Office and Administrative Support Occupations
BLS May 2025 wages O*NET task lead SOC 43-5061

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks

O*NET task statements lead this Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks card before OEWS pay; neighboring titles include Postal Service Clerks, Financial Clerks, All Other, Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks, Postal Service Mail Carriers.

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Same-major-group titles next to Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks: Postal Service Clerks ($62K) , Financial Clerks, All Other ($54K) , Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks ($58K) , Postal Service Mail Carriers ($61K) . Hash-ordered per card so residual SOC siblings do not share an identical peer sentence.

What Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks publish as work

O*NET task statements for SOC 43-5061 - occupation-level descriptions, not every employer's posting. Sibling cards diverge here because the task set is entity-keyed.

  1. 1. Distribute production schedules or work orders to departments
  2. 2. Revise production schedules when required due to design changes, labor or material shortages, backlogs, or other interruptions, collabora…
  3. 3. Review documents, such as production schedules, work orders, or staffing tables, to determine personnel or materials requirements or mate…
  4. 4. Arrange for delivery, assembly, or distribution of supplies or parts to expedite flow of materials and meet production schedules
  5. 5. Confer with establishment personnel, vendors, or customers to coordinate production or shipping activities and to resolve complaints or e…
  6. 6. Requisition and maintain inventories of materials or supplies necessary to meet production demands
  7. 7. Confer with department supervisors or other personnel to assess progress and discuss needed changes
  8. 8. Examine documents, materials, or products and monitor work processes to assess completeness, accuracy, and conformance to standards and s…
  9. 9. Plan production commitments or timetables for business units, specific programs, or jobs, using sales forecasts
  10. 10. Compile information, such as production rates and progress, materials inventories, materials used, or customer information, so that statu…
  11. 11. Compile and prepare documentation related to production sequences, transportation, personnel schedules, or purchase, maintenance, or repa…
  12. 12. Calculate figures, such as required amounts of labor or materials, manufacturing costs, or wages, using pricing schedules, adding machine…

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks: O*NET ranks Reading Comprehension first

Importance-ranked O*NET profile for SOC 43-5061 - lead skill Reading Comprehension at 3.6 ; lead knowledge Production and Processing. Sibling cards diverge here even when peer titles overlap.

Top skills

  1. 1. Reading Comprehension 3.6
  2. 2. Speaking 3.6
  3. 3. Active Listening 3.5
  4. 4. Time Management 3.5
  5. 5. Critical Thinking 3.4
  6. 6. Writing 3.1
  7. 7. Monitoring 3.1
  8. 8. Complex Problem Solving 3.1

Knowledge areas

  1. 1. Production and Processing 4.3
  2. 2. Customer and Personal Service 3.8
  3. 3. English Language 3.6
  4. 4. Administrative 3.6
  5. 5. Administration and Management 3.5
  6. 6. Computers and Electronics 3.3
National median after O*NET task lead
$59,650
/year · 12 published task lines above
Lead task: Distribute production schedules or work orders to departments
$60K
National median
↓ -2%
Growth 2024-2034
34,100
Annual openings
390,160
Estimated US jobs
Postal Service Clerks
Highest-pay peer · $62K

Typical Entry and Preparation Assignments

Entry education High school diploma or equivalent

Top Paying States for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks

1. California $63,000
2. Colorado $63,980
3. New Jersey $62,710
4. Hawaii $63,780
5. Washington $77,190
6. Wyoming $69,710
7. Delaware $62,700
8. Connecticut $63,240
9. District of Columbia $72,660
10. Rhode Island $65,310

Other Office and Administrative Support Occupations titles

  1. 1. Postal Service Clerks $62,130
  2. 2. Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks $58,260
  3. 3. Postal Service Mail Carriers $60,550
  4. 4. Desktop Publishers $55,290
  5. 5. Financial Clerks, All Other $53,830
  6. 6. Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $55,570

O*NET publishes 12 leading task statements for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks (SOC 43-5061). The national OEWS median is $59,650 inside Office and Administrative Support Occupations. Same-group neighbors: Postal Service Clerks, Financial Clerks, All Other, Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks, Postal Service Mail Carriers. Lead published task: Distribute production schedules or work orders to departments.

