Some order clerks work with retail business and take orders for large amounts of goods. A growing number of clerks work in catalog sales where they take the orders of individual customers. Order Clerks is in the Business, Management, and Finance Career Cluster. Frequently sit for long periods of time Occasionally need to tell the difference between colors, as when helping a customer match items of clothing Work Setting Order clerks work indoors, usually in an office setting. They work at computer terminals.
Work stations are usually clean and well lit.
In small businesses, order clerks may work somewhere quiet. However, clerks at catalog order centers often work in book rooms that are crowded and noisy. Order clerks in these situations must be able to block out the sound of other conversations. Clerks may sit for long periods of time. An increasing number of clerks look at computer screens all day.