Procurement Clerks

Business, Management and Administration
Compile information and records to draw up purchase orders for procurement of materials and services.

What a procurement clerk does

Become a procurement clerk

If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good procurement clerk

  • Reading work related information.
  • Talking to others.
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
  • Understanding people's reactions.
  • Changing what is done based on other people's actions.

Discover what you could earn in Washington

  • Typical hourly rate is $36 per hour with a typical salary of $73,300 per year.
  • Half of workers earn between $29 and $44 per hour.
  • Half of workers earn an annual salary between $36,400 and $81,100 per year.
  • 65% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.

Part-time

  • The typical hourly rate for part-time workers is $27 per hour with a typical salary of $33,400 per year.
  • 19.7% of individuals in this occupation worked part-time during the past year.

Procurement Clerk job outlook

  • There are 1,731 workers in this occupation in Washington.
  • There are 97 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.

Multiple Jobs

  • 1% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
  • 13% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.

Growth rate by year

Education needed

Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.

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