Stock Clerks
Description OES Code: 58023
Receive, store, and issue materials, equipment, and other items from stockroom, warehouse, or storage yard. Keep records and compile stock reports. Exclude stockroom laborers and workers whose primary duties involve shipping, weighing, and checking.

Wages, California
Entry-Level Hourly Wage $7.07
25th Percentile $7.75
50th Percentile $9.92
75th Percentile $13.56

Wages, San Joaquin County
Entry-Level Hourly Wage $6.57
25th Percentile $7.13
50th Percentile $9.08
75th Percentile $12.05

Wages by California County
• OES Survey
• CCOIS Survey

Hours & Benefits
The normal work seek is 40 hours, with time-and-one-half for overtime, many workers receive shift differential pay. Employee benefits may include life insurance, health and retirement plans, paid holidays, vacation and sick leave.

Employment Trends, California
Employment 1998 99,000
Projected Employment 2008 122,100
Percent Change 1998-2008 23.3%
Separations 1998-2008 16,700

Employment Trends, San Joaquin County
Employment 1999 1,770
Projected Employment 2006 2,070
Percent Change 1999-2006 16.9%
Separations 1999-2006 200

Employment Trends by California County

Advancement
Persons interested in promotion can enroll at local community colleges in evening adult schools. Recommended subjects include inventory control, merchandising methods, business math and supervision. Promotions for stock clerks may be to chief stock clerk, storekeeper, warehouse manager or purchasing agent. Stock clerks interested in merchandising can move into sales work; and tool-crib attendants, limited in career mobility, may become machinists.

Getting the Job & Other Information
Stock clerks are employed mostly in construction, wholesale and retail trades, and like tool-crib attendants, in manufacturing and government. Common job titles for stock clerks include commissary clerk, cellar person, film library clerk, vault clerk, parts clerk, storekeeper and floorstocker. Most beginners get their jobs by making personal applications to employers. Job referrals can also be gotten through the California Employment Development Department Job Match Program, private employment agencies and unions. The classified ads of newspapers are an additional source of job leads, as well as union locals.

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Education and Training
Except for on-the-job, there is no formal training for stockroom work. workers should be able to understand and use simple forms and do basic math. They need to write legibly and follow spoken and written instructions quickly and accurately. Many employers insist on a high school diploma or GED; a valid California driver's license is required by many employers. Also, some employers require experience or knowledge in a specific product line. Knowledge of computers is becoming a job requirement.

Skills & Other Requirements
Persons interested in becoming counter and rental clerks should be able to apply interpersonal communication techniques, assemble advertising displays, follow / give instructions, keep records & maintain files, manage inventories and supplies, perform bookkeeping functions in support of major job duties, price merchandise, unpack / shelve inventory, use a computer, use spreadsheet software, use inventory control procedures, and weigh & package products.

References
California Occupational Guide #74

Related Occupations: Cashiers, Shipping and Receiving Clerks

Training: California Training and Education Providers (CTEP)