Occupational employment / Order clerks

Twice a year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles occupational employment and wage estimates by surveying employers nationwide. Current data was released May 1, 2009.

Estimates for "Order clerks" are below, ordered by total employment.

Area Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 2,640 $15.42 $32,070
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA 17,140 $14.24 $29,610
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA 13,840 $16.70 $34,730
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 12,950 $13.90 $28,910
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI 8,930 $14.95 $31,100
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 7,080 $16.41 $34,140
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division 6,950 $15.54 $32,320
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 6,660 $15.15 $31,510
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL 6,140 $12.30 $25,580
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 5,640 $14.27 $29,690
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 4,560 $16.15 $33,590
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 4,430 $14.43 $30,020
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 4,370 $14.40 $29,940
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 4,240 $14.80 $30,780
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division 4,190 $15.28 $31,780
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 4,170 $13.94 $29,000
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 4,060 $15.03 $31,270
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 4,040 $14.68 $30,530
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 4,000 $14.31 $29,760
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 3,520 $15.94 $33,150
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH 3,390 $17.19 $35,750
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 3,320 $16.63 $34,580
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division 3,290 $11.14 $23,160
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA 3,280 $14.73 $30,650
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL 3,150 $12.96 $26,950
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 3,010 $16.25 $33,800
Denver-Aurora, CO 2,840 $16.29 $33,890
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN 2,530 $14.20 $29,540
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI 2,460 $18.12 $37,690
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division 2,430 $16.06 $33,410
Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division 2,390 $17.88 $37,200
Columbus, OH 2,370 $13.33 $27,730
Madison, WI 2,360 $14.30 $29,740
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 2,280 $17.72 $36,860
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division 2,210 $16.43 $34,170
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 2,170 $13.14 $27,340
Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division 2,160 $16.59 $34,520
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division 2,140 $16.25 $33,810
Salt Lake City, UT 2,070 $14.06 $29,240
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 2,060 $15.40 $32,030
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division 2,000 $13.77 $28,640
Pittsburgh, PA 1,950 $14.29 $29,730
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA 1,910 $15.37 $31,960
Kansas City, MO-KS 1,860 $13.35 $27,760
St. Louis, MO-IL 1,830 $14.18 $29,490
Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division 1,770 $12.72 $26,450
Oklahoma City, OK 1,770 $12.38 $25,760
Baltimore-Towson, MD 1,740 $15.35 $31,920
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 1,720 $18.83 $39,160
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 1,680 $13.57 $28,220
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC 1,630 $13.64 $28,360
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA 1,630 $15.03 $31,270
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 1,610 $12.10 $25,170
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division 1,600 $13.25 $27,550
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 1,590 $15.55 $32,340
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 1,510 $12.60 $26,210
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division 1,470 $17.23 $35,840
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN 1,450 $14.48 $30,110
Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division 1,320 $15.69 $32,640
Knoxville, TN 1,250 $9.84 $20,460
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN 1,200 $12.71 $26,440
