Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks (SOC 43-5061) earn a median $59,650 a year ($28.68 an hour) in the United States, with 390,160 employed as of May 2025; the highest-paying state is Washington.
What production, planning, and expediting clerks do
Production, planning, and expediting clerks keep work and materials moving smoothly inside or across the departments of an establishment, according to a production schedule. They review and distribute production, work, and shipment schedules and work orders, and they check documents such as schedules, work orders, or staffing tables to see what personnel or materials are needed and which have priority. They confer with department supervisors to learn how far along the work is and when it will be done, and they confer with personnel, vendors, or customers to coordinate production or shipping and to resolve complaints or eliminate delays. When design changes, shortages, backlogs, or other interruptions occur, they revise the schedule with management, sales, production, or engineering. They also arrange delivery of supplies or parts, requisition and maintain inventories of materials, compile reports on progress, inventory levels, costs, and production problems, and plan production timetables from sales forecasts. Project management specialists and the recordkeeping weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers are excluded and have their own codes.
Typical entry: O*NET survey respondents most often report a high school diploma or equivalent as the education level for this occupation.
Also called: Advertising Dispatch Clerk, Aircraft Log Clerk, Alterations Workroom Clerk, Assignment Agent, Assignment Clerk.
National wage percentiles, May 2025
| Area | Basis | Percentile wage | Mean | Employment | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | ||||
| United States | Hourly | $19.27 | $22.99 | $28.68 | $36.06 | $41.34 | $29.88 | 390,160 |
| Annual | $40,080 | $47,820 | $59,650 | $75,000 | $86,000 | $62,150 | ||
Employment per 1,000 jobs and the location quotient are area measures; they appear in the state and metro tables below. To see what a wage in this range leaves after tax, use FastCalc's take-home pay calculator.
Where production, planning, and expediting clerks earn and work most
Five highest-paying states
| Area | Basis | Percentile wage | Mean | Employment | Jobs per 1,000 | Location quotient | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | ||||||
| Washington | Hourly | $24.33 | $30.84 | $37.11 | $39.35 | $39.35 | $35.57 | ** | ** | ** |
| Annual | $50,610 | $64,150 | $77,190 | $81,850 | $81,850 | $73,980 | ||||
| District of Columbia | Hourly | $23.07 | $29.32 | $34.93 | $38.02 | $46.50 | $35.74 | 430 | 0.61 | 0.24 |
| Annual | $47,980 | $60,990 | $72,660 | $79,090 | $96,730 | $74,330 | ||||
| Wyoming | Hourly | $21.06 | $24.78 | $33.51 | $36.71 | $50.35 | $33.39 | 110 | 0.38 | 0.15 |
| Annual | $43,800 | $51,540 | $69,710 | $76,360 | $104,720 | $69,460 | ||||
| Rhode Island | Hourly | $20.14 | $25.75 | $31.40 | $39.14 | $46.96 | $32.49 | 960 | 1.92 | 0.76 |
| Annual | $41,890 | $53,550 | $65,310 | $81,420 | $97,680 | $67,580 | ||||
| Colorado | Hourly | $22.46 | $25.88 | $30.76 | $37.72 | $44.00 | $32.47 | 7,800 | 2.71 | 1.08 |
| Annual | $46,720 | $53,830 | $63,980 | $78,470 | $91,530 | $67,530 | ||||
Five states with the most jobs
| Area | Basis | Percentile wage | Mean | Employment | Jobs per 1,000 | Location quotient | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | ||||||
| California | Hourly | $21.19 | $23.89 | $30.29 | $37.61 | $45.86 | $32.22 | 56,080 | 3.08 | 1.23 |
| Annual | $44,070 | $49,700 | $63,000 | $78,230 | $95,400 | $67,020 | ||||
| New York | Hourly | $20.47 | $23.80 | $29.29 | $36.37 | $43.26 | $30.81 | 35,160 | 3.63 | 1.45 |
| Annual | $42,580 | $49,500 | $60,920 | $75,640 | $89,990 | $64,090 | ||||
| Texas | Hourly | $17.06 | $21.32 | $26.85 | $34.00 | $41.44 | $28.26 | 33,080 | 2.35 | 0.94 |
| Annual | $35,470 | $44,340 | $55,850 | $70,720 | $86,200 | $58,780 | ||||
| Florida | Hourly | $17.70 | $21.23 | $24.97 | $30.34 | $37.99 | $26.70 | 20,850 | 2.10 | 0.84 |
| Annual | $36,810 | $44,160 | $51,940 | $63,110 | $79,020 | $55,540 | ||||
| Ohio | Hourly | $19.38 | $22.21 | $27.80 | $33.75 | $39.26 | $28.63 | 17,700 | 3.19 | 1.27 |
| Annual | $40,300 | $46,190 | $57,830 | $70,200 | $81,670 | $59,560 | ||||
