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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

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)
91,830 2.1 % $ 20.93 $ 43,530 0.7 %

Percentile wage estimates for Order Clerks:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 14.78 $ 17.11 $ 20.00 $ 23.87 $ 28.63
Annual Wage (2) $ 30,730 $ 35,590 $ 41,600 $ 49,660 $ 59,560


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)
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) 7,730 0.52 $ 23.11 $ 48,070
Warehousing and Storage 5,310 0.28 $ 20.40 $ 42,440
Management of Companies and Enterprises 3,580 0.13 $ 22.29 $ 46,370
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) 3,320 0.33 $ 20.25 $ 42,120
Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 3,100 0.42 $ 22.25 $ 46,270

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 1,470 1.02 $ 20.08 $ 41,760
Book Retailers and News Dealers 520 0.74 $ 16.82 $ 34,990
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4241, 4247, and 4249 only) 3,090 0.57 $ 19.45 $ 40,460
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only) 2,130 0.54 $ 21.17 $ 44,040
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) 7,730 0.52 $ 23.11 $ 48,070

Top paying industries for Order Clerks:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Natural Gas Distribution 30 0.03 $ 39.87 $ 82,940
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 270 0.05 $ 31.27 $ 65,030
Scientific Research and Development Services 180 0.02 $ 31.12 $ 64,740
Telecommunications 900 0.14 $ 28.41 $ 59,100
Software Publishers 680 0.10 $ 27.17 $ 56,520


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 2023


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 16,080 0.90 1.48 $ 22.39 $ 46,560
Florida 7,860 0.82 1.36 $ 20.66 $ 42,980
Texas 5,770 0.43 0.70 $ 20.76 $ 43,170
New York 4,910 0.52 0.86 $ 21.93 $ 45,620
Illinois 4,390 0.73 1.21 $ 20.73 $ 43,120


Map of location quotient of order clerks by state, May 2023


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 2,510 1.51 2.50 $ 19.20 $ 39,940
New Hampshire 790 1.17 1.94 $ 23.76 $ 49,420
Nevada 1,490 1.00 1.66 $ 18.69 $ 38,870
Colorado 2,740 0.97 1.60 $ 21.54 $ 44,790
California 16,080 0.90 1.48 $ 22.39 $ 46,560


Map of annual mean wages of order clerks by state, May 2023


Top paying states for Order Clerks:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Massachusetts 1,400 0.38 0.63 $ 24.82 $ 51,620
Washington 2,070 0.59 0.98 $ 23.78 $ 49,460
New Hampshire 790 1.17 1.94 $ 23.76 $ 49,420
Rhode Island 40 0.08 0.13 $ 23.40 $ 48,680
Michigan 2,940 0.68 1.12 $ 22.64 $ 47,090



Map of employment of order clerks by area, May 2023


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 6,150 0.99 1.64 $ 21.97 $ 45,700
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 5,490 0.58 0.96 $ 21.84 $ 45,440
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 3,540 0.78 1.30 $ 21.02 $ 43,730
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 2,610 0.96 1.59 $ 19.66 $ 40,890
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 2,080 0.52 0.87 $ 21.67 $ 45,080
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 1,970 0.81 1.34 $ 25.28 $ 52,580
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 1,740 1.09 1.81 $ 22.56 $ 46,930
Oklahoma City, OK 1,690 2.57 4.25 $ 19.84 $ 41,260
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 1,660 1.00 1.65 $ 20.96 $ 43,590
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 1,620 1.19 1.96 $ 20.72 $ 43,100


Map of location quotient of order clerks by area, May 2023


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 1,690 2.57 4.25 $ 19.84 $ 41,260
Morristown, TN 110 2.38 3.93 $ 18.80 $ 39,110
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 480 1.21 2.00 $ 21.06 $ 43,810
Albany, OR 60 1.20 1.98 $ 22.63 $ 47,060
Springfield, MO 260 1.19 1.97 $ 18.47 $ 38,410
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 1,620 1.19 1.96 $ 20.72 $ 43,100
Tulsa, OK 510 1.16 1.92 $ 18.37 $ 38,200
Provo-Orem, UT 330 1.12 1.85 $ 18.04 $ 37,520
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 110 1.11 1.84 $ 21.50 $ 44,720
Logan, UT-ID 70 1.11 1.84 $ 16.58 $ 34,480


Map of annual mean wages of order clerks by area, May 2023


Top paying metropolitan areas for Order Clerks:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 1,150 0.42 0.69 $ 25.90 $ 53,860
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 800 0.70 1.15 $ 25.54 $ 53,130
Rochester, MN 30 0.28 0.47 $ 25.34 $ 52,700
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 1,970 0.81 1.34 $ 25.28 $ 52,580
Ann Arbor, MI 110 0.50 0.82 $ 24.69 $ 51,360
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 1,120 0.54 0.89 $ 24.06 $ 50,030
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 1,180 0.62 1.03 $ 23.39 $ 48,640
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 470 0.88 1.45 $ 23.30 $ 48,460
St. Louis, MO-IL 1,180 0.89 1.47 $ 23.19 $ 48,230
Portsmouth, NH-ME 80 0.82 1.35 $ 23.18 $ 48,220

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Order Clerks:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 240 1.27 2.09 $ 19.40 $ 40,350
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) 220 0.67 1.11 $ 18.25 $ 37,950
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 210 1.08 1.79 $ 15.67 $ 32,590
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 200 0.77 1.28 $ 19.52 $ 40,610
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 200 0.80 1.33 $ 18.70 $ 38,890

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

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 50 1.45 2.40 $ 18.79 $ 39,080
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 110 1.41 2.33 $ 17.38 $ 36,140
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 240 1.27 2.09 $ 19.40 $ 40,350
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 50 1.09 1.81 $ 15.22 $ 31,660
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 210 1.08 1.79 $ 15.67 $ 32,590

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Order Clerks:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Nevada nonmetropolitan area 80 0.77 1.27 $ 23.89 $ 49,700
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 90 0.65 1.08 $ 21.95 $ 45,660
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 50 0.68 1.13 $ 21.83 $ 45,410
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 40 0.39 0.64 $ 21.78 $ 45,300
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 40 0.53 0.87 $ 21.78 $ 45,300


About May 2023 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 2023 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 3, 2024