Jacksonville, FL 1,170 $13.92 $28,960
San Antonio, TX 1,150 $12.49 $25,980
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 1,030 $14.75 $30,680
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division 990 $19.44 $40,440
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 980 $12.73 $26,470
Austin-Round Rock, TX 950 $13.14 $27,330
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 950 $15.94 $33,150
Tulsa, OK 940 $12.91 $26,860
Birmingham-Hoover, AL 930 $13.59 $28,260
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN 920 $13.88 $28,880
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division 910 $17.88 $37,180
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 890 $14.20 $29,530
Richmond, VA 850 $15.33 $31,880
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division 850 $13.36 $27,780
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA 840 $14.67 $30,510
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 800 $15.74 $32,740
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 770 $14.57 $30,310
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 750 $15.18 $31,580
Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL 740 $10.52 $21,880
Lakeland, FL 720 $12.51 $26,030
Honolulu, HI 710 $13.18 $27,410
Reno-Sparks, NV 710 $12.60 $26,200
Jefferson City, MO 700 $10.45 $21,740
Springfield, MA-CT 690 $14.49 $30,130
Dayton, OH 690 $15.82 $32,910
Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL 680 $12.29 $25,550
Cedar Rapids, IA 680 $14.52 $30,210
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 660 $14.79 $30,770
Lincoln, NE 660 $12.52 $26,030
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 640 $16.90 $35,150
Rochester, NY 630 $12.65 $26,320
Boise City-Nampa, ID 630 $18.37 $38,200
Greensboro-High Point, NC 590 $15.27 $31,770
Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division 580 $15.50 $32,230
Bangor, ME 570 $9.65 $20,070
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR 570 $12.09 $25,140
Lewiston-Auburn, ME 570 $11.63 $24,190
York-Hanover, PA 550 $13.26 $27,580
Syracuse, NY 550 $14.09 $29,310
Bakersfield, CA 540 $14.54 $30,240
Wausau, WI 540 $13.87 $28,860
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA 530 $12.97 $26,970
Provo-Orem, UT 520 $11.47 $23,850
Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division 520 $14.11 $29,350
Raleigh-Cary, NC 520 $13.63 $28,350
Wichita, KS 510 $12.48 $25,960
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 500 $17.83 $37,090
Akron, OH 500 $13.66 $28,410
Toledo, OH 500 $13.67 $28,430
Greenville, SC 490 $14.14 $29,410
Fresno, CA 490 $13.55 $28,190
Albuquerque, NM 490 $11.13 $23,140
Worcester, MA-CT 480 $16.03 $33,350
Erie, PA 470 $11.11 $23,110
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 440 $15.15 $31,500
Lancaster, PA 440 $13.99 $29,090
New Haven, CT 440 $15.63 $32,510
Burlington-South Burlington, VT 430 $12.45 $25,900
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA 430 $15.70 $32,650
Amarillo, TX 430 $12.25 $25,480
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 420 $13.05 $27,150
Chattanooga, TN-GA 420 $12.57 $26,150
Springfield, MO 420 $11.13 $23,160
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA 390 $13.37 $27,810
Colorado Springs, CO 380 $13.68 $28,440
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 370 $11.24 $23,380
Ogden-Clearfield, UT 370 $10.78 $22,410
Green Bay, WI 370 $16.14 $33,560
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 360 $10.98 $22,840
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 360 $12.08 $25,130
Modesto, CA 350 $13.49 $28,060
Lexington-Fayette, KY 340 $12.97 $26,970
Logan, UT-ID 340 $11.53 $23,970
Peoria, IL 330 $13.36 $27,780
San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR 330 $9.53 $19,830
Trenton-Ewing, NJ 320 $17.23 $35,840
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 320 $14.52 $30,200
Stockton, CA 320 $14.63 $30,440
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 310 $13.93 $28,980
Ocala, FL 310 $12.30 $25,580
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 310 $13.58 $28,240
Jackson, MS 310 $13.84 $28,790
Fort Wayne, IN 300 $14.15 $29,440
El Paso, TX 300 $10.32 $21,460
Tucson, AZ 290 $13.55 $28,180
Spokane, WA 290 $13.81 $28,730
Elkhart-Goshen, IN 280 $13.19 $27,430
Dalton, GA 280 $14.07 $29,270
Durham, NC 280 $11.79 $24,530
Winston-Salem, NC 270 $13.74 $28,580
Evansville, IN-KY 260 $13.21 $27,490
Asheville, NC 260 $13.87 $28,840
Columbia, SC 250 $13.75 $28,600
Corvallis, OR 250 $9.54 $19,840
Joplin, MO 240 $11.22 $23,340
Mobile, AL 240 $11.66 $24,260
Fargo, ND-MN 240 $15.24 $31,690
Charleston, WV 240 Not available Not available
