Store shelf stockers, clerks and order fillers
Career Overview
Grocery clerks and store shelf stockers:
- Pack customers' purchases, price items, stock shelves with merchandise and fill mail and telephone orders
- Work in retail establishments, such as grocery, hardware and department stores, and in warehouses
Job Titles
Duties
Grocery clerks and store shelf stockers perform some or all of the following duties:
- Bag, box or parcel purchases for customers or for shipment or 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
- Fill mail orders from warehouse stock
- Get articles for customers from shelf or stockroom
- Direct customers to location of articles sought
- 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
Earnings
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Work Environment
# Workers Employed
26,820% Employed Full Time
33%Key aspects of the work in this occupational group:
- Work takes place in a controlled store environment but there may be temperature fluctuations in areas such as freezers or bakeries
- Workers may be exposed to various outdoor weather conditions when carrying groceries to customers’ vehicles
Career Pathways
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Occupational Interests
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Education, Training and Skills
- Some secondary school education is usually required
Education programs in B.C.
The following program areas are related to this occupation:
- Adult Special Education
- Food/Beverage Services
Skills
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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.
Keeping track of and assessing your performance, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Talking to others to share information effectively.
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Actively looking for ways to help people.
Being aware of others’ reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Managing one’s own time and the time of others.
Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Labour Market Statistics
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Employment
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Employment
26,820Employment by Region
| Region | Employment | % Employment of this Occupation |
|---|---|---|
| Cariboo | 925 | 3.4% |
| Kootenay | 910 | 3.4% |
| Mainland/Southwest | 15,725 | 58.6% |
| North Coast and Nechako | 475 | 1.8% |
| Northeast | 370 | 1.4% |
| Thompson-Okanagan | 3,585 | 13.4% |
| Vancouver Island/Coast | 4,825 | 18.0% |
Labour Market Outlook
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Forecasted Job Openings (2024-2034)
9,260Forecasted Job Openings
Forecasted Employment Growth Rate
Composition of Job Openings
Job Openings by Region (2024-2034)
| Region | Job Openings | Avg. Annual Employment Growth |
|---|---|---|
| Cariboo | 190 | 0.2% |
| Kootenay | 200 | 0.8% |
| Mainland/Southwest | 6,860 | 1.7% |
| North Coast and Nechako | 170 | 1.7% |
| Northeast | 130 | 0.7% |
| Thompson-Okanagan | 810 | 0.6% |
| Vancouver Island/Coast | 910 | 0.2% |
Industry Highlights
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Forecasted Job Openings by Industry
| Industry | Job Openings (2024-2034) |
|---|---|
| Retail Trade | 8,390 |
| Wholesale Trade | 310 |
| Manufacturing | 140 |
| Transportation and Warehousing | 140 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 50 |
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