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Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks

Coordinate and expedite the flow of work and materials within or between departments of an establishment according to production schedule. Duties include reviewing and distributing production, work, and shipment schedules; conferring with department supervisors to determine progress of work and completion dates; and compiling reports on progress of work, inventory levels, costs, and production problems.

Wages

Median annual wage, U.S.$59,650
Employment, U.S.390,160
Median hourly wage$28.68
Annual wage percentiles, U.S., May 2025
10th25thMedian75th90th
$40,080$47,820$59,650$75,000$86,000
By state (51)
StateEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Alabama2,680$57,2400.51
Alaska380$62,5900.46
Arizona9,780$58,5801.20
Arkansas2,390$50,3500.73
California56,080$63,0001.23
Colorado7,800$63,9801.08
Connecticut4,090$63,2400.96
Delaware450$62,7000.37
District of Columbia430$72,6600.24
Florida20,850$51,9400.84
Georgia16,370$56,8501.33
Hawaii1,040$63,7800.66
Idaho1,070$59,9500.50
Illinois11,900$57,8800.78
Indiana9,100$58,9801.13
Iowa3,540$60,3200.91
Kansas4,320$57,0801.20
Kentucky6,480$55,6901.29
Louisiana1,970$60,1200.41
Maine1,240$60,2000.77
Maryland4,670$58,5900.67
Massachusetts5,650$60,2800.62
Michigan7,560$61,6700.68
Minnesota7,330$61,4900.99
Mississippi2,030$51,0800.70
Missouri6,310$54,1700.86
Montana830$50,8000.65
Nebraska1,690$55,7100.66
Nevada2,190$55,7900.56
New Hampshire1,600$61,5900.93
New Jersey9,410$62,7100.87
New Mexico1,040$49,6400.48
New York35,160$60,9201.45
North Carolina13,000$52,6401.05
North Dakota450$58,3300.41
Ohio17,700$57,8301.27
Oklahoma5,820$56,3001.36
Oregon2,790$60,7900.56
Pennsylvania8,790$59,2400.58
Rhode Island960$65,3100.76
South Carolina7,020$57,6401.21
South Dakota690$50,5300.60
Tennessee12,740$53,0201.55
Texas33,080$55,8500.94
Utah4,550$61,6501.04
Vermont430$60,5600.57
Virginia8,490$61,7800.82
Washington$77,190
West Virginia750$56,2900.42
Wisconsin9,140$58,5401.24
Wyoming110$69,7100.15

Similar occupations

Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.

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2Administrative Services Managers30.942
3Procurement Clerks1-20.936
4Logistics Analysts40.935
5Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks1-20.933
6General and Operations Managers40.932
7Office Clerks, General1-20.932
8Postmasters and Mail Superintendents1-20.931
9Recycling Coordinators1-20.931
10Project Management Specialists40.931

One skill away

Among the 50 occupations most similar to Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.

OccupationSkill to buildLevel gapSimilarity
Bill and Account CollectorsPersuasion0.870.926
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksService Orientation1.120.924
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceSpeaking0.760.924
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, RecordkeepingQuality Control Analysis0.870.921
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and TravelService Orientation1.120.921
Customer Service RepresentativesService Orientation1.120.918
Correspondence ClerksWriting1.120.912

Software to learn next

Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks, excluding software Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.

SoftwareSimilar jobs using itLift
SAP Business Objects8 of 207.2x
Microsoft Windows15 of 202.9x
GroupMe6 of 2010.3x
Qlik Tech QlikView7 of 206.6x
Evernote5 of 2012.1x
Microsoft SharePoint11 of 203.1x
Oracle PeopleSoft Financials6 of 206.8x
Dropbox5 of 209.2x
ADP Workforce Now5 of 208.9x
Oracle Hyperion6 of 205.4x

Skills

From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.

