Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
SOC 43-5061 · 2024-2034
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.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $64,491per year
- Projected openings
- 51,650
- Projected change
- 0%
- Usually needs
- High school diploma or equivalent
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Speaking
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Time Management
- Critical Thinking
- Complex Problem Solving
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $76,281 | 2,770 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | $76,280 | 200 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $76,186 | 3,420 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $74,662 | 3,960 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $66,379 | 5,300 |
| Vallejo MSA (Solano County) | $65,899 | 390 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $64,765 | 440 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA (Santa Cruz County) | $63,826 | 220 |
| El Centro MSA (Imperial County) | $62,671 | 120 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $62,355 | 480 |
| Napa MSA (Napa County) | $62,283 | 210 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $61,844 | 890 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $61,844 | 18,250 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $61,548 | 2,360 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $61,466 | 5,700 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $60,884 | 810 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County) | $60,669 | 180 |
| Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne Counties) | $59,882 | 110 |
| North Coast Region (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino Counties) | $59,882 | 140 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | $59,882 | 240 |
| Merced MSA (Merced County) | $58,841 | 230 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | $58,841 | 530 |
| Salinas MSA (Monterey County) | $58,657 | 230 |
| Visalia MSA (Tulare County) | $58,340 | 570 |
| Hanford-Corcoran MSA (Kings County) | $58,309 | 90 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $57,799 | 1,060 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $56,552 | 5,590 |
| Yuba City MSA (Sutter and Yuba Counties) | $53,804 | 120 |
| Redding MSA (Shasta County) | $52,517 | 120 |
| Chico MSA (Butte County) | $51,414 | 120 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $51,291 | 1,110 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Project Management Specialists | $122,938 | 89,550 | +6.8% |
| Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks | $47,621 | 75,500 | -5.2% |
| Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping | $46,812 | 8,760 | +1.3% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers | $78,593 | 48,550 | +1.6% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers | $96,308 | 45,620 | +4.8% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | $79,426 | 146,890 | +1.9% |
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