Retail stock clerks and order fillers

Retail stock clerks and order fillers

NOC
65102

- Store shelf stockers, clerks and order fillers

pack customers' purchases, price items, stock shelves, and fill online, mail and telephone orders.

Quick facts

3-Year Outlook

Moderate
Moderate

3-Year Job Openings

414
 

Median Hourly Wage

$13.75
$13.75
Low
$18.00
High

Average Salary

$32,680
 

Typically Required

High school / on-the-job training

Employed

4,515
 
Job details

Full NOC Description

Store shelf stockers, clerks and order fillers pack customers' purchases, price items, stock shelves with merchandise, and fill online, mail and telephone orders. They are employed in retail establishments, such as grocery, hardware and department stores, and in warehouses.

Main Duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:
 

  • Bag, box or parcel purchases for customers at stores or for shipment and delivery to customers
  • Carry customers' purchases to parking lot and pack in vehicles
  • Unpack products received by store and count, weigh or sort items
  • Use barcode scanning equipment to record incoming stock, verify pricing and maintain computerized stock inventory
  • Price items using stamp or stickers according to price list
  • Attach protective devices to products to protect against shoplifting
  • Stock shelves and display areas and keep stock clean and in order
  • Label and document orders, and prepare shipping, customs and courier documentation when required
  • Obtain articles for customers from shelf or stockroom
  • Direct customers to location of articles sought and assist with inquiries
  • Enter, track and process customer orders and generate inventory reports
  • May operate carts, dollies, forklifts, hand trucks, order pickers and other powered industrial trucks (PIT)
  • May sweep aisles, dust display racks and perform other general cleaning duties
  • May operate cash register and computer for electronic commerce transactions
  • May order stock.

Also Known As

  • bag clerk
  • fulfillment associate
  • grocery clerk
  • grocery packer
  • price clerk - retail
  • produce clerk
  • shelf stocker - retail
  • supermarket clerk
Requirements

Employment Requirements

  • Some secondary school education is usually required.

Provincial Regulation

Not Provincially Regulated

Employment by Sex

The following graph shows the percentage of men and women working in this occupation in New Brunswick.

Data legend

35.5%
Female
64.5%
Male
Employment by age

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick by age group.

Data legend

40.6%
15-24
14.5%
25-34
11.9%
35-44
14.0%
45-54
14.2%
55-64
4.8%
65+
Employment by highest level of education

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick by highest level of education achieved.

Data legend

27.6%
No Certificate, Diploma or Degree
52.4%
High School, Diploma or Equivalent
1.9%
Apprenticeship or Trades Certificate or Diploma
12.1%
College or University Below Bachelor Level
6.1%
University - Bachelor Level or Above
Employment by Industry

The following graph shows the industry groups in which the largest shares of persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick are employed. Small percentages for all top three industry groups may suggest employment for this occupation is widely distributed amongst many industry groups.

Data legend

89.5%
Retail trade
2.8%
Wholesale trade
2.5%
Manufacturing
5.2%
All Other Industries
Employment by Economic Regions

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons employed in this occupation in New Brunswick by which economic region they reside in.

Data legend

18.80%
Northeast
29.90%
Southeast
24.00%
Southwest
17.10%
Central
10.20%
Northwest
Province of New Brunswick Economic Regions

Economic Regions

The following map displays New Brunswick’s five economic regions. An economic region (ER) is a grouping of counties, created as a standard unit for analysis of regional economic activity across Canada.

Annual Average Salary by Economic Regions

The following graph shows the average salary of all persons employed in this occupation in each of New Brunswick’s five economic regions.

Data legend

$30,000
Northeast
$36,600
Southeast
$32,200
Southwest
$31,600
Central
$29,200
Northwest
Province of New Brunswick Economic Regions

Economic Regions

The following map displays New Brunswick’s five economic regions. An economic region (ER) is a grouping of counties, created as a standard unit for analysis of regional economic activity across Canada.

Hourly Median Wages by Economic Regions

The following represents the median hourly wage of all persons employed in this occupation in each of New Brunswick’s five economic regions.

Northeast

$13.75
$13.75
Low
$15.61
High

Southeast

$13.75
$13.75
Low
$19.50
High

Southwest

$13.75
$13.75
Low
$25.80
High

Central

$13.75
$13.75
Low
$17.25
High

Northwest

$13.75
$13.75
Low
$16.00
High
Salary

The following shows the average salary of everyone who worked full-time and year-round in this occupation across each of the Atlantic Provinces and nationally.

New Brunswick

$32,680

Newfoundland

$32,500

Prince Edward Island

$34,800

Nova Scotia

$33,520

Canada

$38,080
Employment Outlook

The following represents the number of job openings that are expected to occur in this occupation over the next three and ten years respectively, broken down by openings expected to result from growth (“new jobs”) and openings expected to result from attrition (death and retirements).

Three Year Outlook

Total Openings: 3-Year

414
 

New Jobs: 3-Year

265
 

Retirements/Deaths: 3-Year

149
 

Ten Year Outlook

Total Openings: 10-Year

1,050
 

New Jobs: 10-Year

539
 

Retirements/Deaths: 10-Year

509