Stock controller vs warehouse clerk

The differences between stock controllers and warehouse clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a stock controller has an average salary of $37,424, which is higher than the $31,564 average annual salary of a warehouse clerk.

The top three skills for a stock controller include customer service, inventory management and stock control. The most important skills for a warehouse clerk are work ethic, data entry, and logistics.

Stock controller vs warehouse clerk overview

	Stock Controller	Warehouse Clerk
Yearly salary	$37,424	$31,564
Hourly rate	$17.99	$15.18
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	35,928	235,973
Job satisfaction	3	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 32%	High School Diploma, 47%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	-	-

Stock controller vs warehouse clerk salary

Stock controllers and warehouse clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Stock Controller	Warehouse Clerk
Average salary	$37,424	$31,564
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $45,000	Between $25,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	-	San Jose, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Thermo Fisher Scientific
Best paying industry	-	Transportation

Differences between stock controller and warehouse clerk education

There are a few differences between a stock controller and a warehouse clerk in terms of educational background:

	Stock Controller	Warehouse Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 32%	High School Diploma, 47%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Stock controller vs warehouse clerk demographics

Here are the differences between stock controllers' and warehouse clerks' demographics:

	Stock Controller	Warehouse Clerk
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 76.6% Female, 23.4%	Male, 73.6% Female, 26.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.7% Unknown, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 24.6% Asian, 5.9% White, 51.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 26.4% Asian, 5.8% White, 51.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between stock controller and warehouse clerk duties and responsibilities

Stock controller example responsibilities.

Manage all lifting of goods efficiently and maintain store floor at all times and ensure cleanliness in same
Enforce FIFO rotation of products.
Assist with unloading biweekly truck deliveries and the restocking of groceries.
Pick order from warehouse, QC the product and stage it for production.
Demonstrate computer navigation skills on the logistics database.
Provide leadership over logistics processes including, transportation, planning, safety and communication.

Warehouse clerk example responsibilities.

Coordinate and manage shipping for complete pallets to different work sites internationally.
Check the MRP system for shortages on release work orders or sales orders and issue as required.
Update training and work instructions pursuant to ISO guidelines.
Have used various MRP systems for inventory with superior knowledge.
Train and certify in the use of ESD equipment and practices.
Process all BOL via SAP/TWMS for external, rail and barge shipments.

Stock controller vs warehouse clerk skills

Common stock controller skills

Customer Service, 26%
Inventory Management, 12%
Stock Control, 12%
Sales Floor, 7%
Purchase Orders, 6%
Inventory Control, 6%

Common warehouse clerk skills

Work Ethic, 19%
Data Entry, 15%
Logistics, 13%
Customer Service, 6%
Pallets, 4%
Patients, 4%