AI exposure by occupation, O*NET 53-7065.00

Will AI replace Stockers and Order Fillers?

Stockers and Order Fillers: AI can already handle 3 of 30 tasks; most of the work is hands-on, and the part AI can address mostly needs a standard-tier model.

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Every task, scored

The 30 tasks O*NET 30.3 lists for Stockers and Order Fillers, from most to least exposed. 3 reach 60 or more, the level at which AI already handles a task.

Task AI exposure Evidence Model tier Importance
Mark stock items, using identification tags, stamps, electric marking tools, or other labeling equipment. 90 Estimated Standard 3.9
Answer customers' questions about merchandise and advise customers on merchandise selection. 82 Observed Standard 4.6
Recommend disposal of excess, defective, or obsolete stock. 60 Estimated Frontier 3.6
Design and set up advertising signs and displays of merchandise on shelves, counters, or tables to attract customers and promote sales. 50 Estimated Efficient 3.6
Compute prices of items or groups of items. 40 Observed Standard 4.4
Operate equipment such as forklifts. 20 Estimated Efficient 4.2
Clean and maintain supplies, tools, equipment, and storage areas to ensure compliance with safety regulations. 20 Estimated Efficient 3.7
Examine and inspect stock items for wear or defects, reporting any damage to supervisors. 20 Estimated Efficient 3.3
Complete order receipts. 15 Estimated No tier 4.7
Issue or distribute materials, products, parts, and supplies to customers or coworkers, based on information from incoming requisitions. 15 Estimated No tier 4.4
Keep records of out-going orders. 15 Estimated No tier 4.2
Stamp, attach, or change price tags on merchandise, referring to price list. 15 Estimated No tier 4.1
Obtain merchandise from bins or shelves. 15 Estimated No tier 4.1
Itemize and total customer merchandise selection at checkout counter, using cash register, and accept cash or charge card for purchases. 15 Estimated No tier 4.1
Receive and count stock items, and record data manually or on computer. 15 Estimated No tier 4.0
Read orders to ascertain catalog numbers, sizes, colors, and quantities of merchandise. 15 Estimated No tier 4.0
Receive, unload, open, unpack, or issue sales floor merchandise. 15 Estimated No tier 4.0
Pack customer purchases in bags or cartons. 15 Estimated No tier 3.9
Store items in an orderly and accessible manner in warehouses, tool rooms, supply rooms, or other areas. 15 Estimated No tier 3.9
Pack and unpack items to be stocked on shelves in stockrooms, warehouses, or storage yards. 15 Estimated No tier 3.9
Take inventory or examine merchandise to identify items to be reordered or replenished. 15 Estimated No tier 3.9
Clean display cases, shelves, and aisles. 15 Estimated No tier 3.9
Keep records on the use or damage of stock or stock-handling equipment. 15 Estimated No tier 3.8
Determine proper storage methods, identification, and stock location, based on turnover, environmental factors, and physical capabilities of facilities. 15 Estimated No tier 3.7
Dispose of damaged or defective items, or return them to vendors. 15 Estimated No tier 3.7
Requisition merchandise from supplier, based on available space, merchandise on hand, customer demand, or advertised specials. 15 Estimated No tier 3.6
Compare merchandise invoices to items actually received to ensure that shipments are correct. 15 Estimated No tier 3.4
Provide assistance or direction to other stockroom, warehouse, or storage yard workers. 15 Estimated No tier 3.3
Transport packages to customers' vehicles. 15 Estimated No tier 3.1
Stock shelves, racks, cases, bins, and tables with new or transferred merchandise. 12 Estimated No tier 4.2

Observed: scored from AI use recorded in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), 2 of 30 tasks. Estimated: scored from the task's O*NET 30.3 work activity, 28 of 30. Importance is O*NET's 1 to 5 rating of how central the task is. Model tier is the lowest tier that can do the task under the published rubric; "No tier" marks hands-on work.

The model tier this role needs

A standard-tier model or lower covers 24% of the role's importance-weighted task work. 27% of the work is something AI can address at some tier, and 73% is hands-on.

Efficient, standard and frontier tiers come from the JobRoute model tier reference. The recommended tier is the lowest one that covers 80% of the work AI can address. How the method works.

Wages, employment and outlook

US employment
2,833,810
Median annual wage
$37,330
Middle half of earners
$34,450 to $44,650
Projected change, 2024 to 2034
+8.5%

Employment and wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, national. Projection: BLS Employment Projections 2024 to 2034.

Adjacent roles

The occupations that reuse the most of this role's skills, with the usual time to move. These are the first places to look when you plan to redeploy or retrain people in this role.

Skill overlap and transition time from the JobRoute role adjacency graph on O*NET 30.3 skills.

Questions about Stockers and Order Fillers and AI

Will AI replace Stockers and Order Fillers?

AI already handles 3 of the 30 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation, at a task exposure of 60 or more, and the role's importance-weighted exposure is 24 out of 100. JobRoute scores tasks, not whole jobs, so the score shows how much of the work changes rather than whether the job disappears. BLS projects employment to change by +8.5% from 2024 to 2034.

What is the AI exposure of Stockers and Order Fillers?

24 out of 100 on JobRoute's task exposure measure, the importance-weighted average of the role's O*NET task scores. Higher means more of the work is AI-doable today. 2 of the 30 task scores are observed in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), and the other 28 are estimated from each task's O*NET work activity.

Which Stockers and Order Fillers tasks can AI already do?

The tasks with the highest exposure are: Mark stock items, using identification tags, stamps, electric marking tools, or other labeling equipment; Answer customers' questions about merchandise and advise customers on merchandise selection; Recommend disposal of excess, defective, or obsolete stock. They are the tasks that reach 60 or more.

What AI model tier does this role need?

A standard-tier model or lower covers 24% of the role's importance-weighted task work, and 73% is hands-on work that no model tier covers. JobRoute assigns each task the lowest tier that can do it under a published rubric and recommends the lowest tier that covers 80% of the work AI can address.

How many people work as Stockers and Order Fillers, and what do they earn?

2,833,810 people in the United States, with a median annual wage of $37,330 (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). BLS Employment Projections expect a change of +8.5% from 2024 to 2034.

How to cite

Data version 2026-11-02, JobRoute method v1.0.0. Download all occupations or this occupation as JSON. Methodology.

JobRoute (2026). AI exposure: Stockers and Order Fillers. Data version 2026-11-02, method v1.0.0. Built on O*NET 30.3, BLS OEWS May 2025 and the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026). CC BY 4.0. https://www.jobroute.ai/jobs/stockers-and-order-fillers

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