Roles · E-commerce and retail

AI order analyst

Receives and processes incoming orders for materials or services. Checks inventory records to determine availability of requested merchandise. Computes total charges for merchandise or services and shipping charges.

Zoe Allen“I check inventory and compute total charges for orders.”An example character, not a real person.
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Order analyst · What it does

Three tasks it takes off your hands

  1. Check inventory records to determine availability of requested merchandise.
  2. Enter customer names and product numbers on order forms.
  3. Compute total charges for merchandise or services and shipping.
Where these come from

The tasks of “Order Clerks” (O*NET 43-4151.00), as O*NET lists them:

  • Check inventory records to determine availability of requested merchandise.
  • Obtain customers' names, addresses, and billing information, product numbers, and specifications of items to be purchased, and enter this information on order forms.
  • Compute total charges for merchandise or services and shipping charges.

Order analyst · Tools and industries

It works in the tools you already use

  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Apple Safari
  • Intuit QuickBooks
  • Microsoft Access

Industries it fits

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Role facts from O*NET 31.0 Database (U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), CC BY 4.0), written in our words. Sources and credits