How to become a production planning clerk
Official title: Production planning clerk
Also called: Coordinating clerk (production planning), Planning clerk (production), Production expediting clerk, Production rostering clerk, Schedule clerk (production planning), Production Planner, Schedule clerk (production planning)
Production planning clerk prepares or assists in preparing production operations schedules, using data derived from customers’ orders and information on production capacity and performance. He/she keeps records of machine performance, production rates and outputs, surveys progress of production by examining work tickets or other progress control data, amends, or proposes amendment of, production operations schedule in the light of actual production performance and prepares progress reports for management.
Main tasks
- Preparing production requirements schedules, ensuring that materials are available when needed and keeping relevant records
- Preparing or assisting in the preparation of production operation schedules on the basis of customers’ orders and production capacity and performance
- Recording and coordinating the flow of work and materials between departments
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: $42,456 a year. The middle half earn $26,316 to $58,896 a year.
- Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
How much does a production planning clerk earn in Singapore?
Median full-time pay is $42,456 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $26,316 to $58,896.
Will AI change the work of a production planning clerk?
Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026