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Stockers and Order Fillers vs Parking Attendants

Side by side: how much of the shift AI and robots touch, pay, outlook and training.

Time card for stockers and order fillers: 1h 17m of an 8-hour shift touched by AI or robotsTime card: Stockers and Order Fillers →

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Stockers and order fillers or parking attendants: which will AI change more? AI and robots touch more of the day for parking attendants: 2h 26m of an 8-hour shift, against 1h 17m for stockers and order fillers. Stockers and order fillers earn more, a median of $37,330 against $35,150.

The two jobs share very close skills, including operation and control, so moving between them is realistic for many people.

Stockers and Order Fillers
1h 17mof an 8-hour shift touched by AI or robotsLess AI time
  • 6h 43mDone by people
  • 0mPeople do it with AI's help
  • 0mAI mostly does it alone
  • 1h 17mRobots have done it somewhere
Median pay
$37,330
U.S. workers
2.8 million
Outlook to 2035
+8.9%
Openings a year
431,000
Typical preparation
High school diploma, some training
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Parking Attendants
2h 26mof an 8-hour shift touched by AI or robots
  • 5h 34mDone by people
  • 0mPeople do it with AI's help
  • 0mAI mostly does it alone
  • 2h 26mRobots have done it somewhere
Median pay
$35,150
U.S. workers
138,000
Outlook to 2035
+2%
Openings a year
16,000
Typical preparation
High school diploma, some training
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Stockers and Order Fillers

Where AI or robots show up most

  • Operate equipment such as forklifts. 28m
  • Receive and count stock items, and record data manually or on computer. 28m
  • Take inventory or examine merchandise to identify items to be reordered or replenished. 21m

Biggest tasks still done by people

  • Stock shelves, racks, cases, bins, and tables with new or transferred merchandise. 1h 44m
  • Obtain merchandise from bins or shelves. 1h 3m
  • Receive, unload, open, unpack, or issue sales floor merchandise. 49m

Parking Attendants

Where AI or robots show up most

  • Issue ticket stubs or place numbered tags on windshields, log tags or attach tag to customers' keys, and give customers matching tags for locating parked vehicles. 44m
  • Patrol parking areas to prevent vehicle damage and vehicle or property thefts. 36m
  • Perform cash handling tasks, such as making change, balancing and recording cash drawer, or distributing tips. 29m

Biggest tasks still done by people

  • Park and retrieve automobiles for customers in parking lots, storage garages, or new car lots. 1h 27m
  • Explain and calculate parking charges, collect fees from customers, and respond to customer complaints. 58m
  • Take numbered tags from customers, locate vehicles, and deliver vehicles, or provide customers with instructions for locating vehicles. 51m

Swap in a different job Highlighted numbers are the higher of the two. Hours are estimates from each job's time card.