Order Clerks

SOC Code: 43-4151

Order Clerkss review orders for completeness according to reporting procedures and forward incomplete orders for further processing. This career typically requires moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year). With an AI-proof score of 80.4/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Active Listening, Speaking, Active Listening.

AI-Proof Score: 80.4 — Very High
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Median Salary

$44,660

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Job Growth

-17.2%

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Training Time

Moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year)

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Job Zone

Zone 2 / 5

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Training Cost

~$5,000

Key Skills

  • •Active Listening
  • •Speaking
  • •Reading Comprehension
  • •Critical Thinking
  • •Service Orientation
  • •Writing

Common Tasks

  • ✓Review orders for completeness according to reporting procedures and forward incomplete orders for further processing.
  • ✓Obtain customers' names, addresses, and billing information, product numbers, and specifications of items to be purchased, and enter this information on order forms.
  • ✓Recommend merchandise or services that will meet customers' needs.
  • ✓Inspect outgoing work for compliance with customers' specifications.
  • ✓Receive and respond to customer complaints.

Why AI-Proof?

  • ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
  • ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
  • ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
  • ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation