Jobs Similar to Stockers and Order Fillers
The careers below use the most similar skills, knowledge and work activities to stockers and order fillers, according to O*NET 31.0. The closest are Postal Service Clerks, Fast Food and Counter Workers and Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks.
Stockers and Order Fillers: $37,330 median pay · usual preparation: High school.
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
The 20 most similar careers
| # | Career | Similarity | Median pay (vs. Stockers and Order Fillers) | Usual preparation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Postal Service Clerks | 80% | $62,130+66% | High school |
| 2 | Fast Food and Counter Workers | 79% | $31,200−16% | High school |
| 3 | Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks | 78% | $45,260+21% | High school |
| 4 | Cashiers | 77% | $32,880−12% | High school |
| 5 | Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | 77% | $33,980−9% | High school |
| 6 | Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | 77% | $35,360−5% | High school |
| 7 | Bartenders | 77% | $34,340−8% | High school |
| 8 | Waiters and Waitresses | 76% | $35,230−6% | High school |
| 9 | Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 76% | $35,510−5% | High school |
| 10 | Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners | 76% | $34,980−6% | High school |
| 11 | Parking Attendants | 76% | $35,150−6% | High school |
| 12 | Cooks, Fast Food | 76% | $30,890−17% | High school |
| 13 | Baggage Porters and Bellhops | 75% | $37,080−1% | High school |
| 14 | Driver/Sales Workers | 75% | $38,770+4% | High school |
| 15 | Pharmacy Aides | 74% | $37,680+1% | High school |
| 16 | Gambling Dealers | 74% | $34,320−8% | High school |
| 17 | Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks | 73% | $35,070−6% | High school |
| 18 | Gambling Cage Workers | 73% | $37,580+1% | High school |
| 19 | First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers | 73% | $63,820+71% | High school |
| 20 | Tellers | 73% | $43,030+15% | High school |
- 1Postal Service Clerks
80% similar · $62,130 (+66%) · High school
- 2Fast Food and Counter Workers
79% similar · $31,200 (−16%) · High school
- 3Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
78% similar · $45,260 (+21%) · High school
- 4Cashiers
77% similar · $32,880 (−12%) · High school
- 5Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
77% similar · $33,980 (−9%) · High school
- 6Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
77% similar · $35,360 (−5%) · High school
- 7Bartenders
77% similar · $34,340 (−8%) · High school
- 8Waiters and Waitresses
76% similar · $35,230 (−6%) · High school
- 9Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
76% similar · $35,510 (−5%) · High school
- 10Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners
76% similar · $34,980 (−6%) · High school
- 11Parking Attendants
76% similar · $35,150 (−6%) · High school
- 12Cooks, Fast Food
76% similar · $30,890 (−17%) · High school
- 13Baggage Porters and Bellhops
75% similar · $37,080 (−1%) · High school
- 14Driver/Sales Workers
75% similar · $38,770 (+4%) · High school
- 15Pharmacy Aides
74% similar · $37,680 (+1%) · High school
- 16Gambling Dealers
74% similar · $34,320 (−8%) · High school
- 17Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
73% similar · $35,070 (−6%) · High school
- 18Gambling Cage Workers
73% similar · $37,580 (+1%) · High school
- 19First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers
73% similar · $63,820 (+71%) · High school
- 20Tellers
73% similar · $43,030 (+15%) · High school
Similarity: weighted correlation of O*NET 31.0 transferable skills (35%), knowledge (25%), work activities (15%) and interests (15%). Pay and schooling do not change it. Pay change compares BLS May 2025 national medians; careers with only a broader BLS group wage are not compared. “Same group”: the same BLS occupation group (SOC minor group). Methodology
Similar jobs that pay more
Only careers that usually need no more preparation than stockers and order fillers.
- First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers73% similar · $63,820 (+71%)
- Postal Service Clerks80% similar · $62,130 (+66%)
- Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks78% similar · $45,260 (+21%)
- Tellers73% similar · $43,030 (+15%)
- Driver/Sales Workers75% similar · $38,770 (+4%)
- Pharmacy Aides74% similar · $37,680 (+1%)
Thinking of a career change?
Similar is not the same as a good next step. Our career-change list for stockers and order fillers also weighs pay drops and extra schooling, and puts jobs outside the field first.
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Questions about jobs like stockers and order fillers
What jobs are most similar to stockers and order fillers?
By O*NET 31.0 data, the closest are Postal Service Clerks (80% similar), Fast Food and Counter Workers (79% similar), Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks (78% similar), Cashiers (77% similar) and Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers (77% similar).
Which jobs like stockers and order fillers pay more?
Among the 20 most similar careers, First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers ($63,820, +71%; usually a high school diploma), Postal Service Clerks ($62,130, +66%; usually a high school diploma) and Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks ($45,260, +21%; usually a high school diploma) have the highest BLS median pay compared with stockers and order fillers ($37,330). Without more preparation than stockers and order fillers usually need: First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers, Postal Service Clerks and Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks.
How is the similarity percentage worked out?
We compare how important each transferable skill, knowledge area, work activity and interest area is in both jobs (O*NET 31.0 ratings) with a weighted correlation. 100% would mean the same profile. Unlike our career-change matches, pay and extra schooling do not lower the similarity on this page.