Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
Office and Administrative Support Occupations- O*NET-SOC code
- 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.
- Data source: BLSPublished: 2026-08
Very high· relative
LowFour relative bandsVery highGroup-level value
Scale, basis and source
Four relative bands (Low / Moderate / High / Very high)
831 detailed occupations in the BLS Employment Projections table. Assigned per National Employment Matrix (NEM) code, so occupations sharing a NEM code carry the same band
- Data source: AnthropicPublished: 2026-03
0.093
0.000Range of values carried here0.745Scale, basis and source
Observed exposure index, 0–1 as published
Mapped onto O*NET tasks
Published per SOC 2018 occupation; every O*NET occupation with the same SOC 2018 code carries this value
- Data source: ILOPublished: 2025
0.44
0.09Range of values carried here0.70Group-level value
Scale, basis and source
Generative AI exposure index, 0–1 as published
Published per ISCO-08 unit group. Linked to this occupation, wholly or in part, by applying U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics crosswalks (ISCO-08 to 2010 SOC, 2010 SOC to 2018 SOC) as published
What kind of figure this source publishes
The BLS category is a relative rank, not an absolute level, and it is not a first-hand measurement: it groups an occupation's percentile ranks across several published studies into four bands. It is not an employment or wage forecast, not a probability of adoption, and it does not separate automation from augmentation.
Task-level exposure
Exposed tasks only17 rated tasks · 16 tasks with β ≥ 0.5 (94.1%)
β = direct exposure (E1) + 0.5 × exposure when tools are available (E2), per the source repository's definition.
- Source unit: O*NET 27.2 tasks → O*NET 31.0 occupation code
- All rated tasks are in the O*NET 31.0 task list.
- Source
- OpenAI "GPTs are GPTs" exposure rubric
- Release
- gh-main-0471612
- License
- MIT License, Copyright (c) 2024 OpenAI
| Task (O*NET 20.1) | Claude.aiRaw / share % |
|---|---|
Calculate figures, such as required amounts of labor or materials, manufacturing costs, or wages, using pricing schedules, adding machines, calculators, or computers.43-5061.00 | 0.018874.4 |
Examine documents, materials, or products and monitor work processes to assess completeness, accuracy, and conformance to standards and specifications.43-5061.00 | 0.004517.9 |
Compile and prepare documentation related to production sequences, transportation, personnel schedules, or purchase, maintenance, or repair orders.43-5061.00 | 0.00207.7 |
| Not observed on any surface — 14 task(s) — These tasks have no row in the source for this release. The 0 in the share row is a display-stage composition ratio; absence is what the — in the raw row states. | |
Review documents, such as production schedules, work orders, or staffing tables, to determine personnel or materials requirements or material priorities. | —0 |
Confer with department supervisors or other personnel to assess progress and discuss needed changes. | —0 |
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. | —0 |
Confer with establishment personnel, vendors, or customers to coordinate production or shipping activities and to resolve complaints or eliminate delays. | —0 |
Record production data, including volume produced, consumption of raw materials, or quality control measures. | —0 |
Requisition and maintain inventories of materials or supplies necessary to meet production demands. | —0 |
Distribute production schedules or work orders to departments. | —0 |
Compile information, such as production rates and progress, materials inventories, materials used, or customer information, so that status reports can be completed. | —0 |
Arrange for delivery, assembly, or distribution of supplies or parts to expedite flow of materials and meet production schedules. | —0 |
Maintain files, such as maintenance records, bills of lading, or cost reports. | —0 |
Contact suppliers to verify shipment details. | —0 |
Plan production commitments or timetables for business units, specific programs, or jobs, using sales forecasts. | —0 |
Establish and prepare product construction directions and locations and information on required tools, materials, equipment, numbers of workers needed, and cost projections. | —0 |
Provide documentation and information to account for delays, difficulties, or changes to cost estimates. | —0 |
Values in this tab are predicted labels, not observations. Eloundou et al. (2023) published two rating regimes — human raters and GPT-4 — and the β shown here is derived from the GPT-4 rater basis alone; the same task can take a different value under the other regime. The unit and the meaning differ from the observed shares (%) in the other tabs, so do not place them on the same axis.
