Logisticians Career, Salary and Skills
Logisticians have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $82,320 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 251,040. Wage data is published for 401 locations.
Occupation description
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.
O*NET code
13-1081.00
Job zone
4
Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Experience
Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years
National salary and employment
Median annual
$82,320
Hourly median
$39.58
Employment
251,040
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Critical Thinking | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Coordination | 3.88 | 4.25 |
| Monitoring | 3.88 | 4.62 |
| Active Listening | 3.88 | 4.12 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.88 | 4.12 |
| Speaking | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.75 | 3.88 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.62 | 3.62 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.62 | 4.00 |
| Active Learning | 3.50 | 3.50 |
Typical tasks
- 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.
- Maintain and develop positive business relationships with a customer's key personnel involved in, or directly relevant to, a logistics activity.
Technology
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- IBM Cognos Impromptu
- IBM Power Systems software
- Intuit QuickBooks
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Dynamics
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Project
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Microsoft SQL Server
- Microsoft Visio
Logisticians salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Logisticians Salary in CAMedian $92,890 · Employment 32,940
- Logisticians Salary in TXMedian $75,480 · Employment 21,030
- Logisticians Salary in FLMedian $76,410 · Employment 15,020
- Logisticians Salary in ILMedian $80,100 · Employment 14,170
- Logisticians Salary in GAMedian $77,570 · Employment 12,580
- Logisticians Salary in Los Angeles, CAMedian $81,730 · Employment 10,950
- Logisticians Salary in VAMedian $98,920 · Employment 10,540
- Logisticians Salary in MIMedian $83,200 · Employment 10,270
- Logisticians Salary in Chicago, ILMedian $79,900 · Employment 10,220
- Logisticians Salary in PAMedian $79,340 · Employment 9,980
- Logisticians Salary in OHMedian $83,460 · Employment 8,990
- Logisticians Salary in New York, NYMedian $92,540 · Employment 8,860
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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.