Inventory Clerks


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Inventory Clerks

Inventory Clerks - Employment & Outlook

The table below provides information about the number of workers in this career in various regions. It also provides information about the expected growth rate and future job openings.

Employment

Major employers:

  • Grocery stores
  • Department stores
  • Other general merchandise stores

Outlook

Growth for this career is expected to be faster than average. Advances in technology such as hand-help barcode scanners and radio frequency identification tags allow more work to be done by less workers. Also, machines can stack and retrieve goods, so fewer stock clerks are needed in warehouses. 

Many job openings will occur each year as current workers transfer to other jobs or leave the labor force. Opportunities will be best for clerks with computer skills.

Stock Clerks (CIS 100459)

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Illinois
78,537
Very large
&
14.4%
8.2%
>>>>
14,134
Very High
  Champaign Area
1,595
Very large
&
13.3%
5.2%
>>>>
284
Very High
  Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area
1,589
Very large
&
8.7%
2.9%
>>>>
270
Very High
  Cook County
30,074
Very large
&
15.1%
9.2%
>>>>
5,448
Very High
  Decatur Area
670
Very large
&
7.8%
3.8%
>>>>
113
Very High
  DeKalb-Elgin-Aurora Area
4,408
Very large
&
18.9%
10.3%
>>>>
829
Very High
  Du Page County
7,736
Very large
&
16.1%
8.8%
>>>>
1,416
Very High
  Edwardsville Area
2,071
Very large
&
25.9%
12.4%
>>>>
415
Very High
  Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area
611
Very large
&
3.8%
-0.2%
>>>>
98
Very High
  Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area
1,404
Very large
&
13.0%
6.0%
>>>>
249
Very High
  Lake County
4,865
Very large
&
16.7%
11.7%
>>>>
895
Very High
  McHenry County
1,751
Very large
&
17.9%
7.6%
>>>>
326
Very High
  Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area
1,338
Very large
&
9.9%
4.4%
>>>>
230
Very High
  Northwest Illinois Area
1,901
Very large
&
11.3%
4.3%
>>>>
332
Very High
  Peoria-Bloomington Area
3,284
Very large
&
10.3%
4.5%
>>>>
568
Very High
  Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area
1,372
Very large
&
13.5%
3.5%
>>>>
244
Very High
  Rock Island-Moline Area
1,322
Very large
&
9.5%
5.6%
>>>>
227
Very High
  Rockford Area
2,447
Very large
&
14.2%
6.6%
>>>>
440
Very High
  Shawnee National Forest Area
564
Very large
&
4.3%
1.1%
>>>>
91
Very High
  Springfield Area
1,599
Very large
&
6.4%
4.6%
>>>>
265
Very High
  St Louis-Belleville Area
2,201
Very large
&
-2.9%
0.9%
>>>>
330
Very High
  Vermilion County
456
Very large
&
3.9%
-0.5%
>>>>
73
Very High
  Will County
5,336
Very large
&
19.0%
14.9%
>>>>
1,005
Very High
United States
2,851,600
Very large
&
6.3%
2.8%
>>>>
488,700
Very High
Source: Illinois Career Information System (CIS) brought to you by Illinois Department of Employment Security.