National Occupational Classification for Statistics (NOC-S) 2001

• B - Business, Finance and Administrative Occupations
• B5 - Clerical Occupations
• B57 - Recording, Scheduling and Distributing Occupations

B574 - Purchasing and Inventory Clerks

Purchasing and inventory clerks process purchasing transactions and maintain inventories of materials, equipment and stock. They are employed by retail and wholesale establishments, manufacturing companies, government agencies and other establishments.

• Example Titles

  • equipment inventory clerk
  • inventory analyst
  • inventory clerk
  • inventory control clerk
  • inventory planner
  • invoice and purchase order checker
  • invoice control clerk
  • permanent inventory clerk
  • printing plates order clerk
  • procurement clerk
  • purchase order clerk
  • purchasing and inventory supply technician - military
  • purchasing clerk
  • purchasing clerk assistant
  • purchasing control clerk
  • ship supply clerk
  • supply clerk
  • supply clerk, ship
  • supply technician (purchasing and inventory) - military

• Exclusion

  • Purchasing agents are classified in unit group B315 - Purchasing Agents and Officers
  • Retail buyers are classified in unit group G133 - Retail and Wholesale Buyers
  • Stockkeepers are classified in unit group B572 - Storekeepers and Parts Clerks
  • Supervisors of purchasing and inventory clerks are classified in unit group B415 - Supervisors, Recording, Distributing and Scheduling Occupations