Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

43-4151 Order Clerks

Receive and process incoming orders for materials, merchandise, classified ads, or services such as repairs, installations, or rental of facilities. Generally receives orders via mail, phone, fax, or other electronic means. Duties include informing customers of receipt, prices, shipping dates, and delays; preparing contracts; and handling complaints. Excludes �Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance� (43-5032) who both dispatch and take orders for services.

National estimates for Order Clerks
Industry profile for Order Clerks
Geographic profile for Order Clerks

National estimates for Order Clerks:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Order Clerks:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
113,500	1.8 %	$ 19.49	$ 40,540	0.8 %

Percentile wage estimates for Order Clerks:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 13.69	$ 15.90	$ 18.30	$ 22.44	$ 27.03
Annual Wage (2)	$ 28,470	$ 33,070	$ 38,060	$ 46,670	$ 56,220

Industry profile for Order Clerks:

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

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Order Clerks:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Warehousing and Storage	12,220	0.64	$ 18.69	$ 38,880
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only)	8,860	0.61	$ 21.85	$ 45,450
General Merchandise Retailers	5,010	0.16	$ 16.47	$ 34,260
Clothing and Clothing Accessories Retailers	5,000	0.58	$ 15.85	$ 32,970
Business Support Services	4,050	0.51	$ 19.56	$ 40,670

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Order Clerks:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers	2,240	1.58	$ 18.78	$ 39,060
Book Retailers and News Dealers	1,010	1.37	$ 15.81	$ 32,880
Warehousing and Storage	12,220	0.64	$ 18.69	$ 38,880
Other Miscellaneous Retailers	3,080	0.63	$ 17.58	$ 36,560
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only)	8,860	0.61	$ 21.85	$ 45,450

Top paying industries for Order Clerks:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Natural Gas Distribution	(8)	(8)	$ 33.39	$ 69,460
Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing	40	0.19	$ 30.92	$ 64,300
Software Publishers	260	0.04	$ 28.43	$ 59,140
Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing	(8)	(8)	$ 28.23	$ 58,720
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	170	0.04	$ 27.56	$ 57,330

Geographic profile for Order Clerks:

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

Map of employment of order clerks by state, May 2022

States with the highest employment level in Order Clerks:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	20,010	1.13	1.48	$ 21.21	$ 44,110
Florida	8,860	0.96	1.25	$ 18.33	$ 38,120
New Jersey	6,330	1.54	2.01	$ 18.48	$ 38,440
Texas	6,250	0.48	0.63	$ 18.84	$ 39,200
Illinois	5,290	0.90	1.17	$ 19.49	$ 40,540

Map of location quotient of order clerks by state, May 2022

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

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Oklahoma	2,930	1.83	2.38	$ 17.89	$ 37,210
Nevada	2,380	1.68	2.19	$ 16.61	$ 34,540
New Jersey	6,330	1.54	2.01	$ 18.48	$ 38,440
Missouri	3,580	1.27	1.65	$ 20.58	$ 42,800
Utah	1,930	1.19	1.55	$ 17.53	$ 36,450

Map of annual mean wages of order clerks by state, May 2022

Top paying states for Order Clerks:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia	(8)	(8)	(8)	$ 24.98	$ 51,960
Washington	2,840	0.83	1.09	$ 22.68	$ 47,170
Colorado	2,410	0.87	1.14	$ 21.89	$ 45,540
Massachusetts	1,770	0.50	0.65	$ 21.83	$ 45,400
Michigan	4,040	0.95	1.24	$ 21.53	$ 44,790

Map of employment of order clerks by area, May 2022

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Order Clerks:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	8,100	1.33	1.73	$ 20.66	$ 42,960
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	7,200	0.78	1.02	$ 19.34	$ 40,240
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	4,460	1.01	1.31	$ 19.79	$ 41,160
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	3,020	1.15	1.50	$ 17.66	$ 36,740
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	2,230	0.93	1.21	$ 23.68	$ 49,260
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	2,140	1.31	1.71	$ 19.81	$ 41,210
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	2,070	0.76	0.99	$ 17.70	$ 36,810
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	2,030	0.73	0.95	$ 18.91	$ 39,320
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	2,020	0.53	0.69	$ 19.36	$ 40,260
St. Louis, MO-IL	1,900	1.45	1.89	$ 22.21	$ 46,200

Map of location quotient of order clerks by area, May 2022

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

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Oklahoma City, OK	1,600	2.54	3.31	$ 18.62	$ 38,720
Springfield, MO	450	2.12	2.76	$ 18.17	$ 37,800
Provo-Orem, UT	570	2.01	2.62	$ 15.85	$ 32,970
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	310	2.00	2.60	$ 18.50	$ 38,490
Medford, OR	160	1.90	2.48	$ 15.53	$ 32,300
Portland-South Portland, ME	380	1.86	2.43	$ 18.68	$ 38,850
Morristown, TN	90	1.86	2.42	$ 18.98	$ 39,480
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	320	1.77	2.31	$ 25.11	$ 52,230
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	1,790	1.74	2.27	$ 15.97	$ 33,220
Reno, NV	410	1.66	2.16	$ 18.85	$ 39,200