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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
43-3061 Procurement Clerks
Compile information and records to draw up purchase orders for procurement of materials and services. Excludes “Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products” (13-1022).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
Employment (1) |
Employment RSE (3) |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
66,030 |
1.4 % |
$21.14 |
$43,980 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$14.16 |
$17.08 |
$20.82 |
$24.66 |
$28.81 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$29,450 |
$35,530 |
$43,310 |
$51,290 |
$59,920 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
10,510 |
0.52 |
$22.12 |
$46,000 |
Management of Companies and Enterprises |
4,250 |
0.17 |
$22.32 |
$46,430 |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
3,500 |
0.06 |
$18.48 |
$38,440 |
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
2,510 |
0.05 |
$22.87 |
$47,560 |
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) |
1,970 |
0.14 |
$20.53 |
$42,700 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
California |
7,070 |
0.41 |
0.90 |
$22.01 |
$45,790 |
Texas |
6,140 |
0.49 |
1.10 |
$21.17 |
$44,030 |
New York |
3,560 |
0.37 |
0.83 |
$21.63 |
$44,990 |
New Jersey |
3,490 |
0.85 |
1.90 |
$22.99 |
$47,820 |
Ohio |
3,190 |
0.59 |
1.30 |
$20.50 |
$42,630 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
New Jersey |
3,490 |
0.85 |
1.90 |
$22.99 |
$47,820 |
Mississippi |
850 |
0.75 |
1.68 |
$19.15 |
$39,840 |
Arizona |
2,080 |
0.73 |
1.61 |
$21.04 |
$43,760 |
Alaska |
230 |
0.72 |
1.60 |
$24.14 |
$50,200 |
Oklahoma |
1,140 |
0.70 |
1.56 |
$20.39 |
$42,420 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
4,710 |
0.49 |
1.09 |
$22.91 |
$47,650 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
3,030 |
0.48 |
1.08 |
$21.17 |
$44,030 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
1,820 |
0.50 |
1.11 |
$21.96 |
$45,680 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
1,670 |
0.36 |
0.79 |
$22.35 |
$46,490 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
1,650 |
0.57 |
1.28 |
$22.13 |
$46,020 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,560 |
0.51 |
1.13 |
$22.80 |
$47,430 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
1,520 |
0.72 |
1.59 |
$21.40 |
$44,510 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
1,380 |
0.43 |
0.97 |
$26.06 |
$54,200 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
1,230 |
0.45 |
1.00 |
$19.92 |
$41,430 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
1,020 |
0.39 |
0.86 |
$21.09 |
$43,870 |
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