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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021

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)
2,451,430 0.4 % $ 15.87 $ 33,020 0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for Stockers and Order Fillers:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 11.28 $ 13.63 $ 14.48 $ 18.02 $ 22.01
Annual Wage (2) $ 23,460 $ 28,350 $ 30,110 $ 37,470 $ 45,770


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 Stores 652,800 21.16 $ 14.72 $ 30,620
Food and Beverage Stores (4451 and 4452 only) 597,970 20.22 $ 14.59 $ 30,350
Warehousing and Storage 338,100 20.40 $ 18.39 $ 38,260
Building Material and Supplies Dealers 123,890 9.93 $ 14.84 $ 30,870
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) 81,140 8.75 $ 17.58 $ 36,570

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 Stores 652,800 21.16 $ 14.72 $ 30,620
Warehousing and Storage 338,100 20.40 $ 18.39 $ 38,260
Food and Beverage Stores (4451 and 4452 only) 597,970 20.22 $ 14.59 $ 30,350
Building Material and Supplies Dealers 123,890 9.93 $ 14.84 $ 30,870
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) 81,140 8.75 $ 17.58 $ 36,570

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 420 0.38 $ 39.36 $ 81,860
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 2,240 0.60 $ 32.87 $ 68,370
Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas 30 0.11 $ 31.55 $ 65,620
Postal Service (federal government) 440 0.07 $ 30.95 $ 64,370
Metal Ore Mining 110 0.28 $ 30.43 $ 63,300


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 2021


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 261,130 15.80 0.91 $ 17.84 $ 37,100
Texas 229,580 18.78 1.08 $ 15.70 $ 32,660
Florida 177,600 20.64 1.19 $ 14.99 $ 31,170
New York 118,400 13.66 0.78 $ 17.13 $ 35,620
Ohio 107,630 20.69 1.19 $ 15.66 $ 32,570


Map of location quotient of stockers and order fillers by state, May 2021


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)
Tennessee 73,840 24.72 1.42 $ 14.42 $ 29,990
Oregon 44,330 24.28 1.40 $ 16.97 $ 35,290
New Hampshire 14,470 22.77 1.31 $ 15.17 $ 31,550
Alaska 6,250 21.13 1.21 $ 17.73 $ 36,890
Ohio 107,630 20.69 1.19 $ 15.66 $ 32,570


Map of annual mean wages of stockers and order fillers by state, May 2021


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 48,930 15.26 0.88 $ 18.63 $ 38,750
District of Columbia 2,670 4.03 0.23 $ 18.17 $ 37,790
California 261,130 15.80 0.91 $ 17.84 $ 37,100
Alaska 6,250 21.13 1.21 $ 17.73 $ 36,890
Massachusetts 42,320 12.47 0.72 $ 17.30 $ 35,980



Map of employment of stockers and order fillers by area, May 2021


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 128,960 14.86 0.85 $ 17.21 $ 35,800
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 82,840 23.08 1.33 $ 16.31 $ 33,910
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 82,760 14.47 0.83 $ 17.32 $ 36,020
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 64,730 15.29 0.88 $ 16.35 $ 34,010
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 51,710 17.85 1.03 $ 16.00 $ 33,280
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 48,500 19.78 1.14 $ 15.10 $ 31,410
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 46,730 30.54 1.76 $ 17.88 $ 37,190
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 42,340 16.36 0.94 $ 14.87 $ 30,930
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 42,150 15.88 0.91 $ 15.58 $ 32,400
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 39,020 18.44 1.06 $ 16.32 $ 33,950


Map of location quotient of stockers and order fillers by area, May 2021


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)
Cleveland, TN 2,820 62.78 3.61 $ 13.75 $ 28,600
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 4,450 45.37 2.61 $ 15.72 $ 32,700
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL 10,470 43.92 2.52 $ 16.44 $ 34,200
Cheyenne, WY 1,850 40.77 2.34 $ 18.46 $ 38,400
Albany, OR 1,610 35.95 2.07 $ 16.74 $ 34,820
Stockton-Lodi, CA 8,530 33.29 1.91 $ 18.71 $ 38,920
Rome, GA 1,270 32.83 1.89 $ 15.63 $ 32,520
Winchester, VA-WV 1,940 31.40 1.80 $ 17.38 $ 36,160
Danville, IL 780 31.30 1.80 $ 16.01 $ 33,300
York-Hanover, PA 5,370 31.24 1.80 $ 15.38 $ 31,980


Map of annual mean wages of stockers and order fillers by area, May 2021


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 10,500 9.83 0.56 $ 20.31 $ 42,240
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 25,370 11.31 0.65 $ 20.17 $ 41,960
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 28,660 14.95 0.86 $ 19.53 $ 40,620
Fairbanks, AK 900 26.03 1.50 $ 19.29 $ 40,130
Stockton-Lodi, CA 8,530 33.29 1.91 $ 18.71 $ 38,920
Napa, CA 1,050 15.24 0.88 $ 18.47 $ 38,430
Cheyenne, WY 1,850 40.77 2.34 $ 18.46 $ 38,400
Santa Rosa, CA 3,300 17.18 0.99 $ 18.38 $ 38,240
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 620 13.25 0.76 $ 18.36 $ 38,190
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN 1,700 18.62 1.07 $ 18.17 $ 37,790

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)
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 6,130 23.04 1.32 $ 14.87 $ 30,930
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 5,690 23.29 1.34 $ 14.10 $ 29,330
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 5,450 14.50 0.83 $ 13.71 $ 28,510
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 5,280 20.88 1.20 $ 14.48 $ 30,110
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 5,040 28.00 1.61 $ 16.55 $ 34,420

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 1,900 30.48 1.75 $ 16.24 $ 33,780
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area 2,520 29.85 1.72 $ 16.50 $ 34,320
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 5,040 28.00 1.61 $ 16.55 $ 34,420
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area 4,650 27.34 1.57 $ 13.56 $ 28,210
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area 2,600 26.52 1.52 $ 13.75 $ 28,600

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 1,800 22.51 1.29 $ 18.09 $ 37,630
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 1,740 17.89 1.03 $ 17.74 $ 36,900
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area 2,190 18.30 1.05 $ 17.46 $ 36,320
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 2,650 19.62 1.13 $ 16.93 $ 35,210
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 1,310 11.25 0.65 $ 16.88 $ 35,100


About May 2021 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 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2021 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022