Also called: Inventory Specialist, Inventory Clerk
Counts and audits stock in the warehouse to make sure records are correct.
Each day you get a list of bins to count, scan them, and investigate when numbers don't match. You're like a detective for missing boxes.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. High school diploma; on-the-job training.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Shrinking. Shrinking as drones and RFID count inventory automatically.
High risk for 10 years. Drones and shelf-scanning robots already count stock in big warehouses; few counter jobs will remain.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to inventory service companies (like RGIS) or warehouses for counter jobs
Classes: Math, Computer applications.
Official data: O*NET occupation 43-5111.
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