Logisticians
Analyze and coordinate the ongoing logistical functions of a firm or organization. Responsible for the entire life cycle of a product, including acquisition, distribution, internal allocation, delivery, and final disposal of resources.
Also called: Client Services Administrator · Logistician · Production Planner · Supply Management Specialist
Median pay (national)
$80,880
$49,260–$132,110 (10th–90th)
Employed (US)
235,640
BLS OEWS, May 2024
Outlook 2024–34
+16.7%
~26,400 openings/yr
Typical entry
Bachelor's degree
What the numbers say
Refit analysis ·Pay for logisticians shows an unusually wide range: the top 10% earn $132,110 versus $49,260 at the bottom 10% — 2.7x. The median of $80,880 leaves roughly 63% of headroom to the 90th percentile, which is where seniority, specialization, and the skills below tend to pay off.
Refit analysis ·Employment is projected to change +16.7% from 2024 to 2034 — much faster than the 3% average for all occupations. Even so, BLS projects about 26,400 openings a year, mostly to replace workers who retire or change careers.
Refit analysis ·Where you work moves the number a lot. Across the 53 states with released data, District of Columbia pays the most for this role (median $117,500, +45% vs the national median), while Puerto Rico sits lowest at $45,650 — a 157% spread for the same job title.
Refit analysis ·O*NET rates Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, 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.
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Top skills employers ask for
Ranked by O*NET importance for this occupation.
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Monitoring
- Active Learning
- Writing
- Mathematics
- Learning Strategies
- Science
What they actually do
Core O*NET tasks for this role.
- Maintain and develop positive business relationships with a customer's key personnel involved in, or directly relevant to, a logistics activity.
- Develop an understanding of customers' needs and take actions to ensure that such needs are met.
- Manage subcontractor activities, reviewing proposals, developing performance specifications, and serving as liaisons between subcontractors and organizations.
- Develop proposals that include documentation for estimates.
- Review logistics performance with customers against targets, benchmarks, and service agreements.
- Direct availability and allocation of materials, supplies, and finished products.
- Redesign the movement of goods to maximize value and minimize costs.
- Explain proposed solutions to customers, management, or other interested parties through written proposals and oral presentations.
- Direct team activities, establishing task priorities, scheduling and tracking work assignments, providing guidance, and ensuring the availability of resources.
- Perform managerial duties such as hiring and training employees and overseeing facility needs or requirements.
Tools & technology
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- SAP software
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Intuit QuickBooks
- Microsoft SQL Server
- Microsoft Visio
- Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management
- Structured query language SQL
- IBM Cognos Impromptu
- IBM Power Systems software
- Microsoft Dynamics
- Oracle E-Business Suite
- Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
Knowledge areas
- Transportation
- English Language
- Administration and Management
- Customer and Personal Service
- Mathematics
- Computers and Electronics
- Economics and Accounting
- Geography