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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021

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 “Project Management Specialists” (13-1082) and “Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping” (43-5111).


National estimates for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
Industry profile for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
Geographic profile for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks

National estimates for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
367,200 0.8 % $ 25.11 $ 52,220 0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 15.17 $ 18.30 $ 23.10 $ 29.25 $ 36.75
Annual Wage (2) $ 31,550 $ 38,060 $ 48,040 $ 60,840 $ 76,440


Industry profile for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Management of Companies and Enterprises 15,390 0.61 $ 28.19 $ 58,630
Employment Services 14,000 0.40 $ 21.83 $ 45,410
Warehousing and Storage 13,850 0.84 $ 21.22 $ 44,140
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 8,430 0.15 $ 21.36 $ 44,440
Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) 8,100 1.16 $ 25.96 $ 54,000

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers 2,710 2.09 $ 24.15 $ 50,240
Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing 350 1.77 $ 26.00 $ 54,070
Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 630 1.73 $ 27.12 $ 56,410
Motion Picture and Video Industries 5,060 1.60 $ 24.26 $ 50,460
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing 5,990 1.50 $ 28.76 $ 59,810

Top paying industries for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Oil and Gas Extraction 570 0.54 $ 42.22 $ 87,820
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing 1,040 1.01 $ 40.43 $ 84,090
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 3,030 0.80 $ 39.56 $ 82,280
Other Pipeline Transportation 80 1.02 $ 35.64 $ 74,140
Support Activities for Water Transportation 430 0.48 $ 34.98 $ 72,750


Geographic profile for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of production, planning, and expediting clerks by state, May 2021


States with the highest employment level in Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 50,760 3.07 1.18 $ 26.34 $ 54,790
New York 50,300 5.80 2.23 $ 26.47 $ 55,050
Texas 31,630 2.59 0.99 $ 24.38 $ 50,710
Ohio 16,670 3.21 1.23 $ 24.67 $ 51,320
Georgia 15,310 3.50 1.34 $ 23.50 $ 48,890


Map of location quotient of production, planning, and expediting clerks by state, May 2021


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York 50,300 5.80 2.23 $ 26.47 $ 55,050
Oklahoma 5,540 3.56 1.36 $ 24.24 $ 50,410
Georgia 15,310 3.50 1.34 $ 23.50 $ 48,890
Tennessee 10,180 3.41 1.31 $ 22.48 $ 46,750
Arizona 9,300 3.23 1.24 $ 24.43 $ 50,820


Map of annual mean wages of production, planning, and expediting clerks by state, May 2021


Top paying states for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Connecticut 4,410 2.80 1.07 $ 28.77 $ 59,830
Rhode Island 660 1.44 0.55 $ 28.51 $ 59,300
District of Columbia 450 0.67 0.26 $ 28.46 $ 59,200
Massachusetts 6,810 2.01 0.77 $ 27.89 $ 58,000
Wyoming 170 0.65 0.25 $ 27.78 $ 57,780



Map of employment of production, planning, and expediting clerks by area, May 2021


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 40,890 4.71 1.81 $ 27.44 $ 57,080
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 21,200 3.71 1.42 $ 25.29 $ 52,600
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 10,210 2.85 1.09 $ 24.22 $ 50,380
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 9,120 3.53 1.35 $ 23.82 $ 49,550
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 8,040 2.78 1.06 $ 26.54 $ 55,200
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 7,570 1.79 0.69 $ 26.98 $ 56,130
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 7,230 3.42 1.31 $ 24.21 $ 50,350
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 6,800 3.03 1.16 $ 30.31 $ 63,050
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 5,620 2.93 1.13 $ 27.36 $ 56,920
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 5,300 2.05 0.79 $ 28.41 $ 59,090


Map of location quotient of production, planning, and expediting clerks by area, May 2021


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Ithaca, NY 410 8.91 3.42 $ 29.93 $ 62,250
Warner Robins, GA 650 8.81 3.38 $ 27.43 $ 57,050
Battle Creek, MI 370 7.25 2.78 $ 23.00 $ 47,830
Dalton, GA 450 7.19 2.76 $ 20.89 $ 43,440
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 590 6.83 2.62 $ 32.28 $ 67,140
Rochester, NY 2,910 6.19 2.37 $ 23.88 $ 49,670
Binghamton, NY 540 5.93 2.28 $ 23.68 $ 49,260
Syracuse, NY 1,610 5.76 2.21 $ 25.48 $ 53,000
Sheboygan, WI 330 5.69 2.18 $ 23.35 $ 48,570
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY 2,820 5.66 2.17 $ 23.63 $ 49,140


Map of annual mean wages of production, planning, and expediting clerks by area, May 2021


Top paying metropolitan areas for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Idaho Falls, ID 230 3.20 1.23 $ 36.05 $ 74,970
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI 610 5.28 2.03 $ 34.21 $ 71,160
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 590 6.83 2.62 $ 32.28 $ 67,140
Portsmouth, NH-ME 210 2.33 0.89 $ 31.80 $ 66,140
Bismarck, ND 40 0.51 0.19 $ 31.29 $ 65,090
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 3,790 3.54 1.36 $ 30.66 $ 63,770
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 380 2.56 0.98 $ 30.33 $ 63,090
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 6,800 3.03 1.16 $ 30.31 $ 63,050
Midland, TX 260 2.69 1.03 $ 30.29 $ 63,010
Lake Charles, LA 130 1.46 0.56 $ 30.20 $ 62,810

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) 1,020 3.26 1.25 $ 25.00 $ 51,990
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 1,020 4.25 1.63 $ 25.29 $ 52,610
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 960 4.57 1.75 $ 23.61 $ 49,110
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 930 2.47 0.95 $ 22.46 $ 46,710
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area 850 5.65 2.17 $ 24.53 $ 51,020

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area 850 5.65 2.17 $ 24.53 $ 51,020
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 850 5.08 1.95 $ 23.53 $ 48,940
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 960 4.57 1.75 $ 23.61 $ 49,110
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area 680 4.45 1.71 $ 17.72 $ 36,860
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 1,020 4.25 1.63 $ 25.29 $ 52,610

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 60 0.56 0.22 $ 32.58 $ 67,770
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area 200 2.42 0.93 $ 31.67 $ 65,880
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 30 0.36 0.14 $ 31.15 $ 64,780
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 50 1.12 0.43 $ 30.35 $ 63,140
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 400 2.81 1.08 $ 29.54 $ 61,450


About May 2021 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 OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2021 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022