Liaison planner vs production control clerk

The differences between liaison planners 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 a liaison planner and a production control clerk. Additionally, a liaison planner has an average salary of $50,288, which is higher than the $36,983 average annual salary of a production control clerk.

The top three skills for a liaison planner include veterans, and . The most important skills for a production control clerk are data entry, production reports, and customer orders.

Liaison planner vs production control clerk overview

	Liaison Planner	Production Control Clerk
Yearly salary	$50,288	$36,983
Hourly rate	$24.18	$17.78
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	18,682	150,965
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Associate Degree, 33%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	2	2

Liaison planner vs production control clerk salary

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

	Liaison Planner	Production Control Clerk
Average salary	$50,288	$36,983
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $85,000	Between $26,000 And $51,000
Highest paying City	-	Harrisburg, PA
Highest paying state	-	New Hampshire
Best paying company	-	Fortive
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between liaison planner and production control clerk education

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

	Liaison Planner	Production Control Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Associate Degree, 33%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Western Carolina University	Western Carolina University

Liaison planner vs production control clerk demographics

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

	Liaison Planner	Production Control Clerk
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 70.0% Female, 30.0%	Male, 32.7% Female, 67.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.8% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 17.6% Asian, 7.2% White, 62.2% 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 liaison planner and production control clerk duties and responsibilities

Liaison planner example responsibilities.

Partner with planner to manage inventory levels to meet turnover and open-to-buy objectives.
Market to hospital and community physicians to increase admissions for inpatient rehab by providing education regarding services and outcomes of patients.
Subcontract administration of a vary supplier base.
Promote customer satisfaction by resolving high priority and expedite grievances and discrepancies between potential and current Medicaid recipients and Medicaid.

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.

Liaison planner vs production control clerk skills

Common liaison planner skills

Veterans, 100%

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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