Slower than average growth is expected as additional automation increases worker productivity. Many of the occupations in this group are entry level and do not require more than a high school degree. Nature of the Work Workers in this group are responsible for a variety of communications, recordkeeping, and scheduling operations in business and government. Typically, they coordinate, expedite, and track orders for personnel, materials, and equipment. Dispatchers receive requests for service and initiate action to provide that service.
Duties vary, depending on the needs of the employer.
Stock clerks receive, unpack, and store materials and equipment, and issue and maintain inventories. Inventories may be merchandise in wholesale and retail establishments, or equipment, supplies, or materials in other kinds of organizations. In small firms, they may perform all of the above tasks, as well as those usually handled by shipping and receiving clerks. In large establishments, they may be responsible only for one task. Traffic, shipping, and receiving clerks track all incoming and outgoing shipments of goods transferred between businesses, suppliers, and customers.