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6622 – Grocery Clerks and Store Shelf Stockers

Grocery clerks and store shelf stockers pack customers' purchases, price items, stock shelves with merchandise and fill mail and telephone orders. They are employed in retail establishments, such as grocery, hardware and department stores, and in warehouses.

Profile

Index of titles Example job titles

  • Bag boy/girl
  • Bag clerk
  • Box boy/girl
  • Clerk, supermarket
  • Garment price marker
  • Grocery clerk
  • Grocery packer
  • Hand packer - food store
  • Order filler - retail
  • Order picker
  • Pack boy/girl
  • Price checker - grocery store
  • Price clerk - retail
  • Price marker - supermarket
  • Produce clerk
  • Produce clerk, supermarket
  • Retail shelf stocker
  • Shelf stocker - retail
  • Shelf stocker - supermarket
  • Stock clerk - retail
  • Stock handler - food store
  • Stockroom clerk - retail
  • Supermarket clerk
  • Supermarket produce clerk
  • Bag clerk
  • Grocery clerk
  • Grocery packer
  • Order filler - retail
  • Price clerk - retail
  • Produce clerk
  • Shelf stocker - retail
  • Supermarket clerk

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Grocery clerks and store shelf stockers perform some or all of the following duties:
    • Bag, box or parcel purchases for customers or for shipment or delivery to customers
    • Carry customers' purchases to parking lot and pack in vehicles
    • Unpack products received by store and count, weigh or sort items
    • Use barcode scanning equipment to record incoming stock, verify pricing and maintain computerized stock inventory
    • Price items using stamp or stickers according to price list
    • Attach protective devices to products to protect against shoplifting
    • Stock shelves and display areas and keep stock clean and in order
    • Fill mail orders from warehouse stock
    • Obtain articles for customers from shelf or stockroom
    • Direct customers to location of articles sought
    • May sweep aisles, dust display racks and perform other general cleaning duties
    • May operate cash register and computer for electronic commerce transactions
    • May order stock.

Employment requirements

  • Some secondary school education is usually required.

Additional information

    Exclusions

    Breakdown summary

    Broad occupational category
    6 – Sales and Service Occupations
    Skill level
    D – On-the-job training is usually provided for occupations.
    Major group
    66 – Elemental Sales and Service Occupations
    Minor group
    662 – Other Sales and Related Occupations
    Version
    NOC 2006 Version 1.0