Order Clerks in California

Is California a good place for you to work as an Order Clerk?

You’re in luck! Jobs for Order Clerks in California are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

• Projected employment for Order Clerks in California is growing faster than average.

• Order Clerks in California earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Order Clerks Work in California?

32,640 people worked as Order Clerks in 2018 in this state.

There were 33,650 Order Clerks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 1,010 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 1,480 Order Clerks working in it, which means California has more Order Clerks than average.

Job Projections for California

Jobs for Order Clerks in this state are growing at a rate of 5.2% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -2.1%.

California Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 4,180 annual job openings, and a total of 36,700 jobs for California Order Clerks in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 19,400 annual jobs and 175,300 total jobs in 2026.

What do Order Clerks Make in California?

In 2018 wages for Order Clerks ranged from $24,010 to $55,680 with $35,970 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.54 to $26.77. The median hourly rate was $17.29.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $17.01 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.28.

The median salary in California is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top California Metros for Order Clerks

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Order Clerks.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	15,310	$33,970
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	4,040	$40,420
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	2,800	$33,330
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	2,490	$40,400
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	2,390	$38,860
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA	1,170	$37,650
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	540	$38,460
Stockton-Lodi, CA	410	$35,790
Fresno, CA	400	$35,260
Santa Rosa, CA	320	$41,590
Bakersfield, CA	320	$37,200
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	290	$34,640
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	270	$40,910
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	260	$35,470
Modesto, CA	190	$35,260
Visalia-Porterville, CA	190	$35,010
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	120	$35,590
Chico, CA	120	$30,410
Redding, CA	90	$24,860
Napa, CA	70	$36,190
Yuba City, CA	60	$29,310
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	50	$30,750
Merced, CA	40	$41,410
El Centro, CA	30	$24,090

Top States for Order Clerks Employment

View the list below to see where most Order Clerks work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	32,640	$35,970
Texas	18,090	$34,850
Florida	10,650	$29,690
Ohio	8,350	$31,220
Washington	8,060	$43,220
New York	5,980	$31,500
Pennsylvania	5,970	$32,790
Wisconsin	5,480	$34,770
Illinois	4,820	$34,870
New Jersey	4,690	$35,410
Tennessee	4,630	$30,460
Colorado	4,110	$36,020
Indiana	3,450	$0
North Carolina	3,280	$33,150
Missouri	2,800	$32,460
Georgia	2,610	$31,570
Massachusetts	2,260	$37,660
Kansas	2,230	$31,640
Minnesota	2,160	$33,760
Arizona	2,150	$31,510

Below are the states where Order Clerks get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Washington	$43,220
Connecticut	$37,710
Massachusetts	$37,660
Colorado	$36,020
California	$35,970
North Dakota	$35,950
Vermont	$35,490
Rhode Island	$35,470
New Jersey	$35,410
New Hampshire	$35,310

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

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