How to become a Shelf Filler
Also called: Night Filler
Fills up shelves and display areas in a store or supermarket.
Main tasks
- Receives stock and fills shelves and display areas with products
- Rotates stock on shelves to ensure older products are at the front
- Ensures shelves and display areas are clean and presentable
- Removes expired or damaged products from shelves
- Monitors stock levels and notifies supervisor when replenishment is needed, reporting any discrepancies
- Assists customers to locate products and by answering questions
Ways in
- TAFE and VET: Certificate I in Retail Services (SIR10116); Certificate III in Retail (SIR30216); Certificate II in Retail Services (SIR20216)
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Typical full-time pay: $53,144 a year
- About 72,000 people work in this job group now, and about 72,100 are projected by 2035. (+0.1%)
- AI is more likely to help with parts of this job than to do it. Jobs and Skills Australia rates its automation exposure as low.
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Questions people ask
How do I become a Shelf Filler?
Ways in include: Certificate I in Retail Services; Certificate III in Retail.
How much does a Shelf Filler earn in Australia?
Median full-time pay is $53,144 a year (Jobs and Skills Australia).
Is a Shelf Filler a growing career in Australia?
Employment is projected to stay about the same by 2035: about 72,000 people now and 72,100 later (Jobs and Skills Australia).
Do you need a degree to become a Shelf Filler?
Usually not. Only 11% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Ways in include: Certificate I in Retail Services; Certificate III in Retail.
Will AI change the work of a Shelf Filler?
AI is more likely to help with parts of this job than to do it. Jobs and Skills Australia rates its automation exposure as low.
Sources
- Jobs and Skills Australia: Occupation data (ANZSCO), from ABS Labour Force and Census (February 2026), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
- Jobs and Skills Australia: Generative AI Capacity Study, interactive table data (September 2025), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
- Jobs and Skills Australia: Employment Projections (Victoria University) (May 2025 to May 2035), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
- Australian Taxation Office: Taxation Statistics, Individuals Table 15A (2023-24), CC BY 2.5 AU, retrieved 2026-10-04
Updated 2026-10-04