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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
43-5061 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. Excludes "Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping" (43-5111).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 321,780 |
0.7 % |
$23.58 |
$49,050 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$13.53 |
$17.20 |
$22.48 |
$28.64 |
$35.74 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$28,140 |
$35,770 |
$46,760 |
$59,560 |
$74,340 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
14,640 |
0.64 |
$24.46 |
$50,880 |
| Employment Services |
10,970 |
0.30 |
$21.29 |
$44,290 |
| Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing |
10,300 |
2.10 |
$28.56 |
$59,410 |
| Warehousing and Storage |
8,890 |
0.98 |
$20.43 |
$42,500 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
7,430 |
0.14 |
$19.88 |
$41,340 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing |
10,300 |
2.10 |
$28.56 |
$59,410 |
| Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers |
3,110 |
2.09 |
$24.13 |
$50,190 |
| Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing |
1,930 |
1.95 |
$20.30 |
$42,220 |
| Ship and Boat Building |
2,620 |
1.92 |
$28.81 |
$59,920 |
| Motion Picture and Video Industries |
7,260 |
1.72 |
$22.26 |
$46,300 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
48,900 |
3.06 |
1.34 |
$24.83 |
$51,640 |
| Texas |
33,030 |
2.81 |
1.23 |
$22.87 |
$47,570 |
| New York |
26,120 |
2.87 |
1.25 |
$25.15 |
$52,320 |
| Ohio |
14,180 |
2.66 |
1.16 |
$23.37 |
$48,620 |
| Pennsylvania |
13,320 |
2.32 |
1.01 |
$22.97 |
$47,770 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Washington |
10,800 |
3.52 |
1.54 |
$24.58 |
$51,130 |
| Oklahoma |
4,940 |
3.11 |
1.36 |
$23.16 |
$48,170 |
| California |
48,900 |
3.06 |
1.34 |
$24.83 |
$51,640 |
| Arkansas |
3,530 |
2.96 |
1.29 |
$20.07 |
$41,740 |
| Arizona |
7,680 |
2.89 |
1.26 |
$22.65 |
$47,110 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Wyoming |
240 |
0.88 |
0.39 |
$30.70 |
$63,850 |
| District of Columbia |
890 |
1.26 |
0.55 |
$29.09 |
$60,510 |
| New Mexico |
710 |
0.88 |
0.38 |
$28.79 |
$59,880 |
| Maine |
1,090 |
1.82 |
0.79 |
$27.62 |
$57,460 |
| Louisiana |
2,540 |
1.32 |
0.58 |
$27.41 |
$57,020 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
18,310 |
2.78 |
1.21 |
$25.42 |
$52,860 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
17,980 |
4.26 |
1.86 |
$23.06 |
$47,970 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
8,870 |
3.02 |
1.32 |
$24.38 |
$50,700 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
7,960 |
2.19 |
0.95 |
$24.88 |
$51,740 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
7,130 |
2.93 |
1.28 |
$23.94 |
$49,800 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division |
6,860 |
4.32 |
1.88 |
$24.89 |
$51,760 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
6,390 |
2.50 |
1.09 |
$22.98 |
$47,790 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
6,110 |
3.16 |
1.38 |
$22.75 |
$47,320 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division |
5,220 |
3.34 |
1.46 |
$23.78 |
$49,470 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
4,390 |
3.16 |
1.38 |
$23.54 |
$48,960 |
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United States Department of Labor
