Order Clerks
Industry Areas
- Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses
- Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers
- Department Stores
Day-to-Day Tasks
- Obtain customers' names, addresses, and billing information, product numbers, and specifications of items to be purchased, and enter this information on order forms.
- Prepare invoices, shipping documents, and contracts.
- Inform customers by mail or telephone of order information, such as unit prices, shipping dates, and any anticipated delays.
Overall Kind of Work
Order clerks receive and process orders for a variety of goods or services and inform customers of receipt, prices, shipping dates and delays. Order clerks also prepare simple contracts and handle...
Workweek Breakdown
The hours worked per week by people currently pursuing this career.
- 8.07% (0-20 Hours)
- 15.14% (21-34 Hours)
- 0.94% (35-39 Hours)
- 69.02% (40 Hours)
- 5.12% (41-49 Hours)
- 1.71% (Over 50 Hours)
This data also pertains to Order Clerks(43-4151)
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Business Breakdown
The different sectors people in this career currently work in.
- 87.97% (Private For-Profit)
- 3.18% (Private Not For-Profit)
- 3.55% (State and Local Govt)
- 1.66% (Federal Government)
- 3.64% (Self-Employed)
This data also pertains to Correspondence Clerks And Order Clerks