Logistics Analysts — 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
10 related careers
Career overview
Analyze product delivery or supply chain processes to identify or recommend changes. May manage route activity including invoicing, electronic bills, and shipment tracing.
- O*NET code
- 13-1081.02
- Job zone
- 4
- Experience required
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years
Typical tasks
- Remotely monitor the flow of vehicles or inventory, using Web-based logistics information systems to track vehicles or containers.
- Contact potential vendors to determine material availability.
- Communicate with or monitor service providers, such as ocean carriers, air freight forwarders, global consolidators, customs brokers, or trucking companies.
- Track product flow from origin to final delivery.
- Interpret data on logistics elements, such as availability, maintainability, reliability, supply chain management, strategic sourcing or distribution, supplier management, or transportation.
- Recommend improvements to existing or planned logistics processes.
- Apply analytic methods or tools to understand, predict, or control logistics operations or processes.
- Prepare reports on logistics performance measures.
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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
- Reading Comprehension4.0
- Critical Thinking4.0
- Complex Problem Solving3.9
- Active Listening3.9
- Speaking3.8
- Systems Analysis3.8
- Monitoring3.8
- Systems Evaluation3.8
- Judgment and Decision Making3.6
- Writing3.4
- Time Management3.3
- Active Learning3.1
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 17 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
17
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Critical Thinking | 4.0 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Reading Comprehension | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Active Listening | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.8 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Monitoring | 3.8 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Systems Evaluation | 3.8 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.6 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Writing | 3.4 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Speaking | 3.8 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Active Learning | 3.1 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Mathematics | 3.0 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Time Management | 3.3 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Coordination | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | 3.0 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Service Orientation | 3.0 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
Related careers
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National median not published
Compare with Logistics AnalystsSupplemental
National median $45,260
Compare with Logistics AnalystsHow 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 |
| MD | $102,700 | 6,840 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | $102,700 | 3,230 | 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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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.