Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

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 Procurement Clerks
Industry profile for Procurement Clerks
Geographic profile for Procurement Clerks

National estimates for Procurement Clerks:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Procurement Clerks:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
61,000	1.4 %	$ 21.83	$ 45,400	0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for Procurement Clerks:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 14.69	$ 17.62	$ 21.51	$ 25.46	$ 29.75
Annual Wage (2)	$ 30,540	$ 36,660	$ 44,740	$ 52,950	$ 61,880

Industry profile for Procurement Clerks:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Procurement Clerks are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Procurement Clerks, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Procurement Clerks:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation)	10,330	0.50	$ 23.07	$ 47,990
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	3,870	0.07	$ 19.63	$ 40,830
Management of Companies and Enterprises	3,850	0.16	$ 23.19	$ 48,240
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	2,320	0.04	$ 23.56	$ 49,000
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only)	1,730	0.13	$ 21.41	$ 44,540

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Procurement Clerks:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation)	10,330	0.50	$ 23.07	$ 47,990
Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers	600	0.46	$ 20.37	$ 42,380
Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing	50	0.23	$ 21.81	$ 45,360
Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing	90	0.21	$ 20.47	$ 42,570
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	1,030	0.20	$ 25.04	$ 52,070

Top paying industries for Procurement Clerks:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Grantmaking and Giving Services	50	0.03	$ 28.79	$ 59,880
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	240	0.06	$ 28.47	$ 59,230
Oil and Gas Extraction	160	0.13	$ 27.99	$ 58,210
Scientific Research and Development Services	540	0.07	$ 27.27	$ 56,730
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	1,030	0.20	$ 25.04	$ 52,070

Geographic profile for Procurement Clerks:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Procurement Clerks are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Procurement Clerks, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in Procurement Clerks:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	6,330	0.39	0.88	$ 23.34	$ 48,540
Texas	6,080	0.50	1.15	$ 21.51	$ 44,730
New Jersey	3,650	0.96	2.20	$ 22.79	$ 47,410
New York	3,130	0.36	0.82	$ 22.12	$ 46,000
Pennsylvania	3,000	0.54	1.24	$ 22.50	$ 46,800

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Procurement Clerks:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New Jersey	3,650	0.96	2.20	$ 22.79	$ 47,410
Hawaii	430	0.74	1.70	$ 22.13	$ 46,030
West Virginia	470	0.73	1.66	$ 19.35	$ 40,240
Rhode Island	310	0.71	1.61	$ 22.56	$ 46,910
Alaska	200	0.68	1.55	$ 25.24	$ 52,500

Top paying states for Procurement Clerks:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia	350	0.50	1.15	$ 29.10	$ 60,520
Alaska	200	0.68	1.55	$ 25.24	$ 52,500
Wyoming	120	0.47	1.07	$ 24.50	$ 50,960
Maryland	1,340	0.53	1.21	$ 24.16	$ 50,260
Massachusetts	1,000	0.30	0.68	$ 23.91	$ 49,740

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Procurement Clerks:

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	4,540	0.51	1.17	$ 22.85	$ 47,540
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	2,480	0.43	0.97	$ 22.91	$ 47,650
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	1,940	0.54	1.23	$ 23.24	$ 48,340
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1,650	0.61	1.39	$ 22.67	$ 47,160
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	1,580	0.36	0.83	$ 23.27	$ 48,400
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	1,470	0.50	1.13	$ 22.02	$ 45,800
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	1,460	0.69	1.58	$ 22.47	$ 46,730
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	1,250	0.42	0.95	$ 26.35	$ 54,810
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	1,240	0.47	1.08	$ 20.99	$ 43,650
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	910	0.36	0.83	$ 21.65	$ 45,020

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Procurement Clerks:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Warner Robins, GA	130	1.80	4.10	$ 23.31	$ 48,480
Lawton, OK	70	1.76	4.01	$ 22.46	$ 46,710
Jacksonville, NC	70	1.63	3.73	$ 21.96	$ 45,680
Texarkana, TX-AR	90	1.62	3.70	$ 22.15	$ 46,080
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	140	1.56	3.57	$ 26.13	$ 54,360
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	50	1.43	3.26	$ 22.28	$ 46,350
York-Hanover, PA	240	1.40	3.20	$ 25.55	$ 53,150
East Stroudsburg, PA	70	1.36	3.09	$ 26.56	$ 55,240
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	300	1.34	3.05	$ 21.15	$ 43,990
Lebanon, PA	60	1.32	3.00	$ 22.69	$ 47,190