Logisticians — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$82,320
United States, 2025
Employment
251,040
United States, 2025
Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Job Zone 4
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
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
- Experience required
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years
Typical 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.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$50,890
25th percentile
$64,440
75th percentile
$106,190
90th percentile
$133,160
Most important skills
- Critical Thinking4.0
- Speaking3.9
- Active Listening3.9
- Reading Comprehension3.9
- Monitoring3.9
- Coordination3.9
- Complex Problem Solving3.8
- Social Perceptiveness3.6
- Judgment and Decision Making3.6
- Active Learning3.5
- Systems Analysis3.5
- Writing3.4
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 22 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
22
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Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monitoring | 3.9 | 4.6 | Not selected | 4.6 |
| Coordination | 3.9 | 4.3 | Not selected | 4.3 |
| Critical Thinking | 4.0 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Active Listening | 3.9 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.9 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Speaking | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.8 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.6 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.5 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.6 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Writing | 3.4 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Time Management | 3.4 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Systems Evaluation | 3.3 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Operations Analysis | 3.1 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Active Learning | 3.5 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | 3.3 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Persuasion | 3.3 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Negotiation | 3.3 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Service Orientation | 3.3 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Learning Strategies | 3.0 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Mathematics | 3.0 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Instructing | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with LogisticiansHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington Park, MD | $131,600 | 1,350 | 2025 |
| Huntsville, AL | $117,060 | 2,780 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | $115,570 | 3,440 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | $108,920 | 4,420 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | $108,340 | 1,030 | 2025 |
| WA | $107,250 | 5,670 | 2025 |
| Dayton, OH | $105,060 | 1,460 | 2025 |
| DC | $104,770 | 1,350 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | $104,330 | 8,020 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | $104,320 | 110 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $103,480 | 640 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | $102,920 | 420 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | $102,700 | 3,230 | 2025 |
| MD | $102,700 | 6,840 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $101,750 | 540 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | $101,540 | 4,510 | 2025 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $101,270 | 420 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $101,040 | 4,570 | 2025 |
| Columbus, IN | $100,720 | 280 | 2025 |
| Davenport, IA | $100,710 | 770 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Build a transition comparisonCareer and skills data: O*NET 31.0.
Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.