Job outlook for general merchandise clerks in the United States

General merchandise clerk job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:

• The projected general merchandise clerk job growth rate is 1% from 2018-2028.

• About 46,900 new jobs for general merchandise clerks are projected over the next decade.

• General merchandise clerk salaries have increased 38% for general merchandise clerks in the last 5 years.

• There are over 6,382 general merchandise clerks currently employed in the United States.

• There are 137,799 active general merchandise clerk job openings in the US.

• The average general merchandise clerk salary is $34,415.

Compare the number of general merchandise clerk jobs and the average general merchandise clerk salary over time.

The map below shows you the number of general merchandise clerk job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where general merchandise clerks earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.