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
EDR 5 - North Central	40	8	$19.25/hr	$0.46/hr	$13.85/hr	$15.49/hr	$18.79/hr	$22.80/hr	$26.16/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 Education and Health Services 10 $17.09/hr

Other Regional Data For Procurement Clerks Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change  -  EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 730 $21.53/hr N/A EDR 7W- Central 80 $22.07/hr N/A EDR 3 - Arrowhead 70 $17.94/hr N/A EDR 10 - Southeast 60 $21.67/hr N/A EDR 4 - West Central 40 $17.40/hr N/A EDR 5 - North Central 40 $18.79/hr N/A EDR 9 - South Central 30 $22.05/hr N/A EDR 1 - Northwest 20 N/A N/A EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley 20 $18.61/hr N/A EDR 2 - Headwaters 20 $18.88/hr N/A EDR 6E- Southwest Central 10 $17.63/hr N/A EDR 8 - Southwest N/A N/A N/A EDR 7E- East Central N/A N/A N/A

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change  -
Office Clerks, General	980	$17.76/hr	N/A
Medical Secretaries	260	$17.91/hr	N/A
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	250	$20.35/hr	N/A
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	120	$21.92/hr	N/A
Library Assistants, Clerical	90	N/A	N/A
Correspondence Clerks	N/A	N/A	N/A
Insurance Underwriters	N/A	N/A	N/A
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	N/A	N/A	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.