| Task (O*NET 27.2) | βE1 + 0.5 × E2 |
|---|---|
Review documents, such as production schedules, work orders, or staffing tables, to determine personnel or materials requirements or material priorities.O*NET Task ID 11363 | 1.0 |
Calculate figures, such as required amounts of labor or materials, manufacturing costs, or wages, using pricing schedules, adding machines, calculators, or computers.O*NET Task ID 11369 | 1.0 |
Distribute production schedules or work orders to departments.O*NET Task ID 11370 | 1.0 |
Maintain files, such as maintenance records, bills of lading, or cost reports.O*NET Task ID 11374 | 1.0 |
Provide documentation and information to account for delays, difficulties, or changes to cost estimates.O*NET Task ID 11378 | 1.0 |
Examine documents, materials, or products and monitor work processes to assess completeness, accuracy, and conformance to standards and specifications.O*NET Task ID 11362 | 0.5 |
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.O*NET Task ID 11365 | 0.5 |
Confer with establishment personnel, vendors, or customers to coordinate production or shipping activities and to resolve complaints or eliminate delays.O*NET Task ID 11366 | 0.5 |
Record production data, including volume produced, consumption of raw materials, or quality control measures.O*NET Task ID 11367 | 0.5 |
Requisition and maintain inventories of materials or supplies necessary to meet production demands.O*NET Task ID 11368 | 0.5 |
Compile information, such as production rates and progress, materials inventories, materials used, or customer information, so that status reports can be completed.O*NET Task ID 11371 | 0.5 |
Arrange for delivery, assembly, or distribution of supplies or parts to expedite flow of materials and meet production schedules.O*NET Task ID 11372 | 0.5 |
Contact suppliers to verify shipment details.O*NET Task ID 11373 | 0.5 |
Plan production commitments or timetables for business units, specific programs, or jobs, using sales forecasts.O*NET Task ID 11375 | 0.5 |
Establish and prepare product construction directions and locations and information on required tools, materials, equipment, numbers of workers needed, and cost projections.O*NET Task ID 11376 | 0.5 |
Compile and prepare documentation related to production sequences, transportation, personnel schedules, or purchase, maintenance, or repair orders.O*NET Task ID 11377 | 0.5 |
Confer with department supervisors or other personnel to assess progress and discuss needed changes.O*NET Task ID 11364 | 0.0 |
β = E1 + 0.5 × E2 · E1 = tasks where direct LLM access alone cuts time by at least 50%, E2 = tasks where software built on top of an LLM cuts time by at least 50%. Values take only 0 / 0.5 / 1.0.
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All O*NET 31.0 task statements (17)
All O*NET 31.0 task statements for this occupation (English, as published; task type core or supplemental). Exposure values are not listed here; they are in the table above, next to each task statement as worded in the O*NET version each source used.
| Task (O*NET 31.0) | Type |
|---|---|
| Review documents, such as production schedules, work orders, or staffing tables, to determine personnel or materials requirements or material priorities. | Core |
| Confer with department supervisors or other personnel to assess progress and discuss needed changes. | Core |
| 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. | Core |
| Confer with establishment personnel, vendors, or customers to coordinate production or shipping activities and to resolve complaints or eliminate delays. | Core |
| Requisition and maintain inventories of materials or supplies necessary to meet production demands. | Core |
| Distribute production schedules or work orders to departments. | Core |
| Compile information, such as production rates and progress, materials inventories, materials used, or customer information, so that status reports can be completed. | Core |
| Arrange for delivery, assembly, or distribution of supplies or parts to expedite flow of materials and meet production schedules. | Core |
| Plan production commitments or timetables for business units, specific programs, or jobs, using sales forecasts. | Core |
| Examine documents, materials, or products and monitor work processes to assess completeness, accuracy, and conformance to standards and specifications. | Supplemental |
| Record production data, including volume produced, consumption of raw materials, or quality control measures. | Supplemental |
| Calculate figures, such as required amounts of labor or materials, manufacturing costs, or wages, using pricing schedules, adding machines, calculators, or computers. | Supplemental |
| Contact suppliers to verify shipment details. | Supplemental |
| Maintain files, such as maintenance records, bills of lading, or cost reports. | Supplemental |
| Establish and prepare product construction directions and locations and information on required tools, materials, equipment, numbers of workers needed, and cost projections. | Supplemental |
| Compile and prepare documentation related to production sequences, transportation, personnel schedules, or purchase, maintenance, or repair orders. | Supplemental |
| Provide documentation and information to account for delays, difficulties, or changes to cost estimates. | Supplemental |
0.00/ 3· Robot exposure index
Scale, basis and source
Each physical task is graded 0–3 by the setting in which robots that have been deployed, sold or demonstrated could do it (0 none · 1 purpose-built robot settings such as a fenced machine cell or a bottling line · 2 structured facilities such as a hospital pharmacy or a container port · 3 unstructured settings such as a private home or a construction site), and the grades are averaged by share of working time
Physical tasks among this occupation's O*NET 29.3 tasks
Anthropic estimated the grades and time shares with Claude Opus 5 using web search, as of 2026.
