Senior material planner vs production clerk

The differences between senior material planners and production 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 senior material planner and a production clerk. Additionally, a senior material planner has an average salary of $75,035, which is higher than the $32,281 average annual salary of a production clerk.

The top three skills for a senior material planner include supply chain, material planning and logistics. The most important skills for a production clerk are basic math, data entry, and safety procedures.

Senior material planner vs production clerk overview

	Senior Material Planner	Production Clerk
Yearly salary	$75,035	$32,281
Hourly rate	$36.07	$15.52
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	38,641	241,271
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	High School Diploma, 31%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	2	2

Senior material planner vs production clerk salary

Senior material planners and production clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Senior Material Planner	Production Clerk
Average salary	$75,035	$32,281
Salary range	Between $59,000 And $93,000	Between $25,000 And $40,000
Highest paying City	Palo Alto, CA	Minneapolis, MN
Highest paying state	Idaho	Massachusetts
Best paying company	Nikola Motor	Rich Products
Best paying industry	Automotive	Manufacturing

Differences between senior material planner and production clerk education

There are a few differences between a senior material planner and a production clerk in terms of educational background:

	Senior Material Planner	Production Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	High School Diploma, 31%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Western Carolina University	Western Carolina University

Senior material planner vs production clerk demographics

Here are the differences between senior material planners' and production clerks' demographics:

	Senior Material Planner	Production Clerk
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 62.1% Female, 37.9%	Male, 31.8% Female, 68.2%
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 senior material planner and production clerk duties and responsibilities

Senior material planner example responsibilities.

Lead and support the training and maintenance of ERP and planning skills within the organization.
Manage OEM inventory to meet warranty and customer requirements.
Analyze BOM, run rates, and safety stock level to eliminate stock-out and ensuring appropriate material flow.
Re-Design the layout of WIP so all parts have an identify location.
Ensure master data accuracy within the ERP system and develop scorecard to track progress.
Collaborate with engineering, planning, scheduling and material control in coordinating material logistics for schedule maintenance projects.

Production clerk example responsibilities.

Flight line expediter ensures maintenance accomplishment and sortie production by managing, controlling and directing allocate resources and personnel.
Clean windows, glass partitions, and mirrors with water and other cleaners with sponges and squeegees.
Coordinate with multiple sewing facilities to expedite late customer orders.
Ship via fed ex and ups.
Observe and follow GMP guidelines ensuring product quality.
Perform cycle counting of WIP and complete inventories.

Senior material planner vs production clerk skills

Common senior material planner skills

Supply Chain, 13%
Material Planning, 7%
Logistics, 6%
ERP, 5%
Purchase Orders, 4%
On-Time Delivery, 4%

Common production clerk skills

Basic Math, 16%
Data Entry, 16%
Safety Procedures, 8%
Math, 8%
Production Reports, 4%
GMP, 4%

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