How To Become An Order Planner: What It Is and Career Path

What is an order planner and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025

2 min read

There is more than meets the eye when it comes to being an order planner. For example, did you know that they make an average of $24.43 an hour? That's $50,809 a year! Between 2018 and 2028, the career is expected to grow -3% and produce -38,100 job opportunities across the U.S.

ScoreOrder PlannerUS Average

Salary

4.0

Avg. Salary $50,809

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability level

7.8

Growth rate -3%

Growth rate 0.3%

Diversity

6.2

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 0.50%

Asian 6.26%

Black or African American 10.60%

Hispanic or Latino 17.38%

Unknown 4.62%

White 60.64%

Gender

female 50.26%

male 49.74%

Age - 45

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%

Asian 7.00%

Black or African American 14.00%

Hispanic or Latino 19.00%

White 57.00%

Gender

female 47.00%

male 53.00%

Age - 45

Stress level

7.8

Stress level is high

7.1 - high

Complexity level

5.3

Complexity level is intermediate

7 - challenging

Work life balance

3.9

Work life balance is poor

6.4 - fair

Key steps to become an order planner

Explore order planner education requirements

Most common order planner degrees

Bachelor's

49.6 %

Associate

20.0 %

High School Diploma

16.8 %

Start to develop specific order planner skills

Skills	Percentages
WMS	14.62%
Customer Service	12.97%
Delivery Performance	8.04%
RF	6.66%
ERP	6.26%

Complete relevant order planner training and internships

Accountants spend an average of 6-12 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New order planners learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as an order planner based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real order planner resumes.

Research order planner duties and responsibilities

Create budgets, select sites, negotiate contracts, manage logistics, oversee food and beverage, and coordinate vendors
Install FRU solution and RMA process throughout the graphics division.
Develop all turnaround lift plans, monitor / track subcontractor QA/QC, adherence to design/industry specifications and all safety performance.
Develop and establish planning requirements for systems integration and mfg configurations on composite structures.

Apply for order planner jobs

Now it's time to start searching for an order planner job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

Browse job boards for relevant postings
Consult your professional network
Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
Watch out for job scams

How do order planners rate their job?

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Order planner reviews

A zippia user wrote a review on Nov 2019

Pros

KEEPING THE INVENTORY AND COMMUNICATING WITH PEOPLE