Stock room associate vs warehouse stocker

The differences between stock room associates and warehouse stockers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a warehouse stocker has an average salary of $31,896, 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 a warehouse stocker are sales floor, stock merchandise, and pallets.

Stock room associate vs warehouse stocker overview

	Stock Room Associate	Warehouse Stocker
Yearly salary	$31,485	$31,896
Hourly rate	$15.14	$15.33
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	50,522	190,585
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 41%	High School Diploma, 55%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	-	-

Stock room associate vs warehouse stocker salary

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

	Stock Room Associate	Warehouse Stocker
Average salary	$31,485	$31,896
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $37,000	Between $26,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	-	Syracuse, NY
Highest paying state	-	Minnesota
Best paying company	-	Chewy
Best paying industry	-	Automotive

Differences between stock room associate and warehouse stocker education

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

	Stock Room Associate	Warehouse Stocker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 41%	High School Diploma, 55%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Stock room associate vs warehouse stocker demographics

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

	Stock Room Associate	Warehouse Stocker
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 63.0% Female, 37.0%	Male, 85.4% Female, 14.6%
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, 10.3% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 21.5% Asian, 6.8% White, 54.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between stock room associate and warehouse 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.

Warehouse stocker example responsibilities.

Use RF scanner to scan boxes to be return to their right location.
Use RF scanner to handle inventory controls and ensure a constant supply of merchandise for pickers.
Stage completed pallets in designate area.
Perform analysis of logistics for equipment, personnel, and training on computer spreadsheets/databases, using specialize tracking software.
Assist customers with picking groceries in the absence of other staff.
Run a lift in freezer to select order groceries for delivery.

Stock room associate vs warehouse 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 warehouse stocker skills

Sales Floor, 20%
Stock Merchandise, 12%
Pallets, 11%
Electric Pallet Jack, 9%
Safety Regulations, 7%
Shipping Receiving, 6%

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