Also called: Inventory Counter
Travels to stores to count products quickly with scanners for year-end audits.
Your team arrives at a store at 10 p.m., scans every item on every shelf, and finishes by 4 a.m.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
No formal education, about 0 years after high school. No degree; on-the-job training.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Shrinking. Robots and RFID are reducing manual counting.
High risk for 10 years. RFID tags, shelf-scanning robots and drones are taking over store counts; manual counting crews will shrink a lot.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply online at RGIS or WIS for an inventory associate job; paid training on the scanner
Classes: Algebra, Computer applications, Business CTE class, Driver's education.
Official data: O*NET occupation 43-5111.
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