SkillTypeImportanceLevel
Reading ComprehensionEssential skill 3.62 3.75
SpeakingEssential skill 3.62 3.12
Active ListeningEssential skill 3.50 3.62
Time ManagementTransferable skill 3.50 3.50
Critical ThinkingEssential skill 3.38 3.62
MonitoringEssential skill 3.12 3.50
Complex Problem SolvingTransferable skill 3.12 3.12
WritingEssential skill 3.12 3.00
CoordinationTransferable skill 3.00 3.00
Systems AnalysisTransferable skill 2.88 3.00
Judgment and Decision MakingTransferable skill 2.88 2.88
Social PerceptivenessTransferable skill 2.88 2.88
Active LearningEssential skill 2.75 2.75
Systems EvaluationTransferable skill 2.75 2.12
NegotiationTransferable skill 2.62 2.75
PersuasionTransferable skill 2.62 2.75
MathematicsEssential skill 2.62 2.62
Service OrientationTransferable skill 2.62 2.50
Management of Material ResourcesTransferable skill 2.62 2.38
Management of Personnel ResourcesTransferable skill 2.50 2.38
Learning StrategiesEssential skill 2.38 2.12
Management of Financial ResourcesTransferable skill 2.25 2.12
Quality Control AnalysisTransferable skill 2.25 1.88
InstructingTransferable skill 2.12 2.12
Operations MonitoringTransferable skill 2.12 1.88
TroubleshootingTransferable skill 2.00 1.25
ProgrammingTransferable skill 1.88 1.00
Technology DesignTransferable skill 1.88 1.00
Operations AnalysisTransferable skill 1.62 1.25
Operation and ControlTransferable skill 1.50 0.50
Equipment SelectionTransferable skill 1.12not rated
ScienceEssential skill 1.12not rated
Equipment MaintenanceTransferable skill 1.00not rated
InstallationTransferable skill 1.00not rated
RepairingTransferable skill 1.00not rated
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
Knowledge
NameImportanceLevel
Production and Processing 4.31 5.03
Customer and Personal Service 3.76 4.59
English Language 3.63 4.63
Administrative 3.56 4.41
Administration and Management 3.51 3.89
Computers and Electronics 3.26 3.84
Mathematics 2.84 3.06
Transportation 2.57 2.55
Public Safety and Security 2.31 1.84
Personnel and Human Resources 2.15 1.60
Education and Training 2.13 2.27
Engineering and Technology 2.06 1.71
Sales and Marketing 2.01 1.80
Economics and Accounting 1.99 1.26
Mechanical 1.98 1.42
Design 1.70not rated
Communications and Media 1.47 0.74
Telecommunications 1.44not rated
Psychology 1.43not rated
Law and Government 1.32not rated
Foreign Language 1.22not rated
Geography 1.18not rated
Building and Construction 1.14not rated
Chemistry 1.10not rated
Physics 1.10not rated
Sociology and Anthropology 1.08not rated
Biology 1.05not rated
Philosophy and Theology 1.05not rated
Medicine and Dentistry 1.02not rated
Therapy and Counseling 1.02not rated
Fine Arts 1.00not rated
Food Production 1.00not rated
History and Archeology 1.00not rated
Abilities
NameImportanceLevel
Oral Comprehension 3.88 3.88
Information Ordering 3.88 3.62
Oral Expression 3.75 3.88
Problem Sensitivity 3.75 3.50
Near Vision 3.62 3.75
Written Comprehension 3.62 3.38
Deductive Reasoning 3.50 3.50
Written Expression 3.50 3.38
Speech Recognition 3.38 3.00
Selective Attention 3.25 3.00
Category Flexibility 3.12 3.00
Inductive Reasoning 3.00 3.12
Speech Clarity 3.00 3.00
Perceptual Speed 3.00 2.75
Far Vision 2.88 2.88
Flexibility of Closure 2.75 2.88
Fluency of Ideas 2.75 2.75
Number Facility 2.75 2.75
Mathematical Reasoning 2.62 2.62
Time Sharing 2.62 2.12
Originality 2.50 2.62
Visualization 2.50 2.62
Speed of Closure 2.38 2.12
Finger Dexterity 2.25 1.88
Auditory Attention 2.12 2.12
Visual Color Discrimination 2.12 2.00
Hearing Sensitivity 2.12 1.62
Arm-Hand Steadiness 2.00 1.75
Manual Dexterity 2.00 1.62
Trunk Strength 2.00 1.62
Control Precision 2.00 1.38
Depth Perception 2.00 1.38
Rate Control 2.00 1.25
Wrist-Finger Speed 1.88 0.88
Memorization 1.75 1.50
Dynamic Strength 1.75 0.75
Reaction Time 1.75 0.75
Extent Flexibility 1.50 0.50
Multilimb Coordination 1.50 0.50
Response Orientation 1.50 0.50
Speed of Limb Movement 1.50 0.50
Stamina 1.50 0.50
Static Strength 1.50 0.50
Gross Body Coordination 1.38 0.38
Gross Body Equilibrium 1.38 0.38
Spatial Orientation 1.12not rated
Dynamic Flexibility 1.00not rated
Explosive Strength 1.00not rated
Glare Sensitivity 1.00not rated
Night Vision 1.00not rated
Peripheral Vision 1.00not rated
Sound Localization 1.00not rated

