Flight information expediter vs materials planner

The differences between flight information expediters and materials planners 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 a materials planner. Additionally, a flight information expediter has an average salary of $84,295, which is higher than the $58,467 average annual salary of a materials planner.

The top three skills for a flight information expediter include technical data, unscheduled maintenance and maintenance tasks. The most important skills for a materials planner are supply chain, MRP, and purchase orders.

Flight information expediter vs materials planner overview

	Flight Information Expediter	Materials Planner
Yearly salary	$84,295	$58,467
Hourly rate	$40.53	$28.11
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	59,929	23,019
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	2	2

Flight information expediter vs materials planner salary

Flight information expediters and materials planners have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Flight Information Expediter	Materials Planner
Average salary	$84,295	$58,467
Salary range	Between $56,000 And $124,000	Between $45,000 And $74,000
Highest paying City	-	Oakland, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Apple
Best paying industry	-	Automotive

Differences between flight information expediter and materials planner education

There are a few differences between a flight information expediter and a materials planner in terms of educational background:

	Flight Information Expediter	Materials Planner
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Most common major	Automotive Technology	Business
Most common college	Siena Heights University	Western Carolina University

Flight information expediter vs materials planner demographics

Here are the differences between flight information expediters' and materials planners' demographics:

	Flight Information Expediter	Materials Planner
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 95.0% Female, 5.0%	Male, 52.7% Female, 47.3%
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, 10.2% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.8% Asian, 7.0% White, 60.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between flight information expediter and materials planner 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.

Materials planner example responsibilities.

Develop and implement purchasing and contract management, policies and procedures and manage ISO documents and improvements.
Determine material and component requirements base on the MRP system and ensure availability to support production schedules.
Monitor MRP forecasts, inventory, customer demand, production requirements, inventory transactions and reject material.
Create and maintain MRP classification codes in addition to reviewing BOM accuracy to ensure correct component identification, ordering and release.
Maintain and setup supplier pull systems (KANBAN).
Key team member in planning, training, implementation, and support of a new ERP system.

Flight information expediter vs materials planner 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 materials planner skills

Supply Chain, 12%
MRP, 8%
Purchase Orders, 5%
Logistics, 5%
Customer Service, 5%
Material Planning, 5%

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