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 Third Quarter, 2012
					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities	N/A	167	$17.13/hr	$0.82/hr	$8.84/hr	$14.85/hr	$17.47/hr	$20.69/hr	$23.45/hr
Minnesota	2,020	172	$16.97/hr	$0.53/hr	$9.31/hr	$14.35/hr	$17.20/hr	$20.19/hr	$23.03/hr
U S	70,540	635	$18.65/hr	$0.06/hr	$12.02/hr	$14.94/hr	$18.51/hr	$22.27/hr	$25.78/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	680	$15.61/hr
Manufacturing	210	$20.31/hr
Professional and Business Services	190	$20.48/hr
Education and Health Services	130	$18.44/hr
Public Administration	80	$21.21/hr
Information	40	$17.41/hr
Financial Activities	20	$19.51/hr
Construction	20	$18.13/hr

Other Regional Data For Procurement Clerks
Geography (click title for details)	OES		Projections
Geography (click title for details)	Employment	Median Wage	% Change -
EDR 10 - Southeast	130	$16.88/hr	N/A
EDR 9 - South Central	90	$16.06/hr	N/A
EDR 7W- Central	90	$17.26/hr	N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead	80	$16.23/hr	N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest	50	$16.89/hr	N/A
EDR 4 - West Central	40	$16.53/hr	N/A
EDR 5 - North Central	30	$17.70/hr	N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central	30	$17.88/hr	N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest	30	$15.23/hr	N/A
EDR 7E- East Central	20	$16.78/hr	N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters	10	$18.47/hr	N/A
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities	N/A	$17.47/hr	N/A

Related Occupations
Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
Occupation (click title for details)	Employment	Median Wage	% Change -
Office Clerks, General	33,520	$14.70/hr	N/A
Medical Secretaries	3,740	$18.71/hr	N/A
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	2,300	$17.60/hr	N/A
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	1,580	$19.43/hr	N/A
Insurance Underwriters	1,570	$29.50/hr	N/A
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	790	$21.79/hr	N/A
Library Assistants, Clerical	700	$13.41/hr	N/A
Correspondence Clerks	30	$16.57/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.