Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2007

43-5061 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks

Coordinate and expedite the flow of work and materials within or between departments of an establishment according to production schedule. Duties include reviewing and distributing production, work, and shipment schedules; conferring with department supervisors to determine progress of work and completion dates; and compiling reports on progress of work, inventory levels, costs, and production problems. Exclude "Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping" (43-5111).

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
State profile for this occupation
Metropolitan area profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
283,930 0.9 % $19.74 $41,050 0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $11.79 $14.70 $19.08 $23.86 $29.23
Annual Wage (2) $24,520 $30,570 $39,690 $49,620 $60,800

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Management of Companies and Enterprises 10,220 $20.21 $42,040
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 8,010 $23.88 $49,660
Postal Service 6,860 $21.62 $44,960
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 6,810 $18.60 $38,680
Printing and Related Support Activities 6,060 $20.28 $42,180

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Waste Treatment and Disposal 420 $27.89 $58,010
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 4,980 $25.98 $54,040
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction 120 $24.84 $51,670
Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 120 $24.81 $51,590
Oil and Gas Extraction 660 $24.62 $51,200

State profile for this occupation: Top

States with the highest published employment concentrations and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all States with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
Utah 5,180 $15.94 $33,160 0.429%
Connecticut 4,830 $22.04 $45,840 0.287%
Wisconsin 7,690 $19.57 $40,700 0.278%
California 41,240 $21.36 $44,420 0.271%
Indiana 7,450 $18.24 $37,940 0.254%

Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
Alaska 660 $23.71 $49,310 0.219%
Massachusetts 5,980 $22.66 $47,120 0.186%
District of Columbia 410 $22.24 $46,260 0.066%
Connecticut 4,830 $22.04 $45,840 0.287%
Maryland 4,660 $21.65 $45,020 0.183%

Metropolitan area profile for this occupation: Top

Metropolitan areas with the highest published employment concentrations and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all Metropolitan areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Dalton, GA 460 $16.06 $33,400 0.607%
Danville, IL 160 $19.74 $41,060 0.561%
Warner Robins, GA 310 $24.01 $49,930 0.556%
Wausau, WI 280 $19.75 $41,070 0.404%
Greenville, SC 1,220 $18.51 $38,510 0.400%

Top paying Metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 260 $32.71 $68,030 0.321%
Lynn-Peabody-Salem, MA NECTA Division 290 $27.60 $57,400 0.285%
Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA 180 $26.54 $55,190 0.207%
Midland, TX (8) $26.21 $54,510 (8)
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division 150 $25.94 $53,960 0.170%

About May 2007 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas in every State and the District of Columbia. The top five employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable Excel files (XLS).

Percentile wage estimates show the percentage of workers in an occupation that earn less than a given wage and the percentage that earn more. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2007 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2007 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2007 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2007 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

List of Occupations in SOC Code Number Order

List of Occupations in Alphabetical Order

Download May 2007 Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates in Zipped Excel files

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Last Modified Date: April 3, 2008