Five highest-paying metropolitan areas
| Area | Basis | Percentile wage | Mean | Employment | Jobs per 1,000 | Location quotient | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | ||||||
| Idaho Falls, ID | Hourly | $21.16 | $28.30 | $40.29 | $60.62 | $65.99 | $43.34 | 200 | 2.45 | 0.98 |
| Annual | $44,010 | $58,860 | $83,790 | $126,090 | $137,250 | $90,150 | ||||
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Hourly | $28.50 | $30.84 | $39.35 | $39.35 | $39.35 | $36.32 | 13,160 | 6.31 | 2.51 |
| Annual | $59,270 | $64,150 | $81,850 | $81,850 | $81,850 | $75,550 | ||||
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Hourly | $24.00 | $29.29 | $36.97 | $41.38 | $47.98 | $36.84 | 7,220 | 3.04 | 1.21 |
| Annual | $49,920 | $60,920 | $76,900 | $86,080 | $99,790 | $76,620 | ||||
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Hourly | $24.44 | $29.60 | $36.78 | $44.83 | $48.90 | $37.66 | 3,360 | 2.96 | 1.18 |
| Annual | $50,830 | $61,560 | $76,500 | $93,250 | $101,710 | $78,320 | ||||
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | Hourly | $24.01 | $30.45 | $36.57 | $54.27 | $59.06 | $41.08 | 480 | 5.10 | 2.03 |
| Annual | $49,940 | $63,330 | $76,070 | $112,880 | $122,840 | $85,440 | ||||
Five metropolitan areas with the most jobs
| Area | Basis | Percentile wage | Mean | Employment | Jobs per 1,000 | Location quotient | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | ||||||
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Hourly | $21.70 | $25.11 | $30.35 | $37.20 | $44.94 | $31.99 | 28,600 | 3.01 | 1.20 |
| Annual | $45,140 | $52,220 | $63,130 | $77,370 | $93,470 | $66,550 | ||||
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Hourly | $20.43 | $23.49 | $29.72 | $36.77 | $44.33 | $31.21 | 23,320 | 3.72 | 1.48 |
| Annual | $42,500 | $48,860 | $61,810 | $76,480 | $92,210 | $64,910 | ||||
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Hourly | $28.50 | $30.84 | $39.35 | $39.35 | $39.35 | $36.32 | 13,160 | 6.31 | 2.51 |
| Annual | $59,270 | $64,150 | $81,850 | $81,850 | $81,850 | $75,550 | ||||
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Hourly | $17.77 | $21.66 | $27.09 | $33.98 | $39.91 | $28.21 | 10,130 | 2.50 | 1.00 |
| Annual | $36,960 | $45,060 | $56,360 | $70,680 | $83,010 | $58,680 | ||||
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | Hourly | $21.30 | $23.40 | $28.04 | $32.31 | $39.13 | $29.17 | 9,370 | 3.24 | 1.29 |
| Annual | $44,300 | $48,670 | $58,310 | $67,200 | $81,400 | $60,670 | ||||
Top industries employing production, planning, and expediting clerks
Management of Companies and Enterprises employ 5.8% of production, planning, and expediting clerks nationally (22,730 jobs) at a median $76,450 a year ($36.75 an hour), followed by Warehousing and Storage (4.1%) and Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) (2.5%).
| Industry | Employment | Share of occupation | Median annual | Median hourly |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Management of Companies and Enterprises NAICS 551100 | 22,730 | 5.8% | $76,450 | $36.75 |
| Warehousing and Storage NAICS 493100 | 15,820 | 4.1% | $50,490 | $24.28 |
| Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) NAICS 3330A1 | 9,800 | 2.5% | $60,740 | $29.20 |
| Employment Services NAICS 561300 | 9,430 | 2.4% | $49,830 | $23.96 |
| Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) NAICS 999300 | 8,880 | 2.3% | $63,120 | $30.34 |
Share is the industry's employment over the occupation's national employment (390,160). Industries whose employment BLS withheld are not ranked.
Published medians, May 2021 to May 2025
BLS published a median annual wage of $48,040 for production, planning, and expediting clerks in May 2021 and $59,650 in May 2025, with employment of 367,200 and 390,160.
| Release | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2021 | $48,040 | $23.10 | 367,200 |
| May 2022 | $50,630 | $24.34 | 389,920 |
| May 2023 | $53,900 | $25.91 | 393,980 |
| May 2024 | $57,770 | $27.78 | 385,000 |
| May 2025 | $59,650 | $28.68 | 390,160 |
BLS does not design OEWS as a time series: each release pools three years of samples, and occupational classifications, area definitions and estimation methods change between releases, so a difference between two releases is not a measure of change over time. The figures are shown as published, side by side, and nothing is computed from them. See how often OEWS is updated.
