Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

43-3061 Procurement Clerks

Compile information and records to draw up purchase orders for procurement of materials and services.

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
68,100	1.5 %	$20.76	$43,180	0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$13.61	$16.68	$20.51	$24.32	$28.45
Annual Wage (2)	$28,310	$34,700	$42,670	$50,590	$59,180

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

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

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	10,600	0.53	$22.19	$46,160
Management of Companies and Enterprises	4,590	0.19	$21.64	$45,010
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	3,140	0.06	$18.58	$38,640
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	2,590	0.05	$22.24	$46,260
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only)	1,930	0.14	$19.93	$41,460

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	10,600	0.53	$22.19	$46,160
Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing	690	0.32	$20.66	$42,980
Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses	1,130	0.28	$20.75	$43,170
Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing	120	0.25	$21.01	$43,690
Office Administrative Services	1,090	0.22	$21.32	$44,360

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Waste Treatment and Disposal	40	0.04	$34.74	$72,260
Oil and Gas Extraction	150	0.10	$28.28	$58,820
Scientific Research and Development Services	560	0.08	$26.51	$55,140
Grantmaking and Giving Services	50	0.03	$26.50	$55,130
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	280	0.07	$26.00	$54,070

Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

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

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	6,980	0.41	0.87	$21.65	$45,030
Texas	6,070	0.50	1.07	$20.76	$43,180
New York	3,880	0.41	0.88	$21.63	$44,990
Pennsylvania	3,580	0.61	1.30	$20.18	$41,970
Ohio	3,460	0.64	1.36	$19.84	$41,270

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Maine	570	0.94	2.00	$18.48	$38,430
New Jersey	3,380	0.84	1.78	$21.93	$45,600
Mississippi	930	0.83	1.76	$19.27	$40,090
Oklahoma	1,250	0.79	1.67	$20.00	$41,590
Arizona	2,160	0.77	1.64	$20.84	$43,340

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia	280	0.39	0.83	$26.84	$55,820
Alaska	240	0.77	1.63	$24.50	$50,960
Maryland	1,560	0.58	1.23	$23.97	$49,870
Washington	1,170	0.36	0.76	$23.83	$49,570
Massachusetts	1,310	0.37	0.78	$23.01	$47,870

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

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	4,720	0.50	1.06	$22.30	$46,390
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	3,120	0.51	1.08	$20.97	$43,620
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	1,790	0.39	0.82	$22.60	$47,010
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	1,640	0.80	1.70	$21.04	$43,760
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	1,640	0.46	0.98	$21.71	$45,150
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1,630	0.57	1.21	$21.59	$44,910
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	1,420	0.45	0.96	$25.41	$52,850
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	1,410	0.47	1.01	$22.28	$46,340
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	1,060	0.38	0.81	$22.54	$46,880
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	970	0.49	1.05	$20.41	$42,450