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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
43-3061 Procurement Clerks
Compile information and records to draw up purchase orders for procurement of materials and services.
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) |
| 68,100 |
1.5 % |
$20.76 |
$43,180 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$13.61 |
$16.68 |
$20.51 |
$24.32 |
$28.45 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$28,310 |
$34,700 |
$42,670 |
$50,590 |
$59,180 |
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) |
10,600 |
0.53 |
$22.19 |
$46,160 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
4,590 |
0.19 |
$21.64 |
$45,010 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
3,140 |
0.06 |
$18.58 |
$38,640 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
2,590 |
0.05 |
$22.24 |
$46,260 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) |
1,930 |
0.14 |
$19.93 |
$41,460 |
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 |
6,980 |
0.41 |
0.87 |
$21.65 |
$45,030 |
| Texas |
6,070 |
0.50 |
1.07 |
$20.76 |
$43,180 |
| New York |
3,880 |
0.41 |
0.88 |
$21.63 |
$44,990 |
| Pennsylvania |
3,580 |
0.61 |
1.30 |
$20.18 |
$41,970 |
| Ohio |
3,460 |
0.64 |
1.36 |
$19.84 |
$41,270 |
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) |
| Maine |
570 |
0.94 |
2.00 |
$18.48 |
$38,430 |
| New Jersey |
3,380 |
0.84 |
1.78 |
$21.93 |
$45,600 |
| Mississippi |
930 |
0.83 |
1.76 |
$19.27 |
$40,090 |
| Oklahoma |
1,250 |
0.79 |
1.67 |
$20.00 |
$41,590 |
| Arizona |
2,160 |
0.77 |
1.64 |
$20.84 |
$43,340 |
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 |
4,720 |
0.50 |
1.06 |
$22.30 |
$46,390 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
3,120 |
0.51 |
1.08 |
$20.97 |
$43,620 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
1,790 |
0.39 |
0.82 |
$22.60 |
$47,010 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
1,640 |
0.80 |
1.70 |
$21.04 |
$43,760 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
1,640 |
0.46 |
0.98 |
$21.71 |
$45,150 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
1,630 |
0.57 |
1.21 |
$21.59 |
$44,910 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
1,420 |
0.45 |
0.96 |
$25.41 |
$52,850 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,410 |
0.47 |
1.01 |
$22.28 |
$46,340 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
1,060 |
0.38 |
0.81 |
$22.54 |
$46,880 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
970 |
0.49 |
1.05 |
$20.41 |
$42,450 |
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