Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023
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) |
| 61,580 |
1.1 % |
$ 23.05 |
$ 47,940 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Procurement Clerks:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 16.60 |
$ 18.72 |
$ 22.44 |
$ 26.34 |
$ 30.36 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 34,520 |
$ 38,940 |
$ 46,670 |
$ 54,790 |
$ 63,140 |
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, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) |
9,230 |
0.43 |
$ 25.11 |
$ 52,230 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
3,800 |
0.14 |
$ 24.88 |
$ 51,750 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
3,000 |
0.05 |
$ 20.78 |
$ 43,220 |
| Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
2,310 |
0.04 |
$ 26.91 |
$ 55,960 |
| Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers |
2,290 |
1.58 |
$ 18.03 |
$ 37,490 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Procurement Clerks:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers |
2,290 |
1.58 |
$ 18.03 |
$ 37,490 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) |
9,230 |
0.43 |
$ 25.11 |
$ 52,230 |
| Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing |
70 |
0.18 |
$ 20.11 |
$ 41,820 |
| Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing |
120 |
0.17 |
$ 21.10 |
$ 43,900 |
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers (4594 and 4595 only) |
680 |
0.16 |
$ 17.96 |
$ 37,360 |
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 |
6,760 |
0.38 |
0.93 |
$ 25.66 |
$ 53,370 |
| Texas |
4,350 |
0.32 |
0.79 |
$ 21.71 |
$ 45,160 |
| Florida |
3,820 |
0.40 |
0.99 |
$ 22.85 |
$ 47,520 |
| Illinois |
3,410 |
0.57 |
1.40 |
$ 22.47 |
$ 46,740 |
| Tennessee |
3,410 |
1.06 |
2.61 |
$ 19.51 |
$ 40,570 |
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) |
| Tennessee |
3,410 |
1.06 |
2.61 |
$ 19.51 |
$ 40,570 |
| Nebraska |
950 |
0.95 |
2.35 |
$ 22.00 |
$ 45,760 |
| New Jersey |
3,340 |
0.79 |
1.96 |
$ 24.71 |
$ 51,400 |
| Alaska |
240 |
0.78 |
1.93 |
$ 25.84 |
$ 53,740 |
| West Virginia |
490 |
0.72 |
1.77 |
$ 20.71 |
$ 43,080 |
Top paying states for Procurement Clerks:
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 |
4,220 |
0.44 |
1.09 |
$ 25.14 |
$ 52,290 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
2,360 |
0.52 |
1.29 |
$ 22.92 |
$ 47,660 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
2,350 |
0.38 |
0.94 |
$ 25.49 |
$ 53,010 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR |
2,000 |
3.20 |
7.88 |
$ 18.20 |
$ 37,860 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
1,230 |
0.31 |
0.77 |
$ 22.46 |
$ 46,710 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
1,200 |
0.44 |
1.09 |
$ 24.51 |
$ 50,980 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
1,160 |
0.41 |
1.01 |
$ 23.44 |
$ 48,760 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
850 |
0.27 |
0.66 |
$ 22.24 |
$ 46,250 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
840 |
0.40 |
0.99 |
$ 23.78 |
$ 49,460 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
830 |
0.50 |
1.23 |
$ 23.63 |
$ 49,150 |
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) |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR |
2,000 |
3.20 |
7.88 |
$ 18.20 |
$ 37,860 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA |
80 |
1.65 |
4.07 |
$ 24.24 |
$ 50,410 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale, WA |
140 |
1.51 |
3.72 |
$ 27.71 |
$ 57,630 |
| Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY |
80 |
1.50 |
3.69 |
$ 22.95 |
$ 47,740 |
| Warner Robins, GA |
110 |
1.48 |
3.66 |
$ 25.02 |
$ 52,040 |
| Iowa City, IA |
130 |
1.45 |
3.57 |
$ 21.73 |
$ 45,190 |
| Lebanon, PA |
70 |
1.39 |
3.43 |
$ 23.17 |
$ 48,200 |
| Grand Island, NE |
60 |
1.36 |
3.35 |
$ 21.85 |
$ 45,460 |
| Fairbanks, AK |
50 |
1.33 |
3.28 |
$ 25.64 |
$ 53,340 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR |
70 |
1.31 |
3.23 |
$ 24.11 |
$ 50,140 |
United States Department of Labor
