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
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	770	93	$21.58/hr	$0.37/hr	$16.16/hr	$18.32/hr	$21.58/hr	$24.76/hr	$28.24/hr
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 380 $20.68/hr Education and Health Services 110 $21.31/hr Manufacturing 80 $22.09/hr Public Administration 80 $23.67/hr Professional and Business Services 50 $21.06/hr Financial Activities 20 $27.90/hr Construction 20 $23.91/hr

Other Regional Data For Procurement Clerks Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change  -  Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 770 $21.58/hr N/A Northwest Balance of State 110 $18.42/hr N/A Duluth MN-WI MSA 70 $18.14/hr N/A Fargo ND-MN MSA 60 $20.43/hr N/A St Cloud MN MSA 50 $20.09/hr N/A Southeast Balance of State 40 $21.67/hr N/A Southwest Balance of State 30 $18.35/hr N/A Rochester MN MSA 30 $21.99/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  -
Office Clerks, General	35,120	$19.16/hr	N/A
Medical Secretaries	9,330	$21.12/hr	N/A
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	5,970	$22.73/hr	N/A
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	4,150	$23.04/hr	N/A
Insurance Underwriters	1,610	$36.05/hr	N/A
Library Assistants, Clerical	1,190	$16.89/hr	N/A
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	410	$25.06/hr	N/A
Correspondence Clerks	N/A	$23.72/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.