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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities > Publications > Snapshots

Stockers and order fillers, 2015‐2019

Background

Stockers and order fillers receive, store, and issue merchandise, materials, equipment, and other items from stockrooms or storage to fill inventories or customers' orders. These workers may operate power equipment to fill orders, mark prices on merchandise, or set up sales displays.

As of May 2019, there were 2,135,850 people employed in this occupation. The average hourly wage was $14.26 and the average annual wage was $29,660.

Nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses

In private industry for this occupation, there were 27,390 nonfatal injury and illness cases requiring days away from work during 2019. The incidence rate per 10,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) workers was 176.3.

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Table 1. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work by selected case characteristics, stockers and order fillers, private industry, 2019
Case characteristic^[1]	Number of cases
Nature of injury or illness
Sprains, strains, tears	11,200
Soreness, pain	4,040
Bruises, contusions	3,970
All other natures	3,740
Cuts, lacerations	1,750
Part of body affected
Back	6,010
Knee	2,630
Hand	2,600
Foot	2,330
Shoulder	2,310
Source of injury or illness
Containers	9,470
Vehicles	3,790
Floors, walkways, ground surfaces	3,750
Worker motion or position	3,630
All other sources	1,990
Event or exposure leading to injury or illness
Overexertion in lifting or lowering	5,860
Struck by object or equipment	5,410
Fall on same level	3,590
Struck against object or equipment	1,640
Fall to lower level	1,020
^[1] Data shown correspond to Nature, Part, Source, and Event codes based on the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System 2.01 developed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses

Fatal occupational injuries

Fatal work injuries totaled 14 for stockers and order fillers during 2019, compared to 15 during 2018.

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Sources

Wage and employment estimates come from the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) program. Injury and illness information come from the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) and Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI). For more information on SOII and CFOI program concepts and definitions see the SOII Handbook of Methods and the CFOI Handbook of Methods.

Last Modified Date: February 5, 2021