Mid-Level

Order Detailer

At a manufacturer or supply operation, you detail incoming customer orders for production or fulfillment — translating the order into the specific work instructions, BOM pulls, and configuration choices the shop or warehouse needs to execute.

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Conventionalorganizing, detail-oriented
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Job markets for Order Detailers
Employment concentration · ~383 areas
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What it's like

What it's like to be a Order Detailer

Most weeks tend to involve order review, configuration work, instruction drafting, and the steady cadence of order release to production or fulfillment — taking incoming orders from sales or CSR systems, validating against catalog or configurable rules, drafting the work or pick instructions, releasing to operations. You're often the bridge between commercial promises and operational execution. Order accuracy and release timeliness are the operating measures.

The harder part is often the configuration complexity in build-to-order environments — small choices in options can change BOMs and routings in ways that require expertise to translate. Variance across employers is wide: at configure-to-order manufacturers the role runs on CPQ and product-configurator software; at simpler operations it tilts more administrative.

The role fits people who are detail-oriented, fluent in product configurations, and patient with the back-and-forth between sales and operations. ERP and CPQ fluency anchor advancement. The trade-off is the consequence weight of detail errors — a mis-detailed order surfaces at the production or shipping station as a rework or escalation.

IndependenceAbove avg
SupportModerate
Working ConditionsModerate
RelationshipsModerate
AchievementModerate
RecognitionLower
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Career Paths

Where this role sits in the broader career landscape — and where it can take you.

$239K$179K$119K$60K$0KLower paying387 metro areas, sorted by salary level
All experience levels1
This level's estimated range
INDUSTRIES PAYING ABOVE AVERAGE
1 BLS OEWS May 2024 covers all Order Detailers (SOC 43-5061.00), not just this title · BEA RPP 2023
* Top salaries exceed this figure. BLS caps reported wages at ~$240K to protect individual privacy in high-earning roles.
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The Broader Landscape

Roles like this one sit within a broader occupational category. The numbers below reflect that full landscape — helpful for context, but your specific experience will depend on level, specialty, and where you work.

$39K–$85K
Salary Range
10th – 90th percentile
385K
U.S. Employment
-1.8%
10yr Growth
34K
Annual Openings

How this category is changing

$64K$61K$59K$56K$53K201920202021202220232024$53K$64K
BLS OEWS May 2024 · BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034

Skills & Requirements

Reading ComprehensionSpeakingTime ManagementActive ListeningCritical ThinkingMonitoringWritingComplex Problem SolvingCoordinationJudgment and Decision Making
O*NET OnLine · Bureau of Labor Statistics
43-5061.00

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Federal data: BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (May 2024) · BLS Employment Projections · O*NET OnLine
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