Stockers and order fillers: how women's and men's pay compare
Among full-time, year-round stockers and order fillers in the United States, women had a median of $34,483 in 2024 and men had $36,695. Women's median was 94.0% of men's (margin of error ±2.0%). The $2,212 difference is larger than its margin of error (±$751), so it is statistically distinguishable from zero at the 90% level the Census Bureau uses. That is a narrower ratio than the 83.1% for all full-time, year-round workers ($55,678 vs $66,965, Census table B20017).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 1-year, tables B24122/B24123/B24125/B24126. Full-time, year-round civilian workers 16+, 2024 dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-09. ± values are 90% margins of error.
Where this occupation sits
About 370,053 women and 630,534 men worked full-time, year-round in this occupation, so women were 37.0% of the group (±0.9%). That makes it a majority-men occupation, ranked #29 of 40 in this set by women's share.
Among the 40 large occupations in this set, it ranks #4 for the smallest gap (women's median as a share of men's; #1 is closest to equal), #35 for women's median earnings, and #39 for the largest dollar difference.
Occupations with a similar share of women
| Occupation | Women | Men | Women/men | Women's share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General and operations managers | $75,188 | $94,465 | 79.6% | 37% |
| Retail salespersons | $37,383 | $51,171 | 73.1% | 37% |
| First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers | $77,136 | $81,827 | 94.3% | 36% |
Occupations with a similar pay ratio
| Occupation | Women | Men | Women/men | Women's share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers | $77,136 | $81,827 | 94.3% | 36% |
| Security guards and gambling surveillance officers | $40,033 | $42,103 | 95.1% | 24% |
| Cashiers | $29,428 | $31,725 | 92.8% | 65% |
What this number does and doesn't tell you
- These are unadjusted medians for people who worked full-time, year-round. They do not control for hours beyond full-time, years of experience, seniority, employer, location, or the specific jobs inside the occupation group.
- A gap here is a description, not proof of discrimination, and the absence of a gap does not prove equal treatment. Estimates come from a sample survey, which is why every figure has a margin of error.
- The Census Bureau groups jobs into detailed occupations; "Stockers and order fillers" is the Bureau's category and may combine jobs you think of as different.
- For a specific state, see the state pay-gap pages. To compare any two jobs, use the pay-gap lookup tool. For how we work with data, see our methodology.