Production control expediter vs production coordinator

The differences between production control expediters and production 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 production coordinator. Additionally, a production control expediter has an average salary of $52,185, which is higher than the $49,366 average annual salary of a production coordinator.

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

Production control expediter vs production coordinator overview

	Production Control Expediter	Production Coordinator
Yearly salary	$52,185	$49,366
Hourly rate	$25.09	$23.73
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	82,743	68,532
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Average age	45	46
Years of experience	2	2

Production control expediter vs production coordinator salary

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

	Production Control Expediter	Production Coordinator
Average salary	$52,185	$49,366
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $77,000	Between $35,000 And $67,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	Wyoming
Best paying company	-	Meta
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between production control expediter and production coordinator education

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

	Production Control Expediter	Production Coordinator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Western Carolina University	Stanford University

Production control expediter vs production coordinator demographics

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

	Production Control Expediter	Production Coordinator
Average age	45	46
Gender ratio	Male, 66.6% Female, 33.4%	Male, 47.1% Female, 52.9%
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, 11.6% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 20.2% Asian, 4.5% White, 59.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	11%	6%

Differences between production control expediter and production 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.

Production coordinator example responsibilities.

Manage the deployment communications for the Mid-Atlantic upgrade of ATM hardware.
Create social media campaigns on Facebook and help manage the AKAOKA blog.
Create UNIX shell scripts to automate the processes by avoiding manual process.
Utilize EDI communications to manage customer requirements and shipment coordination.
Participate and lead Kaizen improvement activities to assure optimum productivity and costs.
Manage FedEx shipment processing which includes receiving incoming shipments and keeping records concerning these transactions.

Production control expediter vs production 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 production coordinator skills

Customer Service, 13%
Logistics, 8%
Video Production, 6%
Production Process, 6%
Purchase Orders, 6%
Production Schedules, 5%

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