Production dispatcher vs production control clerk

The differences between production dispatchers and production control clerks 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 dispatcher and a production control clerk. Additionally, a production control clerk has an average salary of $36,983, which is higher than the $36,798 average annual salary of a production dispatcher.

The top three skills for a production dispatcher include data entry, production control and . The most important skills for a production control clerk are data entry, production reports, and customer orders.

Production dispatcher vs production control clerk overview

	Production Dispatcher	Production Control Clerk
Yearly salary	$36,798	$36,983
Hourly rate	$17.69	$17.78
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	55,717	150,965
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 31%	Associate Degree, 33%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	2	2

Production dispatcher vs production control clerk salary

Production dispatchers and production control clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Production Dispatcher	Production Control Clerk
Average salary	$36,798	$36,983
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $51,000	Between $26,000 And $51,000
Highest paying City	-	Harrisburg, PA
Highest paying state	-	New Hampshire
Best paying company	-	Fortive
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between production dispatcher and production control clerk education

There are a few differences between a production dispatcher and a production control clerk in terms of educational background:

	Production Dispatcher	Production Control Clerk
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 31%	Associate Degree, 33%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Western Carolina University	Western Carolina University

Production dispatcher vs production control clerk demographics

Here are the differences between production dispatchers' and production control clerks' demographics:

	Production Dispatcher	Production Control Clerk
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 52.8% Female, 47.2%	Male, 32.7% Female, 67.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.2% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.8% Asian, 7.0% White, 60.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.7% Asian, 7.0% White, 60.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between production dispatcher and production control clerk duties and responsibilities

Production dispatcher example responsibilities.

Flight line expediter ensures maintenance accomplishment and sortie production by managing, controlling and directing allocate resources and personnel.
Maintain and develop positive business relationships with a customer's personnel and involve in or directly relevant to a logistics activity.
Receive confidential FAA certifications and assure its accuracy.

Production control clerk example responsibilities.

Manage warehouse and shipping departments, responsible for outsourcing secondary machining of materials, purchasing MRO supplies and logistics.
Create shippers and labels, manually or electronically in EDI.
Operate CNC Router/Engraver to produce ADA compliant signs, plaques.
Receive and process order information from customers via e-mail and EDI.
Assist in the setup & programming of CNC machines for production.
Research, recommend, set up and maintain the company's new ERP system.

Production dispatcher vs production control clerk skills

Common production dispatcher skills

Data Entry, 58%
Production Control, 42%

Common production control clerk skills

Data Entry, 11%
Production Reports, 11%
Customer Orders, 10%
Production Sheets, 9%
Product Specifications, 8%
Logistics, 7%

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