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Will AI replace Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks?

Transitioning

Baseline AI displacement risk for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks, aggregated from 7 research sources.

What this score means

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks sits in the middle of the exposure range for Administration. Routine parts of the job are starting to automate, but much of it still depends on judgment, relationships, and context that today's models handle poorly. At 50 out of 100 it sits close to the Administration average of 52. Across the 7 sources behind this baseline, individual estimates run from 41 to 57, so the score is a weighted consensus rather than any single figure.

The number is a consensus estimate for the typical version of the role, built from published academic and industry research scored occupation by occupation. It is not a prediction about any individual. How scoring works

What this job actually involves

Exposure follows the work itself rather than the job title, so it is worth seeing what the role is made of. These are the tasks O*NET records for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks, most central first, showing 12 of 17.

  • 01Distribute production schedules or work orders to departments.
  • 02Revise production schedules when required due to design changes, labor or material shortages, backlogs, or other interruptions, collaborating with management, marketing, sales, production, or engineering.
  • 03Review documents, such as production schedules, work orders, or staffing tables, to determine personnel or materials requirements or material priorities.
  • 04Arrange for delivery, assembly, or distribution of supplies or parts to expedite flow of materials and meet production schedules.
  • 05Confer with establishment personnel, vendors, or customers to coordinate production or shipping activities and to resolve complaints or eliminate delays.
  • 06Requisition and maintain inventories of materials or supplies necessary to meet production demands.
  • 07Confer with department supervisors or other personnel to assess progress and discuss needed changes.
  • 08Plan production commitments or timetables for business units, specific programs, or jobs, using sales forecasts.
  • 09Compile information, such as production rates and progress, materials inventories, materials used, or customer information, so that status reports can be completed.
  • 10Examine documents, materials, or products and monitor work processes to assess completeness, accuracy, and conformance to standards and specifications.
  • 11Compile and prepare documentation related to production sequences, transportation, personnel schedules, or purchase, maintenance, or repair orders.
  • 12Calculate figures, such as required amounts of labor or materials, manufacturing costs, or wages, using pricing schedules, adding machines, calculators, or computers.

Task statements from O*NET by the National Center for O*NET Development, used under CC BY 4.0. The tasks are descriptive; the exposure score above is ours.

The research behind this score

This baseline aggregates 7 research sources that scored Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks for AI and automation exposure. More recent, higher confidence studies carry more weight in the final number.

Common questions

How likely is AI to replace Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks?
Published research puts Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks at 50 out of 100 for AI displacement risk, in the transitioning band. The number is a weighted consensus of 7 research sources and describes the typical version of the role, not any individual.
Do researchers agree on the risk for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks?
Broadly, yes. Individual estimates for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks run from 41 to 57 out of 100 across the 7 sources behind this score, a fairly tight range. More recent and higher confidence studies carry more weight in the final number.
Which administration roles face similar AI exposure?
The closest published administration roles to Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks by score are First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers (50/100), Freight Forwarders (50/100), and Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks (51/100). Each has its own page with the research behind its number.

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