# 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.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/production-planning-and-expediting-clerks
- SOC code: 43-5061.00
- Career family: Office and administrative support
- Median annual pay: $59,650 (10th percentile $40,080, 90th percentile $86,000)
- Projected growth: Decline, -1.3%
- Openings a year: 32,600
- Typical entry education: High school diploma
- Bright outlook: no
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code CER)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 35 |
| Investigative (I) | 3 |
| Artistic (A) | 2 |
| Social (S) | 18 |
| Enterprising (E) | 65 |
| Conventional (C) | 82 |

## What you'd do

- Working with Computers (importance 84/100)
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 82/100)
- Getting Information (importance 77/100)
- Processing Information (importance 71/100)
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events (importance 69/100)
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings (importance 69/100)
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems (importance 68/100)
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work (importance 66/100)
- Analyzing Data or Information (importance 64/100)
- Documenting/Recording Information (importance 62/100)

## Skills

Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Active Listening, Time Management, Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Monitoring, Writing, Coordination, Judgment and Decision Making

## Knowledge

Production and Processing, Customer and Personal Service, English Language, Administrative, Administration and Management, Computers and Electronics, Mathematics, Transportation, Public Safety and Security, Personnel and Human Resources

## Also called

Advertising Dispatch Clerk, Aircraft Log Clerk, Alterations Workroom Clerk, Assignment Agent, Assignment Clerk, Automated Logistical Specialist, Back Shoe Worker, Batch Records Clerk, Beef Tagger, Billet Recorder

## Majors that lead here (NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, 4-digit CIP)

- [Business Operations Support and Assistant Services](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/5204) (CIP 5204, 758 colleges)

## Colleges with strong outcomes (College Scorecard, 2025)

| College | Program | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yrs | Median debt |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| [Bellevue University-Nebraska](https://www.collegesref.com/college/bellevue-university-nebraska-206) | Business Operations Support and Assistant Services | $67,452 | $83,581 | $19,499 |
| [Valdosta State University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/valdosta-state-university-3105) | Business Operations Support and Assistant Services | $42,670 | $60,715 | $25,991 |

## Related careers

- [Project Management Specialists](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/project-management-specialists): $102,320 median pay
- [Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/shipping-receiving-and-inventory-clerks): $45,260 median pay
- [First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/first-line-supervisors-of-helpers-laborers-and-material-movers-hand): $62,890 median pay
- [First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/first-line-supervisors-of-production-and-operating-workers): $74,450 median pay
- [Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/weighers-measurers-checkers-and-samplers-recordkeeping): $46,380 median pay
- [First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/first-line-supervisors-of-office-and-administrative-support-workers): $69,500 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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