Occupation · SOC 43-5061.00
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.
Also called: Expeditor · Materials Planner · Production Planner · Production Scheduler · Inventory Control Specialist · Material Requirements Planner (MRP) · Materials Coordinator · Production Assistant · Production Clerk · Production Controller · Advertising Dispatch Clerk · Aircraft Log Clerk
Job family: Office and Administrative Support Occupations
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A fast read on where AI already shows up in this occupation, where it stays a copilot, where humans remain in the loop, and what the labor market is doing. Built from observed Claude.ai conversations mapped to O*NET tasks and from published research — measures of usage and exposure, not advice or predictions that the job is going away.
Task areas most often handled directively in observed AI conversations — candidates to delegate with light review.
Task areas where a human was still judged necessary in a large share of observed conversations — not a safety ruling, an observed-need signal.
The capabilities O*NET rates most important for this occupation — the human ground the work is built on.
See all skills →Independent published positions, read together — not a forecast.
78th-percentile task overlap — yet about 34,100 openings a year (-1.8% projected, BLS), and observed AI use leans 1705% copilot, not hand-off (AEI) . What exposure means →
What today's research says about this occupation's exposure to AI, how AI is actually being used in it, and where employment is headed. These are positions within published studies — measures of exposure and usage, not predictions that this job will disappear.
Each study uses its own scale, so the raw scores are not comparable across rows — the percentile (this job's rank among all U.S. occupations with data) is the comparable figure, and sizes the bars.
| Measure | Rank vs all occupations | Percentile | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall AI exposure (Felten et al.) Moderate | 65th | 0.7 | |
| LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou) High | 82nd | 0.9 | |
| AI assistant applicability (Microsoft) High | 83rd | 0.3 |
OpenAI's exposure study scores tasks three ways: with a language model alone (α 0.3), with simple added tooling (β 0.6), and including AI-powered software (γ 0.9). Higher means more of the job's tasks could be done at least twice as fast — not that they will be automated away.
This job mostly cannot be done remotely (Dingel–Neiman) — its hands-on tasks sit outside what software-based AI reaches.
A pre-LLM (2013) estimate of how automatable this job is by computerization and robotics. Shown for historical context only — it is not part of any current AI ranking.
Frey–Osborne probability 0.9 · 75th percentile among occupations · High
Among measured AI assistant conversations mapped to this occupation (Anthropic Economic Index, 2026-01-15), these task types came up most. These are shares of observed AI conversations — not shares of the job, of worker time, or of what could be automated.
| Calculate figures, such as required amounts of labor or materials, manufacturing costs, or wages, using pricing schedules, adding machines, calculators, or computers. | 1.9% | |
| Examine documents, materials, or products and monitor work processes to assess completeness, accuracy, and conformance to standards and specifications. | 0.5% | |
| Compile and prepare documentation related to production sequences, transportation, personnel schedules, or purchase, maintenance, or repair orders. | 0.2% |
Independent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics employment projection for 2024–2034 — a labor-market forecast, not an AI-impact forecast.
| Outlook | Declining · -1.8% by 2034 |
| Projected annual openings | 34,100 |
| Employment 2024 → 2034 | 388,800 → 381,700 |
“Annual openings” counts new jobs plus replacements for workers who leave the occupation, so it can be large even when growth is modest.
The ILO's 2025 global study scores generative-AI exposure on the international ISCO-08 occupation system, not US SOC. Bridged through the published (and approximate, many-to-many) IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 crosswalk, this US occupation corresponds to the international occupation below. Exposure here means how much of the work's tasks today's AI can attempt — task overlap, not automation, adoption, or jobs lost.
| International occupation (ISCO-08) | Task exposure (2025) | Most tasks fall in |
|---|---|---|
| Production Clerks · 4322 | 44% | Gradient 2 |
Read the whole six-band gradient on the GenAI exposure gradient page. The crosswalk is approximate: a US occupation can map to several international ones, and the ILO scores describe the international occupation, not this exact US role.
