Procurement assistant vs purchasing department clerk

The differences between procurement assistants and purchasing department 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 procurement assistant and a purchasing department clerk. Additionally, a procurement assistant has an average salary of $42,536, which is higher than the $37,684 average annual salary of a purchasing department clerk.

The top three skills for a procurement assistant include purchase orders, logistics and data entry. The most important skills for a purchasing department clerk are purchase orders, data entry, and expedite.

Procurement assistant vs purchasing department clerk overview

	Procurement Assistant	Purchasing Department Clerk
Yearly salary	$42,536	$37,684
Hourly rate	$20.45	$18.12
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	6,681	102,459
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

Procurement assistant vs purchasing department clerk salary

Procurement assistants and purchasing department clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Procurement Assistant	Purchasing Department Clerk
Average salary	$42,536	$37,684
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $56,000	Between $30,000 And $47,000
Highest paying City	Colorado Springs, CO	-
Highest paying state	Alaska	-
Best paying company	Beacon Hill Staffing Group	-
Best paying industry	Government	-

Differences between procurement assistant and purchasing department clerk education

There are a few differences between a procurement assistant and a purchasing department clerk in terms of educational background:

	Procurement Assistant	Purchasing Department Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Procurement assistant vs purchasing department clerk demographics

Here are the differences between procurement assistants' and purchasing department clerks' demographics:

	Procurement Assistant	Purchasing Department Clerk
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 26.3% Female, 73.7%	Male, 28.5% Female, 71.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.3% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 13.7% Asian, 8.1% White, 62.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 7.8% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 17.6% Asian, 7.1% White, 61.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between procurement assistant and purchasing department clerk duties and responsibilities

Procurement assistant example responsibilities.

Manage third party rental program, hold monthly meetings to determine status of current rentals and keep POs current.
Manage suppliers (KPI's) to deliver target cost, service and quality levels in each operating center.
Interact with suppliers to ensure high quality, competitive cost and on time delivery by utilizing RFI, RFP and RFQ.
Organize and validate SharePoint site for easy flow.
Help implement and test the new Jobscope ERP system.
Send out RFQ's and follow up with vendor.

Purchasing department clerk example responsibilities.

Manage activities of purchasing, production planning and scheduling, inventory management, warehousing and logistics.
Check stock levels through use of MRP.
Process MRO orders and consumable material requisitions.
Review requisitions for MRO inventory and facilities maintenance agreements.
Complete accurate demographic and insurance information, including verification of insurance according to private, Medicaid, and/or Medicare guidelines.
Complete accurate demographic and insurance information, including verification of insurance according to private, Medicaid, and/or Medicare guidelines.

Procurement assistant vs purchasing department clerk skills

Common procurement assistant skills

Purchase Orders, 36%
Logistics, 9%
Data Entry, 8%
Purchase Requisitions, 3%
Computer System, 3%
Expedite, 3%

Common purchasing department clerk skills

Purchase Orders, 52%
Data Entry, 38%
Expedite, 3%
Computer System, 3%
Surgery, 2%
Fax Machines, 2%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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