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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:
Top paying industries for Procurement Clerks:
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 |
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