Store shelf stockers, clerks and order fillers
Occupation · NOC 2021 65102 · Canada
- NOC 2021 code
- 65102
- TEER
- 5
- Positions on positive LMIAs, all lists
- 1,662
- Median wage, Canada
- C$16.55 per hour
- Job Bank postings, Jan–Sep 2026
- 2,953
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About this occupation
Store shelf stockers, clerks and order fillers pack customers' purchases, price items, stock shelves with merchandise, and fill online, mail and telephone orders. They are employed in retail establishments, such as grocery, hardware and department stores, and in warehouses.
Example job titles
- bag clerk
- fulfillment associate
- grocery clerk
- grocery packer
- price clerk - retail
- produce clerk
- shelf stocker - retail
- supermarket clerk
Main duties
- This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Bag, box or parcel purchases for customers at stores or for shipment and delivery to customers
- Carry customers' purchases to parking lot and pack in vehicles
- Unpack products received by store and count, weigh or sort items
- Use barcode scanning equipment to record incoming stock, verify pricing and maintain computerized stock inventory
- Price items using stamp or stickers according to price list
- Attach protective devices to products to protect against shoplifting
- Stock shelves and display areas and keep stock clean and in order
- Label and document orders, and prepare shipping, customs and courier documentation when required
- Obtain articles for customers from shelf or stockroom
Employment requirements
- Some secondary school education is usually required.
Temporary foreign worker positions (LMIA)
Positions on positive LMIAs in ESDC employer lists, by year of the list.
Approved positions by year
Data table
| 2016 | 10 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 216 |
| 2023 | 497 |
| 2024 | 611 |
| 2025 | 281 |
| 2026 | 29 |
- Loblaw Inc.75
- Canac-Marquis Grenier Ltée54
- The North West Company LP34
- Sysco Canada30
- Atlantic Grocery Distributors Ltd25
- AUBURN RETAILING LTD21
- Alex Coulombe Ltée20
- Eighty One Holdings Inc20
- IGA20
- 9155-5714 QUEBEC INC.19
- Sobeys Capital Incorporée18
- 9020-7424 Québec inc.17
- BCMMM Goodwin Investment Limited16
- SIDNEY SUPER FOODS LTD15
- Canadawide Fruit Wholesalers Inc14
Work permits
Work permit holders by year the permit took effect, mapped from NOC 2016 where the code has a single NOC 2021 successor (IRCC).
| Year | TFWP permits | IMP permits |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 80 | 25 |
| 2025 | 270 | 0 |
| 2024 | 455 | 10 |
| 2023 | 235 | 5 |
| 2022 | 15 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 10 |
| 2020 | 0 | 15 |
| 2017 | 0 | 10 |
| 2016 | 30 | 0 |
| 2015 | 15 | 0 |
All work permits by year
Data table
| 2015 | 15 |
| 2016 | 30 |
| 2017 | 10 |
| 2020 | 15 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2022 | 15 |
| 2023 | 240 |
| 2024 | 465 |
| 2025 | 270 |
| 2026 | 105 |
Permanent residence
Admissions of permanent residents by intended occupation and Express Entry invitations by occupation (IRCC).
New permanent residents by year
Data table
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2021 | 225 |
| 2022 | 580 |
| 2023 | 1,740 |
| 2024 | 120 |
| 2025 | 30 |
| 2026 | 30 |
Wages
Median wage by province and territory (2025 release). Hourly unless marked per year.
| Area | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | C$15.00 | C$16.55 | C$22.00 |
| Alberta | C$15.00 | C$16.50 | C$23.08 |
| British Columbia | C$17.85 | C$17.85 | C$22.00 |
| Manitoba | C$16.00 | C$16.00 | C$22.00 |
| New Brunswick | C$15.65 | C$15.65 | C$20.00 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | C$16.00 | C$16.00 | C$20.00 |
| Nova Scotia | C$16.50 | C$16.50 | C$20.00 |
| Ontario | C$17.60 | C$17.60 | C$22.00 |
| Quebec | C$16.10 | C$16.25 | C$21.50 |
| Saskatchewan | C$15.35 | C$15.35 | C$22.00 |
- Job Bank postings, Jan–Sep 2026
- 2,953
- Vacancies advertised
- 4,393
- Median advertised minimum hourly wage
- C$17.50
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