Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks in Arkansas

Is Arkansas a good place for you to work as a Production, Planning, or Expediting Clerk?

You’re in luck! Jobs for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks in Arkansas are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

• Projected employment for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks in Arkansas is growing faster than average.

• Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks in Arkansas earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks Work in Arkansas?

In Arkansas, there were 3,370 people working as Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks in the year 2018.

There were 3,710 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 340 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 3,920 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks working in it, which means Arkansas has fewer Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks than average.

Job Projections for Arkansas

Jobs for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks in this state are growing at a rate of 9.3% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 5.5%.

Arkansas Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 420 annual job openings, and 3,990 total jobs in 2026 for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 35,500 annual jobs and 347,400 total jobs in 2026.

What do Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks Make in Arkansas?

In 2018 wages for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks ranged from $27,060 to $76,200 with $45,250 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $13.01 to $36.64. The median hourly rate was $21.75.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $18.61 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $3.14.

The median salary in Arkansas is higher than the nationwide median salary.

Top Arkansas Metros for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	1,910	$45,570
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO	980	$38,300
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	680	$47,190
Fort Smith, AR-OK	350	$34,630
Texarkana, TX-AR	240	$53,960
Jonesboro, AR	190	$45,550
Pine Bluff, AR	60	$31,770
Hot Springs, AR	40	$51,250

Top States for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks Employment

View the list below to see where most Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	51,920	$49,570
New York	38,020	$49,080
Texas	33,110	$46,060
Ohio	18,400	$46,760
Illinois	15,660	$46,440
Florida	13,780	$41,360
Washington	11,950	$47,450
Pennsylvania	11,230	$46,700
Georgia	9,200	$47,500
Michigan	8,800	$48,620
Tennessee	8,740	$44,490
Virginia	8,000	$52,160
North Carolina	7,930	$44,210
New Jersey	7,900	$50,750
Arizona	7,790	$46,080
Wisconsin	6,900	$45,300
Massachusetts	6,690	$53,440
Oklahoma	6,460	$47,680
Indiana	6,290	$48,480
Minnesota	5,340	$49,300

Below are the states where Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Wyoming	$56,680
District of Columbia	$56,490
New Mexico	$56,440
Rhode Island	$55,550
Alaska	$54,750
Massachusetts	$53,440
Maine	$52,500
Connecticut	$52,410
Virginia	$52,160
Delaware	$51,560

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.