Occupational Employment and Wages, November 2003

43-5081 Stock Clerks and Order Fillers

Receive, store, and issue sales floor merchandise, materials, equipment, and other items from stockroom, warehouse, or storage yard to fill shelves, racks, tables, or customers' orders. May mark prices on merchandise and set up sales displays. Exclude "Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand" (53-7062), and "Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks" (43-5071).

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
State profile for this occupation
Metropolitan area profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
1,540,270 0.7 % $10.44 $21,710 0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $6.70 $7.78 $9.55 $12.27 $15.80
Annual Wage (2) $13,940 $16,180 $19,860 $25,520 $32,870

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Grocery stores 388,230 $9.75 $20,290
Department stores 224,010 $9.04 $18,800
Other general merchandise stores 141,980 $9.32 $19,390
Warehousing and storage 47,220 $12.55 $26,100
Employment services 39,780 $9.32 $19,380

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Satellite telecommunications (7) $25.57 $53,190
Natural gas distribution 570 $20.62 $42,890
Motor vehicle manufacturing 860 $20.40 $42,430
Power generation and supply 3,620 $20.39 $42,410
Water, sewage and other systems 60 $20.10 $41,810

State profile for this occupation: Top

States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
Mississippi 16,460 $9.00 $18,710 1.511%
New Jersey 57,290 $11.43 $23,770 1.477%
Arkansas 16,080 $9.27 $19,270 1.437%
Tennessee 37,450 $9.69 $20,150 1.432%
Florida 102,000 $9.62 $20,010 1.413%

Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
Alaska 3,200 $12.98 $27,000 1.101%
Washington 22,050 $12.10 $25,180 0.861%
Oregon 17,090 $11.75 $24,450 1.112%
Massachusetts 38,060 $11.62 $24,170 1.216%
California 170,560 $11.49 $23,890 1.179%

Metropolitan area profile for this occupation: Top

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Punta Gorda, FL MSA 900 $9.13 $19,000 2.198%
Newburgh, NY-PA PMSA 2,930 $10.98 $22,850 1.981%
Jackson, MI MSA 1,110 $11.29 $23,480 1.960%
Brockton, MA PMSA 1,880 $11.45 $23,820 1.916%
Ocala, FL MSA 1,610 $9.11 $18,950 1.894%

Top paying Metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Yolo, CA PMSA 1,610 $14.02 $29,170 1.683%
Erie, PA MSA 2,180 $13.45 $27,980 1.719%
San Jose, CA PMSA 9,530 $13.20 $27,460 1.115%
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA PMSA 9,890 $13.01 $27,060 0.769%
Anchorage, AK MSA 1,520 $12.63 $26,280 1.104%

About November 2003 National, State, and Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas in every State and the District of Columbia. The top five employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable Excel files(XLS).

Percentile wage estimates show the percentage of workers in an occupation that earn less than a given wage and the percentage that earn more. 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 mean 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.

(7) Estimates not released.

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Last Modified Date: April 19, 2005