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Retail

Stock Clerks and Order Fillers

Receive, store, and issue merchandise, materials, equipment, and other items from stockroom, warehouse, or storage yard to fill shelves, racks, tables, or customers' orders. May operate power equipment to fill orders. May mark prices on merchandise and set up sales displays.

Annual openings

10,195

Median wage

$42,350

Typical education

High school (GED)

Growth 2026–2032

+9%

Median wage source: Colorado BLS OEWS (2025).

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Typical education

High school (GED)

Credential requirement

No certification is required or expected for this job.

Work experience

This is an entry-level role so no experience is required.

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Automation exposure

High exposure

Many tasks are repeatable, so technology could reshape the day-to-day over time.

A typical day

  1. Issue or distribute materials, products, parts, and supplies to customers or coworkers, based on information from incoming requisitions.
  2. Store items in an orderly and accessible manner in warehouses, tool rooms, supply rooms, or other areas.
  3. Recommend disposal of excess, defective, or obsolete stock.
  4. Provide assistance or direction to other stockroom, warehouse, or storage yard workers.
  5. Receive and count stock items, and record data manually or on computer.
  6. Mark stock items, using identification tags, stamps, electric marking tools, or other labeling equipment.
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