Inventory management software
Technology category · O*NET
Inventory management software is a technology category in the O*NET database. Across U.S. occupations, 138 report using software or tools in this category. The named products below are the specific examples O*NET records for those jobs. The occupations that use it sit, on average, at the 51st percentile of AI task-exposure ( moderate) — how much that work overlaps with what AI can do, not a sign the tool is being replaced. See where every tool category sits.
A Hot tag marks technologies O*NET sees frequently in employer job postings; In demand marks tools an occupation specifically requires.
Example software & tools
Ranked by how many occupations list each product. Each number is an occupation count — a job is counted once per product — so the product rows overlap and do not sum to the category total.
| Software / tool | Occupations | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| Inventory tracking software | 45 | |
| Inventory management systems | 29 | In demand |
| Inventory control software | 16 | |
| Inventory control system software | 5 | In demand |
| Pyxis MedStation software | 5 | |
| Automated inventory software | 4 | |
| Inventory software | 3 | |
| Radio frequency identification RFID software | 3 | |
| Computerized inventory tracking software | 2 | |
| Food Service Solutions FoodCo | 2 | |
| Inventory control systems | 2 | |
| ItemTracker | 2 | |
| Softrail AEI Rail & Road Manager | 2 | |
| Supply system software | 2 | |
| Warehouse management system WMS | 2 | In demand |
| ATMS StockTrack PLUS | 1 | |
| Accvision ABMIS | 1 | |
| AgInfoLink Meat Inventory Tracking System MITS | 1 | |
| Aljex Inventory | 1 | |
| Argos Software ABECAS Insight WMS | 1 | |
| Army Food Management Information System | 1 | |
| Asset management software | 1 | |
| Assisi Inventory | 1 | |
| Assisi Software Assisi Inventory | 1 | |
| Atterbury Consultants SuperACE/FLIPS | 1 | |
| Automated Package Processing System APPS | 1 | |
| BarControl Enterprise Manager iBEM | 1 | |
| CBORD Group Menu Management System | 1 | |
| Cargo tracking system software | 1 | |
| ChemSW Chemical Inventory System CIS | 1 | |
| Computer Directions Route Sales Tracker | 1 | |
| Computer integrated manufacturing CIM warehouse shipping manager software | 1 | |
| DSA Foxware Warehouse Management | 1 | |
| Edible Software | 1 | |
| Enertia | 1 | |
| Fishbowl Warehouse | 1 | |
| Food inventory software | 1 | |
| Forest Metrix | 1 | |
| Fountains Forestry TwoDog | 1 | |
| Garment tracking software | 1 |
Showing the top 40 of 83 products in this category.
Occupations that use Inventory management software
- Accountants and Auditors
- Advertising and Promotions Managers
- Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians
- Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
- Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
- Aircraft Service Attendants
- Anesthesiologist Assistants
- Automotive Body and Related Repairers
- Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants
- Bakers
- Biochemists and Biophysicists
- Biofuels Processing Technicians
- Biofuels Production Managers
- Biomass Plant Technicians
- Biomass Power Plant Managers
- Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
- Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products
- Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
- Cargo and Freight Agents
- Chemists
- Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
- Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
- Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers
- Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers
- Construction Managers
- Cooks, Private Household
- Cooks, Short Order
- Costume Attendants
- Counter and Rental Clerks
- Crane and Tower Operators
- Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Dietetic Technicians
- Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Driver/Sales Workers
- Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
- Fallers
- First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
- First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services
- First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
Showing 40 of 138 occupations.
How AI is used by roles that use Inventory management software
A software category is not itself "being automated" — but we can look at the roles that report using Inventory management software and ask how those people actually use AI. This rolls the Anthropic Economic Index per-role signal up across those roles, weighted by how much observed AI activity each one has. 50.7% of the 138 roles that use this category carry observed AI-usage data (70 roles).
