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Warehouse Associate Career Market Report 2026

1,532 active jobs. 239 companies. Median salary $38K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

1,532
Active Job Openings
239
Companies Hiring
$38K
Median Salary (US)
64%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Warehouse Associate market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 64% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $38K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $35K to $54K.

Forklift is the most-demanded skill at 44%

C# demand rose +11.0pp — fastest-growing skill

Cardinalhealth leads hiring with 115 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Junior → Lead (+$4K, +10%)

Salary increase: +$4K · Sample: Junior → Lead

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 0% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Junior59$38K$42K$47K
Senior13$33K$36K$62K
Lead8$46K$46K$47K

What jumps out

Junior → Lead: +$4K (10%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States112$38KUSD
Canada4$65KUSD
Australia4$38KUSD
United Kingdom3$37KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site3.3%
Remote0.0%
Hybrid0.0%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Forklift
44%
Inventory Management
31%
Logistics
30%
Supply Chain
22%
Warehouse Management
11%
C#
11%
OSHA
9%
Docker
7%
Advocacy
7%
Quality Control
7%
RF Engineering
6%
Hazmat
5%

Skills on the Rise

C# ↑+11.0ppHazmat ↑+4.7ppCommunity Outreach ↑+3.9ppSAP ↑+3.7pp

Declining in Demand

Customer Service ↓-24.1ppAttention to Detail ↓-23.0ppHousekeeping ↓-21.6ppMental Health ↓-18.2ppPharmacy ↓-16.0pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Cardinalhealth1157.5%
Myhrabc1137.4%
Hdsupply805.2%
Asmglobal593.9%
Mdlz513.3%
Kencogroup513.3%
Coreandmain352.3%
Uline322.1%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States991
Canada21
United Kingdom12
Australia5
Georgia5
Lebanon5
Philippines3
Malaysia3

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree75.4%737
Master's Degree9.5%93
High School / GED8.1%79
Bachelor's Degree0.7%7

Certifications

Forklift Certification (13%)CDL (9%)

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