Flight information expediter vs project planner

The differences between flight information expediters and project 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 project planner. Additionally, a project planner has an average salary of $86,926, which is higher than the $84,295 average annual salary of a flight information expediter.

The top three skills for a flight information expediter include technical data, unscheduled maintenance and maintenance tasks. The most important skills for a project planner are project management, project planning, and microsoft project.

Flight information expediter vs project planner overview

	Flight Information Expediter	Project Planner
Yearly salary	$84,295	$86,926
Hourly rate	$40.53	$41.79
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	59,929	56,558
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	2	2

Flight information expediter vs project planner salary

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

	Flight Information Expediter	Project Planner
Average salary	$84,295	$86,926
Salary range	Between $56,000 And $124,000	Between $63,000 And $118,000
Highest paying City	-	Davis, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Novo Nordisk
Best paying industry	-	Hospitality

Differences between flight information expediter and project planner education

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

	Flight Information Expediter	Project Planner
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Most common major	Automotive Technology	Business
Most common college	Siena Heights University	Western Carolina University

Flight information expediter vs project planner demographics

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

	Flight Information Expediter	Project Planner
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 95.0% Female, 5.0%	Male, 65.1% Female, 34.9%
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, 10.3% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.9% Asian, 7.0% White, 60.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between flight information expediter and project 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.

Project planner example responsibilities.

Utilize SharePoint and manage content to display and capture progress report information.
Manage logistics of all facets of the transition from housing, moving, inter-service agreements and education.
Manage event day logistics, including staging, set-up and strike; adherence to event schedule, and guest hospitality.
Follow EPC projects from the engineering office to the construction site to manage the execution and performance of the construction effort.
Manage retrofit projects for progressive stamping equipment.
Experience with CMMS (maximo), including writing job plans and pm's.

Flight information expediter vs project 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 project planner skills

Project Management, 20%
Project Planning, 8%
Microsoft Project, 4%
Project Scope, 4%
Primavera P6, 4%
Project Controls, 3%

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