Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks (43-5061)

Occupation description:  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).

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• Alaska: Alaska’s employment growth is low with moderate employment opportunities. Read more.

2019 Wages

Labor Force Indicators

2016 Worker Characteristics
Total workers	Nonresident workers	Percent nonresident	Percent age 45 plus	Percent age 50 plus
441	71	16.1	47.0	37.0

2016 Potential Supply
Qualified but working in another occupation	121
Currently employed in a lower paid occupation	63
UI claimants previously working in occupation	48

2016 ALEXsys Employment Data
Number of registrants	293
Number of job position postings	15
Ratio of registrants to job position postings	19.5

Typical Entry-level Education, Experience, and/or On-the-job Training

Training Resources