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Stocker and Order Filler Workplace Records
Stocking and order-filling work can move between unloading, shelf replenishment and customer orders within a single shift. A useful employment timeline explains that sequence rather than relying only on a productivity score. Identify your work area, equipment and supervisor for the event you want reviewed, using records you are authorized to retain.
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A record map for your role
What to organize first
Assignment sequence
Make a dated list of unloading, counting, shelving and picking work, noting the supervisor who changed your priorities during the shift.
Equipment interruption
Describe the unavailable scanner, cart or other equipment and the time you reported it; keep the response if you may retain it.
Personal time correction
Pair your own time entry with the requested correction and explanation, separating remembered times from times supported by a record.
Start with the work you actually do
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.
O*NET classifies this occupation as Stockers and Order Fillers (53-7065.00). Its description covers a typical occupation, not every workplace or individual job. It does not establish employee status, overtime eligibility or employer misconduct.
- Take inventory or examine merchandise to identify items to be reordered or replenished.Source task 23885 · updated 08/2026
- Answer customers' questions about merchandise and advise customers on merchandise selection.Source task 23877 · updated 08/2026
- Receive and count stock items, and record data manually or on computer.Source task 23878 · updated 08/2026
- Receive, unload, open, unpack, or issue sales floor merchandise.Source task 23900 · updated 08/2026
A reference point for your pay records
May 2025 wage estimates by state
Compare your pay records with published BLS estimates for Stockers and Order Fillers (SOC 53-7065). These describe an occupation across employers. They are not a required pay rate, an overtime calculation, or evidence of discrimination or unpaid wages.
Select your work state to see its published pay range. No personal pay information is requested or sent.
The 25th and 75th percentiles mark the middle half of the estimated wage distribution; the median is its midpoint. Actual pay can differ with experience, employer, location and duties. Hourly and annual figures are shown as published, without converting one into the other.
All published state estimates for this occupation
| State | Hourly 25th | Hourly median | Hourly 75th | Annual median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $14.45 | $16.48 | $18.50 | $34,290 |
| Alaska | $17.82 | $19.38 | $22.91 | $40,310 |
| Arizona | $16.87 | $18.03 | $21.94 | $37,500 |
| Arkansas | $14.44 | $16.68 | $18.26 | $34,700 |
| Connecticut | $17.51 | $19.51 | $21.08 | $40,590 |
| Delaware | $16.51 | $17.99 | $21.74 | $37,420 |
| Florida | $15.31 | $17.50 | $21.02 | $36,400 |
| Georgia | $15.08 | $17.13 | $20.42 | $35,620 |
| Hawaii | $17.72 | $18.90 | $21.76 | $39,300 |
| Idaho | $16.23 | $17.94 | $19.57 | $37,310 |
| Indiana | $15.21 | $17.43 | $18.96 | $36,250 |
| Iowa | $15.28 | $17.62 | $21.18 | $36,640 |
| Kansas | $14.69 | $17.04 | $18.46 | $35,450 |
| Kentucky | $15.14 | $17.70 | $20.97 | $36,810 |
| Louisiana | $14.47 | $16.58 | $17.89 | $34,490 |
| Maine | $16.93 | $17.89 | $21.35 | $37,220 |
| Michigan | $15.26 | $17.27 | $20.31 | $35,930 |
| Minnesota | $16.90 | $17.85 | $21.34 | $37,120 |
| Mississippi | $14.49 | $16.47 | $18.18 | $34,270 |
| Missouri | $15.18 | $17.65 | $21.44 | $36,710 |
| Montana | $17.43 | $18.77 | $21.82 | $39,050 |
| Nebraska | $15.14 | $17.27 | $19.13 | $35,920 |
| New Hampshire | $16.76 | $17.68 | $20.78 | $36,780 |
| New Mexico | $15.74 | $17.22 | $19.66 | $35,830 |
| New York | $17.19 | $18.76 | $22.16 | $39,030 |
| North Carolina | $14.91 | $17.29 | $19.12 | $35,950 |
| North Dakota | $17.05 | $17.69 | $21.10 | $36,790 |
| Ohio | $15.45 | $17.85 | $21.16 | $37,130 |
| Oklahoma | $14.48 | $16.72 | $17.57 | $34,790 |
| Pennsylvania | $15.16 | $17.62 | $21.48 | $36,640 |
| Rhode Island | $16.69 | $17.53 | $20.95 | $36,470 |
| South Dakota | $15.30 | $18.10 | $19.01 | $37,650 |
| Tennessee | $15.16 | $17.38 | $19.37 | $36,140 |
| Texas | $15.97 | $17.71 | $21.67 | $36,840 |
| Utah | $16.55 | $18.12 | $20.23 | $37,690 |
| Vermont | $17.10 | $17.85 | $21.57 | $37,130 |
| Virginia | $15.14 | $17.49 | $20.37 | $36,380 |
| West Virginia | $14.43 | $16.59 | $17.78 | $34,510 |
| Wisconsin | $14.96 | $16.83 | $19.88 | $35,000 |
| Wyoming | $18.06 | $19.03 | $22.65 | $39,580 |
“Not published” preserves unavailable or suppressed source cells. “Above reporting limit” preserves a top-coded source value without inventing a number. A missing state estimate does not establish service eligibility. The data describe wage and salary employment; they do not measure self-employment income.
Source: BLS May 2025 state workbook · OEWS tables · BLS technical notes. Use your own schedule, pay statement and compensation terms to identify the question you want reviewed.
Show what each assignment required
For the affected shift, describe whether you counted incoming stock, unpacked deliveries or filled orders. Note a reassignment, equipment outage or missing item that changed the work available to you. Separate time spent locating merchandise from time spent moving it. If a productivity report combines those activities, identify that limitation instead of treating its total as a complete account.
Connect scans with your own time record
Record the scheduled start, your actual work sequence and any correction you requested to your time entry. Scanner activity may be useful context but may not capture every task, such as preparing a cart or clearing packaging. Note where the relevant system record is held. Do not use someone else’s credentials or retrieve a coworker’s production history to build your file.
Keep inventory and customer information contained
If the concern involves a shortage or damaged shipment, describe the item category and handling stage without copying confidential stock reports or customer delivery details. Keep your own warning, response or training acknowledgment intact. Identify who checked the count and whether you witnessed that check. An unexplained difference in inventory does not by itself establish who caused it.
Choose your next step
Review the workplace retaliation guide, unpaid wages guide, or discrimination guide if those concerns fit your experience. A job title alone does not establish a claim.
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