How people actually apply AI to this occupation's tasks, from Claude.ai (Free and Pro) conversations in the Anthropic Economic Index, 2026-01-15. This is one AI assistant's consumer sample — not all AI, not the whole workforce. Autonomy and the collaboration mix are model-rated estimates; figures below the sample floor are hidden.
| Augmentation vs. automation | 17.1% working with AI · 31.8% handed to AI |
| Most common way people use AI here | Directive · AI does it; you give the instruction |
| Typical AI autonomy | 3.5 / 5 · higher = AI acts more independently |
| Used for work (vs. personal / coursework) | 61.4% |
The role's most common tasks in AI conversations, each tagged with how people work with the AI on it. “Usage” is the share of observed conversations, not of the job.
| Task | How | Usage |
|---|---|---|
| Calculate figures, such as required amounts of labor or materials, manufacturing costs, or wages, using pricing schedules, adding machines, calculators, or computers. | Directive | 0.5% |
| Examine documents, materials, or products and monitor work processes to assess completeness, accuracy, and conformance to standards and specifications. | — | 0.4% |
Tasks where the model most often judged that a person remained necessary — a useful read on the current boundary, not a guarantee.
| Examine documents, materials, or products and monitor work processes to assess completeness, accuracy, and conformance to standards and specifications. | 97.4% | |
| Calculate figures, such as required amounts of labor or materials, manufacturing costs, or wages, using pricing schedules, adding machines, calculators, or computers. | 95.9% |
Example prompts phrased from the tasks people most often delegate to AI in this occupation (Anthropic Economic Index). Each shows the underlying measured task and its share of observed AI use. They are suggested phrasings of real tasks — starting points, not endorsed instructions.
Help me calculate figures, such as required amounts of labor or materials, manufacturing costs, or wages, using pricing schedules, adding machines, calculators, or computers. From: Calculate figures, such as required amounts of labor or materials, manufacturing costs, or wages, using pricing schedules, adding machines, calculators, or computers. · 0.5% of measured AI use · directive
Help me examine documents, materials, or products and monitor work processes to assess completeness, accuracy, and conformance to standards and specifications. From: Examine documents, materials, or products and monitor work processes to assess completeness, accuracy, and conformance to standards and specifications. · 0.4% of measured AI use
All 17 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation, ordered by importance. Each links to its own page with AI-exposure and observed-use detail.
O*NET importance rating, from 1 (not important) to 5 (extremely important).
| Production and Processing | 4.3 | |
| Customer and Personal Service | 3.8 | |
| English Language | 3.6 | |
| Administrative | 3.6 | |
| Administration and Management | 3.5 | |
| Computers and Electronics | 3.3 | |
| Mathematics | 2.8 |
| Oral Comprehension | 3.9 | |
| Information Ordering | 3.9 | |
| Oral Expression | 3.8 | |
| Problem Sensitivity | 3.8 | |
| Written Comprehension | 3.6 | |
| Near Vision | 3.6 | |
| Written Expression | 3.5 | |
| Deductive Reasoning | 3.5 | |
| Speech Recognition | 3.4 | |
| Selective Attention | 3.3 | |
| Category Flexibility | 3.1 | |
| Inductive Reasoning | 3.0 | |
| Perceptual Speed | 3.0 | |
| Speech Clarity | 3.0 | |
| Far Vision | 2.9 | |
| Fluency of Ideas | 2.8 | |
| Number Facility | 2.8 | |
| Flexibility of Closure | 2.8 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.6 | |
| Speaking | 3.6 | |
| Active Listening | 3.5 | |
| Critical Thinking | 3.4 | |
| Writing | 3.1 | |
| Monitoring | 3.1 | |
| Active Learning | 2.8 | |
| Mathematics | 2.6 |
| Time Management | 3.5 | |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.1 | |
| Coordination | 3.0 | |
| Social Perceptiveness | 2.9 | |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 2.9 | |
| Systems Analysis | 2.9 | |
| Systems Evaluation | 2.8 |
Skills employers ask for in job postings for this occupation (Lightcast), with whether each is a common or specialized skill.
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How characteristic each condition is of the job, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale (higher = more present in day-to-day work). Each condition links to how it varies across all occupations.
What to study: Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services . Fields of study crosswalked to this occupation (NCES CIP–SOC), not a requirement.
