Piece goods clerk vs production controller

The differences between piece goods clerks and production controllers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a piece goods clerk and a production controller. Additionally, a production controller has an average salary of $53,125, which is higher than the $42,204 average annual salary of a piece goods clerk.

The top three skills for a piece goods clerk include sales floor, customer service and background checks. The most important skills for a production controller are production control, production planning, and logistics.

Piece goods clerk vs production controller overview

	Piece Goods Clerk	Production Controller
Yearly salary	$42,204	$53,125
Hourly rate	$20.29	$25.54
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	66,460	71,747
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	2	2

Piece goods clerk vs production controller salary

Piece goods clerks and production controllers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Piece Goods Clerk	Production Controller
Average salary	$42,204	$53,125
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $55,000	Between $37,000 And $74,000
Highest paying City	-	Fremont, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Intuitive Surgical
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between piece goods clerk and production controller education

There are a few differences between a piece goods clerk and a production controller in terms of educational background:

	Piece Goods Clerk	Production Controller
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Western Carolina University

Piece goods clerk vs production controller demographics

Here are the differences between piece goods clerks' and production controllers' demographics:

	Piece Goods Clerk	Production Controller
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 70.3% Female, 29.7%	Male, 64.0% Female, 36.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.4% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 18.1% Asian, 6.8% White, 61.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.6% Asian, 7.0% White, 60.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between piece goods clerk and production controller duties and responsibilities

Piece goods clerk example responsibilities.

Manage incoming delivery of all FedEx and containers containing serviceable material.
Coordinate transportation functions, such as logistics, maintenance and warehousing to ensure efficiency and timeliness.
Work from on-line database in communicating with pharmacies, hospitals, and medical providers in validation of Medicaid services and eligibility.

Production controller example responsibilities.

Manage multiple windows to access accurate inventory, P.O numbers and job numbers.
Schedule production and manage inventory of raw materials and finish products using the MRP inventory control system.
Manage production order releases base on space, capacity, man power and indenture BOM build schemes.
Provide management with visibility of material shortages, backlogs, manage WIP variances and other potential schedule conflicts.
Manage warehouse and shipping departments, responsible for outsourcing secondary machining of materials, purchasing MRO supplies and logistics.
Flight line expediter ensures maintenance accomplishment and sortie production by managing, controlling and directing allocate resources and personnel.

Piece goods clerk vs production controller skills

Common piece goods clerk skills

Sales Floor, 54%
Customer Service, 37%
Background Checks, 9%

Common production controller skills

Production Control, 28%
Production Planning, 14%
Logistics, 6%
Control Procedures, 5%
Production Schedules, 3%
MRP, 3%

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