Will “Picker/Puller” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

Job Description

Fill customers' mail and telephone orders from stored merchandise in accordance with specifications on sales slips or order forms. Duties include computing prices of items, completing order receipts, keeping records of out-going orders, and requisitioning additional materials, supplies, and equipment.

Job Details

• The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 43-5081.04

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Order Fillers, Wholesale and Retail Sales”.

Also Known As…

• Order Fillers, Wholesale and Retail Sales
• Puller
• Parts Technician
• Parts Processor
• Packer
• Order Puller
• Order Picker
• Order Filler
• Inventory Specialist
• Fulfillment Representative
• Stock Selector
• Stamp Analyst
• Picker/Puller
• Parts Puller
• Order Selector
• Order Runner
• Order Builder Loader
• Order Builder

Tasks for “Picker/Puller”

• Complete order receipts.
• Keep records of out-going orders.
• Obtain merchandise from bins or shelves.
• Requisition additional materials, supplies, and equipment.
• Compute prices of items or groups of items.
• Place merchandise on conveyors leading to wrapping areas.
• Read orders to ascertain catalog numbers, sizes, colors, and quantities of merchandise.

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• Cherry pickers
• Staple guns
• Convertible hand trucks
• Tape guns
• Remote data terminals
• Conveyor belts
• Warehouse forklifts
• Shipping scales
• Handheld radio frequency RF scanners
• Stand-up forklifts
• Computer laser printers
• Personal computers
• Pallet tipper
• Barcode scanners
• Wrapping equipment
• Measuring tapes

• Email software
• Voice picking software
• Data entry software
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Outlook
• Inventory tracking software
• SAP
• Microsoft Word