Learn about the types of people who become stock clerks. This page goes into detail about the employment, gender, and ethnic ratios of the workplace.
Employment Type Mix, 2025
44% of stock clerks work in full-time roles while 56% work part-time.
Gender Mix By Career Interest, 2025
This graph shows the distribution of females and males that are interested in becoming a stock clerk. Four or five star ratings on CareerExplorer indicate interest.
More men than women are interested in becoming stock clerks at a ratio of 1.55 to 1.
Actual Gender Mix, 2025
37% of stock clerks are female and 63% are male.
Gender Bias, 2025
This is one of the most compelling statistics we collect. Gender bias shows the difference between gender interest in being a stock clerk and the actual gender mix of people in the career.
If there is a significant difference, then it means there is a gender imbalance between those interested in becoming a stock clerk and those who end up becoming one.
In this case there are more women interested in becoming a stock clerk than those actually working as one. It is hard to pinpoint the exact reasons why, but there are likely various forces at play, from changing interests over time to societal norms and biases.
Ethnic Mix, 2019
The largest ethnic group of stock clerks are White, making up 64% of the population. The next highest segments are Black or African American and Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish, making up 11% and 9% respectively.