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Job Description
Print and attach price tickets to articles of merchandise using one or several methods, such as marking price on tickets by hand or using ticket-printing machine.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 43-5081.02
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Marking Clerks”.
Also Known As…
- Marking Clerks
- Warehouse Pricing and Inventory Clerk
- Ticketer
- Scan Coordinator
- Pricing Associate
- Marking Clerk
- Label Maker
- Inventory and Pricing Associate
- In Store Marketing Associate (ISM Associate)
- Ticket Marker
- Tag Marker
- Stubber
- Sorter-Pricer
- Receiver
- Price Changer
- Price Accuracy Supervisor
- Merchandise Marker
- Marker
- Grocery Clerk, Marking
- Grey Goods Marker
- Back Up Scan Coordinator
Tasks for “Sales Associate”
- Pin, paste, sew, tie, or staple tickets, tags, or labels to article.
- Record number and types of articles marked and pack articles in boxes.
- Mark selling price by hand on boxes containing merchandise.
- Put price information on tickets, marking by hand or using ticket-printing machine.
- Change the price of books in a warehouse.
- Keep records of production, returned goods, and related transactions.
- Compare printed price tickets with entries on purchase orders to verify accuracy and notify supervisor of discrepancies.
- Record price, buyer, and grade of product on tickets attached to products auctioned.
- Indicate item size, style, color, and inspection results on tags, tickets, and labels, using rubber stamp or writing instrument.
Related Technology & Tools
- Personal computers
- Computer inkjet printers
- Ticket-printing machines
- Label scrapers
- Sign printers
- Label removers
- Hook knives
- Personal digital assistants PDAs
- Barcode scanners
- Industrial scissors
- Box cutters
- Manual shears
- Rubber marking stamps
- Shelf scrapers
- 10-key calculators
- Staple guns
- Electric cash registers
- Office intercom systems
- Copy machines
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Data entry software