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Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks

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.

JVS 2.0.0-phase4b
AI Exposure
68/100
High

How much of this occupation’s work can be materially affected by current AI systems.

Replacement Risk
59/100
Moderate

How likely exposure is to translate into reduced human demand.

Includes provisional estimates for AI adoption pressure and labour-market resilience. How this is measured

Evidence quality
Confidence84/100
Task coverage89%

Confidence reflects task coverage, mapping and capability-evidence quality, and how much of the score rests on provisional inputs.

Task-level evidence

What is driving the score?

Occupation scores are built from the task mix—not a single prediction about a job title.

JVS 2.0.0-phase4b
TaskImportanceAI impactExposure
Distribute production schedules or work orders to departments.High
74
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.High
73
Review documents, such as production schedules, work orders, or staffing tables, to determine personnel or materials requirements or material priorities.High
71
Arrange for delivery, assembly, or distribution of supplies or parts to expedite flow of materials and meet production schedules.Medium
74
Confer with establishment personnel, vendors, or customers to coordinate production or shipping activities and to resolve complaints or eliminate delays.Medium
71
Confer with department supervisors or other personnel to assess progress and discuss needed changes.Medium
75
Requisition and maintain inventories of materials or supplies necessary to meet production demands.Medium
76
Plan production commitments or timetables for business units, specific programs, or jobs, using sales forecasts.Medium
75
Calculate figures, such as required amounts of labor or materials, manufacturing costs, or wages, using pricing schedules, adding machines, calculators, or computers.Medium
72
Compile information, such as production rates and progress, materials inventories, materials used, or customer information, so that status reports can be completed.Medium
69
Maintain files, such as maintenance records, bills of lading, or cost reports.Medium
75
Record production data, including volume produced, consumption of raw materials, or quality control measures.Medium
76
Examine documents, materials, or products and monitor work processes to assess completeness, accuracy, and conformance to standards and specifications.Medium
33
Compile and prepare documentation related to production sequences, transportation, personnel schedules, or purchase, maintenance, or repair orders.Medium
28
Most exposed

Where AI can do more

Routine, digitized, and highly repeatable tasks face the greatest pressure.

  1. Requisition and maintain inventories of materials or supplies necessary to meet production demands.76
  2. Record production data, including volume produced, consumption of raw materials, or quality control measures.76
  3. Confer with department supervisors or other personnel to assess progress and discuss needed changes.75
  4. Plan production commitments or timetables for business units, specific programs, or jobs, using sales forecasts.75
Hardest to automate

Where people still matter

These tasks score lowest on automation feasibility—physical presence, judgement, accountability and real-world variability all resist end-to-end automation.

  1. Compile and prepare documentation related to production sequences, transportation, personnel schedules, or purchase, maintenance, or repair orders.01
  2. Examine documents, materials, or products and monitor work processes to assess completeness, accuracy, and conformance to standards and specifications.02
  3. Distribute production schedules or work orders to departments.03
  4. 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.04
  5. Review documents, such as production schedules, work orders, or staffing tables, to determine personnel or materials requirements or material priorities.05
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Beyond AI capability

Adoption and labour-market outlook

Structural factors are kept separate from raw capability so you can see what actually resists automation. Adoption pressure and labour-market resilience are still provisional models—25% of this occupation’s replacement-risk weight rests on them.

Human dependency66
Physical dependency30
Adoption pressure54
Labour-market resilience58
Methodology & sources

O*NET 30.3 occupational data interpreted through the JobsVsAI capability, automation and structural-constraint models.

Confidence84/100
CalculatedAug 21, 2026
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