Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2011

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)
70,540 0.9 % $18.24 $37,940 0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $11.75 $14.61 $18.10 $21.78 $25.21
Annual Wage (2) $24,440 $30,380 $37,640 $45,310 $52,430


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) 13,100 0.64 $20.60 $42,840
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 4,410 0.08 $16.38 $34,060
Management of Companies and Enterprises 4,250 0.22 $18.63 $38,760
Local Government (OES Designation) 3,640 0.07 $18.54 $38,550
Elementary and Secondary Schools 2,730 0.03 $18.49 $38,460

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) 13,100 0.64 $20.60 $42,840
Paper and Paper Product Merchant Wholesalers 440 0.36 $17.57 $36,540
Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers 480 0.34 $16.58 $34,480
Electrical Equipment Manufacturing 450 0.33 $17.08 $35,520
Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing 250 0.29 $22.69 $47,200

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Postal Service 50 0.01 $28.86 $60,030
Waste Treatment and Disposal 100 0.11 $23.25 $48,350
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 250 0.06 $23.22 $48,300
Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing 250 0.29 $22.69 $47,200
Wired Telecommunications Carriers 380 0.06 $22.33 $46,440


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 7,280 0.52 0.94 $19.68 $40,920
Texas 5,320 0.52 0.94 $17.92 $37,280
New York 4,100 0.49 0.89 $17.66 $36,730
Florida 3,730 0.52 0.95 $16.93 $35,220
Pennsylvania 3,350 0.60 1.10 $19.08 $39,680




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)
Nebraska 910 1.01 1.83 $15.24 $31,710
South Carolina 1,710 0.96 1.75 $17.37 $36,130
Alaska 280 0.89 1.62 $21.47 $44,660
Minnesota 2,020 0.78 1.41 $16.59 $34,520
Utah 900 0.77 1.40 $17.83 $37,080




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 310 0.48 0.88 $23.93 $49,770
Colorado 1,010 0.46 0.84 $21.66 $45,060
Alaska 280 0.89 1.62 $21.47 $44,660
Massachusetts 1,320 0.42 0.76 $21.00 $43,690
Maryland 1,540 0.62 1.13 $20.64 $42,930





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-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 2,280 0.45 0.82 $18.56 $38,610
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 2,030 0.53 0.97 $18.30 $38,070
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division 1,500 0.42 0.76 $19.61 $40,790
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 1,440 0.84 1.53 $16.79 $34,920
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 1,380 0.62 1.13 $17.37 $36,120
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 1,130 0.44 0.81 $17.94 $37,320
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 1,090 0.47 0.86 $21.92 $45,580
Edison-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division 1,020 1.07 1.94 $19.75 $41,080
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 1,020 0.56 1.02 $20.05 $41,700
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 970 0.47 0.86 $19.66 $40,900




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

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Warner Robins, GA 330 5.74 10.44 $21.45 $44,610
Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA 70 3.91 7.12 (8) (8)
Anniston-Oxford, AL 140 2.97 5.40 $18.36 $38,180
Lawton, OK 110 2.52 4.59 $18.27 $38,010
York-Hanover, PA 420 2.46 4.47 $22.17 $46,100
Elizabethtown, KY 100 2.15 3.91 $20.05 $41,700
Hanford-Corcoran, CA 80 2.14 3.89 $17.63 $36,680
Columbus, GA-AL 220 1.97 3.59 $17.86 $37,150
Texarkana-Texarkana, TX-AR 100 1.81 3.29 $19.07 $39,670
Fayetteville, NC 220 1.70 3.09 $19.25 $40,040




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Framingham, MA NECTA Division 120 0.75 1.36 $23.68 $49,250
Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division 400 0.72 1.30 $23.40 $48,670
El Centro, CA 30 0.65 1.18 $23.36 $48,580
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division 400 0.42 0.77 $23.03 $47,890
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 420 0.48 0.87 $22.99 $47,820
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO 660 0.55 1.00 $22.76 $47,340
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division 400 0.42 0.77 $22.48 $46,770
Stockton, CA 140 0.71 1.29 $22.43 $46,640
York-Hanover, PA 420 2.46 4.47 $22.17 $46,100
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 70 0.62 1.12 $22.10 $45,970

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area 220 1.29 2.35 $17.18 $35,730
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 180 0.48 0.87 $13.07 $27,180
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 180 0.76 1.37 $19.87 $41,340
Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 170 0.96 1.74 $19.66 $40,890
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 160 1.02 1.85 $16.07 $33,420

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

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 110 1.85 3.36 $18.57 $38,630
North Arizona nonmetropolitan area 100 1.58 2.88 $15.06 $31,320
Southwestern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area 40 1.36 2.48 $13.27 $27,610
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area 220 1.29 2.35 $17.18 $35,730
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area 80 1.25 2.27 $15.02 $31,240

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Railbelt / Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area 60 0.88 1.60 $24.13 $50,200
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 150 1.03 1.87 $20.73 $43,120
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 180 0.76 1.37 $19.87 $41,340
Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area 50 1.08 1.97 $19.82 $41,220
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 70 0.64 1.17 $19.80 $41,180


About May 2011 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 mean 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 OES estimates and related information:

May 2011 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

List of Occupations in SOC Code Number Order

List of Occupations in Alphabetical Order

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Last Modified Date: March 27, 2012