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Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks vs First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks and First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$57,770
$71,190
Employment · BLS OEWS
385,000
685,140
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
83rd pct
80th pct

At a glance

Dimension Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Median pay $57,770 $71,190
Employment 385,000 685,140
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection Declining (-1.8%) About average (+1.2%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 34,100 67,700
Typical education · O*NET Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not. Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
AI exposure · published exposure studies High · 83rd pct High · 80th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 81st pct · 44% of tasks 55th pct · 29% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index Automation-leaning (31.8%) —
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman No No

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Production and Processing, Oral Comprehension, Information Ordering, Oral Expression, Problem Sensitivity, English Language, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Written Comprehension, Near Vision, Administrative, Administration and Management, Active Listening, Time Management, Written Expression, Deductive Reasoning, Critical Thinking, Speech Recognition, Computers and Electronics, Writing, Monitoring, Complex Problem Solving, Category Flexibility, Coordination, Inductive Reasoning, Perceptual Speed, Speech Clarity, Social Perceptiveness, Judgment and Decision Making, Systems Analysis, Mathematics, Active Learning, Fluency of Ideas, Mathematics.

Specific to Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks

  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Selective Attention
  • Far Vision
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Number Facility
  • Flexibility of Closure

Specific to First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Personnel and Human Resources
  • Mechanical
  • Education and Training
  • Learning Strategies
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Originality

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Spreadsheet software , Office suite software , Electronic mail software , Presentation software , Document management software , Word processing software , Data base user interface and query software , Project management software , Enterprise resource planning ERP software , Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software , Financial analysis software .

Specific to Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks

Specific to First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks or First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks vs First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/production-planning-and-expediting-clerks-vs-first-line-supervisors-of-production-and-operating-workers

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Singulariki. (2026). Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks vs First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/production-planning-and-expediting-clerks-vs-first-line-supervisors-of-production-and-operating-workers

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