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Advanced ManufacturingTop JobColorado Talent Pipeline Report-aligned occupation with strong annual openings, growth, and wage signals.Green JobOccupation aligned to O*NET green economy classifications.

Production, Planning and Expediting Clerk

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.

Annual openings

601

Median wage

$63,980

Typical education

High school (GED), plus on-the-job training

Growth 2026–2032

+6%

Median wage source: Colorado BLS OEWS (2025).

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Typical education

High school (GED), plus on-the-job training

Credential requirement

No certification is required or expected for this job.

Work experience

This is an entry-level role so no experience is required. However, full or part-time work experience of any kind developing the listed knowledge, skills and abilities is preferred, with previous Customer Service experience being valued.

Employer competency information

  • Feedback from employers identified the following competencies as being critical to success: Communication, Problem Solving and Critical Thinking, and Basic Computer Skills. In addition, understanding how to avoid goods/products being broken during the shipping process improves customer service and saves money.
This can be one broad role or broken into separate roles. A production role can be in charge of getting the right materials to the right location to keep the manufacturing process going. A planning role can include cost-benefit analysis of materials and products.

Is this work a fit?

What the work actually feels like

How people in this career tend to spend their time, the interests it draws on, and a look at a typical day.

Automation exposure

Moderate exposure

Some routine tasks may shift as tools improve, but the role is likely to adapt.

A typical day

  1. Distribute production schedules or work orders to departments.
  2. Review documents, such as production schedules, work orders, or staffing tables, to determine personnel or materials requirements or material priorities.
  3. Arrange for delivery, assembly, or distribution of supplies or parts to expedite flow of materials and meet production schedules.
  4. Requisition and maintain inventories of materials or supplies necessary to meet production demands.
  5. Confer with department supervisors or other personnel to assess progress and discuss needed changes.
  6. Revise production schedules when required due to design changes, labor or material shortages, backlogs, or other interruptions, collaborating with management, marketing, sales, production, or engineering.
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