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Inventory coordinator

Also called inventory taker, stock coordinator, store coordinator

Inventory coordinators keep track of products stored in warehouses for transport to stores, wholesalers and individual customers. They inspect the inventory and maintain paperwork and documents.

Will there be jobs?Yes, good prospects48 jobs to fill by 2035 for every 100 people doing this work today.Numerical and material recording clerksWhat does it pay?About averageFrom about €1,100 (Bulgaria) to €4,900 (Denmark) a month, depending on the country.Estimate · Numerical and material recording clerksWhat do I need to study?Upper secondary or vocational6 in 10 finished upper secondary or vocational training.Numerical and material recording clerksWill AI change it?LittleLevel 2 of 6. AI could help with only small parts of the tasks.Stock clerks · ILO

What you'd do

Stock clerks · ILO
  • Arranging and controlling receipt and dispatch of goods and keeping relevant records
  • Maintaining stock records, verifying issue of goods, estimating needs and making requisitions of new stocks
  • Receiving, storing and issuing tools, spare parts, or various equipment and maintaining relevant records
  • Weighing goods received or produced, or for issue or dispatch and maintaining relevant records
  • Compiling inventories of furniture and other items received for storage
Check for damaged itemsManage inventoryUse spreadsheets softwareMaintain stock control systemsCarry out inventory planning+ 3 more essential skills
What the work is like
  • A mix of sitting and standing
  • Lots of contact with people, including the public
  • Good freedom to decide
  • Usually 40 hours a week
  • Deadlines every day
  • Very repetitive tasks
US data: based on the O*NET profile of the US job "Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks"

Will there be jobs?

Yes, good prospects

Many jobs will need filling by 2035.

People working as numerical and material recording clerks in the EU
6.67m6.39m7.91m 201520232035

Solid: measured. Dashed: forecast.

Jobs to fill, 2026–2035
1,236,000 new jobs 1,933,000 replacing leavers
Jobs to fill per 100 people working now
Numerical and material recording clerks48
All jobs29
Right now
7 of 27 countries report a shortage of stock clerks, 9 a surplus.
Stock clerks · EURES

What does it pay?

About average

Pay depends a lot on the country: from about €1,100 a month (Bulgaria) to €4,900 (Denmark), before tax.

Pick a country at the top of the page to see typical pay there, for people under 30, and compared with all jobs.

Among clerical support workers in the EU, women earn 9% less per hour than men. Clerical support workers · Eurostat

What do I need to study?

Upper secondary or vocational

Upper secondary or vocational training is the usual route.

Highest qualification of numerical and material recording clerks (EU, 2025)
Degree 27%Vocational 47%General secondary 13%Basic schooling 13%

Pick a country at the top of the page to see where to study and the official course finders.

Will AI change it?

Little

AI could help with only small parts of the tasks.

How exposed is this job? ILO scale
Very low
Low
Some tasks
Moderate
Significant
High

Average task score 0.37 on a scale from 0 (AI can't do it) to 1 (AI could do it fully).

See the score for each of the 5 tasks
Maintaining stock records, verifying issue of goods, estimating needs and making requisitions of new stocks0.43
Arranging and controlling receipt and dispatch of goods and keeping relevant records0.39
Receiving, storing and issuing tools, spare parts, or various equipment and maintaining relevant records0.39
Compiling inventories of furniture and other items received for storage0.38
Weighing goods received or produced, or for issue or dispatch and maintaining relevant records0.27

Based on what AI could technically do when assessed in 2025. It is not a forecast for a future year, and not a forecast of job losses. Scores for stock clerks. Source: ILO (2025), adapted (credits).