Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2011

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. Excludes "Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping" (43-5111).


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic 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)
272,910 0.8 % $21.59 $44,900 0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $12.30 $15.77 $20.72 $26.35 $32.56
Annual Wage (2) $25,590 $32,790 $43,100 $54,810 $67,730


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 (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Management of Companies and Enterprises 10,830 0.57 $22.52 $46,840
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 9,070 1.92 $24.67 $51,320
Employment Services 7,240 0.25 $19.78 $41,130
Wired Telecommunications Carriers 6,240 1.06 $24.04 $50,010
Postal Service 6,040 0.93 $25.84 $53,750

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Other Pipeline Transportation 140 2.11 $27.91 $58,050
Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers 2,740 1.98 $21.91 $45,580
Ship and Boat Building 2,430 1.96 $26.97 $56,100
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 9,070 1.92 $24.67 $51,320
Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing 290 1.54 $23.99 $49,890

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Nondepository Credit Intermediation 570 0.10 $33.26 $69,180
Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil 40 0.45 $30.32 $63,060
Other Investment Pools and Funds 30 0.08 $30.25 $62,920
Metal Ore Mining 90 0.24 $29.09 $60,500
Natural Gas Distribution 790 0.72 $28.75 $59,800


Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

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





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 37,960 2.70 1.27 $23.61 $49,120
Texas 27,890 2.71 1.27 $20.40 $42,440
New York 17,160 2.04 0.96 $23.95 $49,820
Ohio 13,720 2.76 1.30 $19.75 $41,070
Pennsylvania 13,660 2.46 1.16 $22.34 $46,470




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Iowa 4,190 2.89 1.36 $21.24 $44,190
Ohio 13,720 2.76 1.30 $19.75 $41,070
Wisconsin 7,180 2.71 1.28 $20.44 $42,510
Texas 27,890 2.71 1.27 $20.40 $42,440
California 37,960 2.70 1.27 $23.61 $49,120




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 630 0.97 0.46 $25.92 $53,920
Massachusetts 6,460 2.04 0.96 $24.58 $51,130
Wyoming 270 0.98 0.46 $24.08 $50,090
Connecticut 4,280 2.66 1.25 $24.07 $50,070
New York 17,160 2.04 0.96 $23.95 $49,820





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 12,650 3.31 1.56 $22.88 $47,590
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 9,990 1.97 0.93 $25.16 $52,320
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 8,280 3.25 1.53 $22.93 $47,700
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division 6,220 1.74 0.82 $22.10 $45,970
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 6,020 2.95 1.38 $20.41 $42,460
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 5,540 2.49 1.17 $19.54 $40,640
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division 4,490 3.24 1.52 $22.91 $47,650
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 4,140 2.28 1.07 $22.99 $47,810
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ 3,710 2.19 1.03 $21.37 $44,460
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA 3,630 2.94 1.38 $24.31 $50,570




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Iowa City, IA 1,090 13.08 6.15 $24.62 $51,210
Warner Robins, GA 360 6.25 2.94 $25.82 $53,710
Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division 370 6.24 2.93 $16.75 $34,830
Dalton, GA 390 6.08 2.86 $17.95 $37,340
Wichita, KS 1,510 5.40 2.54 $24.26 $50,450
Columbus, IN 220 5.25 2.47 $20.97 $43,610
Ogden-Clearfield, UT 940 4.89 2.30 $21.35 $44,410
Cedar Rapids, IA 660 4.80 2.26 $21.17 $44,030
Savannah, GA 680 4.67 2.19 $25.88 $53,830
Anniston-Oxford, AL 210 4.65 2.19 $22.69 $47,200




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 300 3.85 1.81 $34.85 $72,490
Norwich-New London, CT-RI 460 3.58 1.68 $29.85 $62,080
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 2,930 3.34 1.57 $29.20 $60,740
Portsmouth, NH-ME 140 2.63 1.24 $27.53 $57,260
Muncie, IN 40 0.83 0.39 $27.27 $56,720
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA 120 1.23 0.58 $27.10 $56,360
Framingham, MA NECTA Division 360 2.35 1.10 $26.51 $55,140
Decatur, IL 60 1.11 0.52 $26.37 $54,860
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 3,150 1.88 0.88 $26.29 $54,680
Bakersfield-Delano, CA 530 2.04 0.96 $25.99 $54,050

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area 860 3.22 1.52 $18.25 $37,960
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 820 2.96 1.39 $18.88 $39,260
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 600 2.58 1.21 $21.00 $43,690
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area 580 2.11 0.99 $17.09 $35,550
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 580 2.92 1.37 $18.27 $38,000

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 410 3.30 1.55 $15.68 $32,610
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area 480 3.29 1.55 $22.87 $47,560
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 510 3.23 1.52 $18.31 $38,090
East Idaho nonmetropolitan area 160 3.23 1.52 $29.62 $61,610
Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area 860 3.22 1.52 $18.25 $37,960

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Other Nevada nonmetropolitan area 90 1.66 0.78 $31.31 $65,120
East Idaho nonmetropolitan area 160 3.23 1.52 $29.62 $61,610
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 50 0.41 0.19 $27.61 $57,420
Southwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 100 1.57 0.74 $27.45 $57,100
Railbelt / Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area 60 0.78 0.37 $25.37 $52,780


About May 2011 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

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

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. 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.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2011 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

List of Occupations in SOC Code Number Order

List of Occupations in Alphabetical Order

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Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 27, 2012