OES Code: 580080

SAN DIEGO COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR PRODUCTION, PLANNING, & EXPEDITING CLERKS

The duties of Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks are primarily clerical in nature and involve coordinating and expediting the flow of work and materials within or between departments of an establishment according to production schedules. This includes reviewing and distributing production schedules and work orders, conferring with department supervisors to determine progress of work and completion dates, and compiling reports on progress of work and production problems. Their duties may also include scheduling workers and estimating costs, routing and delivering parts to insure production quotas are met, and scheduling shipment of parts. They may keep inventory of material in departments and insure that merchandise is shipped by vendor on the promised date, and write special orders for services and merchandise.

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PROJECTED ESTIMATES OF EMPLOYMENT (excluding self-employed)

Number Working in this Occupation --- Year --- 1995 2002		Percent Change	Increase/ Decrease	Additional Openings Due to People Chang- ing Occupations or Retiring	Sum of Increase/Decrease and Additional Openings
2,720	3,160	16%	440	370	810

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE PRODUCTION, PLANNING, & EXPEDITING CLERKS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY

The following are the types of firms that employ the most workers in this occupation within this county. They are listed in order from largest to smallest.

Industry Code (SIC)	Industry Title
9010	Federal government
3999	Manufacturing industries, all other
8731	Commercial physical & biological research
3728	Aircraft parts & equipment manufacturers, all other
2339	Women's & misses' outerwear manufacturers, all other
3511	Turbine & turbine generator set manufacturers
7363	Temporary help agencies
7371	Computer programming services
3674	Semiconductors & related device manufacturers
5311	Department stores
3432	Plumbing fixture fittings & trim manufacturers
3663	Radio &TV communications equipment manufacturers
3643	Current-carrying wiring device manufacturers
2752	Commercial printers, lithographic
2741	Miscellaneous publishers
3651	Household audio/video equipment manufacturers
7311	Advertising agencies
3724	Aircraft engines & engine part manufacturers
3841	Surgical & medical instrument manufacturers
5064	Electrical appliances, TV and radios, wholesale
3812	Search & navigation equipment manufacturers
8742	Management consulting services

Look in the yellow pages of the phone book under the above or similar industry titles, or look in employer directories in libraries. Directories such as Business Prospector, California Services Register and those by chambers of commerce often list firms by Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code.

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