Production control expediter vs master scheduler

The differences between production control expediters and master schedulers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a production control expediter and a master scheduler. Additionally, a master scheduler has an average salary of $77,733, which is higher than the $52,185 average annual salary of a production control expediter.

The top three skills for a production control expediter include production schedules, production control and delivery dates. The most important skills for a master scheduler are customer service, MRP, and program management.

Production control expediter vs master scheduler overview

	Production Control Expediter	Master Scheduler
Yearly salary	$52,185	$77,733
Hourly rate	$25.09	$37.37
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	82,743	23,353
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	2	2

Production control expediter vs master scheduler salary

Production control expediters and master schedulers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Production Control Expediter	Master Scheduler
Average salary	$52,185	$77,733
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $77,000	Between $59,000 And $101,000
Highest paying City	-	Santa Rosa, CA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	NVIDIA
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between production control expediter and master scheduler education

There are a few differences between a production control expediter and a master scheduler in terms of educational background:

	Production Control Expediter	Master Scheduler
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Western Carolina University	Western Carolina University

Production control expediter vs master scheduler demographics

Here are the differences between production control expediters' and master schedulers' demographics:

	Production Control Expediter	Master Scheduler
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 66.6% Female, 33.4%	Male, 64.3% Female, 35.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.3% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% Asian, 7.1% White, 61.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.2% Asian, 7.0% White, 61.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between production control expediter and master scheduler duties and responsibilities

Production control expediter example responsibilities.

Flight line expediter ensures maintenance accomplishment and sortie production by managing, controlling and directing allocate resources and personnel.
Work as liaison between MRP and production planning to notify when schedule adjustments are require based on manufacturing.
Help in revising and adjusting of schedules according to production progress and change orders when working with MRP.
Flight line expediter ensures maintenance accomplishment and sortie production by managing, controlling and directing allocate resources and personnel.
Facilitate and moderate demand, utilizing SMED and Kaizen technologies to facilitate procurement.

Master scheduler example responsibilities.

Supervise NPI chip fulfillment process - manage wafer starts to meet internal qualification and board level build plan.
Facilitate production release of drawings, bills of materials, and QC specs.
Coordinate the flow of machine and electronic parts through the production process including QC.
Experience with the engineering change order (ECO) process including documentation and documentation control.
Create BOM's, standardize part numbers, and standardize part descriptions in the MRP software.
Develop, coordinate, and maintain CPM and EVM cost loaded schedules for various BRPH customers.

Production control expediter vs master scheduler skills

Common production control expediter skills

Production Schedules, 13%
Production Control, 13%
Delivery Dates, 11%
MRP, 8%
Inventory Control, 7%
Completion Dates, 7%

Common master scheduler skills

Customer Service, 8%
MRP, 6%
Program Management, 5%
Continuous Improvement, 5%
Microsoft Project, 4%
ERP, 4%

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