Procurement Clerks

Office and Administrative Support Occupations

O*NET-SOC code: 43-3061.00

Compile information and records to draw up purchase orders for procurement of materials and services.

Data source: BLSPublished: 2026-08
Very high· relative
LowFour relative bandsVery high
Group-level value
Scale, basis and source
Four relative bands (Low / Moderate / High / Very high)
831 detailed occupations in the BLS Employment Projections table. Assigned per National Employment Matrix (NEM) code, so occupations sharing a NEM code carry the same band
Source dataset (XLSX download)
Data source: AnthropicPublished: 2026-03
0.244
0.000Range of values carried here0.745
Scale, basis and source
Observed exposure index, 0–1 as published
Mapped onto O*NET tasks
Published per SOC 2018 occupation; every O*NET occupation with the same SOC 2018 code carries this value
Source dataset (CSV download)
Data source: ILOPublished: 2025
0.60
0.09Range of values carried here0.70
Group-level value
Scale, basis and source
Generative AI exposure index, 0–1 as published
Published per ISCO-08 unit group. Linked to this occupation, wholly or in part, by applying U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics crosswalks (ISCO-08 to 2010 SOC, 2010 SOC to 2018 SOC) as published
Source dataset (PDF download)

What kind of figure this source publishes

The BLS category is a relative rank, not an absolute level, and it is not a first-hand measurement: it groups an occupation's percentile ranks across several published studies into four bands. It is not an employment or wage forecast, not a probability of adoption, and it does not separate automation from augmentation.

Task-level exposure

Exposed tasks only

19 rated tasks · 18 tasks with β ≥ 0.5 (94.7%)

β = direct exposure (E1) + 0.5 × exposure when tools are available (E2), per the source repository's definition.

Source unit: O*NET 27.2 tasks → O*NET 31.0 occupation code
All rated tasks are in the O*NET 31.0 task list.

Source: OpenAI "GPTs are GPTs" exposure rubric
Release: gh-main-0471612
License: MIT License, Copyright (c) 2024 OpenAI

Values in this tab are predicted labels, not observations. Eloundou et al. (2023) published two rating regimes — human raters and GPT-4 — and the β shown here is derived from the GPT-4 rater basis alone; the same task can take a different value under the other regime. The unit and the meaning differ from the observed shares (%) in the other tabs, so do not place them on the same axis.

Task (O*NET 27.2)	βE1 + 0.5 × E2
Prepare purchase orders and send copies to suppliers and to departments originating requests. O*NET Task ID 2531	1.0
Review requisition orders to verify accuracy, terminology, and specifications. O*NET Task ID 2536	1.0
Calculate costs of orders, and charge or forward invoices to appropriate accounts. O*NET Task ID 2540	1.0
Compare suppliers' bills with bids and purchase orders to verify accuracy. O*NET Task ID 2542	1.0
Prepare invitation-of-bid forms, and mail forms to supplier firms or distribute forms for public posting. O*NET Task ID 2548	1.0
Determine if inventory quantities are sufficient for needs, ordering more materials when necessary. O*NET Task ID 2532	0.5
Respond to customer and supplier inquiries about order status, changes, or cancellations. O*NET Task ID 2533	0.5
Perform buying duties when necessary. O*NET Task ID 2534	0.5
Contact suppliers to schedule or expedite deliveries and to resolve shortages, missed or late deliveries, and other problems. O*NET Task ID 2535	0.5
Prepare, maintain, and review purchasing files, reports and price lists. O*NET Task ID 2537	0.5
Compare prices, specifications, and delivery dates to determine the best bid among potential suppliers. O*NET Task ID 2538	0.5
Track the status of requisitions, contracts, and orders. O*NET Task ID 2539	0.5
Check shipments when they arrive to ensure that orders have been filled correctly and that goods meet specifications. O*NET Task ID 2541	0.5
Locate suppliers, using sources such as catalogs and the internet, and interview them to gather information about products to be ordered. O*NET Task ID 2544	0.5
Maintain knowledge of all organizational and governmental rules affecting purchases, and provide information about these rules to organization staff members and to vendors. O*NET Task ID 2545	0.5
Monitor in-house inventory movement and complete inventory transfer forms for bookkeeping purposes. O*NET Task ID 2546	0.5
Monitor contractor performance, recommending contract modifications when necessary. O*NET Task ID 2547	0.5
Approve and pay bills. O*NET Task ID 20786	0.5
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Train and supervise subordinates and other staff. O*NET Task ID 20785	0.0

β = E1 + 0.5 × E2 · E1 = tasks where direct LLM access alone cuts time by at least 50%, E2 = tasks where software built on top of an LLM cuts time by at least 50%. Values take only 0 / 0.5 / 1.0.

