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	Median Wage (USD, 2024)	Projected Job Openings (2023-2033)	Projected Growth (2023-2033)
National Statistics	$80,880	26100	19.3%
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Statistics

National

State

City

State

City

$80,880

Median Wage (USD, 2023)

26100

Projected Job Openings (2023-2033)

19.3%

Projected Growth (2023-2033)

Design or analyze operational solutions for projects such as transportation optimization, network modeling, process and methods analysis, cost containment, capacity enhancement, routing and shipment optimization, or information management.

Experience Requirements Overview

Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Education, Training and Experience

Required Level of Education: Bachelor's Degree

Related Work Experience: Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years

On-Site or In-Plant Training: Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months

On-the-Job Training: Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months

Detailed Work Activities

Advise others on logistics topics.
Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency.
Analyze jobs using observation, survey, or interview techniques.
Supervise employees.
Plan facility layouts or designs.
Develop technical specifications for systems or equipment.
Analyze logistics processes.
Maintain data in information systems or databases.
Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency.
Establish organizational guidelines or policies.
Estimate costs of goods or services.
Assess the cost effectiveness of products, projects, or services.
Analyze logistics processes.
Analyze logistics processes.
Analyze logistics processes.
Advise others on logistics topics.
Analyze logistics processes.
Apply mathematical models of financial or business conditions.
Analyze logistics processes.
Develop business or financial information systems.
Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency.
Evaluate logistics methods to reduce environmental impact.
Develop business or market strategies.
Evaluate logistics methods to reduce environmental impact.
Develop sustainable business strategies or practices.
Prepare financial documents.
Evaluate logistics methods to reduce environmental impact.
Apply mathematical models of financial or business conditions.
Evaluate logistics methods to reduce environmental impact.
Analyze environmental regulations to ensure organizational compliance.
Analyze logistics processes.
Develop sustainable business strategies or practices.
Prepare financial documents.
Evaluate logistics methods to reduce environmental impact.

Work Values

Achievement

Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.

Working Conditions

Recognition

Relationships

Support

Independence

Tasks

Identify cost-reduction or process-improvement logistic opportunities.
Analyze or interpret logistics data involving customer service, forecasting, procurement, manufacturing, inventory, transportation, or warehousing.
Prepare logistic strategies or conceptual designs for production facilities.
Conduct logistics studies or analyses, such as time studies, zero-base analyses, rate analyses, network analyses, flow-path analyses, or supply chain analyses.
Develop logistic metrics, internal analysis tools, or key performance indicators for business units.
Identify or develop business rules or standard operating procedures to streamline operating processes.
Interview key staff or tour facilities to identify efficiency-improvement, cost-reduction, or service-delivery opportunities.
Apply logistics modeling techniques to address issues, such as operational process improvement or facility design or layout.
Design plant distribution centers.
Review contractual commitments, customer specifications, or related information to determine logistics or support requirements.
Evaluate the use of inventory tracking technology, Web-based warehousing software, or intelligent conveyor systems to maximize plant or distribution center efficiency.
Propose logistics solutions for customers.
Develop or maintain cost estimates, forecasts, or cost models.
Prepare or validate documentation on automated logistics or maintenance-data reporting or management information systems.
Provide logistical facility or capacity planning analyses for distribution or transportation functions.
Determine feasibility of designing new facilities or modifying existing facilities, based on factors such as cost, available space, schedule, technical requirements, or ergonomics.
Design comprehensive supply chains that minimize environmental impacts or costs.
Create models or scenarios to predict the impact of changing circumstances, such as fuel costs, road pricing, energy taxes, or carbon emissions legislation.
Determine logistics support requirements, such as facility details, staffing needs, or safety or maintenance plans.
Develop specifications for equipment, tools, facility layouts, or material-handling systems.
Provide logistics technology or information for effective and efficient support of product, equipment, or system manufacturing or service.
Evaluate effectiveness of current or future logistical processes.
Direct the work of logistics analysts.
Evaluate the use of technologies, such as global positioning systems (GPS), radio-frequency identification (RFID), route navigation software, or satellite linkup systems, to improve transportation efficiency.
Determine requirements for compliance with environmental certification standards.
Develop or document procedures to minimize or mitigate carbon output resulting from the movement of materials or products.
Conduct environmental audits for logistics activities, such as storage, distribution, or transportation.
Develop or document reverse logistics management processes to ensure maximal efficiency of product recycling, reuse, or final disposal.
Review global, national, or regional transportation or logistics reports for ways to improve efficiency or minimize the environmental impact of logistics activities.
Assess the environmental impact or energy efficiency of logistics activities, using carbon mitigation software.

Work Styles

Achievement/Effort

Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.

Persistence

Initiative

Leadership

Cooperation

Concern for Others

Social Orientation

Self-Control

Stress Tolerance

Adaptability/Flexibility

Dependability

Attention to Detail

Integrity

Independence

Innovation

Analytical Thinking

Data Source: This page includes information from the O*NET 28.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. This page includes Employment Projections program, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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