Production control expediter vs project planner

The differences between production control expediters and project planners 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 project planner. Additionally, a project planner has an average salary of $86,926, 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 project planner are project management, project planning, and microsoft project.

Production control expediter vs project planner overview

	Production Control Expediter	Project Planner
Yearly salary	$52,185	$86,926
Hourly rate	$25.09	$41.79
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	82,743	56,558
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	2	2

Production control expediter vs project planner salary

Production control expediters and project planners have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Production Control Expediter	Project Planner
Average salary	$52,185	$86,926
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $77,000	Between $63,000 And $118,000
Highest paying City	-	Davis, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Novo Nordisk
Best paying industry	-	Hospitality

Differences between production control expediter and project planner education

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

	Production Control Expediter	Project Planner
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 project planner demographics

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

	Production Control Expediter	Project Planner
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 66.6% Female, 33.4%	Male, 65.1% Female, 34.9%
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, 10.3% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.9% Asian, 7.0% White, 60.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between production control expediter and project planner 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.

Project planner example responsibilities.

Utilize SharePoint and manage content to display and capture progress report information.
Manage logistics of all facets of the transition from housing, moving, inter-service agreements and education.
Manage event day logistics, including staging, set-up and strike; adherence to event schedule, and guest hospitality.
Follow EPC projects from the engineering office to the construction site to manage the execution and performance of the construction effort.
Manage retrofit projects for progressive stamping equipment.
Experience with CMMS (maximo), including writing job plans and pm's.

Production control expediter vs project planner skills

Common production control expediter skills

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

Common project planner skills

Project Management, 20%
Project Planning, 8%
Microsoft Project, 4%
Project Scope, 4%
Primavera P6, 4%
Project Controls, 3%

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