Store merchandiser vs night stocker

The differences between store merchandisers and night stockers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a store merchandiser has an average salary of $37,143, which is higher than the $30,044 average annual salary of a night stocker.

The top three skills for a store merchandiser include in-store, customer satisfaction and retail store. The most important skills for a night stocker are customer service, customer satisfaction, and pallets.

Store merchandiser vs night stocker overview

	Store Merchandiser	Night Stocker
Yearly salary	$37,143	$30,044
Hourly rate	$17.86	$14.44
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	149,850	187,534
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	High School Diploma, 56%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	-	-

What does a store merchandiser do?

A store merchandiser must maximize profitability. They are responsible for studying sales trends and controlling the stock level in their store. They study their store's target demographics. They make financial presentations for their store's manager. If any production problem arises, they must quickly solve it. They negotiate stock quantities, and they supervise and train junior staff.

What does a night stocker do?

A night stocker is responsible for organizing store shelves and stocking merchandise to the appropriate areas. Night stockers ensure that the items are accurately categorized, ensuring that products are free of any damage. They monitor inventories, report short supplies for delivery requests, remove expired products from the shelves, maintain the cleanliness and presentability of the items, and move merchandise carefully from one place to another. A night stocker must have excellent time-management and organizational skills, as well as the ability to multi-task.

Store merchandiser vs night stocker salary

Store merchandisers and night stockers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Store Merchandiser	Night Stocker
Average salary	$37,143	$30,044
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $55,000	Between $24,000 And $37,000
Highest paying City	Reno, NV	-
Highest paying state	Oregon	-
Best paying company	The Coca-Cola Company	-
Best paying industry	Retail	-

Differences between store merchandiser and night stocker education

There are a few differences between a store merchandiser and a night stocker in terms of educational background:

	Store Merchandiser	Night Stocker
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	High School Diploma, 56%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Store merchandiser vs night stocker demographics

Here are the differences between store merchandisers' and night stockers' demographics:

	Store Merchandiser	Night Stocker
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 54.6% Female, 45.4%	Male, 73.5% Female, 26.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.1% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 20.0% Asian, 7.1% White, 57.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 9.0% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 21.6% Asian, 6.5% White, 56.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between store merchandiser and night stocker duties and responsibilities

Store merchandiser example responsibilities.

Manage entire pet food recycling facility converting 9,000 tons per year from pet food to swine and poultry feed.
Maintain database of stores, displays, soda units and pallets with PeopleSoft
Service area stores with beverage product, unload pallets, distribute merchandise, remove expire merchandise.
Ring up customers using a standard POS system and promote the purchase of the store credit card to all shoppers.
Communicate internally to ASM management and externally with customers regarding project status and completion.
Organize and conduct Macys luggage seminars and bridal events.

Night stocker example responsibilities.

Unload truck use power jacks or hand jacks to run pallets and disperse product stock product rotate product and pull back stock
Load and unload pallets using industrial power equipment.
Organize and restock various groceries throughout commissary nightly, maintaining up-to-date stock.
Maintain restaurant and grounds cleanliness; quickly responding and resolving any unsafe/sanitary issues for the customers.
Stock and maintain grocery inventory of Safeway storefront.

Store merchandiser vs night stocker skills

Common store merchandiser skills

In-Store, 15%
Customer Satisfaction, 11%
Retail Store, 10%
Cleanliness, 9%
Basic Math, 7%
Product Promotions, 4%

Common night stocker skills

Customer Service, 36%
Customer Satisfaction, 14%
Pallets, 9%
Basic Math, 6%
Store Shelves, 6%
Safety Regulations, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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