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Logistics Engineers

$79,400 Median Wage (2023)

26,100 Projected job openings (2023-2033)

19.30% 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 1 year, up to and including 2 years

On-Site or In-Plant Training: N.A.

On-the-Job Training: Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month

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.
Establish organizational guidelines or policies.
Estimate costs of goods or services.
Assess the cost effectiveness of products, projects, or services.
Apply mathematical models of financial or business conditions.
Develop business or financial information systems.
Evaluate logistics methods to reduce environmental impact.
Develop business or market strategies.
Develop sustainable business strategies or practices.
Prepare financial documents.
Analyze environmental regulations to ensure organizational compliance.

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

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