Data sources & licenses — O*NET®, Eloundou et al. (2023): see full notices on the Credits page

All O*NET 31.0 task statements (19)

All O*NET 31.0 task statements for this occupation (English, as published; task type core or supplemental). Exposure values are not listed here; they are in the table above, next to each task statement as worded in the O*NET version each source used.

Task (O*NET 31.0)	Type
Prepare purchase orders and send copies to suppliers and to departments originating requests.	Core
Determine if inventory quantities are sufficient for needs, ordering more materials when necessary.	Core
Respond to customer and supplier inquiries about order status, changes, or cancellations.	Core
Perform buying duties when necessary.	Core
Contact suppliers to schedule or expedite deliveries and to resolve shortages, missed or late deliveries, and other problems.	Core
Review requisition orders to verify accuracy, terminology, and specifications.	Core
Prepare, maintain, and review purchasing files, reports and price lists.	Core
Compare prices, specifications, and delivery dates to determine the best bid among potential suppliers.	Core
Track the status of requisitions, contracts, and orders.	Core
Calculate costs of orders, and charge or forward invoices to appropriate accounts.	Core
Check shipments when they arrive to ensure that orders have been filled correctly and that goods meet specifications.	Core
Compare suppliers' bills with bids and purchase orders to verify accuracy.	Core
Locate suppliers, using sources such as catalogs and the internet, and interview them to gather information about products to be ordered.	Core
Maintain knowledge of all organizational and governmental rules affecting purchases, and provide information about these rules to organization staff members and to vendors.	Core
Monitor in-house inventory movement and complete inventory transfer forms for bookkeeping purposes.	Core
Approve and pay bills.	Core
Monitor contractor performance, recommending contract modifications when necessary.	Supplemental
Prepare invitation-of-bid forms, and mail forms to supplier firms or distribute forms for public posting.	Supplemental
Train and supervise subordinates and other staff.	Supplemental

Anthropic, "What work can robots do?"2026-09

0.03/ 3· Robot exposure index

0 none3 unstructured settings

Scale, basis and source

Each physical task is graded 0–3 by the setting in which robots that have been deployed, sold or demonstrated could do it (0 none · 1 purpose-built robot settings such as a fenced machine cell or a bottling line · 2 structured facilities such as a hospital pharmacy or a container port · 3 unstructured settings such as a private home or a construction site), and the grades are averaged by share of working time

Physical tasks among this occupation's O*NET 29.3 tasks

Anthropic estimated the grades and time shares with Claude Opus 5 using web search, as of 2026.

Source dataset

The robot exposure index is a different measure from the AI exposure figures on this site and cannot be added to or compared with them. It does not measure actual adoption or cost, and 0 also covers occupations with no physical tasks.

Tier of each physical task

Robot environment tiers (E0–E3)

E0 noneDetails
Rated not doable by robots that have been deployed, sold or demonstrated, even in a purpose-built setting
E1 purpose-built robot settingsDetails
Rated doable in a setting built around the machine, such as a fenced machine cell or a bottling line
E2 structured facilitiesDetails
Rated doable in a human work facility that an institution keeps to a working standard, such as a hospital pharmacy or a container port
E3 unstructured settingsDetails
Rated doable in a setting that no institution keeps to a working standard, such as a private home or a construction site

Only tasks classified as physical are listed; other tasks have no tier in the source.

Task (O*NET 29.3)	Robot environment tier
Check shipments when they arrive to ensure that orders have been filled correctly and that goods meet specifications.	E1 purpose-built robot settings

Employment outlook (BLS)

Employment, 2025: 57K
Projected employment, 2035: 52K
Change (2025–35): -8.1%
Median annual wage, 2025: $50,580
Typical education needed for entry: High school diploma or equivalent

lowest $30,890median wage across 825 detailed occupations, BLS EP 2025–35highest $559,030

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025–35 — Employment by detailed occupation, 2025 and projected 2035

Korea classification links (KSCO)

Links from the current release of the Korea Occupation Direct Crosswalk v1.1, made by AI Changing Work. Relation values are read from the O*NET-SOC occupation side.

KSCO code	KSCO title	Relation	Status
32110	자재관리 사무원	This occupation is narrower	confirmed

Relation and status definitions(kr-direct v1.1)

ILO occupational description

AI Changing Work links the ISCO-08 unit groups below to this occupation by applying the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics crosswalks (2018 SOC to 2010 SOC, 2010 SOC to ISCO-08) as published, without case-by-case selection; each link may be whole or partial.

ISCO-08 4110General Office Clerks

The definition, tasks and examples below are the ILO's description of that unit group, not of this occupation.

General office clerks perform a range of clerical and administrative tasks according to established procedures.

