, followed by Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores with 20.5% and Department stores with 4.88%.

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 and of female Stockers and order fillers is 39.7, and the most common race/ethnicity for Stockers and order fillers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

1.06M

MALE WORKFORCE

± 25,223

588k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 18,784

64.4% of Stockers and order fillers are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex 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)

53.8% of Stockers and order fillers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 17.6% 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 Sex

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.361

39.7

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 0.497

The median age of Stockers and order fillers is 36.7, and Male employees are generally 4.72 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.