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Stockers and Order Fillers: reported tasks and exploration worksheet

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.

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This source lists 30 tasks, including 21 marked Core and 9 marked Supplemental. Labels and dates are retained below. Employers can combine or divide these responsibilities differently; explore the task itself before assuming it belongs in every version of the role.

Task source dates: 08/2026.

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30 tasks shown

Core · Task 23885 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

Take inventory or examine merchandise to identify items to be reordered or replenished.

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Core · Task 23877 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

Answer customers' questions about merchandise and advise customers on merchandise selection.

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Core · Task 23878 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

Receive and count stock items, and record data manually or on computer.

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Core · Task 23900 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

Receive, unload, open, unpack, or issue sales floor merchandise.

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Core · Task 23880 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

Stock shelves, racks, cases, bins, and tables with new or transferred merchandise.

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Core · Task 23874 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

Pack and unpack items to be stocked on shelves in stockrooms, warehouses, or storage yards.

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Core · Task 23884 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

Mark stock items, using identification tags, stamps, electric marking tools, or other labeling equipment.

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Core · Task 23875 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

Store items in an orderly and accessible manner in warehouses, tool rooms, supply rooms, or other areas.

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Core · Task 23897 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

Requisition merchandise from supplier, based on available space, merchandise on hand, customer demand, or advertised specials.

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Core · Task 23881 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

Compare merchandise invoices to items actually received to ensure that shipments are correct.

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Core · Task 23872 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

Obtain merchandise from bins or shelves.

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Core · Task 23886 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

Issue or distribute materials, products, parts, and supplies to customers or coworkers, based on information from incoming requisitions.

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Core · Task 23873 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

Read orders to ascertain catalog numbers, sizes, colors, and quantities of merchandise.

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Core · Task 23893 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

Recommend disposal of excess, defective, or obsolete stock.

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Core · Task 23892 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

Clean and maintain supplies, tools, equipment, and storage areas to ensure compliance with safety regulations.

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Core · Task 23891 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

Dispose of damaged or defective items, or return them to vendors.

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Core · Task 23894 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

Keep records on the use or damage of stock or stock-handling equipment.

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Core · Task 23887 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

Provide assistance or direction to other stockroom, warehouse, or storage yard workers.

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Core · Task 23898 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

Determine proper storage methods, identification, and stock location, based on turnover, environmental factors, and physical capabilities of facilities.

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Core · Task 23876 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

Examine and inspect stock items for wear or defects, reporting any damage to supervisors.

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Core · Task 23888 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

Clean display cases, shelves, and aisles.

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Supplemental · Task 23896 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

Compute prices of items or groups of items.

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Supplemental · Task 23899 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

Operate equipment such as forklifts.

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Supplemental · Task 23882 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

Itemize and total customer merchandise selection at checkout counter, using cash register, and accept cash or charge card for purchases.

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Supplemental · Task 23883 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

Transport packages to customers' vehicles.

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Supplemental · Task 23879 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

Stamp, attach, or change price tags on merchandise, referring to price list.

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Supplemental · Task 23890 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

Pack customer purchases in bags or cartons.

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Supplemental · Task 23889 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

Design and set up advertising signs and displays of merchandise on shelves, counters, or tables to attract customers and promote sales.

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Supplemental · Task 23871 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

Complete order receipts.

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Supplemental · Task 23895 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

Keep records of out-going orders.

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