The robot exposure index is a different measure from the AI exposure figures on this site and cannot be added to or compared with them. It does not measure actual adoption or cost, and 0 also covers occupations with no physical tasks.
Tier of each physical task
None of this occupation's O*NET 29.3 tasks is classified as a physical task.
Occupation information
Employment outlook (BLS)
- Employment, 2025
- 392K
- Projected employment, 2035
- 387K
- Change (2025–35)
- -1.3%
- Median annual wage, 2025
- $59,650
- Typical education needed for entry
- High school diploma or equivalent
Korea classification links (KSCO)
Links from the current release of the Korea Occupation Direct Crosswalk v1.1, made by AI Changing Work. Relation values are read from the O*NET-SOC occupation side.
| KSCO code | KSCO title | Relation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32121 | 생산관리 사무원 | Same scope | confirmed |
Relation and status definitions(kr-direct v1.1)
ILO occupational description
AI Changing Work links the ISCO-08 unit groups below to this occupation by applying the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics crosswalks (2018 SOC to 2010 SOC, 2010 SOC to ISCO-08) as published, without case-by-case selection; each link may be whole or partial.
- ISCO-08 4322Production Clerks
The definition, tasks and examples below are the ILO's description of that unit group, not of this occupation.
Production clerks compute quantities of materials required at specified dates for manufacturing, construction and similar production programmes, and prepare and check production operation schedules.
Tasks
- (a) computing quantities, qualities and types of materials required by production programme;
- (b) preparing production requirements schedules, ensuring that materials are available when needed, and keeping relevant records;
- (c) preparing or assisting in the preparation of production operation schedules on the basis of customers' orders and production capacity and performance;
- (d) verifying stocks, arranging deliveries and investigating delays;
- (e) recording and coordinating the flow of work and materials between departments.
Example occupations
Production clerk · Schedule clerk (materials)
Sources: ILO ISCO-08 — details: Credits
ESCO occupational vocabulary
Each entry below is matched to this occupation in the published ESCO-O*NET Crosswalk (version 1, 2022). The match types are that crosswalk's; the wording is AI Changing Work's.
- food production plannerESCO 3122.2This occupation is broader
Food production planners prepare production plans, evaluate all the variables in the process and strive to ensure that production objectives be achieved.
- gas scheduling representativeESCO 4323.7This occupation is broader
Gas scheduling representatives track and control the flow of natural gas between pipelines and the distribution system, compliant with schedules and demands. They report on the natural gas flow, ensure the schedule is followed or make scheduling adaptations in case of problems to attempt to meet demands.
- leather production plannerESCO 2141.5This occupation is broader
Leather production planners are responsible for planning and following production planning. They work with the production manager to follow progress of the schedule. They work with the warehouse to ensure optimum level and quality of materials are provided, and together with the marketing and sales department to meet customer order requirements.
- machinery assembly coordinatorESCO 4322.1This occupation is broader
Machinery assembly coordinators prepare and plan the manufacturing of machinery. They monitor the entire production process and ensure that individual assemblies and resources are provided on time.
- purchase plannerESCO 3323.2.3Overlapping, not the same
Purchase planners organise the continuous supply with goods out of existing contracts.
- supply chain assistantESCO 3343.1.5Overlapping, not the same
Supply chain assistants work closely together with managers in the operations processes, namely purchasing, manufacturing, and distribution processes. They help with administrative and pragmatic follow up of actions such as invoicing, drafting and preparation of contracts and purchasing orders, reconciliation of inventory against documents, and communication with distribution channels.
