Procurement Clerks

High Risk
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AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
87%
(Imminent Risk)
POLLING
62%
(High Risk, Based on 39 votes)
Average: 74%
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
-6.7%
by year 2033
WAGES
$46,670
or $22.44 per hour
Volume
61,580
as of 2023
SUMMARY
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JOB SCORE
2.1/10
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Job Score (higher is better):

We rate jobs using four factors. These are:

- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
- Wages
- Volume of available positions

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Calculated automation risk

87% (Imminent Risk)

Imminent Risk (81-100%): Occupations in this level have an extremely high likelihood of being automated in the near future. These jobs consist primarily of repetitive, predictable tasks with little need for human judgment.

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Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Social Perceptiveness

User poll

62% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted that it's probable this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 87% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Procurement Clerks will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?

Growth

Very slow growth relative to other professions.

The number of 'Procurement Clerks' job openings is expected to decline 6.7% by 2033

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2023 and 2033
Updated projections are due 09-2025.

Wages

Low paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Procurement Clerks' was $46,670, or $22 per hour

'Procurement Clerks' were paid 2.9% lower than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Moderate range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 61,580 people employed as 'Procurement Clerks' within the United States.

This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 2 thousand people are employed as 'Procurement Clerks'.

Job description

Compile information and records to draw up purchase orders for procurement of materials and services.

SOC Code: 43-3061.00

Comments (2)

Laura (Highly likely)
31 Mar 2025 15:20
Even with the current systems available in management software, some operations can be automated. With the rapid advancement of AI, it is very likely that tasks such as reordering or document verification could be replaced by machines.
Ben (Low)
14 May 2023 11:50
Quality assurance and negotiations require human mind
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