Storekeepers and Parts Clerks
Job description
These individuals sort, store, and ship parts and supplies. They work in:
- Manufacturing plants
- Warehouses
- Businesses
- Mining companies
- Forestry or construction companies
- Repair shops
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
Main tasks
- Receive, sort, and store parts and supplies in a warehouse, tool or supply depot.
- Process requests and route items to the right location.
- Maintain the order book and inventory of available items.
- Place orders to replenish parts and supplies.
- Sell items.
- Advise customers or users on parts, supplies, and materials required.
Advancement and mobility
- Additional experience or training may lead to supervisory positions.
- Parts clerks may specialize in a particular category of parts (e.g. automobiles, heavy equipment, heating systems, etc.).
- Qualified Parts Attendants receive a Red Seal endorsement upon successful completion of the Interprovincial Examination.
Hourly wage
The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2022 to 2024.- Minimum
- $19.00
- Median
- $24.00
- Maximum
- $35.00
Job prospects for 2024-2028
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Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
Very good
All of Québec
Non available
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
15,000
All of Québec
na
Gender distribution
All of Québec
Not available.
- 19.4% Female
- 80.6% Male
Not available.
- 19.4% Female
- 80.6% Male
Job types
All of Québec
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
$46,400
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 44, 4530% of jobs
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NAICS 4113% of jobs
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NAICS 621, 622, 62310% of jobs
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NAICS 816% of jobs
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NAICS 614% of jobs
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Others37% of jobs
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 44, 4530% of jobs
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NAICS 4113% of jobs
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NAICS 621, 622, 62310% of jobs
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NAICS 816% of jobs
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NAICS 614% of jobs
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Others37% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
Secondary
DVS in conseil et vente de pièces d'équipement motorisé
Code : 5347
Placement rate: 89.4%
2.2% of graduates pursue further studies
Also required
Qualified parts attendants
- Competence card from the Comité paritaire de l'industrie des services automobiles de la région de Québec (CPA Québec [Parity committee of the automotive services industry of the Quebec City Region]) or Certificate of qualification.
Sometimes required
- Related experience in office or warehouse work may be required.
- A Class 5 driver’s licence may be required.
- A Forklift Operator’s competency card may be required or may be an asset.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Oral expression
- Active listening
- Service oriented
- Information processing
- Coordination
Abilities
- Verbal skills
- Speech clarity
- Classification
- Oral comprehension
- Core strength
- Information organization
- Near vision
- Static muscle power
- Deductive reasoning
- Inductive reasoning
- Speech recognition
- Awareness of issues
Knowledge and attributes
- Autonomy
- Sense of responsibility
- Spoken and written bilingualism (French and English)
- Knowledge of customer and personalized services
- Knowledge of mathematics
- Rigour
- Sense of initiative
- Knowledge of sales and marketing
- Assiduity and punctuality
- Timeliness
Interests
- Work in sales or client service
- Work manually
- Collect, verify, sort, and classify data or information
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Investigative
- People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
- Conventional
- People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
Official name of the NOC 14401
Storekeepers and partspersons
Job titles
- Parts Clerk
- Parts lister
- Parts counter clerk
- Parts counter clerk - retail
- Motor vehicle parts clerk
- Motor vehicle parts clerk apprentice
- Industrial engines and equipment apprentice
- Automotive partsperson apprentice
- Linen supply clerk
- Salvage clerk
- Sample control clerk
- Stock control clerk
- Stock records clerk
- Sample clerk - storage and warehousing
- Medical supply clerk
- Tool clerk
- Auto parts clerk - retail
- Stock clerk - parts and equipment
- Warehouse clerk - parts and equipment
- Supply centre clerk
- Tool store clerk
- Automobile parts counter sales clerk - retail
- Parts supplier
- Ship keeper
- Linenkeeper
- Magazine keeper
- Tool room attendant
- Machine shop keeper
- Explosives and ammunition magazine keeper
- Drilling rig storekeeper
- Material keeper
- Ammunition storekeeper
- Ship storekeeper
- Powder keeper
- Underground tool crib attendant
- Linen room attendant
- Tool room storeman/woman
- Medical supply attendant
- Aviation partsperson
- Industrial engines and equipment partsperson - retail
- Industrial warehouse person
- Wine cellar attendant
- Parts technician
- Parts sorter
- Warehouse checker
Skill type
Business, finance and administration
Last update: January 29, 2026
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