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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

53-7065 Stockers and Order Fillers

Receive, store, and issue merchandise, materials, equipment, and other items from stockroom, warehouse, or storage yard to fill shelves, racks, tables, or customers’ orders. May operate power equipment to fill orders. May mark prices on merchandise and set up sales displays. Excludes “Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks” (43-5071), “Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand” (53-7062), and “Packers and Packagers, Hand” (53-7064).


National estimates for Stockers and Order Fillers
Industry profile for Stockers and Order Fillers
Geographic profile for Stockers and Order Fillers

National estimates for Stockers and Order Fillers:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Stockers and Order Fillers:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
2,842,060 0.3 % $ 17.09 $ 35,550 0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for Stockers and Order Fillers:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 12.35 $ 14.29 $ 16.45 $ 18.66 $ 22.77
Annual Wage (2) $ 25,680 $ 29,730 $ 34,220 $ 38,810 $ 47,360


Industry profile for Stockers and Order Fillers:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Stockers and Order Fillers are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Stockers and Order Fillers, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Stockers and Order Fillers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
General Merchandise Retailers 859,250 26.69 $ 16.04 $ 33,370
Food and Beverage Retailers (4451 and 4452 only) 644,650 21.59 $ 15.40 $ 32,030
Warehousing and Storage 419,710 22.07 $ 20.29 $ 42,190
Building Material and Supplies Dealers 121,320 9.79 $ 15.83 $ 32,920
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) 91,520 9.35 $ 19.07 $ 39,670

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Stockers and Order Fillers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
General Merchandise Retailers 859,250 26.69 $ 16.04 $ 33,370
Warehousing and Storage 419,710 22.07 $ 20.29 $ 42,190
Food and Beverage Retailers (4451 and 4452 only) 644,650 21.59 $ 15.40 $ 32,030
Building Material and Supplies Dealers 121,320 9.79 $ 15.83 $ 32,920
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) 91,520 9.35 $ 19.07 $ 39,670

Top paying industries for Stockers and Order Fillers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Natural Gas Distribution 500 0.45 $ 43.73 $ 90,960
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 2,470 0.65 $ 35.34 $ 73,510
Postal Service (federal government) 410 0.07 $ 32.64 $ 67,900
Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation 70 0.20 $ 32.07 $ 66,700
Oil and Gas Extraction 100 0.10 $ 30.98 $ 64,440


Geographic profile for Stockers and Order Fillers:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Stockers and Order Fillers are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Stockers and Order Fillers, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of stockers and order fillers by state, May 2022


States with the highest employment level in Stockers and Order Fillers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 302,100 17.13 0.89 $ 19.09 $ 39,710
Texas 266,780 20.53 1.07 $ 16.72 $ 34,770
Florida 239,510 26.00 1.35 $ 16.07 $ 33,430
New York 133,490 14.65 0.76 $ 18.70 $ 38,890
Ohio 129,050 24.01 1.25 $ 17.32 $ 36,030


Map of location quotient of stockers and order fillers by state, May 2022


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Stockers and Order Fillers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kentucky 50,090 26.37 1.37 $ 17.17 $ 35,720
Florida 239,510 26.00 1.35 $ 16.07 $ 33,430
Oregon 46,430 24.48 1.27 $ 18.21 $ 37,870
Tennessee 75,050 24.04 1.25 $ 15.70 $ 32,660
Ohio 129,050 24.01 1.25 $ 17.32 $ 36,030


Map of annual mean wages of stockers and order fillers by state, May 2022


Top paying states for Stockers and Order Fillers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Washington 54,970 16.14 0.84 $ 19.50 $ 40,570
California 302,100 17.13 0.89 $ 19.09 $ 39,710
Alaska 6,690 21.86 1.14 $ 18.87 $ 39,250
District of Columbia 3,100 4.49 0.23 $ 18.83 $ 39,160
New York 133,490 14.65 0.76 $ 18.70 $ 38,890



Map of employment of stockers and order fillers by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Stockers and Order Fillers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 143,270 15.60 0.81 $ 18.45 $ 38,370
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 92,330 15.14 0.79 $ 18.38 $ 38,240
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 90,790 23.86 1.24 $ 17.38 $ 36,150
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 70,020 15.85 0.82 $ 17.80 $ 37,020
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 62,220 23.71 1.23 $ 16.29 $ 33,890
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 58,910 19.29 1.00 $ 16.77 $ 34,870
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 52,840 32.37 1.68 $ 19.60 $ 40,770
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 49,240 18.05 0.94 $ 16.24 $ 33,770
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 47,620 17.19 0.89 $ 16.72 $ 34,780
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 45,060 20.29 1.06 $ 17.61 $ 36,640


Map of location quotient of stockers and order fillers by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Stockers and Order Fillers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL 16,940 67.39 3.51 $ 16.74 $ 34,830
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 4,740 47.25 2.46 $ 17.99 $ 37,420
Cleveland, TN 2,120 47.17 2.45 $ 15.46 $ 32,170
Danville, IL 1,070 41.47 2.16 $ 18.09 $ 37,630
New Haven, CT 11,570 40.30 2.10 $ 17.68 $ 36,780
Cheyenne, WY 1,870 40.22 2.09 $ 20.03 $ 41,660
Albany, OR 1,790 38.12 1.98 $ 17.99 $ 37,430
Rome, GA 1,440 36.58 1.90 $ 16.19 $ 33,660
Jacksonville, FL 26,260 36.40 1.89 $ 16.38 $ 34,080
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA 8,860 35.89 1.87 $ 17.84 $ 37,110


Map of annual mean wages of stockers and order fillers by area, May 2022


Top paying metropolitan areas for Stockers and Order Fillers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 11,950 10.64 0.55 $ 21.30 $ 44,310
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 27,600 11.54 0.60 $ 21.22 $ 44,140
Fairbanks, AK 900 26.16 1.36 $ 20.43 $ 42,500
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 30,220 14.83 0.77 $ 20.30 $ 42,220
Reno, NV 5,410 21.80 1.13 $ 20.24 $ 42,100
Cheyenne, WY 1,870 40.22 2.09 $ 20.03 $ 41,660
Stockton-Lodi, CA 9,570 34.79 1.81 $ 19.81 $ 41,200
Santa Rosa, CA 3,580 17.62 0.92 $ 19.75 $ 41,070
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 52,840 32.37 1.68 $ 19.60 $ 40,770
Napa, CA 1,170 15.77 0.82 $ 19.50 $ 40,570

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Stockers and Order Fillers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 7,230 18.87 0.98 $ 15.13 $ 31,480
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 6,960 27.82 1.45 $ 15.82 $ 32,900
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 6,660 24.34 1.27 $ 15.76 $ 32,770
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 6,570 25.08 1.31 $ 15.87 $ 33,000
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 6,200 25.23 1.31 $ 16.44 $ 34,190

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Stockers and Order Fillers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area 2,170 33.84 1.76 $ 17.74 $ 36,900
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 5,750 31.16 1.62 $ 18.86 $ 39,220
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area 2,690 30.89 1.61 $ 17.74 $ 36,910
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 4,920 29.75 1.55 $ 17.24 $ 35,870
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area 5,390 29.74 1.55 $ 15.07 $ 31,350

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Stockers and Order Fillers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area 2,260 27.63 1.44 $ 19.47 $ 40,490
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 3,040 22.19 1.15 $ 19.25 $ 40,030
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 1,690 16.62 0.86 $ 19.01 $ 39,540
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 5,750 31.16 1.62 $ 18.86 $ 39,220
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 1,880 18.68 0.97 $ 18.78 $ 39,060


About May 2022 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023