Logistics Analysts
Analyze product delivery or supply chain processes to identify or recommend changes. May manage route activity including invoicing, electronic bills, and shipment tracing.
Also called: Global Logistics Analyst · Logistics Analyst · Logistics Management Analyst · Material Supply Planner · Supply Chain Analyst · Transportation Analyst
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 logistics analysts 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 Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, 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 Inventory management systems, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software as in-demand technologies for this role.
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Top skills employers ask for
Ranked by O*NET importance for this occupation.
- Reading Comprehension
- Critical Thinking
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Monitoring
- Writing
- Active Learning
- Mathematics
- Learning Strategies
- Science
What they actually do
Core O*NET tasks for this role.
- Maintain databases of logistics information.
- Remotely monitor the flow of vehicles or inventory, using Web-based logistics information systems to track vehicles or containers.
- Communicate with or monitor service providers, such as ocean carriers, air freight forwarders, global consolidators, customs brokers, or trucking companies.
- Track product flow from origin to final delivery.
- Interpret data on logistics elements, such as availability, maintainability, reliability, supply chain management, strategic sourcing or distribution, supplier management, or transportation.
- Recommend improvements to existing or planned logistics processes.
- Apply analytic methods or tools to understand, predict, or control logistics operations or processes.
- Prepare reports on logistics performance measures.
- Enter logistics-related data into databases.
- Provide ongoing analyses in areas such as transportation costs, parts procurement, back orders, or delivery processes.
Tools & technology
- Inventory management systems
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Power BI
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- SAP software
- Structured query language SQL
- Tableau
- Amazon Redshift
- IBM SPSS Statistics
- Microsoft SQL Server
- Microsoft Visio
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications VBA
Knowledge areas
- English Language
- Computers and Electronics
- Transportation
- Mathematics
- Administration and Management
- Customer and Personal Service
- Education and Training
- Administrative