Logistics Analyst job description: duties, skills and qualifications.

Core duties

16

O*NET task statements

Preparation

Job Zone 4 of 5

considerable preparation

Typical entry education

Bachelor's degree

BLS 2025–35 · broader occupation

Median pay

$82,320

BLS May 2025 · broader occupation

1. Maintain databases of logistics information. importance 4.5 of 5
2. Remotely monitor the flow of vehicles or inventory, using Web-based logistics information systems to track vehicles or containers. importance 4.4 of 5
3. Communicate with or monitor service providers, such as ocean carriers, air freight forwarders, global consolidators, customs brokers, or trucking companies. importance 4.4 of 5
4. Track product flow from origin to final delivery. importance 4.3 of 5
5. Interpret data on logistics elements, such as availability, maintainability, reliability, supply chain management, strategic sourcing or distribution, supplier management, or transportation. importance 4.2 of 5
6. Recommend improvements to existing or planned logistics processes. importance 4.1 of 5
7. Apply analytic methods or tools to understand, predict, or control logistics operations or processes. importance 4.1 of 5
8. Prepare reports on logistics performance measures. importance 4.0 of 5
9. Enter logistics-related data into databases. importance 4.0 of 5
10. Provide ongoing analyses in areas such as transportation costs, parts procurement, back orders, or delivery processes. importance 4.0 of 5
11. Analyze logistics data, using methods such as data mining, data modeling, or cost or benefit analysis. importance 4.0 of 5
12. Monitor inventory transactions at warehouse facilities to assess receiving, storage, shipping, or inventory integrity. importance 3.9 of 5
13. Maintain logistics records in accordance with corporate policies. importance 3.9 of 5
14. Contact carriers for rates or schedules. importance 3.9 of 5
15. Manage systems to ensure that pricing structures adequately reflect logistics costing. importance 3.9 of 5
16. Confer with logistics management teams to determine ways to optimize service levels, maintain supply-chain efficiency, or minimize cost. importance 3.9 of 5

Work activities O*NET rates most important here: Working with Computers, Analyzing Data or Information, Getting Information, Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates and Processing Information.

Also part of the job

Supplemental tasks O*NET lists for this occupation: less central than the core duties above, and not done in every job.

• Reorganize shipping schedules to consolidate loads, maximize vehicle usage, or limit the movement of empty vehicles or containers.
• Contact potential vendors to determine material availability.
• Develop or maintain payment systems to ensure accuracy of vendor payments.
• Develop or maintain freight rate databases for use by supply chain departments to determine the most economical modes of transportation.
• Route or reroute drivers in real time with remote route navigation software, satellite linkup systems, or global positioning systems (GPS) to improve operational efficiencies.
• Determine packaging requirements.

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

Software O*NET lists for this occupation: Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Power BI, Microsoft PowerPoint. These are examples O*NET records for the job, not a list of tools every employer uses or a checklist of what you must know.

• Education: BLS lists a bachelor's degree as the typical entry-level education for the broader occupation.
• Experience: BLS lists no work experience in a related occupation as typical to enter.
• Training on the job: BLS lists no typical on-the-job training once hired.
• Preparation: O*NET places the job in Job Zone 4 of 5 (considerable preparation). A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations.
• Licenses and certifications: not listed here. A license is a legal requirement set by a state; a certification is a credential from a private or professional body. Rules vary by state and employer, and a missing entry on this page does not mean none is required: check with your state's licensing board and see how to become a logistics analyst.

Most O*NET's occupation experts for this occupation (64%) name a bachelor's degree as the education the job requires.

Job title: Logistics Analyst
[Company] · [City, State] · [Full-time or part-time] · [Pay range, where your state requires one]

About the role
[Company] is hiring a Logistics Analyst to analyze product delivery or supply chain processes to identify or recommend changes.
[One sentence on your team and why this role matters.]

What you will do
- Maintain databases of logistics information.
- Remotely monitor the flow of vehicles or inventory, using Web-based logistics information systems to track vehicles or containers.
- 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.

What we are looking for
- [Education: BLS lists a bachelor's degree as typical for this occupation; set the level this role truly needs]
- [Experience: BLS lists no related work experience as typical to enter; set what this role needs]
- Strength in reading comprehension, critical thinking and complex problem solving
- Working knowledge of English Language and Computers and Electronics
- [Software your team uses, e.g. Microsoft Access or Microsoft Excel]
- [Any license or certification your state or company requires]

[Schedule, benefits and how to apply]

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For the broader BLS occupation Logisticians, the median annual wage was $82,320 in May 2025. The broader occupation's median hourly wage was $39.58.

BLS counts the O*NET occupation Logistics Analysts within Logisticians and publishes no separate wage for it, so the figure is for that broader occupation.

BLS projects employment in the broader occupation Logisticians to grow 17.6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 26,600 openings a year over that period, including openings to replace workers who leave.

See the full logistics analyst salary breakdown by percentile, state and metro.

• Read a real logistics analyst posting next to the core duties above. Duties it repeats, such as “Maintain databases of logistics information”, tell you what that employer weighs most; anything it adds is specific to that team.
• Tailor your resume to the posting, not to this page: describe only logistics analyst work you have actually done, with your own results.
• Prepare a story for each of the top-rated skills (reading comprehension and critical thinking).