Expediter clerk vs material coordinator

The differences between expediter clerks and material coordinators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both an expediter clerk and a material coordinator. Additionally, a material coordinator has an average salary of $40,083, which is higher than the $35,459 average annual salary of an expediter clerk.

The top three skills for an expediter clerk include production schedules, delivery dates and purchase orders. The most important skills for a material coordinator are logistics, customer service, and purchase orders.

Expediter clerk vs material coordinator overview

	Expediter Clerk	Material Coordinator
Yearly salary	$35,459	$40,083
Hourly rate	$17.05	$19.27
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	68,761	42,060
Job satisfaction	-	3
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 34%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	2	2

Expediter clerk vs material coordinator salary

Expediter clerks and material coordinators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Expediter Clerk	Material Coordinator
Average salary	$35,459	$40,083
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $45,000	Between $30,000 And $52,000
Highest paying City	New York, NY	Santa Clara, CA
Highest paying state	New York	Hawaii
Best paying company	Dell	VF
Best paying industry	Insurance	Finance

Differences between expediter clerk and material coordinator education

There are a few differences between an expediter clerk and a material coordinator in terms of educational background:

	Expediter Clerk	Material Coordinator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 34%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Western Carolina University	Western Carolina University

Expediter clerk vs material coordinator demographics

Here are the differences between expediter clerks' and material coordinators' demographics:

	Expediter Clerk	Material Coordinator
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 44.5% Female, 55.5%	Male, 64.4% Female, 35.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.7% Asian, 7.0% White, 60.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.6% Asian, 7.0% White, 60.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between expediter clerk and material coordinator duties and responsibilities

Expediter clerk example responsibilities.

Flight line expediter ensures maintenance accomplishment and sortie production by managing, controlling and directing allocate resources and personnel.
Maintain cleanliness of the company warehouse, operate warehouse machinery and organize the warehouse to ensure proper product placement.
Follow JIT processes and lean manufacturing principles.

Material coordinator example responsibilities.

Manage the IUID (item unique identification) program direct by the DOD.
Lead and execute projects relate to different commodities such as copper and silver, expect savings of $435K.
Manage HazMat removals to ensure hazardous waste environmental compliance.
Manage & coordinate logistics for shipments of product purchase and sell throughout the assigned region from manufacturer to country coordinator/sub.
Develop a KanBan ordering system for warehouse supplies.
Set up and support for KANBAN replenishment areas.

Expediter clerk vs material coordinator skills

Common expediter clerk skills

Production Schedules, 24%
Delivery Dates, 21%
Purchase Orders, 11%
Production Problems, 10%
Completion Dates, 8%
Assess Completeness, 6%

Common material coordinator skills

Logistics, 9%
Customer Service, 8%
Purchase Orders, 6%
Inventory Control, 6%
Production Schedules, 5%
Data Entry, 4%

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