Every state, by median wage
51 states and DC publish a row for this occupation. A linked state has its own page with the within-state metro table and comparison; the others appear here only.
| Rank | State | Median hourly | Median annual | 10th pct (annual) | 90th pct (annual) | Employment | Jobs per 1,000 | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington profile | $37.11 | $77,190 | $50,610 | $81,850 | ** | ** | ** |
| 2 | District of Columbia profile | $34.93 | $72,660 | $47,980 | $96,730 | 430 | 0.61 | 0.24 |
| 3 | Wyoming profile | $33.51 | $69,710 | $43,800 | $104,720 | 110 | 0.38 | 0.15 |
| 4 | Rhode Island profile | $31.40 | $65,310 | $41,890 | $97,680 | 960 | 1.92 | 0.76 |
| 5 | Colorado profile | $30.76 | $63,980 | $46,720 | $91,530 | 7,800 | 2.71 | 1.08 |
| 6 | Hawaii profile | $30.66 | $63,780 | $43,100 | $112,610 | 1,040 | 1.66 | 0.66 |
| 7 | Connecticut profile | $30.40 | $63,240 | $46,630 | $100,840 | 4,090 | 2.41 | 0.96 |
| 8 | California profile | $30.29 | $63,000 | $44,070 | $95,400 | 56,080 | 3.08 | 1.23 |
| 9 | New Jersey profile | $30.15 | $62,710 | $42,440 | $87,660 | 9,410 | 2.20 | 0.87 |
| 10 | Delaware profile | $30.14 | $62,700 | $44,230 | $92,440 | 450 | 0.93 | 0.37 |
| 11 | Alaska profile | $30.09 | $62,590 | $38,580 | $81,290 | 380 | 1.16 | 0.46 |
| 12 | Virginia profile | $29.70 | $61,780 | $40,630 | $90,890 | 8,490 | 2.07 | 0.82 |
| 13 | Michigan profile | $29.65 | $61,670 | $43,770 | $89,730 | 7,560 | 1.72 | 0.68 |
| 14 | Utah profile | $29.64 | $61,650 | $41,770 | $89,770 | 4,550 | 2.62 | 1.04 |
| 15 | New Hampshire profile | $29.61 | $61,590 | $36,400 | $99,880 | 1,600 | 2.34 | 0.93 |
| 16 | Minnesota profile | $29.56 | $61,490 | $46,630 | $85,050 | 7,330 | 2.48 | 0.99 |
| 17 | New York profile | $29.29 | $60,920 | $42,580 | $89,990 | 35,160 | 3.63 | 1.45 |
| 18 | Oregon profile | $29.23 | $60,790 | $46,020 | $80,700 | 2,790 | 1.42 | 0.56 |
| 19 | Vermont profile | $29.12 | $60,560 | $44,710 | $82,510 | 430 | 1.43 | 0.57 |
| 20 | Iowa profile | $29.00 | $60,320 | $45,370 | $80,550 | 3,540 | 2.27 | 0.91 |
| 21 | Massachusetts profile | $28.98 | $60,280 | $41,320 | $81,380 | 5,650 | 1.55 | 0.62 |
| 22 | Maine profile | $28.94 | $60,200 | $35,200 | $92,100 | 1,240 | 1.93 | 0.77 |
| 23 | Louisiana profile | $28.91 | $60,120 | $38,680 | $98,180 | 1,970 | 1.02 | 0.41 |
| 24 | Idaho profile | $28.82 | $59,950 | $40,760 | $105,070 | 1,070 | 1.25 | 0.50 |
| 25 | Pennsylvania profile | $28.48 | $59,240 | $38,920 | $84,180 | 8,790 | 1.45 | 0.58 |
| 26 | Indiana profile | $28.36 | $58,980 | $40,700 | $80,740 | 9,100 | 2.84 | 1.13 |
| 27 | Maryland profile | $28.17 | $58,590 | $41,600 | $88,480 | 4,670 | 1.69 | 0.67 |
| 28 | Arizona profile | $28.16 | $58,580 | $41,330 | $83,440 | 9,780 | 3.02 | 1.20 |
| 29 | Wisconsin profile | $28.15 | $58,540 | $42,180 | $79,450 | 9,140 | 3.11 | 1.24 |
| 30 | North Dakota profile | $28.05 | $58,330 | $48,030 | $101,070 | 450 | 1.04 | 0.41 |
| 31 | Illinois profile | $27.83 | $57,880 | $39,880 | $87,960 | 11,900 | 1.95 | 0.78 |
| 32 | Ohio profile | $27.80 | $57,830 | $40,300 | $81,670 | 17,700 | 3.19 | 1.27 |
| 33 | South Carolina profile | $27.71 | $57,640 | $39,810 | $87,850 | 7,020 | 3.04 | 1.21 |
| 34 | Alabama profile | $27.52 | $57,240 | $39,640 | $82,920 | 2,680 | 1.27 | 0.51 |
| 35 | Kansas profile | $27.44 | $57,080 | $38,110 | $89,440 | 4,320 | 3.00 | 1.20 |
