Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

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)
66,030	1.4 %	$21.14	$43,980	0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$14.16	$17.08	$20.82	$24.66	$28.81
Annual Wage (2)	$29,450	$35,530	$43,310	$51,290	$59,920

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)	10,510	0.52	$22.12	$46,000
Management of Companies and Enterprises	4,250	0.17	$22.32	$46,430
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	3,500	0.06	$18.48	$38,440
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	2,510	0.05	$22.87	$47,560
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only)	1,970	0.14	$20.53	$42,700

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)	10,510	0.52	$22.12	$46,000
Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers	550	0.37	$19.72	$41,010
Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing	120	0.25	$21.46	$44,630
Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses	890	0.23	$20.49	$42,630
Freight Transportation Arrangement	430	0.18	$21.30	$44,300

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	290	0.08	$28.22	$58,700
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	40	(7)	$28.09	$58,430
Oil and Gas Extraction	200	0.14	$27.90	$58,030
Grantmaking and Giving Services	60	0.04	$27.52	$57,250
Scientific Research and Development Services	490	0.07	$26.39	$54,880

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	7,070	0.41	0.90	$22.01	$45,790
Texas	6,140	0.49	1.10	$21.17	$44,030
New York	3,560	0.37	0.83	$21.63	$44,990
New Jersey	3,490	0.85	1.90	$22.99	$47,820
Ohio	3,190	0.59	1.30	$20.50	$42,630

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)
New Jersey	3,490	0.85	1.90	$22.99	$47,820
Mississippi	850	0.75	1.68	$19.15	$39,840
Arizona	2,080	0.73	1.61	$21.04	$43,760
Alaska	230	0.72	1.60	$24.14	$50,200
Oklahoma	1,140	0.70	1.56	$20.39	$42,420

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	340	0.47	1.06	$28.74	$59,770
Alaska	230	0.72	1.60	$24.14	$50,200
Maryland	1,560	0.58	1.28	$24.13	$50,190
Washington	1,140	0.34	0.76	$23.25	$48,360
Massachusetts	1,170	0.32	0.72	$23.10	$48,040

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	4,710	0.49	1.09	$22.91	$47,650
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	3,030	0.48	1.08	$21.17	$44,030
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	1,820	0.50	1.11	$21.96	$45,680
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	1,670	0.36	0.79	$22.35	$46,490
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1,650	0.57	1.28	$22.13	$46,020
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	1,560	0.51	1.13	$22.80	$47,430
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	1,520	0.72	1.59	$21.40	$44,510
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	1,380	0.43	0.97	$26.06	$54,200
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	1,230	0.45	1.00	$19.92	$41,430
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	1,020	0.39	0.86	$21.09	$43,870