• Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
  • Manufacturing
  • Annual Median Wage
    $ 45,760
    $33,544 range bar $66,297
    Annual NC Wage Range
    Growth Rate
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    Slow Growing
  • Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks coordinate and advance the flow of work and materials within or between an establishment's departments according to a production schedule.

What do they typically do

  • Confer with department supervisors or other personnel to evaluate progress and discuss needed changes
  • Distribute production schedules or work orders to departments
  • Examine documents, materials, or products and monitor work processes to assess completeness, accuracy, and conformity to standards and specifications
  • Arrange for delivery, assembly, or distribution of supplies or parts to speed up the flow of materials and to meet production schedules
  • Talk with establishment personnel, vendors, or customers to coordinate production or shipping activities and to resolve complaints or eliminate delays
  • Requisition and maintain inventories of materials or supplies needed for meeting production demands
  • Collaborate with production team to change schedules when necessary due to labor and material changes, shortages, backlogs, or other interruptions
  • Review documents like production schedules, work orders, or staffing tables to determine personnel or material requirements or material priorities

Number of Jobs

Average Annual
Job Growth +0.5%
Job Openings 45

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Education & Training

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    These occupations usually require a high school diploma.
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