Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023
53-7065 Stockers 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. Excludes “Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks” (43-5071), “Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand” (53-7062), and “Packers and Packagers, Hand” (53-7064).
National estimates for Stockers and Order Fillers
Industry profile for Stockers and Order Fillers
Geographic profile for Stockers and Order Fillers
National estimates for Stockers and Order Fillers:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Stockers and Order Fillers:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 2,872,680 |
0.3 % |
$ 18.27 |
$ 37,990 |
0.1 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Stockers and Order Fillers:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 14.02 |
$ 15.46 |
$ 17.50 |
$ 19.89 |
$ 23.50 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 29,150 |
$ 32,160 |
$ 36,390 |
$ 41,370 |
$ 48,890 |
Industry profile for Stockers and Order Fillers:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Stockers and Order Fillers are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Stockers and Order Fillers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Stockers and Order Fillers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| General Merchandise Retailers |
889,180 |
27.66 |
$ 17.50 |
$ 36,390 |
| Food and Beverage Retailers (4451 and 4452 only) |
631,160 |
20.79 |
$ 16.43 |
$ 34,170 |
| Warehousing and Storage |
451,860 |
23.62 |
$ 21.13 |
$ 43,950 |
| Building Material and Supplies Dealers |
112,990 |
9.11 |
$ 16.97 |
$ 35,300 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) |
88,630 |
8.70 |
$ 20.20 |
$ 42,010 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Stockers and Order Fillers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| General Merchandise Retailers |
889,180 |
27.66 |
$ 17.50 |
$ 36,390 |
| Warehousing and Storage |
451,860 |
23.62 |
$ 21.13 |
$ 43,950 |
| Food and Beverage Retailers (4451 and 4452 only) |
631,160 |
20.79 |
$ 16.43 |
$ 34,170 |
| Building Material and Supplies Dealers |
112,990 |
9.11 |
$ 16.97 |
$ 35,300 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) |
88,630 |
8.70 |
$ 20.20 |
$ 42,010 |
Top paying industries for Stockers and Order Fillers:
Geographic profile for Stockers and Order Fillers:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Stockers and Order Fillers are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Stockers and Order Fillers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Stockers and Order Fillers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
290,400 |
16.18 |
0.86 |
$ 20.52 |
$ 42,680 |
| Texas |
280,920 |
20.72 |
1.10 |
$ 17.88 |
$ 37,190 |
| Florida |
217,000 |
22.68 |
1.20 |
$ 17.27 |
$ 35,930 |
| New York |
137,380 |
14.63 |
0.77 |
$ 19.44 |
$ 40,430 |
| Illinois |
136,940 |
22.78 |
1.20 |
$ 18.40 |
$ 38,270 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Stockers and Order Fillers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Kentucky |
52,180 |
26.58 |
1.41 |
$ 18.36 |
$ 38,190 |
| Ohio |
135,260 |
24.73 |
1.31 |
$ 17.96 |
$ 37,350 |
| Mississippi |
28,170 |
24.50 |
1.29 |
$ 16.91 |
$ 35,160 |
| New Hampshire |
16,040 |
23.76 |
1.26 |
$ 17.98 |
$ 37,400 |
| South Dakota |
10,540 |
23.72 |
1.25 |
$ 16.74 |
$ 34,810 |
Top paying states for Stockers and Order Fillers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Washington |
57,010 |
16.31 |
0.86 |
$ 21.00 |
$ 43,670 |
| California |
290,400 |
16.18 |
0.86 |
$ 20.52 |
$ 42,680 |
| Alaska |
6,630 |
21.28 |
1.12 |
$ 19.89 |
$ 41,360 |
| District of Columbia |
3,320 |
4.73 |
0.25 |
$ 19.71 |
$ 40,990 |
| Wyoming |
4,780 |
17.46 |
0.92 |
$ 19.69 |
$ 40,960 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Stockers and Order Fillers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
142,080 |
14.96 |
0.79 |
$ 19.17 |
$ 39,860 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
102,930 |
22.84 |
1.21 |
$ 18.76 |
$ 39,020 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
95,280 |
24.02 |
1.27 |
$ 18.46 |
$ 38,390 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
92,910 |
15.02 |
0.79 |
$ 19.67 |
$ 40,920 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
60,410 |
19.00 |
1.00 |
$ 17.97 |
