Also called: Purchasing Clerk
Processes purchase orders, tracks deliveries and keeps buying records straight.
You enter 40 purchase orders, call a supplier about a missing delivery and match invoices to orders so suppliers get paid.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. High school diploma; on-the-job training.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Shrinking (about -6% over 10 years). Declining as procurement goes digital.
High risk for 10 years. Procurement software now creates POs, tracks deliveries and matches invoices, so clerk jobs are disappearing.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to purchasing clerk openings at manufacturers, hospitals and government offices
Classes: Accounting, Spreadsheets or computer applications.
Official data: O*NET occupation 43-3061.
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