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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

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


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


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)
California-Lexington Park, MD 30 0.70 0.92 $ 36.08 $ 75,040
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 320 1.77 2.31 $ 25.11 $ 52,230
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 1,040 0.92 1.20 $ 24.55 $ 51,060
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 180 0.47 0.61 $ 24.46 $ 50,870
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 2,230 0.93 1.21 $ 23.68 $ 49,260
Trenton, NJ 220 0.92 1.20 $ 23.62 $ 49,140
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 1,680 0.83 1.08 $ 23.36 $ 48,590
Muskegon, MI 40 0.69 0.90 $ 22.99 $ 47,820
Napa, CA 60 0.77 1.00 $ 22.98 $ 47,800
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 1,300 0.48 0.62 $ 22.89 $ 47,600

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)
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 250 1.53 1.99 $ 17.37 $ 36,130
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 250 1.36 1.77 $ 18.01 $ 37,470
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 250 0.94 1.22 $ 19.31 $ 40,170
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) 230 0.70 0.92 $ 19.41 $ 40,370
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 210 0.87 1.13 $ 17.79 $ 37,010

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)
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 250 1.53 1.99 $ 17.37 $ 36,130
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 250 1.36 1.77 $ 18.01 $ 37,470
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 50 1.36 1.77 $ 16.66 $ 34,640
Nevada nonmetropolitan area 120 1.17 1.53 $ 17.80 $ 37,010
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area 120 1.14 1.48 (8) (8)

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)
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area 90 0.66 0.86 $ 22.41 $ 46,610
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 40 0.53 0.69 $ 21.30 $ 44,300
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 60 0.57 0.75 $ 21.01 $ 43,700
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area 100 0.65 0.85 $ 20.89 $ 43,440
North Florida nonmetropolitan area 80 0.66 0.86 $ 20.66 $ 42,970


About May 2022 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.

(8) Estimate not released.

(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 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023