Order specialist vs order clerk

The differences between order specialists 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 an order specialist and an order clerk. Additionally, an order specialist has an average salary of $35,107, which is higher than the $31,842 average annual salary of an order clerk.

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

Order specialist vs order clerk overview

	Order Specialist	Order Clerk
Yearly salary	$35,107	$31,842
Hourly rate	$16.88	$15.31
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	193,329	82,089
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	High School Diploma, 33%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Order specialist vs order clerk salary

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

	Order Specialist	Order Clerk
Average salary	$35,107	$31,842
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $46,000	Between $25,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	Cranston, RI	Vancouver, WA
Highest paying state	New Hampshire	Nevada
Best paying company	Chemonics	Costco Wholesale
Best paying industry	Health Care	Technology

Differences between order specialist and order clerk education

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

	Order Specialist	Order Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	High School Diploma, 33%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Order specialist vs order clerk demographics

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

	Order Specialist	Order Clerk
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 34.8% Female, 65.2%	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 order specialist and order clerk duties and responsibilities

Order specialist example responsibilities.

Manage escalations and expedites process in support of shorten interval requests.
Provide information to prospective clients regarding ADP's products and services.
Work with clients, sales staff and service department to ensure a smooth transition to ADP services.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including logistics, direct imports, global sourcing, and transportation to provide accurate product distribution.
Coordinate with provisioning for lease facilities and number portability.
Provide provisioning support/work order management and guidance to clients VOIP customers.

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 specialist vs order clerk skills

Common order specialist skills

Order Entry, 15%
Purchase Orders, 11%
Data Entry, 10%
Logistics, 8%
Customer Orders, 7%
Troubleshoot, 3%

Common order clerk skills

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