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Warehouse Manager: 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 4, 2026 · Data: BLS OEWS May 2025 · O*NET 31.0
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Median percentile pay

Half of warehouse managers earn more than this and half earn less.

Annual
$107,230
Hourly
$51.55
Source
BLS May 2025
Quick answer

Warehouse Managers plan, direct, or coordinate transportation, storage, or distribution activities in accordance with organizational policies and applicable government laws or regulations. The median pay is $107,230 a year ($51.55 an hour) (BLS, May 2025).

Median pay
$107,230
BLS May 2025
Employed in the U.S.
221,180
BLS May 2025
Preparation
Job Zone 4 of 5
considerable preparation

Data Government data groups this job as Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers (O*NET-SOC 11-3071.00). Figures on this page are for that occupation.

Key facts

Warehouse Managers at a glance

  • Workers in the BLS occupation “Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers” in the United States earned a median annual wage of $107,230 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 high school diploma or equivalent as the typical entry-level education for workers in the BLS occupation “Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers” in the United States.

    Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35

  • BLS projects employment of workers in the BLS occupation “Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers” in the United States to grow 6.1% from 2025 to 2035, with about 18,300 openings a year on average, including replacement openings.

    Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35

  • BLS estimates that 14.4% of transportation, storage, and distribution managers in the United States had the ability to telework in 2025, a preliminary estimate of whether the job allows it, not a count of remote jobs.

    Source: BLS Occupational Requirements Survey, 2025 preliminary

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The work

What warehouse managers do day to day

Data Core tasks rated most important by O*NET analysts (O*NET).

  1. Supervise the activities of workers engaged in receiving, storing, testing, and shipping products or materials.
  2. Plan, develop, or implement warehouse safety and security programs and activities.
  3. Inspect physical conditions of warehouses, vehicle fleets, or equipment and order testing, maintenance, repairs, or replacements.
  4. Plan, organize, or manage the work of subordinate staff to ensure that the work is accomplished in a manner consistent with organizational requirements.
  5. Collaborate with other departments to integrate logistics with business systems or processes, such as customer sales, order management, accounting, or shipping.
  6. Analyze all aspects of corporate logistics to determine the most cost-effective or efficient means of transporting products or supplies.
  7. Resolve problems concerning transportation, logistics systems, imports or exports, or customer issues.
  8. Develop and document standard and emergency operating procedures for receiving, handling, storing, shipping, or salvaging products or materials.
Skills that matter

Ranked by importance to the job

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

Reading ComprehensioncoreActive ListeningcoreCoordinationcoreMonitoringNegotiationInstructingComplex Problem SolvingSystems AnalysisTime Management

Knowledge areas: Transportation, Administration and Management, Customer and Personal Service, English Language, Mathematics, Personnel and Human Resources.

Tools and technology

Software warehouse managers use

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

  • Warehouse management system WMSMaterials requirements planning logistics and supply chain softwareIn demand
  • Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3DComputer aided design CAD softwareHot technology
  • Bentley MicroStationComputer aided design CAD softwareHot technology
  • Microsoft VisioProcess mapping and design softwareHot technology
  • 3PL CentralMaterials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
  • ABOL Manifest SystemsLabel making software
  • ALK Technologies FleetSuiteRoute navigation software
  • ALK Technologies PC*MilerRoute navigation software
  • Aljex InventoryInventory management software
  • Amber RoadMaterials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
  • Cadre Technologies Accuplus Integrated Distribution Logistics SystemMaterials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
  • Cadre Technologies Cadence Transportation Management SystemMaterials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software

Also called: Logistic Manager, Distribution Center Manager, Distribution Manager, Fleet Manager, Global Transportation Manager, Logistics Director, Logistics Operations Manager.

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).
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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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