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Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks in Maryland

Thinking about a career as a Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks in Maryland? Here’s what you need to know. 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).

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

For a production, planning, and expediting clerks working in Maryland, the median annual wage is $55,850 per year (or roughly $26.85/hour).Annual wages span from $41,250 at the 10th percentile to $85,820 at the 90th percentile.

Wage Statistic	Annual	Hourly
10th percentile	$41,250	$19.83
25th percentile	$48,150	$23.15
Median (50th)	$55,850	$26.85
75th percentile	$69,510	$33.42
90th percentile	$85,820	$41.26

The job concentration index in Maryland nationwide is 0.80, meaning fewer production, planning, and expediting clerks per worker than the national average.

National Wage Comparison

Nationally, production, planning, and expediting clerks earn a median of $35,000 per year ($16.83/hour), higher than the Maryland median.

Employment Outlook

National employment for 242,429 production, planning, and expediting clerks in the U.S.. In Maryland alone, around 5,480 people work in this role. That’s more than the typical state, which employs around 4,380 production, planning, and expediting clerks.

Top Maryland Metros for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks

These are the Maryland metros with the most production, planning, and expediting clerks in Maryland.

Metro Area	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	2,830	$54,790
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	220	$50,390
Lexington Park, MD	120	$59,210
Salisbury, MD	100	$45,430

Top States for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks Employment

The table below shows the states where the most production, planning, and expediting clerks work.

State	Number Employed
California	53,600
New York	40,520
Texas	30,830
Florida	21,650
Georgia	16,910
Ohio	16,740
Tennessee	13,060
North Carolina	12,550
Washington	11,820
New Jersey	11,280
Arizona	10,900
Illinois	9,500
Michigan	9,130
Wisconsin	8,920
Pennsylvania	8,730
Virginia	8,300
Colorado	7,550
Minnesota	7,250
Indiana	6,610
Missouri	6,330

Highest-Paying States for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks

The highest-paying states for production, planning, and expediting clerks.

State	Annual Median Salary
Wyoming	$66,580
Washington	$64,710
District of Columbia	$63,740
Colorado	$63,230
Rhode Island	$63,160
Michigan	$62,930
Hawaii	$62,870
Minnesota	$62,240
Delaware	$61,640
Nevada	$61,430

Skills

The most important production, planning, and expediting clerks skills, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Knowledge Areas

Core knowledge areas for this occupation, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Abilities

The abilities that matter most for production, planning, and expediting clerks, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Daily Tasks

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks typically:

• Distribute production schedules or work orders to departments.
• Revise production schedules when required due to design changes, labor or material shortages, backlogs, or other interruptions, collaborating with management, marketing, sales, production, or engineering.
• Review documents, such as production schedules, work orders, or staffing tables, to determine personnel or materials requirements or material priorities.
• Arrange for delivery, assembly, or distribution of supplies or parts to expedite flow of materials and meet production schedules.
• Confer with establishment personnel, vendors, or customers to coordinate production or shipping activities and to resolve complaints or eliminate delays.
• Requisition and maintain inventories of materials or supplies necessary to meet production demands.
• Confer with department supervisors or other personnel to assess progress and discuss needed changes.
• Plan production commitments or timetables for business units, specific programs, or jobs, using sales forecasts.
• Compile information, such as production rates and progress, materials inventories, materials used, or customer information, so that status reports can be completed.
• Examine documents, materials, or products and monitor work processes to assess completeness, accuracy, and conformance to standards and specifications.
• Compile and prepare documentation related to production sequences, transportation, personnel schedules, or purchase, maintenance, or repair orders.
• Calculate figures, such as required amounts of labor or materials, manufacturing costs, or wages, using pricing schedules, adding machines, calculators, or computers.

Work Activities

• Working with Computers
• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
• Getting Information
• Processing Information
• Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
• Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
• Making Decisions and Solving Problems
• Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
• Analyzing Data or Information
• Documenting/Recording Information
• Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
• Scheduling Work and Activities

Tools & Technology

Technologies frequently used: Hot technologies: Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign In-demand technologies: Microsoft Excel

Related Careers

Careers similar to production, planning, and expediting clerks include:

• Industrial Production Managers
• Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
• Supply Chain Managers
• Logisticians
• Logistics Analysts
• Project Management Specialists

Also Known As

Advertising Dispatch Clerk, Aircraft Log Clerk, Alterations Workroom Clerk, Assignment Agent, Assignment Clerk, Automated Logistical Specialist, Back Shoe Worker, Batch Records Clerk, Beef Tagger, Billet Recorder, Box Estimator, Clerical Production Worker, Computer Processing Scheduler, Computerized Mill Recorder, Control Clerk.

References

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — https://www.bls.gov/oes/
• O*NET Online — https://www.onetonline.org/
• BLS Employment Projections — https://www.bls.gov/emp/
• O*NET-SOC code: 43-5061.00