Lead stocker vs stock team member

The differences between lead stockers and stock team members can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a stock team member has an average salary of $30,202, which is higher than the $28,615 average annual salary of a lead stocker.

The top three skills for a lead stocker include sales floor, sales associates and store management. The most important skills for a stock team member are sales floor, ladders, and store management.

Lead stocker vs stock team member overview

	Lead Stocker	Stock Team Member
Yearly salary	$28,615	$30,202
Hourly rate	$13.76	$14.52
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	20,672	339,003
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 40%	High School Diploma, 44%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	-	-

What does a lead stocker do?

A lead stocker is responsible for ensuring day-to-day stocking processes and associated tasks are being accomplished correctly and in a timely manner to decrease sales floor outs. The lead stockers lead daily activities of stockers and properly channel communication of new items and inventory discrepancies/deficiencies. It is expected of them to take part in the performance management of stockers. Moreover, a store manager needs their participation in hiring, performance evaluation and development, and in creating weekly work schedules for the stocking team.

What does a stock team member do?

A stock team member is an employee who is responsible for preparing and distributing merchandise from the backroom to the sales floor. Stock team members are required to support the stocking team by helping locate items on the sales floor and assisting with stocking merchandise. They should scan the store bar codes of merchandise that are moved from the backroom to the sales floor. Stock team members must also maintain a well-stocked appearance in-store as well as work closely with store management to ensure company standards.

Lead stocker vs stock team member salary

Lead stockers and stock team members have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Lead Stocker	Stock Team Member
Average salary	$28,615	$30,202
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $37,000	Between $24,000 And $37,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
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Differences between lead stocker and stock team member education

There are a few differences between a lead stocker and a stock team member in terms of educational background:

	Lead Stocker	Stock Team Member
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 40%	High School Diploma, 44%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Lead stocker vs stock team member demographics

Here are the differences between lead stockers' and stock team members' demographics:

	Lead Stocker	Stock Team Member
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 73.4% Female, 26.6%	Male, 62.6% Female, 37.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 22.2% Asian, 6.9% White, 54.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 10.2% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 21.1% Asian, 6.5% White, 55.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between lead stocker and stock team member duties and responsibilities

Lead stocker example responsibilities.

Manage shipment, damages, charge orders, transfers, markdowns, seasonal floor sets, RTV and store supplies.
Coach and train new staff members on POS, safety, stocking, merchandising, etc ....
Create and maintain brand standards for visual presentation, cleanliness and organization throughout the store to ensure a consistent customer experience.
Assist store cleanliness and organization for customer satisfaction.
Demonstrate leadership as afternoon stock team and furniture assembly leader.
Enforce a culture of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement while providing operational leadership.

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Stock team member example responsibilities.

Manage the sale of smoothies at different educational institutes while interacting with hundreds of students and ensuring their happiness and satisfaction.
Follow safety guidelines to move pallets from trucks and while using ladders to stock the warehouse.
Reload carts and help people place groceries in their vehicles.
Assist customers with their merchandise and organize groceries in vehicles of disable customers.
Utilize various technological components relevant to work duties including PDA's, computer software, and heavy machinery.
Scan and pull items from the backroom in a quick and accurate manner with the use of a PDA device.

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Lead stocker vs stock team member skills

Common lead stocker skills

Sales Floor, 21%
Sales Associates, 13%
Store Management, 11%
Visual Standards, 10%
Cleanliness, 9%
Shipment Processing, 5%

Common stock team member skills

Sales Floor, 27%
Ladders, 25%
Store Management, 23%
Profitable Sales, 7%
Good Communication, 4%
Basic Math, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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