Shelf filler
Also known as: outlet centre shelf stacker, trainee shelf stacker, trainee shelf filler, shop shelf filler, rack jobber, filling station shelf filler
About this occupation
Shelf fillers stock and rotate merchandise on shelves, identifying and removing expired products. They clean the shop after its operational hours, ensuring that the shelves are fully stocked for the next day. Shelf fillers may use trolleys, small forklifts to move stock and ladders to reach high shelves. They also give directions to customers in order to locate specific products.
Essential skills and knowledge
- comply with food safety and hygiene
- change shelf labels
- ensure stock storage safety
- stock shelves
- check price accuracy on the shelf
- examine merchandise
- assess shelf life of food products
- monitor stock level
Typical tasks and preparation
From the related US occupation profile Stockers and Order Fillers (O*NET 53-7065.00). Linked by an official crosswalk: related, not identical; details vary by country.
- Take inventory or examine merchandise to identify items to be reordered or replenished.
- Answer customers' questions about merchandise and advise customers on merchandise selection.
- Receive and count stock items, and record data manually or on computer.
- Receive, unload, open, unpack, or issue sales floor merchandise.
- Stock shelves, racks, cases, bins, and tables with new or transferred merchandise.
- Pack and unpack items to be stocked on shelves in stockrooms, warehouses, or storage yards.
- Preparation
- Job Zone 2 of 5
- Interests
- Conventional, Realistic, Enterprising
Top skills: Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Social Perceptiveness, Coordination
US median pay: US$37,330 a year (2025), 2,833,810 employed. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.
Subjects this work relies on
How important each subject's knowledge is in the job itself, rated by people doing it (1 to 5).
- English or Literature in EnglishO*NET: English LanguageImportant (3.3)
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Preparation needed
Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
- Education
- Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
- Experience
- Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience. For example, landscaping and groundskeeping workers might require very little training or previous experience, while agricultural equipment operators can benefit from on-the job training.
- Training
- Ranges from a few days to one year of on-the-job training.
O*NET data describe work in the United States; requirements differ by country. This page includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. CareerProof Global has modified all or some of this information; USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.
Related occupations
Occupations O*NET links to this one by similar work, skills and knowledge.
- Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
- Counter and Rental Clerks
- Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
- Retail Salespersons
- Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
- Cashiers
- Postal Service Clerks
- Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service
- Order Clerks
O*NET data describe work in the United States; requirements differ by country. This page includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. CareerProof Global has modified all or some of this information; USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.