Stock room associate vs inventory stocker

The differences between stock room associates and inventory stockers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a stock room associate has an average salary of $31,485, which is higher than the $30,844 average annual salary of an inventory stocker.

The top three skills for a stock room associate include excellent interpersonal, sales floor and loss prevention. The most important skills for an inventory stocker are product knowledge, customer service, and stock merchandise.

Stock room associate vs inventory stocker overview

	Stock Room Associate	Inventory Stocker
Yearly salary	$31,485	$30,844
Hourly rate	$15.14	$14.83
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	50,522	47,455
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 41%	High School Diploma, 49%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	-	-

Stock room associate vs inventory stocker salary

Stock room associates and inventory stockers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Stock Room Associate	Inventory Stocker
Average salary	$31,485	$30,844
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $37,000	Between $24,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between stock room associate and inventory stocker education

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

	Stock Room Associate	Inventory Stocker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 41%	High School Diploma, 49%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Stock room associate vs inventory stocker demographics

Here are the differences between stock room associates' and inventory stockers' demographics:

	Stock Room Associate	Inventory Stocker
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 63.0% Female, 37.0%	Male, 71.3% Female, 28.7%
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, 9.8% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 21.8% Asian, 7.0% White, 54.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between stock room associate and inventory stocker 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.

Inventory stocker example responsibilities.

Manage the ordering of shipping supplies through FedEx's web ordering system.
Used RF scanner, palletize and shrink wrap pallets
Perform inventory check on supplies using RF bar code reader
Maintain restaurant and grounds cleanliness; quickly responding and resolving any unsafe/sanitary issues for the customers.
Perform scans of merchandise using an RGIS handheld computer to complete inventory audits on retail establishments

Stock room associate vs inventory stocker 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 inventory stocker skills

Product Knowledge, 18%
Customer Service, 16%
Stock Merchandise, 15%
Pallet Jack, 9%
Safety Regulations, 7%
Store Shelves, 7%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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