Contractor buyer vs order clerk

The differences between contractor buyers and order clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a contractor buyer and an order clerk. Additionally, a contractor buyer has an average salary of $40,785, which is higher than the $31,842 average annual salary of an order clerk.

The top three skills for a contractor buyer include customer service, purchase orders and data entry. The most important skills for an order clerk are customer service, purchase orders, and data entry.

Contractor buyer vs order clerk overview

	Contractor Buyer	Order Clerk
Yearly salary	$40,785	$31,842
Hourly rate	$19.61	$15.31
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	22,985	82,089
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	High School Diploma, 33%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Contractor buyer vs order clerk salary

Contractor buyers and order clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Contractor Buyer	Order Clerk
Average salary	$40,785	$31,842
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $50,000	Between $25,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	Washington, DC	Vancouver, WA
Highest paying state	Connecticut	Nevada
Best paying company	Johnson Controls	Costco Wholesale
Best paying industry	Technology	Technology

Differences between contractor buyer and order clerk education

There are a few differences between a contractor buyer and an order clerk in terms of educational background:

	Contractor Buyer	Order Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	High School Diploma, 33%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Contractor buyer vs order clerk demographics

Here are the differences between contractor buyers' and order clerks' demographics:

	Contractor Buyer	Order Clerk
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 35.3% Female, 64.7%	Male, 34.5% Female, 65.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.5% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.5% Asian, 5.9% White, 63.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 9.5% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.5% Asian, 5.9% White, 63.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between contractor buyer and order clerk duties and responsibilities

Contractor buyer example responsibilities.

Manage OEM IBM customer account from quote to cash.
Manage returned inventory (RMA's), and provide internal reporting as needed.
Facilitate and manage the logistics of large, multifamily cooperative purchases.
Manage escalations and expedites process in support of shorten interval requests.
Work with BAAN, an ERP system, to check MRP and place purchase orders and production orders.
Preside over inventory cycle counts and ISO audits.

Order clerk example responsibilities.

Truck load orders within the WMS system.
Work with AS400 software to input warehouse merchandise.
Enter crude oil run tickets into AS400 for calculation.
Coordinate with freight forwarders to expedite international shipments.
Input order entries for Comcast sales representatives.
Enter the Comcast billing system to change or set up services to new/existing customers.

Contractor buyer vs order clerk skills

Common contractor buyer skills

Customer Service, 18%
Purchase Orders, 16%
Data Entry, 7%
Logistics, 4%
Customer Orders, 4%
ERP, 4%

Common order clerk skills

Customer Service, 17%
Purchase Orders, 17%
Data Entry, 13%
Telephone Calls, 7%
Logistics, 6%
Customer Orders, 5%