Stock Clerks, Sales Floor
Industry Areas
- Grocery Stores
- Department Stores
- Other General Merchandise Stores
Day-to-Day Tasks*
- Answer customers' questions about merchandise and advise customers on merchandise selection.
- Itemize and total customer merchandise selection at checkout counter, using cash register, and accept cash or charge card for purchases.
- Take inventory or examine merchandise to identify items to be reordered or replenished.
Overall Kind of Work*
Stock clerks receive merchandise in stores, warehouses, stockrooms and other storage facilities; unpack it; mark items with identifying codes, such as price, stock or inventory control codes; stoc...
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Business Breakdown
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- 92.00% (Private For-Profit)
- 3.21% (Private Not For-Profit)
- 2.08% (State and Local Govt)
- 2.07% (Federal Government)
- 0.63% (Self-Employed)
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