Production dispatcher vs project planner

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

Production dispatcher vs project planner overview

	Production Dispatcher	Project Planner
Yearly salary	$36,798	$86,926
Hourly rate	$17.69	$41.79
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	55,717	56,558
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 31%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	2	2

Production dispatcher vs project planner salary

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

	Production Dispatcher	Project Planner
Average salary	$36,798	$86,926
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $51,000	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 dispatcher and project planner education

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

	Production Dispatcher	Project Planner
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 31%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Western Carolina University	Western Carolina University

Production dispatcher vs project planner demographics

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

	Production Dispatcher	Project Planner
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 52.8% Female, 47.2%	Male, 65.1% Female, 34.9%
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, 10.3% 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 dispatcher and project planner 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.

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 dispatcher vs project planner skills

Common production dispatcher skills

Data Entry, 58%
Production Control, 42%

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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