Correspondence clerks & order clerks

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Total Workforce

127k

Average Age

40.9

Average Salary

$34,498

Average Male Salary

$35,859

Average Female Salary

$33,338

About

Correspondence clerks & order clerks are most often employed by the Electronic shopping and mail-order houses industry. The average yearly wage for Correspondence clerks & order clerks was $34,498 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Correspondence clerks & order clerks by wage are Proofreaders & copy markers, Automotive glass installers & repairers, and Other assemblers and fabricators.

Correspondence clerks & order clerks are part of the Office & Administrative Support Occupations, along with Firstline supervisors of office & administrative support workers, Switchboard operators, including answering service, Telephone operators, Communications equipment operators, all other, Bill & account collectors, and 45 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Correspondence clerks & order clerks are Medina County PUMA, OH, Whittier City & Hacienda Heights PUMA, CA, and Knoxville City PUMA, TN. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Correspondence clerks & order clerks are Medina County PUMA, OH, Whittier City & Hacienda Heights PUMA, CA, and Knoxville City PUMA, TN.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Correspondence clerks & order clerks and on wages and locations for those in the field. Electronic shopping and mail-order houses is the industry that employs the most Correspondence clerks & order clerks, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Correspondence clerks & order clerks, by average wage, is Computer Systems Design. Correspondence clerks & order clerks are paid most in Clermont County (West) PUMA, OH but are relatively concentrated in Medina County PUMA, OH.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$34,498

AVERAGE SALARY

± $2,252

In 2018, Correspondence clerks & order clerks earned an average of $34,498, $19,391 less than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Automotive glass installers & repairers make somewhat more than Correspondence clerks & order clerks while Proofreaders & copy markers make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Correspondence clerks & order clerks as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.367

WAGE GINI

In 2018, Correspondence clerks & order clerks had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.367, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Correspondence clerks & order clerks (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Correspondence clerks & order clerks.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Correspondence clerks & order clerks

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Correspondence clerks & order clerks.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Correspondence clerks & order clerks, by number of employees, are Electronic shopping and mail-order houses, Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores, and Warehousing & storage.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Correspondence clerks & order clerks, by average wage, are Computer Systems Design, Pharmacies & drug stores, Wired telecommunications carriers, Iron & steel mills & steel product manufacturing, Wired telecommunications carriers (Legacy), and Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments.

Industries by Share

127k

2018 Workforce

± 8,729

-2.09%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 9.91%

The number of people employed as Correspondence clerks & order clerks has been declining at a rate of -2.09%, from 129,224 people in 2017 to 126,522 people in 2018.

This graphic shows the share of Correspondence clerks & order clerks employed by various industries. Electronic shopping and mail-order houses employs the largest share of Correspondence clerks & order clerks at 15.1%, followed by Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores with 3.72% and Warehousing & storage with 3.03%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Correspondence clerks & order clerks in the US. The average age of male Correspondence clerks & order clerks in the workforce is 38.6 and of female Correspondence clerks & order clerks is 42.9, and the most common race/ethnicity for Correspondence clerks & order clerks is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

58.2k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 5,921

68.3k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 6,416

54% of Correspondence clerks & order clerks are Female, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Correspondence clerks & order clerks.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Correspondence clerks & order clerks

White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

58.9% of Correspondence clerks & order clerks are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 14.7% of Correspondence clerks & order clerks, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Correspondence clerks & order clerks.

Age by Gender

38.6

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.52

42.9

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 1.35

The median age of Correspondence clerks & order clerks is 40.9, and Male employees are generally 4.39 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Correspondence clerks & order clerks from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Correspondence clerks & order clerks is Business but a relatively high number of Correspondence clerks & order clerks hold a major in Communications.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degree-majorss. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree-majors obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Correspondence clerks & order clerks from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Correspondence clerks & order clerks need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, and Critical Thinking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Correspondence clerks & order clerks need more than the average amount of Service Orientation, Negotiation, and Persuasion.