Expediter clerk vs production control clerk

The differences between expediter clerks and production control clerks 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 production control clerk. Additionally, a production control clerk has an average salary of $36,983, 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 production control clerk are data entry, production reports, and customer orders.

Expediter clerk vs production control clerk overview

	Expediter Clerk	Production Control Clerk
Yearly salary	$35,459	$36,983
Hourly rate	$17.05	$17.78
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	68,761	150,965
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 34%	Associate Degree, 33%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	2	2

Expediter clerk vs production control clerk salary

Expediter clerks and production control clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Expediter Clerk	Production Control Clerk
Average salary	$35,459	$36,983
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $45,000	Between $26,000 And $51,000
Highest paying City	New York, NY	Harrisburg, PA
Highest paying state	New York	New Hampshire
Best paying company	Dell	Fortive
Best paying industry	Insurance	Manufacturing

Differences between expediter clerk and production control clerk education

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

	Expediter Clerk	Production Control Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 34%	Associate Degree, 33%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Western Carolina University	Western Carolina University

Expediter clerk vs production control clerk demographics

Here are the differences between expediter clerks' and production control clerks' demographics:

	Expediter Clerk	Production Control Clerk
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 44.5% Female, 55.5%	Male, 32.7% Female, 67.3%
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, 16.7% Asian, 7.0% White, 60.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between expediter clerk and production control clerk 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.

Production control clerk example responsibilities.

Manage warehouse and shipping departments, responsible for outsourcing secondary machining of materials, purchasing MRO supplies and logistics.
Create shippers and labels, manually or electronically in EDI.
Operate CNC Router/Engraver to produce ADA compliant signs, plaques.
Receive and process order information from customers via e-mail and EDI.
Assist in the setup & programming of CNC machines for production.
Research, recommend, set up and maintain the company's new ERP system.

Expediter clerk vs production control clerk skills

Common expediter clerk skills

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

Common production control clerk skills

Data Entry, 11%
Production Reports, 11%
Customer Orders, 10%
Production Sheets, 9%
Product Specifications, 8%
Logistics, 7%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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