Source: European Commission, DG EMPL — ESCO API 2026-08-08 (bridge v1.2.1)
License: CC BY 4.0 (EU Reuse Notice)
ESCO reuse terms and the modification notice are in Credits.
France classification links (ROME)
AI Changing Work's links between this occupation and ROME 4.0 job profiles, judged with AI models. Relations are read from this occupation's side. Links marked “provisional” were adopted on the judgments of two judges from the same model family (Claude) alone, or by an operator rule applied to their judgments, so they rest on weaker evidence than confirmed links.
| ROME code | ROME title (French) | Relation |
|---|---|---|
| H1403 | Gestionnaire de flux de production | Same scopeprovisional |
| M1619 | Approvisionneur / Approvisionneuse points de distribution | Related, not a match |
| H1401 | Responsable ordonnancement-lancement-planification en industrie | Related, not a matchprovisional |
| N1303 | Approvisionneur / Approvisionneuse logistique | Related, not a matchprovisional |
Source: France Travail — Répertoire Opérationnel des Métiers et des Emplois (ROME 4.0), version 61, last updated 15 June 2026 (https://www.data.gouv.fr/datasets/repertoire-operationnel-des-metiers-et-des-emplois-rome). Licence Ouverte 2.0.
ROME codes and titles are reproduced unchanged; the links to O*NET-SOC occupations are AI Changing Work's own judgment and are not a France Travail correspondence.
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Spain classification links (CNO-11)
AI Changing Work's links between this occupation and CNO-11 occupations, judged with AI models. Relations are read from this occupation's side.
| CNO-11 code | CNO-11 title (Spanish) | Relation |
|---|---|---|
| 4122 | Empleados de oficina de servicios de apoyo a la producción | Same scope |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), National Classification of Occupations 2011 (CNO-11, Royal Decree 1591/2010) — www.ine.es · Licensed CC BY 4.0. CNO-11 codes and Spanish titles are reproduced unchanged; the links to O*NET occupations are AI Changing Work's own judgment and are not an INE correspondence.
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Germany classification links (KldB)
AI Changing Work's links between this occupation and KldB occupations, judged with AI models. Relations are read from this occupation's side.
| KldB code | KldB title (German) | Relation |
|---|---|---|
| 27303 | Berufe in der technischen Produktionsplanung und -steuerung - komplexe Spezialistentätigkeiten | Overlapping, not the sameprovisional |
| 27302 | Berufe in der technischen Produktionsplanung und -steuerung - fachlich ausgerichtete Tätigkeiten | Related, not a matchprovisional |
| 71302 | Berufe in der kaufmännischen und technischen Betriebswirtschaft (ohne Spezialisierung) - fachlich ausgerichtete Tätigkeiten | Related, not a matchprovisional |
| 71382 | Berufe in der Unternehmensorganisation und -strategie (sonstige spezifische Tätigkeitsangabe) - fachlich ausgerichtete Tätigkeiten | Related, not a matchprovisional |
| 71383 | Berufe in der Unternehmensorganisation und -strategie (sonstige spezifische Tätigkeitsangabe) - komplexe Spezialistentätigkeiten | Related, not a matchprovisional |
| 92303 | Verlags- und Medienkaufleute (ohne Spezialisierung) - komplexe Spezialistentätigkeiten | Related, not a matchprovisional |
Source: © Statistik der Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Klassifikation der Berufe 2010 – überarbeitete Fassung 2020, https://statistik.arbeitsagentur.de. KldB codes and titles are reproduced unchanged; the links to O*NET occupations are AI Changing Work's own mapping (eigene Zuordnung) and are not a Bundesagentur für Arbeit correspondence.
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Japan classification links (JSCO)
AI Changing Work's links between this occupation and JSCO occupations, judged with AI models. Relations are read from this occupation's side.
| JSCO code | JSCO title (Japanese) | Relation |
|---|---|---|
| 271 | 生産現場事務員 | Same scope |
Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), Japan Standard Occupational Classification (Dec. 2009, MIC Notification No. 555). JSCO codes and Japanese titles are reproduced unchanged; the links to O*NET occupations are AI Changing Work's own judgment and are not a MIC correspondence.
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