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Supply Chain Managers — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$107,230
United States, 2025
Employment
221,180
United States, 2025
Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Job Zone 4
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Direct or coordinate production, purchasing, warehousing, distribution, or financial forecasting services or activities to limit costs and improve accuracy, customer service, or safety. Examine existing procedures or opportunities for streamlining activities to meet product distribution needs. Direct the movement, storage, or processing of inventory.
- O*NET code
- 11-3071.04
- Job zone
- 4
- Experience required
- Over 10 years
Typical tasks
- Monitor suppliers' activities to assess performance in meeting quality or delivery requirements.
- Determine appropriate equipment and staffing levels to load, unload, move, or store materials.
- Manage activities related to strategic or tactical purchasing, material requirements planning, controlling inventory, warehousing, or receiving.
- Select transportation routes to maximize economy by combining shipments or consolidating warehousing and distribution.
- Define performance metrics for measurement, comparison, or evaluation of supply chain factors, such as product cost or quality.
- Implement new or improved supply chain processes to improve efficiency or performance.
- Develop procedures for coordination of supply chain management with other functional areas, such as sales, marketing, finance, production, or quality assurance.
- Confer with supply chain planners to forecast demand or create supply plans that ensure availability of materials or products.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$65,120
25th percentile
$82,440
75th percentile
$146,770
90th percentile
$194,900
Most important skills
- Judgment and Decision Making4.0
- Active Listening4.0
- Speaking4.0
- Reading Comprehension4.0
- Time Management4.0
- Monitoring4.0
- Coordination4.0
- Critical Thinking3.9
- Systems Evaluation3.9
- Complex Problem Solving3.9
- Writing3.9
- Management of Material Resources3.8
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 | 4.0 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Active Listening | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Speaking | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Reading Comprehension | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Time Management | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Coordination | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Writing | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Systems Evaluation | 3.9 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.8 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Management of Material Resources | 3.8 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Active Learning | 3.8 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Negotiation | 3.8 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.8 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Persuasion | 3.6 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | 3.3 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Instructing | 3.1 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Learning Strategies | 3.0 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Service Orientation | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Mathematics | 3.0 | 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 Supply Chain ManagersHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $177,400 | 1,760 | 2025 |
| Decatur, IL | $160,460 | 110 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | $146,080 | 1,690 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $145,170 | 3,750 | 2025 |
| DE | $145,000 | 310 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | $144,910 | 120 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | $142,270 | 150 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | $138,760 | 370 | 2025 |
| WA | $136,500 | 2,490 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | $135,220 | 1,340 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $133,640 | 10,410 | 2025 |
| CO | $132,610 | 2,310 | 2025 |
| DC | $132,180 | 610 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | $131,970 | 590 | 2025 |
| Manchester, NH | $130,830 | 240 | 2025 |
| NJ | $130,610 | 9,120 | 2025 |
| Daphne, AL | $129,840 | 40 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $129,700 | 170 | 2025 |
| NH | $129,470 | 530 | 2025 |
| Greeley, CO | $129,130 | 110 | 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.