DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

43-3061 Procurement Clerks

Occupational Description:

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

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2013
					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities	1,380	147	$16.88/hr	$0.72/hr	$9.14/hr	$14.12/hr	$17.21/hr	$20.24/hr	$22.95/hr
Minnesota	1,930	151	$16.97/hr	$0.48/hr	$9.87/hr	$14.27/hr	$17.14/hr	$20.04/hr	$22.81/hr
U S	69,750	698	$18.68/hr	$0.06/hr	$11.90/hr	$14.97/hr	$18.63/hr	$22.25/hr	$25.90/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Procurement Clerks
Industry	OES Employment	OES Median Wage
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	790	$15.69/hr
Manufacturing	180	$19.73/hr
Professional and Business Services	120	$20.40/hr
Education and Health Services	110	$17.93/hr
Public Administration	90	$21.02/hr
Financial Activities	40	$17.60/hr

Other Regional Data For Procurement Clerks
Geography (click title for details)	OES		Projections
Geography (click title for details)	Employment	Median Wage	% Change -
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities	1,380	$17.21/hr	N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast	110	$17.46/hr	N/A
EDR 9 - South Central	80	$16.58/hr	N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead	80	$17.89/hr	N/A
EDR 7W- Central	70	$17.31/hr	N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest	50	$16.98/hr	N/A
EDR 4 - West Central	40	$17.01/hr	N/A
EDR 5 - North Central	30	$16.51/hr	N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central	30	$17.27/hr	N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters	30	$17.97/hr	N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest	30	$14.91/hr	N/A
EDR 7E- East Central	20	$16.67/hr	N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley	10	$14.46/hr	N/A

Related Occupations
Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
Occupation (click title for details)	Employment	Median Wage	% Change -
Office Clerks, General	33,760	$15.14/hr	N/A
Medical Secretaries	4,020	$18.86/hr	N/A
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	2,150	$17.74/hr	N/A
Insurance Underwriters	1,670	$29.10/hr	N/A
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	1,410	$19.37/hr	N/A
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	650	$22.33/hr	N/A
Library Assistants, Clerical	470	$13.20/hr	N/A
Correspondence Clerks	30	$15.76/hr	N/A

Tasks for Procurement Clerks

Verifies terminology and specifications of purchase requests.
Confers with suppliers concerning late deliveries.
Approves bills for payment.
Determines if material is on hand in sufficient quantity.
Types or writes purchase order and sends copy to supplier and department originating request.
Computes total cost of items purchased, using calculator.
Verifies bills from suppliers with bids and purchase orders.
Compares prices, specifications, and delivery dates, and awards contract to supplier with best bid.
Types or writes invitation-of-bid forms and mails forms to supplier firms or distributes forms for public posting.
Compiles records of items purchased or transferred between departments.
Reads catalogs and interviews suppliers to obtain prices and specifications.