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 230 $12.23 $25,440
Boulder, CO 230 $16.99 $35,340
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 230 $16.39 $34,100
Salem, OR 220 $16.31 $33,930
Danbury, CT 220 $16.38 $34,080
Montgomery, AL 220 $11.31 $23,520
Lubbock, TX 220 $11.37 $23,660
Rockford, IL 210 $13.91 $28,940
Canton-Massillon, OH 210 $12.71 $26,440
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 210 $13.31 $27,670
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 210 $12.15 $25,270
Gary, IN Metropolitan Division 210 $14.32 $29,780
Appleton, WI 200 $14.20 $29,530
Napa, CA 200 $15.18 $31,570
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 200 $12.10 $25,170
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 200 $15.96 $33,190
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 200 $12.73 $26,490
Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division 190 $14.67 $30,510
Tallahassee, FL 190 $12.21 $25,390
Prescott, AZ 190 $13.95 $29,020
Eugene-Springfield, OR 190 $14.53 $30,230
Reading, PA 180 $14.10 $29,330
Billings, MT 180 $13.45 $27,970
Framingham, MA NECTA Division 180 $17.58 $36,570
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 180 $13.96 $29,030
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 180 $9.98 $20,760
Fort Smith, AR-OK 180 $11.56 $24,050
Gainesville, FL 180 $12.04 $25,050
Savannah, GA 180 $11.75 $24,440
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 180 $14.06 $29,250
Anchorage, AK 170 $16.86 $35,060
Naples-Marco Island, FL 170 $12.90 $26,840
Salinas, CA 170 $15.34 $31,900
Flint, MI 170 $14.09 $29,300
Williamsport, PA 170 $11.07 $23,020
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division 160 $13.33 $27,720
St. Cloud, MN 160 $13.44 $27,960
Norwich-New London, CT-RI 160 $14.87 $30,930
Laredo, TX 160 $14.04 $29,200
Duluth, MN-WI 160 $15.90 $33,070
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division 160 $20.08 $41,770
Manchester, NH 160 $17.60 $36,620
Lansing-East Lansing, MI 150 $15.63 $32,510
Valdosta, GA 150 $13.56 $28,200
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 150 $14.96 $31,110
Ann Arbor, MI 140 $13.79 $28,670
Visalia-Porterville, CA 140 $13.96 $29,030
Champaign-Urbana, IL 140 $13.89 $28,900
Portsmouth, NH-ME 140 $14.68 $30,530
Taunton-Norton-Raynham, MA NECTA Division 140 $16.27 $33,830
Huntsville, AL 140 $11.48 $23,870
Sioux Falls, SD 140 $12.95 $26,940
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA 140 $12.75 $26,520
Coeur d'Alene, ID 130 $16.28 $33,850
La Crosse, WI-MN 130 $12.83 $26,690
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 130 $18.15 $37,750
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX 130 $11.27 $23,450
Chico, CA 130 $12.36 $25,710
Roanoke, VA 130 $11.99 $24,940
Utica-Rome, NY 130 $11.68 $24,300
Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA 130 $11.60 $24,130
Medford, OR 130 $12.12 $25,210
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO 130 $13.88 $28,870
Racine, WI 130 $14.85 $30,890
Peabody, MA NECTA Division 120 $15.27 $31,760
Macon, GA 120 $13.07 $27,180
St. George, UT 120 $12.11 $25,190
Cheyenne, WY 120 $10.68 $22,210
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA 120 $14.46 $30,070
Monroe, LA 120 $13.28 $27,620
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY 120 $14.50 $30,160
Punta Gorda, FL 120 $10.30 $21,420
Lafayette, LA 120 $12.97 $26,980
Spartanburg, SC 110 $15.29 $31,800
Bismarck, ND 110 $10.82 $22,500
Wilmington, NC 110 $12.90 $26,840
Decatur, AL 110 $12.02 $24,990
Michigan City-La Porte, IN 110 $11.98 $24,910
Longview, TX 110 $12.32 $25,630
Holland-Grand Haven, MI 110 $15.68 $32,620
Johnson City, TN 110 $10.68 $22,210
Lafayette, IN 110 $13.34 $27,750
Atlantic City, NJ 100 $13.72 $28,530
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC 100 $9.03 $18,780
Dover, DE 100 $12.69 $26,400
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI 100 $15.93 $33,140
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 100 $10.19 $21,200
New Bedford, MA 100 $12.84 $26,710
Waco, TX 100 $11.31 $23,530
Topeka, KS 100 $11.21 $23,320
Lawrence, KS 100 $13.14 $27,340
Tuscaloosa, AL 100 $13.05 $27,140
Bloomington, IN 100 $13.32 $27,700
Casper, WY 100 $12.86 $26,750
Olympia, WA 90 $18.00 $37,440
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 90 $14.53 $30,220
State College, PA 90 $12.85 $26,740
Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division 90 $15.83 $32,930
Yakima, WA 90 $14.09 $29,300
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS 90 $13.96 $29,030
Bloomington-Normal, IL 90 $11.76 $24,460
Lake Charles, LA 90 $12.67 $26,360