| 36 | Georgia profile | $27.33 | $56,850 | $40,830 | $81,410 | 16,370 | 3.35 | 1.33 |
| 37 | Oklahoma profile | $27.07 | $56,300 | $36,540 | $85,590 | 5,820 | 3.41 | 1.36 |
| 38 | West Virginia profile | $27.06 | $56,290 | $39,790 | $87,500 | 750 | 1.07 | 0.42 |
| 39 | Texas profile | $26.85 | $55,850 | $35,470 | $86,200 | 33,080 | 2.35 | 0.94 |
| 40 | Nevada profile | $26.82 | $55,790 | $39,720 | $91,020 | 2,190 | 1.41 | 0.56 |
| 41 | Nebraska profile | $26.78 | $55,710 | $39,630 | $78,220 | 1,690 | 1.65 | 0.66 |
| 42 | Kentucky profile | $26.78 | $55,690 | $38,620 | $78,880 | 6,480 | 3.24 | 1.29 |
| 43 | Missouri profile | $26.04 | $54,170 | $38,040 | $83,730 | 6,310 | 2.15 | 0.86 |
| 44 | Tennessee profile | $25.49 | $53,020 | $38,300 | $80,320 | 12,740 | 3.89 | 1.55 |
| 45 | North Carolina profile | $25.31 | $52,640 | $37,860 | $77,410 | 13,000 | 2.63 | 1.05 |
| 46 | Florida profile | $24.97 | $51,940 | $36,810 | $79,020 | 20,850 | 2.10 | 0.84 |
| 47 | Mississippi profile | $24.56 | $51,080 | $37,330 | $82,260 | 2,030 | 1.75 | 0.70 |
| 48 | Montana profile | $24.42 | $50,800 | $35,870 | $72,480 | 830 | 1.62 | 0.65 |
| 49 | South Dakota profile | $24.29 | $50,530 | $40,700 | $66,450 | 690 | 1.52 | 0.60 |
| 50 | Arkansas profile | $24.21 | $50,350 | $38,130 | $85,600 | 2,390 | 1.83 | 0.73 |
| 51 | New Mexico profile | $23.86 | $49,640 | $36,850 | $97,350 | 1,040 | 1.19 | 0.48 |
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Source and notes
Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS 43-5061 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks.
**- Employment estimate not available.
- Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
- Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.
- Top industries: nat4d_M2025_dl.xlsx in oesm25in4.zip (BLS OEWS May 2025, national, 4-digit NAICS, cross-ownership). Employment is the industry's rounded total for this occupation; industries whose employment BLS withheld (**) are not ranked.
- Published medians: national_M2021_dl.xlsx to national_M2024_dl.xlsx in oesm21nat.zip to oesm24nat.zip (BLS OEWS May 2021 to May 2024, national, cross-industry, all ownerships) and the May 2025 spine. Each release is shown as published; nothing is computed between them.
Sources
- BLS Standard Occupational Classification 2018, definition of 43-5061, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (public domain).
- O*NET 30.1 Database, 43-5061.00, National Center for O*NET Development, USDOL/ETA (CC BY 4.0).
- OEWS May 2025 national industry-specific estimates, 4-digit NAICS (oesm25in4.zip), US Bureau of Labor Statistics (public domain).
- OEWS May 2021 national estimates (oesm21nat.zip), US Bureau of Labor Statistics (public domain).
- OEWS May 2022 national estimates (oesm22nat.zip), US Bureau of Labor Statistics (public domain).
- OEWS May 2023 national estimates (oesm23nat.zip), US Bureau of Labor Statistics (public domain).
- OEWS May 2024 national estimates (oesm24nat.zip), US Bureau of Labor Statistics (public domain).
- OEWS May 2025 national estimates (oesm25nat.zip), the site's data spine, US Bureau of Labor Statistics (public domain).
Includes information from O*NET 30.1 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, used under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Description written 2026-10-17 in our own words from the sources above.