Job outlook for purchasing department clerks in the United States

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

• The projected purchasing department clerk job growth rate is -3% from 2018-2028.

• About -38,500 new jobs for purchasing department clerks are projected over the next decade.

• Purchasing department clerk salaries have increased 8% for purchasing department clerks in the last 5 years.

• There are over 6,831 purchasing department clerks currently employed in the United States.

• There are 102,459 active purchasing department clerk job openings in the US.

• The average purchasing department clerk salary is $37,684.

Compare the number of purchasing department clerk jobs and the average purchasing department clerk salary over time.

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