Order planner vs production control clerk

The differences between order 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 an order planner and a production control clerk. Additionally, an order planner has an average salary of $50,809, which is higher than the $36,983 average annual salary of a production control clerk.

The top three skills for an order planner include WMS, customer service and delivery performance. The most important skills for a production control clerk are data entry, production reports, and customer orders.

Order planner vs production control clerk overview

	Order Planner	Production Control Clerk
Yearly salary	$50,809	$36,983
Hourly rate	$24.43	$17.78
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	29,870	150,965
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Associate Degree, 33%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	2	2

Order planner vs production control clerk salary

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

	Order Planner	Production Control Clerk
Average salary	$50,809	$36,983
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $74,000	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 order planner and production control clerk education

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

	Order Planner	Production Control Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Associate Degree, 33%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Western Carolina University

Order planner vs production control clerk demographics

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

	Order Planner	Production Control Clerk
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 49.7% Female, 50.3%	Male, 32.7% Female, 67.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.6% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 17.4% Asian, 6.3% White, 60.6% 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 order planner and production control clerk duties and responsibilities

Order planner example 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.

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.

Order planner vs production control clerk skills

Common order planner skills

WMS, 15%
Customer Service, 13%
Delivery Performance, 8%
RF, 7%
ERP, 6%
Inventory Control, 6%

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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