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Procurement Clerks in Nevada

Want to work as a Procurement Clerks in Nevada? Here’s what you need to know. Compile information and records to draw up purchase orders for procurement of materials and services. Excludes “Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products” (13-1022).

What do Procurement Clerks Make in Nevada?

For a procurement clerks working in Nevada, the typical annual salary is $42,470 per year (or about $20.42/hour).Annual wages span from $34,480 at the 10th percentile to $69,230 at the 90th percentile.

Wage Statistic	Annual	Hourly
10th percentile	$34,480	$16.58
25th percentile	$34,480	$16.58
Median (50th)	$42,470	$20.42
75th percentile	$54,070	$26.00
90th percentile	$69,230	$33.29

The location quotient — a measure of how concentrated this occupation is in Nevada relative to the national average — is 1.33, indicating that procurement clerks are more concentrated here than the national average.

National Wage Comparison

Nationally, procurement clerks earn a median of $40,067 per year ($19.26/hour), higher than the Nevada median.

Employment Outlook

Nationally, total employment in this occupation is 252,510 procurement clerks nationwide. In Nevada alone, around 790 people work in this role. That’s higher than the typical state, which employs around 760 procurement clerks.

Top Nevada Metros for Procurement Clerks

These are the Nevada metros with the most procurement clerks in Nevada.

Metro Area	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	550	$42,440
Reno, NV	140	$42,470

Top States for Procurement Clerks Employment

View the states that employ the most procurement clerks work.

State	Number Employed
California	7,290
Texas	4,270
Tennessee	4,090
Florida	3,280
Pennsylvania	3,000
New York	2,870
New Jersey	2,830
Illinois	2,350
Georgia	1,930
Washington	1,870
Ohio	1,780
North Carolina	1,470
Indiana	1,300
Michigan	1,160
Wisconsin	1,140
South Carolina	1,140
Arizona	1,140
Maryland	1,110
Nebraska	980
Virginia	960

Highest-Paying States for Procurement Clerks

The highest-paying states for procurement clerks.

State	Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia	$63,610
Massachusetts	$57,950
New Hampshire	$57,220
Connecticut	$55,000
Alaska	$54,800
Maryland	$54,790
California	$53,700
Colorado	$53,650
Minnesota	$53,270
New Jersey	$53,130

Skills

The most important procurement clerks skills, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Knowledge Areas

Key knowledge areas for this occupation, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Abilities

The abilities that matter most for procurement clerks, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Daily Tasks

Common tasks include:

• Track the status of requisitions, contracts, and orders.
• Perform buying duties when necessary.
• Prepare purchase orders and send copies to suppliers and to departments originating requests.
• Calculate costs of orders, and charge or forward invoices to appropriate accounts.
• Compare prices, specifications, and delivery dates to determine the best bid among potential suppliers.
• Approve and pay bills.
• Maintain knowledge of all organizational and governmental rules affecting purchases, and provide information about these rules to organization staff members and to vendors.
• Determine if inventory quantities are sufficient for needs, ordering more materials when necessary.
• Check shipments when they arrive to ensure that orders have been filled correctly and that goods meet specifications.
• Contact suppliers to schedule or expedite deliveries and to resolve shortages, missed or late deliveries, and other problems.
• Prepare, maintain, and review purchasing files, reports and price lists.
• Review requisition orders to verify accuracy, terminology, and specifications.

Work Activities

• Working with Computers
• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
• Getting Information
• Processing Information
• Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
• Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
• Performing Administrative Activities
• Communicating with People Outside the Organization
• Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
• Making Decisions and Solving Problems
• Analyzing Data or Information
• Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work

Tools & Technology

Software and systems commonly involved: Hot technologies: Intuit QuickBooks, Microsoft Access In-demand technologies: Microsoft Excel

Related Careers

Related occupations to procurement clerks include:

• Purchasing Managers
• Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
• Supply Chain Managers
• Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products
• Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products
• Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products

Also Known As

Buyer, Departmental Buyer, Expeditor, Film Replacement Orderer, Procurement Agent, Procurement Analyst, Procurement Assistant, Procurement Clerk, Procurement Coordinator, Procurement Officer, Procurement Representative, Procurement Specialist, Procurement Technician, Purchaser, Purchasing Administrative Assistant.

References

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — https://www.bls.gov/oes/
• O*NET Online — https://www.onetonline.org/
• BLS Employment Projections — https://www.bls.gov/emp/
• O*NET-SOC code: 43-3061.00