Jobs Similar to Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
The careers below use the most similar skills, knowledge and work activities to production, planning, and expediting clerks, according to O*NET 31.0. The closest are Order Clerks, Procurement Clerks and Administrative Services Managers.
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks: $59,650 median pay · usual preparation: High school.
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
The 20 most similar careers
| # | Career | Similarity | Median pay (vs. Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks) | Usual preparation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Order Clerks | 79% | $46,170−23% | High school |
| 2 | Procurement Clerks | 78% | $50,580−15% | High school |
| 3 | Administrative Services Managers | 77% | $114,130+91% | Training or associate |
| 4 | Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | 77% | $58,650−2% | High school |
| 5 | Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | 77% | $107,230+80% | Bachelor's degree |
| 6 | Postmasters and Mail Superintendents | 77% | $96,660+62% | High school |
| 7 | General and Operations Managers | 77% | $105,770+77% | Bachelor's degree |
| 8 | Logistics Analysts | 77% | $82,320Broader BLS group · not compared | Bachelor's degree |
| 9 | Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksSame group | 76% | $45,260−24% | High school |
| 10 | Project Management Specialists | 76% | $102,320+72% | Bachelor's degree |
| 11 | Industrial Production Managers | 76% | $126,060+111% | Bachelor's degree |
| 12 | Office Clerks, General | 75% | $45,010−25% | High school |
| 13 | Supply Chain Managers | 75% | $107,230Broader BLS group · not compared | Bachelor's degree |
| 14 | Online Merchants | 75% | $83,050Broader BLS group · not compared | Bachelor's degree |
| 15 | Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks | 75% | $49,230−17% | High school |
| 16 | Postal Service ClerksSame group | 75% | $62,130+4% | High school |
| 17 | Purchasing Managers | 74% | $148,080+148% | Bachelor's degree |
| 18 | First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | 74% | $69,500+17% | Training or associate |
| 19 | Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators | 74% | $43,370−27% | High school |
| 20 | Freight ForwardersSame group | 74% | $52,260Broader BLS group · not compared | High school |
- 1Order Clerks
79% similar · $46,170 (−23%) · High school
- 2Procurement Clerks
78% similar · $50,580 (−15%) · High school
- 3Administrative Services Managers
77% similar · $114,130 (+91%) · Training or associate
- 4Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers
77% similar · $58,650 (−2%) · High school
- 5Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
77% similar · $107,230 (+80%) · Bachelor's degree
- 6Postmasters and Mail Superintendents
77% similar · $96,660 (+62%) · High school
- 7General and Operations Managers
77% similar · $105,770 (+77%) · Bachelor's degree
- 8Logistics Analysts
77% similar · $82,320 (broader group) · Bachelor's degree
- 9Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
76% similar · $45,260 (−24%) · High school · Same group
- 10Project Management Specialists
76% similar · $102,320 (+72%) · Bachelor's degree
- 11Industrial Production Managers
76% similar · $126,060 (+111%) · Bachelor's degree
- 12Office Clerks, General
75% similar · $45,010 (−25%) · High school
- 13Supply Chain Managers
75% similar · $107,230 (broader group) · Bachelor's degree
- 14Online Merchants
75% similar · $83,050 (broader group) · Bachelor's degree
- 15Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
75% similar · $49,230 (−17%) · High school
- 16Postal Service Clerks
75% similar · $62,130 (+4%) · High school · Same group
- 17Purchasing Managers
74% similar · $148,080 (+148%) · Bachelor's degree
- 18First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
74% similar · $69,500 (+17%) · Training or associate
- 19Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators
74% similar · $43,370 (−27%) · High school
- 20Freight Forwarders
74% similar · $52,260 (broader group) · High school · Same group
Similarity: weighted correlation of O*NET 31.0 transferable skills (35%), knowledge (25%), work activities (15%) and interests (15%). Pay and schooling do not change it. Pay change compares BLS May 2025 national medians; careers with only a broader BLS group wage are not compared. “Same group”: the same BLS occupation group (SOC minor group). Methodology
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Similar is not the same as a good next step. Our career-change list for production, planning, and expediting clerks also weighs pay drops and extra schooling, and puts jobs outside the field first.
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Jobs that can lead here
Careers where production, planning, and expediting clerks is one of the best career-change matches (match score in brackets).
- Order Clerks (89)
- Procurement Clerks (88)
- Data Entry Keyers (79)
- Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers (77)
- Logistics Analysts (76)
- Billing and Posting Clerks (74)
- Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators (74)
- Log Graders and Scalers (74)
- Stockers and Order Fillers (74)
- First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers (69)
Questions about jobs like production, planning, and expediting clerks
What jobs are most similar to production, planning, and expediting clerks?
By O*NET 31.0 data, the closest are Order Clerks (79% similar), Procurement Clerks (78% similar), Administrative Services Managers (77% similar), Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers (77% similar) and Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers (77% similar).
Which jobs like production, planning, and expediting clerks pay more?
Among the 20 most similar careers, Purchasing Managers ($148,080, +148%; usually a bachelor's degree), Industrial Production Managers ($126,060, +111%; usually a bachelor's degree) and Administrative Services Managers ($114,130, +91%; usually training or an associate degree) have the highest BLS median pay compared with production, planning, and expediting clerks ($59,650). Without more preparation than production, planning, and expediting clerks usually need: Postmasters and Mail Superintendents and Postal Service Clerks.
How is the similarity percentage worked out?
We compare how important each transferable skill, knowledge area, work activity and interest area is in both jobs (O*NET 31.0 ratings) with a weighted correlation. 100% would mean the same profile. Unlike our career-change matches, pay and extra schooling do not lower the similarity on this page.