Grocery Clerk vs Stocker
Pay, skills and open jobs side by side, from current job postings across the US.
Pay
Grocery Clerk
$20.50 typical, an hour
Most Grocery Clerks earn $18.35 to $21.50 an hour.
From 894 postings that list pay
7,175 open jobs now
Stocker
$20.50 typical, an hour
Most Stockers earn $18.50 to $21.50 an hour.
From 5,337 postings that list pay
16,942 open jobs now
Typical pay is about the same for Grocery Clerks and Stockers.
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
Stocker
- Stock shelves, racks, cases, bins, and tables with new merchandise.
- Unload delivery trucks and transport merchandise to the sales floor.
- Receive and verify shipments as they arrive at the store.
- Rotate products to ensure older items are brought to the front.
- Maintain clean, organized, and safe sales floors and customer areas.
- Organize and maintain accessibility of merchandise in the stockroom.
Summed up from 30 job postings
Skills employers ask for
Grocery Clerk
Asked for in both
- Customer Service 6 in 10 postings
- Stocking 3 in 10 postings
- High School Diploma 1 in 15 postings
More common in Grocery Clerk postings
- Preventive Maintenance 4 in 10 postings
- Food Safety 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
Stocker
Asked for in both
- Customer Service 3 in 10 postings
- Stocking 5 in 10 postings
- High School Diploma 2 in 10 postings
More common in Stocker postings
- Merchandising 3 in 10 postings
- Stockroom 2 in 10 postings
- Inventory Management 1 in 10 postings
- Product Knowledge 1 in 10 postings
- Point-of-Sale (POS) Systems 1 in 10 postings
- Apple Device Management 1 in 10 postings
- Pallet Jack 1 in 10 postings
Out of each role's current postings.
Open jobs
Grocery Clerk
Grocery Clerk
Pay LessPay not stated Sandusky, OH, United States OnsiteCustomer ServicePreventive MaintenanceQuality AssuranceFood SafetyProduct QualityGrocery Clerk
Pay LessPay not stated Salt Lake City, UT, United States OnsiteCustomer ServicePreventive MaintenanceQuality AssuranceFood SafetyProduct Quality
Stocker
Overnight Stocker
Northeastgrocery$16.75 - $20.95/hr Employer statedCatskill, NY, US, 12414Customer ServiceStockingSafety and SanitationMerchandisingCycle Counting +1Graveyard/Overnight Stocker
Pay LessPay not stated Fullerton, CA, United States OnsitePreventive MaintenanceFraudCustomer ServiceInventory ManagementQuality StandardsOvernight Stocker
Pay LessPay not stated Leavenworth, KS, United StatesPreventive MaintenanceQuality AssuranceFood SafetyProduct QualityCustomer Service +1
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