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 90 $12.07 $25,100
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI 90 $15.19 $31,590
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 90 $12.61 $26,240
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 90 $16.00 $33,280
Albany, GA 90 $11.15 $23,200
Burlington, NC 80 $13.51 $28,090
Janesville, WI 80 $14.00 $29,110
Tyler, TX 80 $10.56 $21,950
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 80 $9.57 $19,900
Winchester, VA-WV 80 $12.33 $25,650
Bellingham, WA 80 $15.69 $32,630
Fayetteville, NC 80 $12.72 $26,450
Santa Fe, NM 80 $14.32 $29,780
Binghamton, NY 80 $13.28 $27,620
Sandusky, OH 80 $12.36 $25,710
Bend, OR 80 $13.94 $29,000
Bowling Green, KY 80 $12.34 $25,670
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI 80 $13.86 $28,830
Columbus, GA-AL 80 $12.43 $25,850
Iowa City, IA 80 $14.25 $29,630
Springfield, IL 80 $12.37 $25,730
Madera, CA 80 $11.48 $23,890
Redding, CA 80 $14.27 $29,690
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 70 $9.83 $20,450
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA 70 $15.61 $32,460
Missoula, MT 70 $12.31 $25,600
Barnstable Town, MA 70 $15.83 $32,930
Ocean City, NJ 70 $11.83 $24,610
Corpus Christi, TX 70 $9.60 $19,970
Odessa, TX 70 $13.08 $27,200
Charlottesville, VA 70 $13.70 $28,500
Kokomo, IN 70 $17.43 $36,260
Dothan, AL 70 $10.86 $22,590
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 70 $12.42 $25,830
Gainesville, GA 70 $12.16 $25,300
Goldsboro, NC 70 $12.60 $26,200
Jackson, TN 60 $13.61 $28,300
Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division 60 $14.44 $30,030
Alexandria, LA 60 $11.38 $23,670
Wenatchee, WA 60 $15.81 $32,880
Johnstown, PA 60 $11.70 $24,340
Altoona, PA 60 $13.91 $28,930
El Centro, CA 60 $14.58 $30,330
Rochester-Dover, NH-ME 60 $15.56 $32,360
Decatur, IL 60 $12.59 $26,190
Palm Coast, FL 60 $10.50 $21,840
Jonesboro, AR 60 $10.24 $21,290
Elmira, NY 60 $16.14 $33,580
Grand Junction, CO 60 $16.11 $33,520
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 60 $11.75 $24,430
Dubuque, IA 60 $12.84 $26,710
Rochester, MN 60 $13.61 $28,300
Monroe, MI 60 $15.40 $32,030
Cleveland, TN 60 $13.06 $27,170
Yuba City, CA 50 $13.43 $27,920
Ames, IA 50 $12.65 $26,320
Columbus, IN 50 $14.99 $31,180
Rome, GA 50 $13.96 $29,050
Hattiesburg, MS 50 $10.91 $22,690
St. Joseph, MO-KS 50 $14.85 $30,900
Glens Falls, NY 50 $14.56 $30,280
Hot Springs, AR 50 $11.07 $23,020
Yuma, AZ 50 $11.79 $24,520
Harrisonburg, VA 50 $11.19 $23,280
Fond du Lac, WI 50 $13.60 $28,290
Danville, VA 50 $11.50 $23,920
Abilene, TX 50 $11.91 $24,770
Morristown, TN 50 $10.71 $22,270
Rapid City, SD 50 $10.94 $22,760
Anderson, SC 50 $12.26 $25,490
Greeley, CO 50 $13.54 $28,160
Florence, SC 40 $11.98 $24,910
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 40 $12.00 $24,970
Greenville, NC 40 $12.40 $25,780
Las Cruces, NM 40 $10.63 $22,110
Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL 40 $12.79 $26,600
Sumter, SC 40 $11.87 $24,700
Pine Bluff, AR 40 $9.28 $19,300
Kingston, NY 40 $15.48 $32,190
Lima, OH 40 $12.01 $24,990
Muncie, IN 40 $11.75 $24,450
Wichita Falls, TX 40 $14.10 $29,330
Sheboygan, WI 40 $14.03 $29,180
Texarkana-Texarkana, TX-AR 40 $8.84 $18,380
Auburn-Opelika, AL 40 $11.50 $23,910
Midland, TX 40 $12.15 $25,270
Anniston-Oxford, AL 40 $11.64 $24,210
Springfield, OH 40 $14.19 $29,520
Lebanon, PA 40 $13.88 $28,870
Anderson, IN 40 $10.50 $21,850
Wheeling, WV-OH 40 $12.67 $26,360
Salisbury, MD 40 $15.30 $31,830
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 40 $16.55 $34,420
Great Falls, MT 40 $12.86 $26,750
Athens-Clarke County, GA 40 $12.03 $25,020
College Station-Bryan, TX 30 $10.70 $22,250
Idaho Falls, ID 30 $11.61 $24,140
Victoria, TX 30 $11.56 $24,040
Rocky Mount, NC 30 $11.88 $24,710
Pittsfield, MA 30 $14.05 $29,220
Battle Creek, MI 30 $14.78 $30,750
Flagstaff, AZ 30 $11.79 $24,530
Carson City, NV 30 $11.89 $24,740
Farmington, NM 30 $10.96 $22,810
Waterbury, CT Not available $15.18 $31,570
Eau Claire, WI Not available $13.96 $29,040
Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL Not available $13.66 $28,420
Pueblo, CO Not available $12.35 $25,700
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH Not available $9.84 $20,470
Longview, WA Not available $14.42 $30,000
Mansfield, OH Not available $15.00 $31,190
Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastian, PR Not available $8.37 $17,410
Baton Rouge, LA Not available $11.45 $23,820
Lewiston, ID-WA Not available $12.06 $25,080
Pocatello, ID Not available $12.46 $25,910
Lynchburg, VA Not available $12.73 $26,470
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