NOC 65102: Store shelf stockers, clerks and order fillers
What store shelf stockers, clerks and order fillers do
Store shelf stockers, clerks and order fillers pack customers' purchases, price items, stock shelves with merchandise, and fill online, mail and telephone orders. They are employed in retail establishments, such as grocery, hardware and department stores, and in warehouses.
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Bag, box or parcel purchases for customers at stores or for shipment and delivery to customers
- Carry customers' purchases to parking lot and pack in vehicles
- Unpack products received by store and count, weigh or sort items
- Use barcode scanning equipment to record incoming stock, verify pricing and maintain computerized stock inventory
- Price items using stamp or stickers according to price list
- Attach protective devices to products to protect against shoplifting
- Stock shelves and display areas and keep stock clean and in order
- Label and document orders, and prepare shipping, customs and courier documentation when required
- Obtain articles for customers from shelf or stockroom
- Direct customers to location of articles sought and assist with inquiries
- Enter, track and process customer orders and generate inventory reports
- May operate carts, dollies, forklifts, hand trucks, order pickers and other powered industrial trucks (PIT)
- May sweep aisles, dust display racks and perform other general cleaning duties
- May operate cash register and computer for electronic commerce transactions
- May order stock.
Job titles under NOC 65102
27 job titles are classified here, including bag clerk, fulfillment associate, grocery clerk.
- bag clerk
- bagger
- bakery assistant - food store
- floor clerk - retail
- floor clerk - supermarket
- fulfillment associate
- garment price marker
- grocery clerk
- grocery packer
- hand packer - food store
- meat cutter helper - supermarket
- meat department assistant - supermarket
- meat wrapper - grocery store
- order picker
- packer
- price checker - grocery store
- price clerk - retail
- price marker - supermarket
- produce clerk
- retail shelf stocker
- shelf stocker - retail
- shelf stocker - supermarket
- stock clerk - retail
- stock handler - food store
Employment requirements
- Some secondary school education is usually required.
Store shelf stockers, clerks and order fillers wages in Canada
Low, median and high hourly wages from Job Bank’s 2025 wage data. Annual figures assume full-time work (1,950 hours a year).
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Canada | $15.00/hr | $16.55/hr | $22.00/hr |
Toronto ON | $17.60/hr | $17.60/hr | $21.63/hr |
Montréal QC | $16.10/hr | $16.51/hr | $23.00/hr |
Vancouver Lower Mainland region, BC | $17.85/hr | $17.85/hr | $21.00/hr |
Calgary AB | $15.00/hr | $16.95/hr | $26.00/hr |
Edmonton AB | $15.00/hr | $17.00/hr | $22.00/hr |
Ottawa ON | $17.60/hr | $17.60/hr | $21.00/hr |
Winnipeg MB | $16.00/hr | $16.00/hr | $22.00/hr |
Québec City Quebec region, QC | $16.10/hr | $16.25/hr | $21.50/hr |
Hamilton Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula region, ON | $17.60/hr | $17.60/hr | $22.20/hr |
Kitchener-Waterloo Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie region, ON | $17.60/hr | $17.60/hr | $23.00/hr |
London ON | $17.60/hr | $17.60/hr | $20.50/hr |
Halifax NS | $16.50/hr | $16.50/hr | $21.50/hr |
Victoria Vancouver Island and Coast region, BC | $17.85/hr | $17.85/hr | $25.00/hr |
Saskatoon Saskatoon–Biggar region, SK | $15.35/hr | $15.35/hr | $22.00/hr |
Regina Regina–Moose Mountain region, SK | $15.35/hr | $15.35/hr | $22.00/hr |
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | $16.00/hr | $16.00/hr | $20.00/hr |
Nova Scotia | $16.50/hr | $16.50/hr | $20.00/hr |
New Brunswick | $15.65/hr | $15.65/hr | $20.00/hr |
Quebec | $16.10/hr | $16.25/hr | $21.50/hr |
Ontario | $17.60/hr | $17.60/hr | $22.00/hr |
Manitoba | $16.00/hr | $16.00/hr | $22.00/hr |
Saskatchewan | $15.35/hr | $15.35/hr | $22.00/hr |
Alberta | $15.00/hr | $16.50/hr | $23.08/hr |
British Columbia | $17.85/hr | $17.85/hr | $22.00/hr |
Using NOC 65102 for your resume or Express Entry profile
- IRCC asks you to make sure the main duties listed for your NOC match what you actually did at your job. If they don’t, look for another unit group whose duties do.
- Describe your own work in your own words. Recruiters and ATS software look for concrete tools, results and scope, not text copied from the NOC.
- Applying from outside Canada? Run your resume through the Canadian resume format checker to catch things Canadian employers don’t expect, like a photo or date of birth.
- Use the job title the employer’s posting uses. The 27 titles above are how the same work is named across employers.
Not in this group
Similar jobs classified under a different NOC code:
- Cashiers (NOC 65100)
- Material handlers (NOC 75101)
- Other sales related occupations (NOC 65109)
- Retail sales supervisors (NOC 62010)
- Retail salespersons and visual merchandisers (NOC 64100)
Frequently asked questions
What is the NOC code for store shelf stockers, clerks and order fillers?
Store shelf stockers, clerks and order fillers are NOC 2021 unit group 65102. Example job titles in this group include bag clerk, fulfillment associate, grocery clerk, grocery packer.
What TEER is NOC 65102?
NOC 65102 is TEER 5 (Short work demonstration). Usually requires a short work demonstration and no formal education. TEER 4 and 5 work does not count as skilled work experience for Express Entry’s Federal Skilled Worker or Canadian Experience Class programs.
How much do store shelf stockers, clerks and order fillers earn in Canada?
Job Bank's 2025 wage data puts the median at $16.55/hr, about $32,000 a year full-time, with a range of $15.00/hr to $22.00/hr.
Related occupations
Sources: Statistics Canada, National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 Version 1.0; Employment and Social Development Canada, Job Bank wages (2025). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. OfferJetAI is not affiliated with the Government of Canada. Check IRCC’s NOC guidance before you apply.