Grocery Clerk vs Material Handler
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Pay
Grocery Clerk
$42,600 typical, a year
Most Grocery Clerks earn $37,400 to $44,700 a year.
From 623 postings that list pay
6,884 open jobs now
Material Handler
$43,700 typical, a year
Most Material Handlers earn $39,500 to $47,800 a year.
From 1,339 postings that list pay
8,506 open jobs now
Typical pay is about the same for Grocery Clerks and Material Handlers.
What each one does
Grocery Clerk
- Stock shelves with grocery products and merchandise.
- Unload trucks and sort products for stocking.
- Rotate products to ensure older items sell first.
- Clean spills and trash from store floors.
- Greet customers and answer questions about products.
- Remove damaged or expired items from shelves.
Summed up from 27 job postings
Material Handler
- Load and unload trucks and other delivery vehicles with materials and products.
- Pick, pack, and prepare customer orders for shipment.
- Operate forklifts and other powered industrial equipment to move materials.
- Receive and inspect incoming shipments of materials.
- Stack, store, and organize materials in designated warehouse areas.
- Maintain a clean, safe, and organized work environment.
Summed up from 30 job postings
Skills employers ask for
Grocery Clerk
More common in Grocery Clerk postings
- Customer Service 6 in 10 postings
- Preventive Maintenance 4 in 10 postings
- Food Safety 4 in 10 postings
- Stocking 3 in 10 postings
- Mathematics 2 in 10 postings
- Quality Standards 2 in 10 postings
- Labeling 1 in 10 postings
- Stocking Shelves 1 in 10 postings
- Fraud 1 in 10 postings
- Cash Register Operations 1 in 15 postings
Material Handler
More common in Material Handler postings
- High School Diploma 4 in 10 postings
- Forklift Operation 3 in 10 postings
- Material Handling 3 in 10 postings
- Pallet Jack 2 in 10 postings
- Material Handling Equipment 2 in 10 postings
- Inventory Management 2 in 10 postings
- Forklift Certification 1 in 10 postings
- Cycle Counting 1 in 10 postings
- Warehouse Management 1 in 10 postings
- Shipping & Receiving 1 in 10 postings
Out of each role's current postings.
Open jobs
Grocery Clerk
Grocery General Duty Clerk (Overnight)
Creation systemPay not stated Middletown, RI, United StatesPallet JackCustomer ServiceInventory ManagementStockingMerchandisingGrocery General Duty Clerk (Overnight)
Creation systemPay not stated Hanover, MA, United StatesPallet JackCustomer ServiceInventory ManagementStockingMerchandisingGrocery Clerk
World Foods PortlandPay not stated World Foods - PORTLAND, OR 97209Customer ServiceCash Register OperationsStocking
Material Handler
- Pay not stated Janesville, WI, 53546Forklift CertificationWarehouse ManagementCycle CountingMaterial Handling EquipmentLogistics +3
Salvage Worker
Creation systemPay not stated Lubbock, TX, United StatesPallet JackForklift OperationInventory ManagementPlasticsMaterial HandlingMaterial Handler 2nd
Furnitureland SouthPay not stated Jamestown, NC 27282 OnsiteWarehouse ManagementMaterial HandlingForklift OperationShipping & Receiving
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