Flight information expediter vs production scheduler

The differences between flight information expediters and production schedulers 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 production scheduler. Additionally, a flight information expediter has an average salary of $84,295, which is higher than the $49,367 average annual salary of a production scheduler.

The top three skills for a flight information expediter include technical data, unscheduled maintenance and maintenance tasks. The most important skills for a production scheduler are customer service, MRP, and continuous improvement.

Flight information expediter vs production scheduler overview

	Flight Information Expediter	Production Scheduler
Yearly salary	$84,295	$49,367
Hourly rate	$40.53	$23.73
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	59,929	64,551
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	2	2

Flight information expediter vs production scheduler salary

Flight information expediters and production schedulers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Flight Information Expediter	Production Scheduler
Average salary	$84,295	$49,367
Salary range	Between $56,000 And $124,000	Between $33,000 And $71,000
Highest paying City	-	Richmond, VA
Highest paying state	-	Virginia
Best paying company	-	Amphenol
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between flight information expediter and production scheduler education

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

	Flight Information Expediter	Production Scheduler
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Most common major	Automotive Technology	Business
Most common college	Siena Heights University	Western Carolina University

Flight information expediter vs production scheduler demographics

Here are the differences between flight information expediters' and production schedulers' demographics:

	Flight Information Expediter	Production Scheduler
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 95.0% Female, 5.0%	Male, 54.3% Female, 45.7%
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, 16.1% Asian, 7.4% White, 60.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between flight information expediter and production scheduler 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.

Production scheduler example responsibilities.

Lead a Kaizen to improve efficiency and reduce non-value add work in the scheduling department.
Manage and purchase all MRO material inventory supplies for the production of automotive safety products.
Design, develop, and manage process of ordering and maintaining materials not migrate into ERP system.
Supervise NPI chip fulfillment process - manage wafer starts to meet internal qualification and board level build plan.
Generate prioritize schedules by manufacturing work centers base on MRP requirements, material availability, and capacity constraints.
Inventory reduction, JIT, OTD ,

Flight information expediter vs production scheduler 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 production scheduler skills

Customer Service, 12%
MRP, 7%
Continuous Improvement, 6%
ERP, 5%
Production Planning, 4%
Lean Manufacturing, 3%

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