Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks pay in the United States

Goes furthest in Wyoming
·Office and Administrative Support·
390k jobs
Figures from US Bureau of Labor StatisticsOccupational Employment and Wage Statistics
$28.68/hr median
390,160 employed
-1% to 2035
63% AI exposure
High school diploma or equivalent
53 states reported
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What this work is

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.

Where the money actually goes furthest

Washington pays the highest headline figure at $77,190. Adjusted for what things cost there it is worth $72,133 — less than Wyoming, where $69,710 is worth $75,207.

Pay by state

53 states and territories publish a median for this occupation. Switch the ranking to see how much the order changes.

Adjusted for what things cost in that state.

Median pay for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks by state, ranked by what it is worth locally
StateHourlyAnnualWorth locallyAfter state taxJobs
Wyoming$33.51/hr$69,710$75,207$69,710110
Washington$37.11/hr$77,190$72,133$77,190Not published
Iowa$29.00/hr$60,320$68,732$58,5823,540
Louisiana$28.91/hr$60,120$68,155$58,6911,970
District of Columbia$34.93/hr$72,660$66,114$69,286430
North Dakota$28.05/hr$58,330$65,568$58,330450
Alabama$27.52/hr$57,240$64,444$54,5682,680
Oklahoma$27.07/hr$56,300$64,093$54,1155,820
Michigan$29.65/hr$61,670$64,092$59,2877,560
Rhode Island$31.40/hr$65,310$63,854$63,256960
Kansas$27.44/hr$57,080$63,372$54,1834,320
Indiana$28.36/hr$58,980$63,195$57,2409,100
West Virginia$27.06/hr$56,290$62,893$54,401750
Delaware$30.14/hr$62,700$62,819$59,787450
Idaho$28.82/hr$59,950$62,781$57,5461,070
Utah$29.64/hr$61,650$62,360$58,8444,550
Minnesota$29.56/hr$61,490$62,350$58,7727,330
Ohio$27.80/hr$57,830$62,336$56,95617,700
Wisconsin$28.15/hr$58,540$62,210$56,5359,140
Colorado$30.76/hr$63,980$62,086$61,8817,800
Maine$28.94/hr$60,200$62,029$57,3761,240
Nebraska$26.78/hr$55,710$61,831$53,7221,690
Vermont$29.12/hr$60,560$61,821$58,500430
Kentucky$26.78/hr$55,690$61,767$53,5886,480
South Carolina$27.71/hr$57,640$61,482$55,6487,020
Alaska$30.09/hr$62,590$61,146$62,590380
Virginia$29.70/hr$61,780$61,107$58,9738,490
Connecticut$30.40/hr$63,240$61,036$60,5114,090
Pennsylvania$28.48/hr$59,240$60,715$57,4218,790
Missouri$26.04/hr$54,170$59,645$52,4806,310
New Hampshire$29.61/hr$61,590$59,124$61,5901,600
Georgia$27.33/hr$56,850$59,040$54,52216,370
Oregon$29.23/hr$60,790$58,813$56,0122,790
Mississippi$24.56/hr$51,080$58,746$48,9332,030
Arizona$28.16/hr$58,580$58,184$57,4809,780
Hawaii$30.66/hr$63,780$58,008$60,3751,040
Arkansas$24.21/hr$50,350$57,913$48,5632,390
Illinois$27.83/hr$57,880$57,903$55,15211,900
Tennessee$25.49/hr$53,020$57,711$53,02012,740
New Jersey$30.15/hr$62,710$57,632$60,7379,410
Texas$26.85/hr$55,850$57,541$55,85033,080
South Dakota$24.29/hr$50,530$57,038$50,530690
Massachusetts$28.98/hr$60,280$56,996$57,2665,650
California$30.29/hr$63,000$56,900$60,94256,080
New York$29.29/hr$60,920$56,449$58,17435,160
Maryland$28.17/hr$58,590$55,821$55,9874,670
North Carolina$25.31/hr$52,640$55,804$50,94413,000
Nevada$26.82/hr$55,790$55,801$55,7902,190
New Mexico$23.86/hr$49,640$53,833$48,3201,040
Montana$24.42/hr$50,800$53,671$48,917830
Florida$24.97/hr$51,940$50,227$51,94020,850
Guam$25.51/hr$53,070Not publishedNot published190
Puerto Rico$18.06/hr$37,570Not publishedNot published1,780

National median for comparison: $59,650. “Worth locally” divides pay by the area’s price level, so a figure above the headline means money goes further there than the US average.

$59,650/year

$28.68/hr an hour, national median

Across the states

$28,300$83,630

25th to 75th percentile, lowest and highest state

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How much of this job could software do?

63%Moderate exposure
Hands, places, peopleLanguage and information

The two methods broadly agree.

Method 1 — ability mix52%

Cognitive share of O*NET ability importance (element families 1.A.1–1.A.4), O*NET 31.0

Method 2 — task content73%

Importance-weighted share of O*NET tasks classed as language or information work, O*NET 31.0

What this does and does not mean

Exposure means a model could plausibly do a meaningful share of the tasks in this job. It is not a forecast that the job disappears, and it says nothing about whether any employer will actually automate it.

For what the labour market expects, the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects employment in this occupation to change by -1% between 2025 and 2035, with about 32,600 openings a year.

Which parts are exposed

  • Distribute production schedules or work orders to departments.
  • Revise production schedules when required due to design changes, labor or material shortages, backlogs, or other interruptions, collaborating with management, marketing, sales, production, or engineering.
  • Review documents, such as production schedules, work orders, or staffing tables, to determine personnel or materials requirements or material priorities.
  • Arrange for delivery, assembly, or distribution of supplies or parts to expedite flow of materials and meet production schedules.
  • Confer 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 necessary to meet production demands.

Amber marks language and information work. Green marks tasks that need a person in a place.

Where production, planning, and expediting clerks move next

Occupations that share most of this one’s skills, with the pay difference and the change in AI exposure.

Location

San Diego, CA, United States of America (SAN-San Diego Intl.)

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