Software used

Examples from O*NET data. "Hot" and "in demand" are O*NET flags for technologies often listed in job postings.

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  • DM2 Bills of Lading
  • Data entry software
  • Database software
  • ERP INDUSTRIOS Material Planning
  • Enterprise Logix
  • Epicor Vantage ERP
  • Exact MAX
  • Exact Software Macola ES
  • Factory Edge MRP
  • FileMaker Pro
  • Fund accounting software
  • Geac MPC Production
  • Giraffe Production Systems Giraffe Schedule System
  • Google Drive
  • Honeywell Wintress PACNet
  • IBM Notes
  • Inetsoft
  • Ingenious ProPlan
  • Ingenious ProSched
  • InteProc Material Requirements Planning
  • Interwave Technology RS Bizware Scheduler
  • KAPES
  • LSA Visual DBR
  • LSA Visual Easy Lean
  • Lamar Info Net
  • MTI Systems Costimator JS
  • Made2Manage Supply Chain Management
  • Maynard PlanStaff Manager
  • Medical condition coding software
  • Medical procedure coding software
  • Micro Estimating FabPlan
  • MicroStrategy Report Services
  • Microsoft Dynamics
  • Microsoft Dynamics ERP
  • Microsoft Dynamics GP
  • Microsoft OneNote
  • NetSuite ERP
  • Niku Clarity
  • Oracle Flow Manufacturing
  • Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
  • Oracle Manufacturing Scheduling
  • Oracle Primavera Systems
  • PMC KanbanSIM
  • PRONTO Xi
  • Pelion manufacturing process optimization MPO software
  • Pivotal Z Prestige Scheduler
  • Preactor APS
  • Preactor Finite Capacity Scheduling
  • Production scheduling and planning software
  • QAD Adaptive ERP
  • Questek Humanis
  • RSS Solutions NaView
  • Rytech Software Small Business Inventory Control
  • SAP Crystal Reports
  • SYSPRO business software
  • Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate
  • Sage MAS 90 ERP
  • Sage Peachtree Premium Accounting for Manufacturing
  • Stratford Group INMASS/MRP
  • Waterloo Hydrogeologic TACTIC
  • Work Technology WorkTech Time
  • Workbrain Employee Scheduling
  • Workbrain Time and Attendance
  • iCode Everest

Where it concentrates

Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.

Metro areaEmploymentLocation quotientMedian annual
Warner Robins, GA5903.07$67,290
Dalton, GA4502.73$47,540
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA13,1602.51$81,850
Battle Creek, MI3102.28$52,190
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI5202.19$63,170
Spartanburg, SC9002.18$57,780
Sheboygan, WI3302.17$61,750
Rochester, NY2,6402.13$52,670
Clarksville, TN-KY5502.12$49,450
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA4802.03$76,070

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