Order clerk vs order processing specialist

The differences between order clerks and order processing specialists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both an order clerk and an order processing specialist. Additionally, an order processing specialist has an average salary of $37,540, which is higher than the $31,842 average annual salary of an order clerk.

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

Order clerk vs order processing specialist overview

	Order Clerk	Order Processing Specialist
Yearly salary	$31,842	$37,540
Hourly rate	$15.31	$18.05
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	82,089	46,043
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 33%	Bachelor's Degree, 39%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Order clerk vs order processing specialist salary

Order clerks and order processing specialists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Order Clerk	Order Processing Specialist
Average salary	$31,842	$37,540
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $39,000	Between $26,000 And $52,000
Highest paying City	Vancouver, WA	Mahwah, NJ
Highest paying state	Nevada	Rhode Island
Best paying company	Costco Wholesale	Schneider Electric Industrial Services
Best paying industry	Technology	Health Care

Differences between order clerk and order processing specialist education

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

	Order Clerk	Order Processing Specialist
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 33%	Bachelor's Degree, 39%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Order clerk vs order processing specialist demographics

Here are the differences between order clerks' and order processing specialists' demographics:

	Order Clerk	Order Processing Specialist
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 34.5% Female, 65.5%	Male, 29.7% Female, 70.3%
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 order clerk and order processing specialist duties and responsibilities

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.

Order processing specialist example responsibilities.

Manage escalations and expedites process in support of shorten interval requests.
Review order enter by other CSR's and correct orders as needed.
Create invoices, process return requests, issue RMA's, provide order status.
Forward customer relate issues to appropriate CSR, enter all quotes into the system in a timely manner.
Process payroll transactions timely and accurately which result in being cost-effective.
Provide ancillary support including vendor payroll, vendor processing and payment acquisition.

Order clerk vs order processing specialist skills

Common order clerk skills

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

Common order processing specialist skills

Customer Service, 14%
Data Entry, 13%
Purchase Orders, 10%
Order Entry, 9%
Inbound Calls, 7%
Sales Orders, 6%

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