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Logistician: what the job is, what it pays, and how to get hired.

The work, the skills that matter, the tools in demand and the pay range, from U.S. government data, plus every TryHired page for the role.

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Updated Nov 2, 2026 · Data: BLS OEWS May 2025 · O*NET 31.0
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Median percentile pay

Half of logisticians earn more than this and half earn less.

Annual
$82,320
Hourly
$39.58
Source
BLS May 2025
Quick answer

Logisticians analyze and coordinate the ongoing logistical functions of a firm or organization. The median pay is $82,320 a year ($39.58 an hour) (BLS, May 2025). The most commonly reported education requirement is a bachelor's degree (75% of workers surveyed by O*NET).

Median pay
$82,320
BLS May 2025
Employed in the U.S.
251,040
BLS May 2025
Preparation
Job Zone 4 of 5
considerable preparation
Most common education
Bachelor's Degree
75% of workers
Key facts

Logisticians at a glance

  • Logisticians in the United States earned a median annual wage of $82,320 in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

  • In its 2025–35 employment projections, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics lists a bachelor's degree as the typical entry-level education for logisticians in the United States.

    Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35

  • BLS projects employment of logisticians in the United States to grow 17.6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 26,600 openings a year on average, including replacement openings.

    Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35

  • BLS estimated that 251,040 people were employed as logisticians in the United States in May 2025, not counting the self-employed.

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

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The work

What logisticians do day to day

Data Core tasks rated most important by workers in the role (O*NET).

  1. Maintain and develop positive business relationships with a customer's key personnel involved in, or directly relevant to, a logistics activity.
  2. Develop an understanding of customers' needs and take actions to ensure that such needs are met.
  3. Manage subcontractor activities, reviewing proposals, developing performance specifications, and serving as liaisons between subcontractors and organizations.
  4. Develop proposals that include documentation for estimates.
  5. Review logistics performance with customers against targets, benchmarks, and service agreements.
  6. Direct availability and allocation of materials, supplies, and finished products.
  7. Redesign the movement of goods to maximize value and minimize costs.
  8. Explain proposed solutions to customers, management, or other interested parties through written proposals and oral presentations.
Where this career works

Industries that employ it

Data Share of all logistician jobs in each industry, 2025 (BLS Employment Matrix).

  1. Government, excluding state and local education and hospitals15.2% of all jobs in this occupation · +4.9% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $106,290
  2. Professional, scientific, and technical services15.0% of all jobs in this occupation · +26.6% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $92,970
  3. Management of companies and enterprises10.7% of all jobs in this occupation · +17.2% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $96,770
  4. Transportation equipment manufacturing5.5% of all jobs in this occupation · +17.7% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $97,270
  5. Merchant wholesalers, durable goods5.1% of all jobs in this occupation · +17.4% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $77,300
  6. Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods4.8% of all jobs in this occupation · +16.5% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $83,890

Sources: BLS 2025–35 National Employment Matrix (share of the occupation's jobs, projected change) and BLS OEWS May 2025 industry estimates (mean wage). Different industry estimates are not a pay forecast for any person.

Skills that matter

Ranked by importance to the job

Data O*NET importance ratings. The first three are core.

Critical ThinkingcoreCoordinationcoreReading ComprehensioncoreActive ListeningSpeakingMonitoringComplex Problem SolvingSocial PerceptivenessJudgment and Decision Making

Knowledge areas: Transportation, English Language, Administration and Management, Customer and Personal Service, Mathematics, Computers and Electronics.

Tools and technology

Software logisticians use

Data Examples reported for the role; employer demand flags from O*NET.

  • Autodesk AutoCADComputer aided design CAD softwareHot technology
  • Microsoft VisioProcess mapping and design softwareHot technology
  • IBM Power Systems softwareEnterprise system management software
  • Order management softwareProcurement software
  • Purchasing softwareProcurement software
  • Radio frequency identification RFID softwareInventory management software
  • RedPrairie E2eMaterials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
  • SmugMug FlickrGraphics or photo imaging software
  • Warehouse management system WMSMaterials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
  • Microsoft ExcelSpreadsheet softwareIn demand
  • Microsoft Office softwareOffice suite softwareIn demand
  • Microsoft OutlookElectronic mail softwareIn demand

Also called: Client Services Administrator, Production Planner, Supply Management Specialist.

Method

How this page is built

Tasks, skills, tools, education and related roles come from O*NET 31.0. Pay and employment come from the BLS OEWS May 2025 national estimates. The skill-match score is our calculation: Skill match is the cosine similarity of the two occupations' skill profiles: for each of 35 O*NET skills (10 essential, 25 transferable) we multiply importance by level and subtract the average across all occupations, then compare the direction of the two profiles. 100 means identical shape; 0 means unrelated or opposite (negative values are shown as 0). Only occupations that O*NET itself lists as related are compared.

What this page can't tell you
  • How a specific employer defines the job.
  • Pay for self-employed workers (OEWS covers employees).
  • Your own chances: data describes the occupation, not you.
Sources
  1. O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. TryHired selected, ranked and combined the data; O*NET is not responsible for these pages.
  2. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates (public domain).

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