Order Clerks in Rhode Island

Considering a career as an Order Clerk in Rhode Island?

While jobs for Order Clerks in Rhode Island are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

• Employment for Order Clerks in Rhode Island is expected to decrease.

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

How Many Order Clerks Work in Rhode Island?

180 people worked as Order Clerks in 2018 in this state.

There were 280 Order Clerks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 100 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 1,480 Order Clerks working in it, which means Rhode Island has fewer Order Clerks than average.

Job Projections for Rhode Island

Jobs for Order Clerks in this state are declining at a rate of 6.1% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -2.1%.

Rhode Island Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 40 annual job openings, and a total of 310 jobs for Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island?

In 2018 wages for Order Clerks ranged from $25,820 to $55,180 with $35,470 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.42 to $26.53. The median hourly rate was $17.05.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $17.17 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.12.

The median salary in Rhode Island is higher than the nationwide median salary.

Top Rhode Island 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
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	250	$35,000
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	30	$44,130

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.