Stock room associate vs in-stock associate

The differences between stock room associates and in-stock associates can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an in-stock associate has an average salary of $32,130, which is higher than the $31,485 average annual salary of a stock room associate.

The top three skills for a stock room associate include excellent interpersonal, sales floor and loss prevention. The most important skills for an in-stock associate are food handling, stock room, and ladders.

Stock room associate vs in-stock associate overview

	Stock Room Associate	In-Stock Associate
Yearly salary	$31,485	$32,130
Hourly rate	$15.14	$15.45
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	50,522	199,766
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 41%	High School Diploma, 48%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	-	-

Stock room associate vs in-stock associate salary

Stock room associates and in-stock associates have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Stock Room Associate	In-Stock Associate
Average salary	$31,485	$32,130
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $37,000	Between $26,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	-	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	General Electric
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between stock room associate and in-stock associate education

There are a few differences between a stock room associate and an in-stock associate in terms of educational background:

	Stock Room Associate	In-Stock Associate
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 41%	High School Diploma, 48%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Stock room associate vs in-stock associate demographics

Here are the differences between stock room associates' and in-stock associates' demographics:

	Stock Room Associate	In-Stock Associate
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 63.0% Female, 37.0%	Male, 69.7% Female, 30.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.3% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 22.1% Asian, 7.1% White, 55.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 9.9% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 21.9% Asian, 6.6% White, 54.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between stock room associate and in-stock associate duties and responsibilities

Stock room associate example responsibilities.

Assemble pallets of package food products or load products directly into each truck safely and according to shipping standards.
Maintain cleanliness according to regulate standards throughout the facilities, both inside and outside per organizations regulations.
Experience with back stocking merchandise, pulling merchandise, truck unload and entire store inventory, RF scanner and palette jack.

In-stock associate example responsibilities.

Perform basic customer service skills, cleaning skills, and math skills.
Offer customer service & cashier duties while stocking wine cases deliver to the store.
Accommodate in customer service with sizing and recommending certain styles of clothing for kids and infants.
Stock overnight groceries and provide customer service
Restock groceries while providing excellent customer service for shoppers.
Support pet parents by responding on products and services.

Stock room associate vs in-stock associate skills

Common stock room associate skills

Excellent Interpersonal, 32%
Sales Floor, 30%
Loss Prevention, 14%
Customer Service, 9%
Merchandise Flow, 5%
Stock Checks, 1%

Common in-stock associate skills

Food Handling, 8%
Stock Room, 8%
Ladders, 7%
Customer Service, 7%
POS, 7%
Loss Prevention, 7%

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