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Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks vs Stockers and Order Fillers

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks and Stockers and Order Fillers on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks Stockers and Order Fillers
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$43,190
$37,090
Employment · BLS OEWS
857,630
2,779,530
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
63rd pct
33rd pct

At a glance

Dimension Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks Stockers and Order Fillers
Median pay $43,190 $37,090
Employment 857,630 2,779,530
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection Declining (-7.7%) Growing fast (+8.5%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 69,300 472,300
Typical education · O*NET Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not. Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
AI exposure · published exposure studies Moderate · 63rd pct Low · 33rd pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 85th pct · 47% of tasks —
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index Augmentation-leaning (50.8%) —
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman No —

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Near Vision, Speaking, Oral Expression, Problem Sensitivity, Information Ordering, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Oral Comprehension, Arm-Hand Steadiness, English Language, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Time Management, Written Comprehension, Deductive Reasoning, Inductive Reasoning, Category Flexibility, Perceptual Speed, Selective Attention, Manual Dexterity, Speech Recognition, Speech Clarity, Customer and Personal Service, Social Perceptiveness, Coordination, Judgment and Decision Making, Finger Dexterity, Trunk Strength, Far Vision, Transportation.

Specific to Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks

  • Administrative
  • Computers and Electronics
  • Production and Processing
  • Mathematics
  • Written Expression
  • Administration and Management
  • Education and Training
  • Complex Problem Solving

Specific to Stockers and Order Fillers

  • Extent Flexibility
  • Multilimb Coordination
  • Static Strength
  • Service Orientation
  • Public Safety and Security
  • Dynamic Strength
  • Stamina
  • Gross Body Coordination

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Internet browser software , Spreadsheet software , Office suite software , Electronic mail software , Enterprise resource planning ERP software , Word processing software , Inventory management software , Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software , Data base user interface and query software .

Specific to Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks

Specific to Stockers and Order Fillers

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks or Stockers and Order Fillers — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks vs Stockers and Order Fillers." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/shipping-receiving-and-inventory-clerks-vs-stockers-and-order-fillers

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Singulariki. (2026). Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks vs Stockers and Order Fillers. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/shipping-receiving-and-inventory-clerks-vs-stockers-and-order-fillers

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