Across those roles, 48.1% of AI conversations are people working with AI and 37.8% hand a task to AI , with an average autonomy of 3.73 / 5.
| Collaboration pattern | Share | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| directive | 31.4% | AI does it; you give the instruction |
| task iteration | 27.5% | you and AI go back and forth |
| learning | 17.8% | you ask AI to explain or teach |
| feedback loop | 6.3% | AI does it, then adjusts from your feedback |
| validation | 2.8% | you do it; AI checks your work |
Roles behind this signal
The roles using this category that have the most AEI data. "Works with AI" is the role's share of conversations that augment rather than automate.
| Occupation | Works with AI | Autonomy |
|---|---|---|
| Advertising and Promotions Managers | 61.8% | 4.0/5 |
| Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers | 33.4% | 4.0/5 |
| Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | 52.8% | 3.0/5 |
| Retail Salespersons | 31.4% | 4.0/5 |
| Pharmacists | 73.9% | 3.5/5 |
| Online Merchants | 42.2% | 4.0/5 |
| Chemists | 61.8% | 4.0/5 |
| Counter and Rental Clerks | 55.5% | 3.5/5 |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists | 64.5% | 4.0/5 |
| Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers | 58.0% | 4.0/5 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers | 48.5% | 4.0/5 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers | 45.1% | 4.0/5 |
Source: Anthropic Economic Index (2026-01-15-v4-plus-2025-03-27-v2) over a sample of Claude.ai Free and Pro conversations — not all AI tools and not the whole workforce. Roles list software categories in O*NET; this does not mean AI is used inside Inventory management software, only that people in those roles use AI. Some conversations are left unclassified, so shares need not sum to 100.
Industries that concentrate this
Where Inventory management software matters most across the economy. Employment reach is the share of an industry's workers in occupations that significantly use Inventory management software (O*NET importance ≥ 3 of 5, or report using the tool category). Concentration compares that reach to the national average industry, so a value above 1× means the requirement is more pervasive here than across the economy as a whole.
Nationally, about 23.5% of workers are in occupations that significantly use Inventory management software (measured across 67 industries).
Sectors with the most such workers
| Sector | Workers | Employment reach |
|---|---|---|
| Retail Trade | 8,960,480 | 57.5% |
| Transportation and Warehousing | 4,658,110 | 63.0% |
| Manufacturing | 3,918,370 | 30.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 2,453,440 | 40.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2,260,510 | 15.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 2,056,330 | 8.9% |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 1,939,320 | 21.5% |
| Construction | 1,891,180 | 23.3% |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1,379,680 | 12.8% |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 966,050 | 21.8% |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 627,560 | 26.5% |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | 539,470 | 19.2% |
Industries where it is most concentrated
| Industry | Level | Concentration | Employment reach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting Goods Retailers | National industry | 2.92× | 68.7% |
| Exterminating and Pest Control Services | National industry | 2.9× | 68.2% |
| Pharmacies and Drug Retailers | National industry | 2.74× | 64.3% |
| Transportation and Warehousing | Sector | 2.68× | 63.0% |
| Retail Trade | Sector | 2.45× | 57.5% |
| Jewelry and Silverware Manufacturing | National industry | 1.98× | 46.6% |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | Sector | 1.77× | 41.6% |
| Wholesale Trade | Sector | 1.73× | 40.6% |
| Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors | National industry | 1.6× | 37.7% |
| Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation | National industry | 1.52× | 35.7% |
| Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers | National industry | 1.49× | 35.0% |
| Temporary Help Services | National industry | 1.44× | 33.9% |
Reach is a measure of how widespread a requirement is across an industry's workforce, not how intensively any individual uses it. Sector worker counts come from BLS OEWS employment; the significance threshold and tool use come from O*NET. Industries shown by concentration are filtered to a real worker base so a tiny specialty cannot top the list on rounding.
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.
- O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Census NAICS 2022 U.S. Census Bureau
- Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27) Anthropic
- “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic
- AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans academic
Data compiled June 3, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.
Cite this page
Singulariki. "Inventory management software." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; Census NAICS 2022; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/tools/inventory-management-software
Singulariki. (2026). Inventory management software. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/tools/inventory-management-software
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