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Order Clerks Salary in DC

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Order Clerks in DC have a median annual salary of $49,150, with 170 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $42,330 at the 10th percentile to $60,100 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$49,150

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$23.63

Employment

170

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$42,330
10th
$45,380
25th
$49,150
Median
$57,210
75th
$60,100
90th

Local compared with national

DC

$49,150

Median annual · 2025

United States

$46,170

Median annual · 2025

The DC median is 6.5% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $2,980).

Top skills

  1. 1.Active ListeningImportance 4.0
  2. 2.SpeakingImportance 3.9
  3. 3.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.5
  4. 4.Service OrientationImportance 3.5
  5. 5.WritingImportance 3.1
  6. 6.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.1
  7. 7.MonitoringImportance 3.1
  8. 8.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.1
  9. 9.MathematicsImportance 3.0
  10. 10.Active LearningImportance 3.0
  11. 11.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.0
  12. 12.CoordinationImportance 3.0

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Apple Safari
  • Automated manifest system software
  • Corel WordPerfect Office Suite
  • Email software
  • IBM Sterling Configure, Price, Quote
  • Intuit QuickBooks
  • Inventory management systems
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Dynamics
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint

Common 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.
  • Inform customers by mail or telephone of order information, such as unit prices, shipping dates, and any anticipated delays.
  • File copies of orders received, or post orders on records.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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