Order Clerks — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$46,170
United States, 2025
Employment
75,200
United States, 2025
Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job Zone 2
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Receive and process incoming orders for materials, merchandise, classified ads, or services such as repairs, installations, or rental of facilities. Generally receives orders via mail, phone, fax, or other electronic means. Duties include informing customers of receipt, prices, shipping dates, and delays; preparing contracts; and handling complaints.
- O*NET code
- 43-4151.00
- Job zone
- 2
- Experience required
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Typical tasks
- Review orders for completeness according to reporting procedures and forward incomplete orders for further processing.
- Obtain customers' names, addresses, and billing information, product numbers, and specifications of items to be purchased, and enter this information on order forms.
- Recommend merchandise or services that will meet customers' needs.
- Inspect outgoing work for compliance with customers' specifications.
- Receive and respond to customer complaints.
- Check inventory records to determine availability of requested merchandise.
- Verify customer and order information for correctness, checking it against previously obtained information as necessary.
- Compute total charges for merchandise or services and shipping charges.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$35,530
25th percentile
$39,660
75th percentile
$54,310
90th percentile
$63,530
Most important skills
- Active Listening4.0
- Speaking3.9
- Reading Comprehension3.5
- Service Orientation3.5
- Writing3.1
- Monitoring3.1
- Critical Thinking3.1
- Judgment and Decision Making3.1
- Social Perceptiveness3.0
- Mathematics3.0
- Active Learning3.0
- Coordination3.0
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 13 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
13
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Listening | 4.0 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Speaking | 3.9 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.5 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Service Orientation | 3.5 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.1 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Writing | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Monitoring | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Active Learning | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Coordination | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Persuasion | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.1 | 2.8 | Not selected | 2.8 |
| Mathematics | 3.0 | 2.8 | Not selected | 2.8 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Order ClerksHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Napa, CA | $60,680 | 40 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | $58,170 | 620 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | $55,090 | 1,100 | 2025 |
| MA | $55,040 | 1,350 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | $53,610 | 30 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | $53,290 | 100 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | $53,070 | 50 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | $52,540 | 460 | 2025 |
| Albany, OR | $52,190 | 40 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | $51,500 | — | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $51,450 | 1,250 | 2025 |
| Akron, OH | $51,060 | 320 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | $50,860 | 70 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | $50,750 | 90 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | $50,530 | 130 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | $50,420 | 70 | 2025 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $50,330 | 60 | 2025 |
| OR | $50,260 | 790 | 2025 |
| Binghamton, NY | $50,180 | 40 | 2025 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $50,020 | 30 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.