Business & Finance13-1081.00Specialization

Logisticians

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.

$79,400
Median Pay
4-6 years
Training
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AI-Augmented

This is a specialization of

Business Operations Specialists

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AI Impact Assessment

AI Resilience Score

Score 4/6: growing job demand means AI will assist but humans remain essential

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How we calculated this:

AI Exposure
Medium+1

50% of tasks can be accelerated by AI

Job Growth
Growing+2

+17% projected (2024-2034)

Human Advantage
Moderate+1

EPOCH score: 13/25

Total Score4/6
Methodology: v2.0 - GPTs are GPTs / BLS / EPOCH Additive ScoringUpdated: 2026-01-09

Key Responsibilities

  • 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.

Education & Training

Typical Entry Education

Bachelor's degree

Time to Job Ready

4-6 years

Based on Job Zone 4. For formal education duration only, see education_duration.

Technology Skills

Supply chain management softwareERP systems (SAP)Microsoft ExcelWarehouse management systemsTransportation management softwareData analytics tools

Key Abilities

Oral ComprehensionWritten ComprehensionOral ExpressionProblem SensitivityDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningInformation OrderingSpeech RecognitionSpeech ClarityWritten Expression

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Compensation Details

$47,990
10th Percentile
$79,400
Median
$128,550
90th Percentile

Based on 228,470 employed workers

Also Known As

Acquisition AnalystAutomated Logistics SpecialistClient Services AdministratorDelivery CoordinatorDemand PlannerDistribution SpecialistInventory AnalystLogisticianLogistics AssociateLogistics Clerk

Data from O*NET 30.1 and BLS Occupational Employment Statistics

O*NET Code: 13-1081.00