Occupation Atlaswarehouse worker
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/bea705fe-06ac-4147-b8e0-6e8ac1208d8f
warehouse worker
Warehouse workers execute the accurate handling, packing and storage of materials in a warehouse. They receive goods, label them, check quality, store the goods and document any damage. Warehouse workers also monitor stock levels of items, keep inventory and ship goods.
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Job Zone
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 2: Some Preparation Needed
Some preparation. Usually a high school diploma, some previous work-related skill or experience, and a few months to a year of training with experienced workers.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
CREConventional · Realistic · Enterprising — the three strongest interests, in order
- C Conventional6.25
- R Realistic4.79
- E Enterprising3.29
- S Social1.88
- I Investigative1.00
- A Artistic1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Stockers and Order Fillers (53-7065.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its exact O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (40)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- apply techniques for stacking goods into containers
- assist in the movement of heavy loads
- check for damaged items
- clean industrial containers
- control of expenses
- dispatch order processing
- follow stock control instructions
- follow verbal instructions
- handle paperwork related to warehouse stock
- handle shipment paperwork
- have computer literacy
- have spatial awareness
- identify damaged goods before shipment
- implement efficiency plans for logistics operations
- lift heavy weights
- load products for dispatch
- maintain physical condition of warehouse
- maintain stock control systems
- manage transport of goods from warehouse facilities
- manage warehouse inventory
- match goods with appropriate packaging according to security procedures
- monitor stock level
- operate package processing equipment
- operate warehouse materials
- operate warehouse record systems
- operate weighing machine
- pallets loading
- perform cleaning duties
- pick orders for dispatching
- plan shifts of employees
- products coding system
- receive goods
- secure goods
- sort waste
- stack goods
- stay alert
- types of packaging used in industrial shipments
- use different communication channels
- use rigging tools
- use warehouse marking tools
Optional (26)
- adapt to changing situations
- analyse packaging requirements
- apply procedures to ensure cargo complies with customs regulations
- apply transportation management concepts
- assemble goods
- carry out ship-to-shore operations
- clean warehouse
- cooperate with colleagues
- ensure quality control in packaging
- follow written instructions
- freight transport methods
- handle customer complaints
- handle fragile items
- handle returns
- manage packaging material
- monitor packaging operations
- organise information
- oversee stock quality control
- packaging engineering
- product packaging requirements
- receive shipment packaging information
- safety regulations for warehouses
- tend packaging machines
- use a warehouse management system
- use barcode scanning equipment
- work in a logistics team
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 40 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
materials handler
16 shared · 6 more of its owndispatch order processing, follow stock control instructions, use warehouse marking tools, products coding system
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forklift operator
11 shared · 21 more of its ownmatch goods with appropriate packaging according to security procedures, follow stock control instructions, operate package processing equipment, pick orders for dispatching
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warehouse order picker
10 shared · 15 more of its ownuse warehouse marking tools, pick orders for dispatching, types of packaging used in industrial shipments, maintain physical condition of warehouse
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distribution centre dispatcher
5 shared · 12 more of its owndispatch order processing, load products for dispatch, implement efficiency plans for logistics operations, stack goods
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raw material reception operator
5 shared · 25 more of its ownimplement efficiency plans for logistics operations, secure goods, stack goods, follow verbal instructions
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inventory coordinator
4 shared · 7 more of its ownproducts coding system, check for damaged items, maintain stock control systems, monitor stock level
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dairy products manufacturing worker
4 shared · 23 more of its ownsecure goods, perform cleaning duties, follow verbal instructions, have computer literacy
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warehouse manager
4 shared · 36 more of its ownmanage transport of goods from warehouse facilities, maintain physical condition of warehouse, maintain stock control systems, use different communication channels
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