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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

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)
389,920 1.3 % $ 26.48 $ 55,080 0.2 %

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

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 16.84 $ 19.62 $ 24.34 $ 30.96 $ 38.10
Annual Wage (2) $ 35,030 $ 40,800 $ 50,630 $ 64,400 $ 79,260


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 24,180 0.90 $ 30.19 $ 62,800
Employment Services 14,680 0.37 $ 22.01 $ 45,780
Warehousing and Storage 14,030 0.74 $ 22.92 $ 47,680
Motion Picture and Video Industries 9,460 2.27 $ 27.65 $ 57,510
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 9,370 0.17 $ 23.00 $ 47,840

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)
Motion Picture and Video Industries 9,460 2.27 $ 27.65 $ 57,510
Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing 400 2.05 $ 27.24 $ 56,660
Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures 510 1.80 $ 27.21 $ 56,590
Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers 2,340 1.65 $ 26.75 $ 55,630
Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 620 1.54 $ 27.07 $ 56,300

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

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil 120 1.12 $ 42.65 $ 88,710
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 3,970 1.05 $ 41.59 $ 86,500
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing 960 0.93 $ 40.61 $ 84,470
Oil and Gas Extraction 460 0.46 $ 40.02 $ 83,250
Metal Ore Mining 370 0.87 $ 39.44 $ 82,040


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 2022


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 59,430 3.37 1.28 $ 28.51 $ 59,290
New York 44,650 4.90 1.86 $ 27.95 $ 58,140
Texas 29,780 2.29 0.87 $ 25.67 $ 53,400
Washington 18,180 5.34 2.02 $ 29.19 $ 60,720
Florida 18,160 1.97 0.75 $ 24.90 $ 51,790


Map of location quotient of production, planning, and expediting clerks by state, May 2022


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)
Washington 18,180 5.34 2.02 $ 29.19 $ 60,720
New York 44,650 4.90 1.86 $ 27.95 $ 58,140
Tennessee 12,090 3.87 1.47 $ 24.02 $ 49,970
Arizona 10,650 3.51 1.33 $ 25.74 $ 53,540
Oklahoma 5,570 3.47 1.32 $ 24.96 $ 51,910


Map of annual mean wages of production, planning, and expediting clerks by state, May 2022


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 4,370 2.68 1.02 $ 30.72 $ 63,890
Washington 18,180 5.34 2.02 $ 29.19 $ 60,720
Hawaii 1,230 2.07 0.79 $ 29.08 $ 60,480
North Dakota 380 0.95 0.36 $ 28.99 $ 60,300
District of Columbia 380 0.56 0.21 $ 28.83 $ 59,970



Map of employment of production, planning, and expediting clerks by area, May 2022


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 37,800 4.12 1.56 $ 28.91 $ 60,130
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 26,300 4.31 1.64 $ 27.87 $ 57,960
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 14,190 6.97 2.64 $ 30.01 $ 62,420
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 9,650 2.54 0.96 $ 24.89 $ 51,760
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 9,360 3.43 1.30 $ 25.19 $ 52,390
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 8,290 3.74 1.42 $ 25.76 $ 53,580
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 7,740 2.53 0.96 $ 28.32 $ 58,910
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 7,180 1.63 0.62 $ 28.42 $ 59,120
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 6,580 2.75 1.04 $ 33.56 $ 69,810
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 5,350 3.28 1.24 $ 25.79 $ 53,650


Map of location quotient of production, planning, and expediting clerks by area, May 2022


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)
Dalton, GA 660 10.19 3.86 $ 21.48 $ 44,670
Warner Robins, GA 640 8.47 3.21 $ 28.38 $ 59,030
Ithaca, NY 370 7.76 2.94 $ 31.57 $ 65,670
St. Joseph, MO-KS 380 7.21 2.73 $ 17.46 $ 36,310
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 14,190 6.97 2.64 $ 30.01 $ 62,420
Binghamton, NY 650 6.95 2.64 $ 24.07 $ 50,060
Battle Creek, MI 340 6.77 2.57 $ 23.55 $ 48,990
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 580 6.44 2.44 $ 32.41 $ 67,410
Longview, WA 210 5.31 2.02 $ 29.86 $ 62,100
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 2,260 5.28 2.00 $ 25.22 $ 52,450