Where a warehouse worker can go next
7 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a warehouse worker already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.
Warehouse workers execute the accurate handling, packing and storage of materials in a warehouse. They receive goods, label them, check quality, store the goods and document any damage. Warehouse workers also monitor stock levels of items, keep inventory and ship goods.
Elementary occupations 66 skills on file 7 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: materials handler, 65%
- 70% and above · short step
- 50 to 70% · real move
- Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 1 · Within reach
Table 2 · A bigger jump
Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.
- warehouse order picker 48% covered · difficulty 57.7
- inventory coordinator 40% covered · difficulty 55.2
- forklift operator 37% covered · difficulty 70.5
- container crane operator 30% covered · difficulty 63.9
- distribution centre dispatcher 30% covered · difficulty 68
- warehouse operators for clothing 29% covered · difficulty 67
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warehouse worker is filed under Elementary occupations, ISCO major group 9. The full index lists all ten groups.
How these figures were compiled
Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a warehouse worker already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.