Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks in Rhode Island

Is Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

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

• Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks in Rhode Island earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks Work in Rhode Island?

620 people worked as Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks in 2018 in this state.

There were 650 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 30 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for Rhode Island

Jobs for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks in this state are growing at a rate of 7.6% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 5.5%.

Rhode Island Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 70 annual Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks job openings in Rhode Island, and 710 total jobs in the year 2026.

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

What do Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks Make in Rhode Island?

In 2018 wages for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks ranged from $32,080 to $77,760 with $55,550 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $15.43 to $37.39. The median hourly rate was $26.71.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $25.5 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $1.21.

The median salary in Rhode Island is higher than the nationwide median salary.

Top Rhode Island 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
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	790	$53,160
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	590	n/a

Top States for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks Employment

The table below shows the states 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.