Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
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) |
| 61,930 |
1.6 % |
$ 21.60 |
$ 44,930 |
0.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Procurement Clerks:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 14.46 |
$ 17.74 |
$ 21.71 |
$ 24.26 |
$ 29.09 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 30,080 |
$ 36,890 |
$ 45,150 |
$ 50,450 |
$ 60,510 |
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) |
10,130 |
0.48 |
$ 23.31 |
$ 48,480 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
4,450 |
0.18 |
$ 23.06 |
$ 47,960 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
4,000 |
0.07 |
$ 19.73 |
$ 41,040 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
2,160 |
0.04 |
$ 23.67 |
$ 49,230 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) |
2,110 |
0.15 |
$ 20.52 |
$ 42,680 |
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) |
10,130 |
0.48 |
$ 23.31 |
$ 48,480 |
| Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses |
1,360 |
0.29 |
$ 20.92 |
$ 43,520 |
| Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas |
80 |
0.28 |
$ 21.64 |
$ 45,000 |
| Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers |
1,770 |
0.26 |
$ 21.43 |
$ 44,580 |
| Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers |
260 |
0.20 |
$ 19.75 |
$ 41,070 |
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 |
6,240 |
0.38 |
0.86 |
$ 23.69 |
$ 49,280 |
| Texas |
5,550 |
0.45 |
1.03 |
$ 20.92 |
$ 43,520 |
| New Jersey |
4,570 |
1.19 |
2.70 |
$ 22.31 |
$ 46,410 |
| Illinois |
3,710 |
0.66 |
1.50 |
$ 21.11 |
$ 43,910 |
| Florida |
3,290 |
0.38 |
0.87 |
$ 19.36 |
$ 40,280 |
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 |
4,570 |
1.19 |
2.70 |
$ 22.31 |
$ 46,410 |
| West Virginia |
690 |
1.06 |
2.40 |
$ 20.34 |
$ 42,320 |
| Washington |
2,420 |
0.75 |
1.72 |
$ 22.22 |
$ 46,220 |
| Hawaii |
400 |
0.74 |
1.68 |
$ 22.15 |
$ 46,080 |
| Illinois |
3,710 |
0.66 |
1.50 |
$ 21.11 |
$ 43,910 |
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 |
290 |
0.45 |
1.01 |
$ 27.36 |
$ 56,920 |
| Idaho |
190 |
0.25 |
0.57 |
$ 26.45 |
$ 55,010 |
| Alaska |
180 |
0.61 |
1.39 |
$ 25.33 |
$ 52,680 |
| Wyoming |
110 |
0.41 |
0.92 |
$ 24.01 |
$ 49,930 |
| California |
6,240 |
0.38 |
0.86 |
$ 23.69 |
$ 49,280 |
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 |
4,930 |
0.57 |
1.29 |
$ 22.64 |
$ 47,080 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
2,690 |
0.63 |
1.44 |
$ 21.70 |
$ 45,130 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
2,220 |
0.39 |
0.88 |
$ 23.50 |
$ 48,870 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
1,710 |
0.48 |
1.08 |
$ 21.26 |
$ 44,220 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
1,450 |
0.55 |
1.24 |
$ 22.45 |
$ 46,690 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
1,410 |
0.73 |
1.67 |
$ 22.29 |
$ 46,370 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
1,160 |
0.55 |
1.25 |
$ 22.23 |
$ 46,230 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,160 |
0.40 |
0.91 |
$ 22.69 |
$ 47,180 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
950 |
0.32 |
0.74 |
$ 25.97 |
$ 54,010 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
940 |
0.38 |
0.88 |
$ 19.06 |
$ 39,630 |
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) |
| Hinesville, GA |
40 |
2.36 |
5.37 |
$ 21.44 |
$ 44,600 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale, WA |
160 |
1.80 |
4.10 |
$ 25.79 |
$ 53,630 |
| Lawton, OK |
70 |
1.75 |
3.97 |
$ 22.29 |
$ 46,360 |
| Warner Robins, GA |
120 |
1.64 |
3.73 |
$ 22.32 |
$ 46,420 |
| Jefferson City, MO |
120 |
1.64 |
3.72 |
$ 21.03 |
$ 43,740 |
| Charleston, WV |
160 |
1.60 |
3.63 |
$ 20.64 |
$ 42,920 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR |
90 |
1.53 |
3.48 |
$ 22.40 |
$ 46,590 |
| York-Hanover, PA |
260 |
1.51 |
3.43 |
$ 24.86 |
$ 51,710 |
| Lebanon, PA |
70 |
1.43 |
3.25 |
$ 21.21 |
$ 44,110 |
| Jacksonville, NC |
70 |
1.43 |
3.24 |
$ 21.76 |
$ 45,270 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Procurement Clerks:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
640 |
0.29 |
0.65 |
$ 27.31 |
$ 56,800 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
630 |
0.24 |
0.55 |
$ 27.08 |
$ 56,330 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA |
110 |
0.95 |
2.16 |
$ 27.05 |
$ 56,260 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
270 |
0.25 |
0.57 |
$ 26.50 |
$ 55,120 |
| Salinas, CA |
50 |
0.31 |
0.70 |
$ 26.10 |
$ 54,290 |
| California-Lexington Park, MD |
40 |
0.76 |
1.73 |
$ 26.01 |
$ 54,090 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
950 |
0.32 |
0.74 |
$ 25.97 |
$ 54,010 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale, WA |
160 |
1.80 |
4.10 |
$ 25.79 |
$ 53,630 |
| Redding, CA |
30 |
0.51 |
1.16 |
$ 25.76 |
$ 53,580 |
| East Stroudsburg, PA |
70 |
1.30 |
2.97 |
$ 25.45 |
$ 52,930 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Procurement Clerks:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Procurement Clerks:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Procurement Clerks:
About May 2021 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
