Stocker or order filler
Receives, stores, and hands out merchandise from stockrooms and warehouses to fill shelves and customer orders, and may mark prices and set up displays.
Will AI replace stocker or order filler jobs?
AI changes jobs more often than it replaces them. How much AI can help with this work: Medium. More AI overlap than 36 in 100 jobs. AI helps with some tasks, like paperwork or first drafts. People still do the core of the job. 0% of this job’s working time is already spent on tasks people bring to AI at work (Anthropic Economic Index). Based on Microsoft research on real AI use at work, matched to the tasks of each job in O*NET.
What AI already helps with
- Keep records on use or damage of stock and stock-handling equipment
- Read orders to find catalog numbers, sizes, colors, and amounts
- Order merchandise from suppliers based on space, stock, demand, and sales
What stays human
- Receive and count stock and record the data by hand or computer
- Receive, unload, unpack, and issue sales floor merchandise
- Stock shelves, racks, bins, and tables with new merchandise
10-year outlook · USA
Expected change in the number of these jobs by 2035: +8.9%. Typical pay: $37,330 a year. US Bureau of Labor Statistics. German figures differ, but the direction is usually similar.
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