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Resume skills guide · SOC 43-5061

Skills for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks

The skills, knowledge, and tools that matter most for production, planning, and expediting clerks, ranked by O*NET importance — so you know what to lead with on your resume.

What to lead with

Refit analysis ·O*NET rates Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Active Listening as the highest-importance skills here — so a resume aimed at this role should lead with evidence of those, not a generic skills list. On the tools side, O*NET flags Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft PowerPoint as in-demand technologies for this role.

Top skills (ranked by importance)

O*NET importance score in parentheses (1–5).

  • 1.Reading Comprehension3.62
  • 2.Speaking3.62
  • 3.Active Listening3.5
  • 4.Critical Thinking3.38
  • 5.Writing3.12
  • 6.Monitoring3.12
  • 7.Active Learning2.75
  • 8.Mathematics2.62
  • 9.Learning Strategies2.38
  • 10.Science1.12

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Knowledge areas

  • Production and Processing
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • English Language
  • Administrative
  • Administration and Management
  • Computers and Electronics
  • Mathematics
  • Transportation

Core work activities

  • Working with Computers
  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
  • Getting Information
  • Processing Information
  • Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
  • Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
  • Making Decisions and Solving Problems
  • Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
  • Analyzing Data or Information
  • Documenting/Recording Information

In-demand tools & technology

  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Intuit QuickBooks
  • MEDITECH software
  • Oracle Database
  • Oracle PeopleSoft
  • Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management
  • SAP software
  • Structured query language SQL
  • ABB Production Planning
  • Accvision ABMIS