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Logisticians

	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)

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.

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 4 years, up to and including 6 years

On-Site or In-Plant Training: Up to and including 1 month

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

Detailed Work Activities

Manage operations, research, or logistics projects.
Develop business relationships.
Gather customer or product information to determine customer needs.
Collect data about customer needs.
Allocate physical resources within organizations.
Confer with personnel to coordinate business operations.
Allocate physical resources within organizations.
Analyze logistics processes.
Develop business or financial information systems.
Supervise employees.
Report information to managers or other personnel.
Coordinate regulatory documentation activities.
Prepare proposal documents.
Present business-related information to audiences.
Prepare proposal documents.
Coordinate logistics or other business operations.
Advise others on analytical techniques.
Measure effectiveness of business strategies or practices.
Develop training materials.
Update professional knowledge.
Coordinate logistics or other business operations.
Supervise employees.
Develop financial or business plans.
Analyze business or financial data.

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

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.
Collaborate with other departments as necessary to meet customer requirements, to take advantage of sales opportunities or, in the case of shortages, to minimize negative impacts on a business.
Report project plans, progress, and results.
Protect and control proprietary materials.
Stay informed of logistics technology advances and apply appropriate technology to improve logistics processes.
Develop and implement technical project management tools, such as plans, schedules, and responsibility and compliance matrices.
Provide project management services, including the provision and analysis of technical data.
Manage the logistical aspects of product life cycles, including coordination or provisioning of samples, and the minimization of obsolescence.
Perform system lifecycle cost analysis and develop component studies.
Plan, organize, and execute logistics support activities, such as maintenance planning, repair analysis, and test equipment recommendations.
Participate in the assessment and review of design alternatives and design change proposal impacts.
Direct and support the compilation and analysis of technical source data necessary for product development.
Support the development of training materials and technical manuals.

Work Styles

Persistence

Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.

Achievement/Effort

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 30.0 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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