Procurement Clerks

Overview

Procurement Clerks has a national median salary of $50,580 per year, with -8.1% projected job growth from 2025–2035. The Bureau of Labor Statistics lists a high school diploma or equivalent as the typical education needed to enter this occupation.

Description

Compile information and records to draw up purchase orders for procurement of materials and services.

Work Values

• Relationships
• Independence
• Support

Work Styles

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Track the status of requisitions, contracts, and orders.
• Perform buying duties when necessary.
• Prepare purchase orders and send copies to suppliers and to departments originating requests.
• Calculate costs of orders, and charge or forward invoices to appropriate accounts.
• Compare prices, specifications, and delivery dates to determine the best bid among potential suppliers.

Work Activities

• Working with Computers
• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
• Getting Information
• Processing Information
• Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
• Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
• Performing Administrative Activities
• Communicating with People Outside the Organization
• Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
• Making Decisions and Solving Problems

Detailed Work Activities

• Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
• Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
• Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
• Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
• Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
• Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
• Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork.
• Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
• Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
• Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.

T-A-S-K

Technology, Abilities, Skills & Knowledge

Education

Education Levels of Current Workers

The Bureau of Labor Statistics lists a high school diploma or equivalent as the typical education needed to enter this occupation. The chart below shows the highest level of education held by people already working in this field, ages 25 and older. It includes workers who earned more education than the job requires and workers who entered the field under earlier requirements, so the largest bar is not the entry requirement. For example, if someone finished a bachelor's degree and then started working in this field, they are counted under “Bachelor's degree” here, but the job itself typically asks for a high school diploma or equivalent.

Certificates

Certifications applicable to Procurement Clerks:

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