$ 37,370 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
54,820 |
20.14 |
1.06 |
$ 17.18 |
$ 35,730 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
50,390 |
17.89 |
0.95 |
$ 17.76 |
$ 36,950 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
47,990 |
28.88 |
1.53 |
$ 21.49 |
$ 44,710 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
47,040 |
16.62 |
0.88 |
$ 18.11 |
$ 37,660 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
39,990 |
17.47 |
0.92 |
$ 18.78 |
$ 39,060 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Stockers and Order Fillers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL |
15,650 |
60.95 |
3.22 |
$ 17.80 |
$ 37,030 |
| New Haven, CT |
12,580 |
43.31 |
2.29 |
$ 18.52 |
$ 38,520 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV |
4,390 |
43.01 |
2.27 |
$ 18.85 |
$ 39,220 |
| Danville, IL |
1,060 |
40.76 |
2.15 |
$ 19.48 |
$ 40,520 |
| Cheyenne, WY |
1,730 |
37.13 |
1.96 |
$ 21.85 |
$ 45,450 |
| Albany, OR |
1,700 |
35.93 |
1.90 |
$ 19.39 |
$ 40,340 |
| Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA |
2,020 |
34.92 |
1.85 |
$ 19.08 |
$ 39,680 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA |
9,530 |
34.29 |
1.81 |
$ 22.90 |
$ 47,640 |
| Lebanon, PA |
1,750 |
33.41 |
1.77 |
$ 17.50 |
$ 36,400 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX |
4,890 |
33.26 |
1.76 |
$ 18.87 |
$ 39,250 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Stockers and Order Fillers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA |
9,530 |
34.29 |
1.81 |
$ 22.90 |
$ 47,640 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
11,540 |
10.11 |
0.53 |
$ 22.53 |
$ 46,850 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
27,390 |
11.31 |
0.60 |
$ 22.29 |
$ 46,360 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
30,820 |
14.83 |
0.78 |
$ 21.86 |
$ 45,480 |
| Cheyenne, WY |
1,730 |
37.13 |
1.96 |
$ 21.85 |
$ 45,450 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
47,990 |
28.88 |
1.53 |
$ 21.49 |
$ 44,710 |
| Fairbanks, AK |
880 |
24.98 |
1.32 |
$ 21.08 |
$ 43,840 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA |
4,980 |
19.51 |
1.03 |
$ 20.89 |
$ 43,450 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME |
1,160 |
24.41 |
1.29 |
$ 20.78 |
$ 43,230 |
| Santa Rosa, CA |
3,250 |
15.76 |
0.83 |
$ 20.72 |
$ 43,100 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Stockers and Order Fillers:
| Nonmetropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Kansas nonmetropolitan area |
7,540 |
19.40 |
1.03 |
$ 16.44 |
$ 34,200 |
| North Georgia nonmetropolitan area |
7,240 |
37.67 |
1.99 |
$ 17.61 |
$ 36,620 |
| West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area |
6,790 |
27.27 |
1.44 |
$ 17.99 |
$ 37,410 |
| North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area |
6,720 |
24.15 |
1.28 |
$ 17.10 |
$ 35,560 |
| Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area |
6,160 |
24.15 |
1.28 |
$ 16.70 |
$ 34,730 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Stockers and Order Fillers:
| Nonmetropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| North Georgia nonmetropolitan area |
7,240 |
37.67 |
1.99 |
$ 17.61 |
$ 36,620 |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |
5,680 |
33.26 |
1.76 |
$ 18.57 |
$ 38,620 |
| Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area |
1,990 |
30.51 |
1.61 |
$ 20.84 |
$ 43,340 |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area |
2,580 |
29.64 |
1.57 |
$ 19.53 |
$ 40,610 |
| Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area |
5,270 |
28.08 |
1.48 |
$ 20.28 |
$ 42,180 |
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Stockers and Order Fillers:
| Nonmetropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area |
1,990 |
30.51 |
1.61 |
$ 20.84 |
$ 43,340 |
| Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area |
2,020 |
24.63 |
1.30 |
$ 20.63 |
$ 42,900 |
| Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area |
3,400 |
24.47 |
1.29 |
$ 20.50 |
$ 42,640 |
| Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area |
5,270 |
28.08 |
1.48 |
$ 20.28 |
$ 42,180 |
| Western Washington nonmetropolitan area |
2,890 |
22.53 |
1.19 |
$ 20.02 |
$ 41,640 |
About May 2023 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2023 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: April 3, 2024
United States Department of Labor