Tasks

(a) recording, preparing, sorting, classifying and filing information;
(b) sorting, opening and sending mail;
(c) photocopying and faxing documents;
(d) preparing reports and correspondence of a routine nature;
(e) recording issue of equipment to staff;
(f) responding to telephone or electronic enquiries or forwarding to appropriate person;
(g) checking figures, preparing invoices and recording details of financial transactions made;
(h) transcribing information onto computers, and proofreading and correcting copy.

Example occupations

General office clerk · Office clerk

Sources: ILO ISCO-08 — details: Credits

ESCO occupational vocabulary

Each entry below is matched to this occupation in the published ESCO-O*NET Crosswalk (version 1, 2022). The match types are that crosswalk's; the wording is AI Changing Work's.

ICT buyerESCO 3323.2.2This occupation is broader
ICT buyers create and place purchase orders for ICT products and services, handle receiving and invoice issues, assess current procurement practices and effectively apply strategic sourcing methodologies. They build relationships with strategic vendors and negotiate price, quality, service levels and delivery terms.
purchase plannerESCO 3323.2.3This occupation is broader
Purchase planners organise the continuous supply with goods out of existing contracts.
costume buyerESCO 3323.1Overlapping, not the same
Costume buyers work with the costume designer in order to identify the materials for the costumes. They buy and rent fabric, thread, accessories and other items needed to finish the wardrobe. Costume buyers may also purchase clothing items "off the peg", ready made. They base their purchases on the sketches of the costume designer.
purchaserESCO 3323.2Overlapping, not the same
Purchasers select and purchase stock, materials, services or goods. They organise tender procedures and select suppliers.

Source: European Commission, DG EMPL — ESCO API 2026-08-08 (bridge v1.2.1)

License: CC BY 4.0 (EU Reuse Notice)

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France classification links (ROME)

AI Changing Work's links between this occupation and ROME 4.0 job profiles, judged with AI models. Relations are read from this occupation's side. Links marked “provisional” were adopted on the judgments of two judges from the same model family (Claude) alone, or by an operator rule applied to their judgments, so they rest on weaker evidence than confirmed links.

ROME code	ROME title (French)	Relation
D1431	Assistant / Assistante achat	This occupation is narrowerprovisional
M1101	Acheteur / Acheteuse	Related, not a matchprovisional
N1303	Approvisionneur / Approvisionneuse logistique	Related, not a matchprovisional

Source: France Travail — Répertoire Opérationnel des Métiers et des Emplois (ROME 4.0), version 61, last updated 15 June 2026 (https://www.data.gouv.fr/datasets/repertoire-operationnel-des-metiers-et-des-emplois-rome). Licence Ouverte 2.0.

ROME codes and titles are reproduced unchanged; the links to O*NET-SOC occupations are AI Changing Work's own judgment and are not a France Travail correspondence.

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Spain classification links (CNO-11)

AI Changing Work's links between this occupation and CNO-11 occupations, judged with AI models. Relations are read from this occupation's side.

CNO-11 code	CNO-11 title (Spanish)	Relation
3522	Agentes de compras	Related, not a match
4309	Empleados administrativos sin tareas de atención al público no clasificados bajo otros epígrafes	Related, not a match

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), National Classification of Occupations 2011 (CNO-11, Royal Decree 1591/2010) — www.ine.es · Licensed CC BY 4.0. CNO-11 codes and Spanish titles are reproduced unchanged; the links to O*NET occupations are AI Changing Work's own judgment and are not an INE correspondence.

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Germany classification links (KldB)

AI Changing Work's links between this occupation and KldB occupations, judged with AI models. Relations are read from this occupation's side.

KldB code	KldB title (German)	Relation
61112	Berufe im Einkauf - fachlich ausgerichtete Tätigkeiten	Same scopeprovisional
61113	Berufe im Einkauf - komplexe Spezialistentätigkeiten	Related, not a matchprovisional

Source: © Statistik der Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Klassifikation der Berufe 2010 – überarbeitete Fassung 2020, https://statistik.arbeitsagentur.de. KldB codes and titles are reproduced unchanged; the links to O*NET occupations are AI Changing Work's own mapping (eigene Zuordnung) and are not a Bundesagentur für Arbeit correspondence.

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Japan classification links (JSCO)

AI Changing Work's links between this occupation and JSCO occupations, judged with AI models. Relations are read from this occupation's side.

JSCO code	JSCO title (Japanese)	Relation
269	その他の会計事務従事者	This occupation is narrowerprovisional

Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), Japan Standard Occupational Classification (Dec. 2009, MIC Notification No. 555). JSCO codes and Japanese titles are reproduced unchanged; the links to O*NET occupations are AI Changing Work's own judgment and are not a MIC correspondence.

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