How to become a Stock Clerk

Also called: Stock Control Clerk, Stores Clerk

Monitors stock levels and maintains stock, order and inventory records.

Main tasks

• Confirms completion of orders and compliance with specified details, and signs tally sheets and attaches to checked items
• Checks inventory records and stock on hand against purchase and sales orders
• Counts incoming stock and reconciles it with purchase orders
• Updates inventory and stock location records
• Complies with operational procedures for receiving, handling, storing and shipping goods

Ways in

• TAFE and VET: Certificate II in Supply Chain Operations (TLI20421); Certificate IV in Materiel Logistics (TLI41522); Certificate IV in Retail Management (SIR40316); Certificate III in Retail (SIR30216); Certificate II in Retail Services (SIR20216); Certificate I in Retail Services (SIR10116)

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Typical full-time pay: $80,756 a year
• About 117,500 people work in this job group now, and about 130,800 are projected by 2035. (+11.3%)
• Many tasks in this job could be automated by AI. Jobs and Skills Australia rates its automation exposure as high.

Related jobs

• Logistics Officer
• Order Clerk
• Procurement Officer
• Purchasing Officer
• Warehouse Administrator
• Freight Forwarder

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Questions people ask

How do I become a Stock Clerk?

Ways in include: Certificate II in Supply Chain Operations; Certificate IV in Materiel Logistics.

How much does a Stock Clerk earn in Australia?

Median full-time pay is $80,756 a year (Jobs and Skills Australia).

Is a Stock Clerk a growing career in Australia?

Yes. Employment is projected to grow 11% by 2035, from about 117,500 to about 130,800 people (Jobs and Skills Australia).

Do you need a degree to become a Stock Clerk?

Usually not. Only 24% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Ways in include: Certificate II in Supply Chain Operations; Certificate IV in Materiel Logistics.

Will AI change the work of a Stock Clerk?

Many tasks in this job could be automated by AI. Jobs and Skills Australia rates its automation exposure as high.

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