DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

Compile information and records to draw up purchase orders for procurement of materials and services. Excludes ?Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products? (13-1022).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	1,120	95	$21.07/hr	$0.25/hr	$15.61/hr	$17.65/hr	$20.96/hr	$24.33/hr	$27.60/hr
U S	66,030	924	$21.40/hr	$0.06/hr	$14.33/hr	$17.29/hr	$21.07/hr	$24.96/hr	$29.16/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 440 $20.23/hr Education and Health Services 260 $18.85/hr Public Administration 150 $24.08/hr Manufacturing 140 $21.32/hr Professional and Business Services 70 $20.31/hr Financial Activities 30 $26.91/hr Construction 20 $23.72/hr Leisure and Hospitality 10 $18.36/hr

Other Regional Data For Procurement Clerks Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change 2022 - 2032 Minnesota 1,120 $20.96/hr -5.4% Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 770 $21.58/hr N/A Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 730 $21.53/hr -4.7% Northwest Minnesota 120 $18.46/hr N/A Northwest Balance of State 110 $18.42/hr N/A Central Minnesota 100 $21.25/hr -2.1% Northeast Minnesota 70 $17.94/hr N/A Duluth MN-WI MSA 70 $18.14/hr N/A Fargo ND-MN MSA 60 $20.43/hr N/A Southeast Minnesota 60 $21.67/hr -1.7% St Cloud MN MSA 50 $20.09/hr N/A Southeast Balance of State 40 $21.67/hr N/A Southwest Minnesota 40 $20.90/hr -7.3% Rochester MN MSA 30 $21.99/hr N/A Southwest Balance of State 30 $18.35/hr N/A La Crosse WI-MN MSA 20 $23.32/hr N/A Northeast Balance of State 20 N/A N/A Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA N/A N/A N/A Grand Forks ND-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change 2022 - 2032
Office Clerks, General	52,080	$18.44/hr	-3.9%
Medical Secretaries	13,790	$20.63/hr	5.1%
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	7,290	$22.84/hr	3.9%
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	6,790	$22.52/hr	-1.7%
Library Assistants, Clerical	2,370	$15.36/hr	-5.3%
Insurance Underwriters	1,750	$35.09/hr	-3.0%
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	570	$23.91/hr	N/A
Correspondence Clerks	N/A	$22.72/hr	N/A

• 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.