Employment Projections expect -2% change between 2024 and 2034 (declining vs baseline 3.1%). About 34,100 annual openings are projected. BLS assigns High school diploma or equivalent as typical education needed for entry. These are occupation-level assignments, not universal requirements. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific safety rate for this role; its broad SOC-group rate is excluded from this career card's grade.

Highest published state median in this ranking: California at $63,000. The table records differences without proving causes. Highest-pay peer shown here: Postal Service Clerks at $62,130. Compare the same statistic in the relevant local wage area before treating the national median as a personal benchmark; OEWS excludes employer benefits.

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks pay-rank #6 in Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Among 54 detailed Office and Administrative Support Occupations with a published OEWS median, Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks is pay-rank #6, the upper third of that major group. The order is ROW_NUMBER on national median (title as tiebreak), not a worker-level percentile.

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Data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024-2034.

SOC 43-5061 · national median $59,650 · upper third of Office and Administrative Support Occupations (#6/54). Open the full OEWS map or a named state before treating the card median as a local ask.

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks salary map

State, metro, and percentile for SOC 43-5061

California · top state for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks

$63K published median

Colorado · #2 state pay

$64K · behind California

Postal Service Clerks

Highest-pay peer vs Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks · $62K

Financial Clerks, All Other

Lower-pay peer beside Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks · $54K

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which Office and Administrative Support Occupations titles sit near Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks at the top of the pay table? ▼
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks is pay-rank #6 of 54 detailed Office and Administrative Support Occupations with an OEWS median, upper third. Nearest upper-third titles: Postal Service Mail Carriers ($61K), Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators ($58K), Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks ($58K), Postal Service Clerks ($62K). Rank is ROW_NUMBER on national median.
What do production, planning, and expediting clerks do day to day? ▼
O*NET lists published task statements for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks. Leading ones include: Distribute production schedules or work orders to departments; Revise production schedules when required due to design changes, labor or material shortages, backlogs, or other interruptions, collabora…; Review documents, such as production schedules, work orders, or staffing tables, to determine personnel or materials requirements or mate…; Arrange for delivery, assembly, or distribution of supplies or parts to expedite flow of materials and meet production schedules. These are occupation-level task descriptions, not every employer's job description.
Which O*NET skills rank highest for production, planning, and expediting clerks? ▼
For SOC 43-5061, O*NET importance scores lead with Reading Comprehension (3.6), Speaking (3.6), Active Listening (3.5), Time Management (3.5). Knowledge areas emphasize Production and Processing, Customer and Personal Service, English Language. These are occupation-level profiles, not a hiring checklist for every employer.
What is the OEWS national median for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks? ▼
May 2025 OEWS reports $59,650 as the national median for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks. The published 10th-90th range is $40,080 to $86,000. Beside Postal Service Clerks ($62,130), this is the occupation-level national figure, not a local offer.
What employment change does BLS publish for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks? ▼
The 2024-2034 projection for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks is -2%. Projected annual openings: about 34,100. Relative to the current all-occupations baseline of 3.1%: declining.
What typical entry education does BLS assign to Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks? ▼
BLS assigns High school diploma or equivalent as the typical-education-needed-for-entry category for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks. These are occupation-level labels, not every employer's hiring rule.
Which three states show the highest OEWS medians for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks? ▼
California ($63,000), Colorado ($63,980), New Jersey ($62,710) lead this ranking. The table does not identify why those state estimates differ.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Wage and state figures use BLS OEWS May 2025; growth and education use BLS Employment Projections for 2024-2034; safety fields cite BLS CFOI/SOII; task statements cite O*NET where shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OES Occupational wage estimates by area and industry · 2025

Federal sources on this Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks card
  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS / OES) - national median and percentiles for SOC 43-5061. bls.gov/oes
  • O*NET OnLine - task and skill statements for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks. onetcenter.org
  • BLS Employment Projections - 2024-2034 change and openings for this occupation. bls.gov/emp
  • U.S. Census Bureau ACS - demographic and labor-force context for state and metro geography. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
  • IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) - payroll-tax aggregate context for wage comparisons. irs.gov/statistics