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Logistics Analyst: 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.

BLS does not publish pay for logistics analysts separately. Every pay figure on this page is for the BLS occupation “Logisticians” (SOC 13-1081), which includes logistics analysts and other jobs; it is not a figure for logistics analysts alone.

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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 workers in the BLS occupation “Logisticians” earn more than this and half earn less.

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

Logistics Analysts analyze product delivery or supply chain processes to identify or recommend changes. 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 (64% 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
64% of workers
Key facts

Logistics Analysts at a glance

  • Workers in the BLS occupation “Logisticians” (which includes logistics analysts) 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 logistics analysts in the United States.

    Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35

  • BLS projects employment of logistics analysts 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 logistics analysts in the United States in May 2025, not counting the self-employed.

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

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The work

What logistics analysts do day to day

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

  1. Maintain databases of logistics information.
  2. Remotely monitor the flow of vehicles or inventory, using Web-based logistics information systems to track vehicles or containers.
  3. Communicate with or monitor service providers, such as ocean carriers, air freight forwarders, global consolidators, customs brokers, or trucking companies.
  4. Track product flow from origin to final delivery.
  5. Interpret data on logistics elements, such as availability, maintainability, reliability, supply chain management, strategic sourcing or distribution, supplier management, or transportation.
  6. Recommend improvements to existing or planned logistics processes.
  7. Apply analytic methods or tools to understand, predict, or control logistics operations or processes.
  8. Prepare reports on logistics performance measures.
Where this career works

Industries that employ it

Data Share of all logistics analyst jobs in each industry, 2025 (BLS Employment Matrix). Figures cover all logisticians (SOC 13-1081), the broader occupation.

  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.

Reading ComprehensioncoreCritical ThinkingcoreComplex Problem SolvingcoreActive ListeningSystems AnalysisSystems EvaluationSpeakingMonitoringJudgment and Decision Making

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

Tools and technology

Software logistics analysts use

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

  • Inventory management systemsInventory management softwareIn demand
  • IBM SPSS StatisticsAnalytical or scientific softwareHot technology
  • Microsoft VisioProcess mapping and design softwareHot technology
  • The MathWorks MATLABAnalytical or scientific softwareHot technology
  • 3PL CentralMaterials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
  • Cadre Technologies Accuplus Integrated Distribution Logistics SystemMaterials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
  • ESRI ArcLogisticsGeographic information system
  • Fleet management softwareMaterials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
  • Flow chart softwareProcess mapping and design software
  • Four Soft 4S VisiLogMaterials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
  • Four Soft 4S eLogMaterials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
  • Graphics softwareGraphics or photo imaging software

Also called: Logistic Analyst, Global Logistics Analyst, Logistics Management Analyst, Material Supply Planner, Supply Chain Analyst, Transportation Analyst.

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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