All About Stockroom, Warehouse, or Storage Yard Stock Clerks

Position Description Receive, store, and issue materials, equipment, and other items from stockroom, warehouse, or storage yard. Keep records and compile stock reports.

Daily Life Of a Stockroom, Warehouse, or Storage Yard Stock Clerk

• Prepare and maintain records and reports of inventories, price lists, shortages, shipments, expenditures, and goods used or issued.
• Recommend disposal of excess, defective, or obsolete stock.
• Examine and inspect stock items for wear or defects, reporting any damage to supervisors.
• Issue or distribute materials, products, parts, and supplies to customers or coworkers, based on information from incoming requisitions.
• Drive trucks to pick up incoming stock or to deliver parts to designated locations.
• Verify inventory computations by comparing them to physical counts of stock, and investigate discrepancies or adjust errors.

Things a Stockroom, Warehouse, or Storage Yard Stock Clerk Should Know How to Do

When polled, Stockroom, Warehouse, or Storage Yard Stock Clerks say the following skills are most frequently used in their jobs:

Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Time Management: Managing one’s own time and the time of others.

Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions.

Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Types of Stockroom, Warehouse, or Storage Yard Stock Clerks

• Transfer Worker
• Toolroom Keeper
• Pattern Attendant
• Inventory Associate
• Warehouseman

Job Outlook for Stockroom, Warehouse, or Storage Yard Stock Clerks

There were about 2,008,600 jobs for Stock Clerks and Order Fillers in 2016 (in the United States).

New jobs are being produced at a rate of 5% which is lower than average. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts 100,900 new jobs for Stockroom, Warehouse, or Storage Yard Stock Clerks by 2026. There will be an estimated 269,200 positions for Stockroom, Warehouse, or Storage Yard Stock Clerk per year.

The states with the most job growth for Stock Clerks and Order Fillers are Texas, California, and Florida.

Watch out if you plan on working in Maine, Alaska, or Delaware. These states have the worst job growth for this type of profession.

Stockroom, Warehouse, or Storage Yard Stock Clerk Average Salary

The average yearly salary of a Stockroom, Warehouse, or Storage Yard Stock Clerk ranges between $19,580 and $41,150. A Stockroom, Warehouse, or Storage Yard Stock Clerk median salary is $25,700.

How much do Stock Clerks and Order Fillers make in different U.S. states?

Annual Mean Salary by State

State	Annual Mean Salary
Washington	$34,960
District of Columbia	$34,510
Alaska	$33,880
Wyoming	$31,680
Massachusetts	$31,560
Colorado	$31,230
Vermont	$31,140
Oregon	$31,070
California	$30,900
Minnesota	$30,610
Connecticut	$30,470
Rhode Island	$30,240
Hawaii	$30,130
Illinois	$29,520
North Dakota	$29,330
New York	$29,220
Arizona	$29,000
New Jersey	$28,900
Iowa	$28,740
Nevada	$28,630
Maine	$28,620
Texas	$28,610
Utah	$28,480
New Hampshire	$28,450
Nebraska	$28,320
Maryland	$28,240
Virginia	$27,890
Idaho	$27,860
New Mexico	$27,830
Michigan	$27,830
Montana	$27,670
Ohio	$27,630
Indiana	$27,370
Missouri	$27,320
Kansas	$27,240
West Virginia	$27,180
Delaware	$27,110
North Carolina	$27,000
Florida	$26,740
Tennessee	$26,730
Kentucky	$26,690
Alabama	$26,680
South Dakota	$26,580
South Carolina	$26,530
Arkansas	$26,520
Wisconsin	$26,500
Oklahoma	$26,460
Georgia	$26,400
Pennsylvania	$26,150
Mississippi	$25,750
Louisiana	$24,480

What Tools & Technology do Stockroom, Warehouse, or Storage Yard Stock Clerks Use?

Below is a list of the types of tools and technologies that Stockroom, Warehouse, or Storage Yard Stock Clerks may use on a daily basis:

• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Access
• Microsoft Dynamics GP
• Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
• SAP
• Data entry software
• Handheld computer device software

How do I Become a Stockroom, Warehouse, or Storage Yard Stock Clerk?

Are there Stockroom, Warehouse, or Storage Yard Stock Clerk education requirements?

How many years of work experience do I need?

Where Stockroom, Warehouse, or Storage Yard Stock Clerks Work

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References

Bureau of Labor Statistics

College Factual

O*NET Online

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