Merchandisers travel by car to retail stores within their assigned geographic territory. They stock shelves, racks, cases, bins, and tables with merchandise and arrange merchandise displays to attract customers. They may periodically take physical count of stock or check and mark merchandise. Sales Floor Stock Clerks service all merchandise within an individual store.
Merchandisers move from store to store servicing specific product lines.
Both occupations require standing, stooping, bending, and lifting. Both Merchandisers and Sales Floor Stock Clerks must be able to concentrate on their tasks in the midst of customer activity. The following information is from the 1996-2006 California Projections and Planning Information published by the Labor Market Information Division. These figures represent the broad occupational group Sales Floor Stock Clerks which would include the occupation of Merchandiser. This figure represents an estimated growth of 5,810 new positions and 14,070 openings that will occur due to replacement of workers leaving the field.