Share of people in this occupation at each level of education.
| High School Diploma | 36.8% | |
| Some College Courses | 21.2% | |
| Less than a High School Diploma | 19.5% | |
| Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) | 13.2% | |
| Post-Secondary Certificate | 9.4% |
The interests and personal qualities O*NET associates with people who do this work.
| Conventional | 5.9 | |
| Enterprising | 4.9 | |
| Realistic | 3.1 | |
| Social | 2.1 |
| Office Work | 5.5 | |
| Management/Administration | 3.1 | |
| Accounting | 2.3 | |
| Business Initiatives | 2.2 | |
| Sales | 1.8 | |
| Engineering | 1.8 | |
| Human Resources | 1.8 | |
| Information Technology | 1.7 | |
| Finance | 1.6 |
| Dependability | 2.6 | |
| Attention to Detail | 2.5 | |
| Cooperation | 1.8 |
U.S. · annual wages (BLS OEWS)
| 10th percentile | $38,570 |
| 25th percentile | $46,600 |
| Median (50th) | $57,770 |
| 75th percentile | $71,480 |
| 90th percentile | $84,810 |
| People employed | 385,000 |
Where these workers are employed, by number of jobs (national, BLS OEWS). Pay shown is the occupation's national median, not industry-specific.
| Industry | Workers | National median pay |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing · Sector | 119,210 | $59,830 |
| Transportation and Warehousing · Sector | 35,610 | $55,830 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance · Sector | 31,170 | $49,850 |
| Wholesale Trade · Sector | 29,680 | $55,890 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services · Sector | 26,020 | $62,990 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services · Sector | 21,620 | $48,670 |
| Construction · Sector | 21,170 | $58,120 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises · Sector | 18,180 | $65,930 |
| Retail Trade · Sector | 16,730 | $43,040 |
| Information · Sector | 15,810 | $61,370 |
| Educational Services · Sector | 8,700 | $63,170 |
| Temporary Help Services · National industry | 8,480 | $43,420 |
Industries where this occupation is far more common than in the economy as a whole. The location quotient is how many times more concentrated it is here (a value of 5 means five times its economy-wide share).
| Industry | Concentration | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation · National industry | 4.78× | 850 |
| Manufacturing · Sector | 3.74× | 119,210 |
| Utilities · Sector | 3.32× | 4,800 |
| Television Broadcasting Stations · National industry | 2.9× | 470 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises · Sector | 2.59× | 18,180 |
| Nuclear Electric Power Generation · National industry | 2.26× | 210 |
| Jewelry and Silverware Manufacturing · National industry | 2.21× | 110 |
| Machine Shops · National industry | 2.19× | 1,420 |
Part of the Supply Chain & Transportation career cluster.
Side-by-side comparisons place two occupations’ pay, preparation, skills, and AI exposure on the same page — same data, same scale, no forecast.
Options the data surfaces for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks — not advice or a forecast. Each is a real cross-link you can follow into the evidence.
Capabilities this work builds that are used across many other occupations.
Occupations O*NET rates as related — the nearby moves on the map.
How people typically prepare for this work.
On the global GenAI exposure gradient this work sits around the 81st percentile of 427 international occupations.
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks show 78th-percentile AI task overlap — and about 34,100 annual U.S. openings
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks show 78th-percentile AI task overlap — and about 34,100 annual U.S. openings • Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks rank in the 78th percentile (High band) for AI task overlap across U.S. occupations — a measure of how much of the work today's AI can attempt, not how much is automated. (Eloundou et al. (GPTs are GPTs) + Felten AIOE) • The occupation is projected to see about 34,100 U.S. job openings per year (2024–34), counting growth and replacement — a labor-demand projection made independently of AI. (BLS Employment Projections 2024–34) • BLS projects employment to be declining (-1.8%) from 2024 to 2034. (BLS Employment Projections 2024–34) • Median annual pay is $57,770, across about 385,000 U.S. workers. (BLS OEWS (May 2024)) • Of the AI use actually observed for this work, 17% looks like augmentation (drafting, iterating, checking) rather than hands-off automation — from a Claude.ai usage sample, not a census. (2026-01-15-v4-plus-2025-03-27-v2) Source: Singulariki — "Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks". https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-5061-00 Note: AI task overlap measures what today's AI can attempt, not automation, job loss, or a forecast.
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Every line is built only from figures this page already shows and cites. AI task overlap means what today's AI can attempt — not automation, job loss, or a forecast.
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.
Singulariki. "Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks." 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/roles/role-43-5061-00
Singulariki. (2026). Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-5061-00
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note = {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},
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