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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2017

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: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
336,000 0.8 % $23.57 $49,020 0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $13.70 $17.21 $22.44 $28.75 $35.58
Annual Wage (2) $28,490 $35,800 $46,670 $59,790 $74,000


Industry profile for this occupation: Top

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 14,700 0.63 $24.71 $51,390
Employment Services 9,990 0.28 $20.78 $43,220
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 9,920 2.07 $27.00 $56,170
Warehousing and Storage 9,910 0.98 $20.80 $43,270
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 8,010 0.15 $20.02 $41,650

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Other Pipeline Transportation 180 2.20 $34.09 $70,900
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 9,920 2.07 $27.00 $56,170
Ship and Boat Building 2,650 1.98 $30.63 $63,710
Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers 2,820 1.91 $24.38 $50,720
Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing 1,750 1.88 $21.23 $44,160

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil 120 0.96 $36.74 $76,420
Other Pipeline Transportation 180 2.20 $34.09 $70,900
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 2,670 0.68 $33.07 $68,780
Natural Gas Distribution 700 0.62 $32.84 $68,300
Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 290 0.26 $32.40 $67,390


Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

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 51,520 3.09 1.31 $24.73 $51,450
Texas 33,460 2.81 1.19 $23.11 $48,070
New York 31,820 3.46 1.47 $24.50 $50,950
Ohio 16,780 3.13 1.33 $23.70 $49,290
Illinois 15,170 2.56 1.09 $23.27 $48,390




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 11,540 3.62 1.54 $23.63 $49,140
Oklahoma 5,490 3.49 1.48 $23.21 $48,270
New York 31,820 3.46 1.47 $24.50 $50,950
Ohio 16,780 3.13 1.33 $23.70 $49,290
California 51,520 3.09 1.31 $24.73 $51,450




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 1,070 1.50 0.64 $29.36 $61,070
Louisiana 2,270 1.19 0.51 $28.86 $60,030
New Mexico 800 1.00 0.42 $28.09 $58,420
Maine 1,000 1.68 0.71 $27.60 $57,400
Wyoming 260 0.96 0.41 $27.55 $57,310



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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 21,120 3.15 1.34 $25.18 $52,380
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 19,340 4.36 1.85 $23.67 $49,230
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 8,820 3.01 1.28 $25.64 $53,330
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division 8,570 2.34 0.99 $23.83 $49,570
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 8,200 4.98 2.11 $23.28 $48,430
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 7,460 2.99 1.27 $24.04 $50,010
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 5,780 2.92 1.24 $22.71 $47,250
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 5,700 2.18 0.92 $22.62 $47,050
Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division 5,600 3.46 1.47 $23.79 $49,490
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 4,510 3.15 1.33 $24.07 $50,070


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Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Columbus, IN 360 7.36 3.12 $21.83 $45,400
Warner Robins, GA 470 6.80 2.88 $28.29 $58,850
Wichita, KS 1,890 6.38 2.71 $26.30 $54,710
New Bern, NC 260 5.81 2.47 $24.33 $50,600
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 490 5.60 2.38 $31.73 $66,000
Fond du Lac, WI 250 5.48 2.32 $19.25 $40,040
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 1,260 5.25 2.23 $15.75 $32,760
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL 220 5.18 2.20 $22.27 $46,320
Dalton, GA 330 5.05 2.14 $19.25 $40,030
Monroe, MI 190 4.99 2.12 $21.19 $44,070


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Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Baton Rouge, LA 670 1.72 0.73 $34.39 $71,520
Kennewick-Richland, WA 220 1.96 0.83 $31.95 $66,460
San Rafael, CA Metropolitan Division 220 1.91 0.81 $31.73 $66,000
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 490 5.60 2.38 $31.73 $66,000
Lake Charles, LA 150 1.31 0.56 $31.44 $65,400
San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco, CA Metropolitan Division 2,700 2.42 1.03 $31.29 $65,090
Portsmouth, NH-ME 290 3.19 1.35 $30.66 $63,780
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 3,720 3.42 1.45 $30.42 $63,270
Enid, OK 80 3.17 1.35 $30.34 $63,110
Tuscaloosa, AL 100 0.96 0.41 $30.32 $63,060

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 1,220 4.83 2.05 $24.76 $51,500
North Northeastern Ohio non-metropolitan area (non-contiguous) 1,110 3.36 1.42 $22.08 $45,930
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 1,040 5.46 2.32 $20.20 $42,010
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 710 2.65 1.12 $19.29 $40,130
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 650 3.62 1.54 $22.83 $47,490

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 460 5.88 2.49 $20.72 $43,090
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 1,040 5.46 2.32 $20.20 $42,010
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 1,220 4.83 2.05 $24.76 $51,500
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area 640 4.03 1.71 $23.11 $48,060
Southeast Kansas nonmetropolitan area 470 3.99 1.69 $21.36 $44,430

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northeast Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 70 1.48 0.63 $32.62 $67,860
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 410 2.14 0.91 $31.51 $65,540
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 80 1.79 0.76 $31.42 $65,350
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area 90 0.69 0.29 $31.02 $64,530
Southwest Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 50 0.79 0.34 $30.88 $64,230


About May 2017 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2017 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2017 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2017 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2017 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2017 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 30, 2018