Production control expediter vs material coordinator

The differences between production control expediters and material coordinators 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 material coordinator. Additionally, a production control expediter has an average salary of $52,185, which is higher than the $40,083 average annual salary of a material coordinator.

The top three skills for a production control expediter include production schedules, production control and delivery dates. The most important skills for a material coordinator are logistics, customer service, and purchase orders.

Production control expediter vs material coordinator overview

	Production Control Expediter	Material Coordinator
Yearly salary	$52,185	$40,083
Hourly rate	$25.09	$19.27
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	82,743	42,060
Job satisfaction	-	3
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	2	2

Production control expediter vs material coordinator salary

Production control expediters and material coordinators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Production Control Expediter	Material Coordinator
Average salary	$52,185	$40,083
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $77,000	Between $30,000 And $52,000
Highest paying City	-	Santa Clara, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	VF
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between production control expediter and material coordinator education

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

	Production Control Expediter	Material Coordinator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Western Carolina University	Western Carolina University

Production control expediter vs material coordinator demographics

Here are the differences between production control expediters' and material coordinators' demographics:

	Production Control Expediter	Material Coordinator
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 66.6% Female, 33.4%	Male, 64.4% Female, 35.6%
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, 16.6% Asian, 7.0% White, 60.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between production control expediter and material coordinator 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.

Material coordinator example responsibilities.

Manage the IUID (item unique identification) program direct by the DOD.
Lead and execute projects relate to different commodities such as copper and silver, expect savings of $435K.
Manage HazMat removals to ensure hazardous waste environmental compliance.
Manage & coordinate logistics for shipments of product purchase and sell throughout the assigned region from manufacturer to country coordinator/sub.
Develop a KanBan ordering system for warehouse supplies.
Set up and support for KANBAN replenishment areas.

Production control expediter vs material coordinator skills

Common production control expediter skills

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

Common material coordinator skills

Logistics, 9%
Customer Service, 8%
Purchase Orders, 6%
Inventory Control, 6%
Production Schedules, 5%
Data Entry, 4%

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