Flight information expediter vs inventory lead

The differences between flight information expediters and inventory leads can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a flight information expediter and an inventory lead. Additionally, a flight information expediter has an average salary of $84,295, which is higher than the $42,812 average annual salary of an inventory lead.

The top three skills for a flight information expediter include technical data, unscheduled maintenance and maintenance tasks. The most important skills for an inventory lead are PET, direct reports, and customer service.

Flight information expediter vs inventory lead overview

	Flight Information Expediter	Inventory Lead
Yearly salary	$84,295	$42,812
Hourly rate	$40.53	$20.58
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	59,929	19,766
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 39%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	2	2

Flight information expediter vs inventory lead salary

Flight information expediters and inventory leads have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Flight Information Expediter	Inventory Lead
Average salary	$84,295	$42,812
Salary range	Between $56,000 And $124,000	Between $30,000 And $60,000
Highest paying City	-	East Windsor, NJ
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	Accenture
Best paying industry	-	Transportation

Differences between flight information expediter and inventory lead education

There are a few differences between a flight information expediter and an inventory lead in terms of educational background:

	Flight Information Expediter	Inventory Lead
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 39%
Most common major	Automotive Technology	Business
Most common college	Siena Heights University	Western Carolina University

Flight information expediter vs inventory lead demographics

Here are the differences between flight information expediters' and inventory leads' demographics:

	Flight Information Expediter	Inventory Lead
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 95.0% Female, 5.0%	Male, 66.3% Female, 33.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.6% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 16.3% Asian, 7.2% White, 60.4% 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 flight information expediter and inventory lead duties and responsibilities

Flight information expediter example responsibilities.

Flight line expediter ensures maintenance accomplishment and sortie production by managing, controlling and directing allocate resources and personnel.
Coordinate with the MOC for support beyond unit capabilities.
Monitor aircraft part ordering process and relay all mission-limiting information to the MOC and pro-super.
Operate, troubleshot, repair, replace and maintain all aircraft guidance and control system components.
Handle tasks associate with engineering, program control, configuration management, testing and quality assurance, and integrate logistics support.
Flight line expediter ensures maintenance accomplishment and sortie production by managing, controlling and directing allocate resources and personnel.

Inventory lead example responsibilities.

Nominate as ISO lead for procurement and achieve ISO 9001certification.
Manage inventory and production reports through WMS for efficiency improvement opportunities.
Set up all new items into AS400 system.
Update inventory by making adjustments in AS400 and AS9000.
Teach new hires how to perform warehouse functions properly using RF scanners.
Receive and count stock items, and record data manually into ERP system.

Flight information expediter vs inventory lead skills

Common flight information expediter skills

Technical Data, 12%
Unscheduled Maintenance, 9%
Maintenance Tasks, 8%
Flight Line Maintenance, 6%
Maintenance Data, 5%
Support Equipment, 5%

Common inventory lead skills

PET, 52%
Direct Reports, 32%
Customer Service, 4%
Highlighted, 3%
Shipping Receiving, 1%
Logistics, 1%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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