Business and Financial Operations · Holland code CEI

Logistics Analysts

Analyze product delivery or supply chain processes to identify or recommend changes. May manage route activity including invoicing, electronic bills, and shipment tracing.

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

O*NET 13-1081.02

At a glance

US median annual pay: $82,320; Middle half earn $64,440 to $106,190. BLS OEWS, May 2025.
Most common education: Bachelor's Degree; 64% of workers surveyed by O*NET report this level.
Preparation needed: Job Zone 4 of 5; Considerable preparation. Zone 1 is little or none; zone 5 is graduate-level.
US employment outlook, 2024 to 2034: +17% · Much faster than average; 241,000 jobs in 2024, projected 281,300. BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook, which groups this with similar roles as "Logisticians".

What the work involves

The tasks workers in this occupation rate as most important, from the O*NET survey.

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.
Reorganize shipping schedules to consolidate loads, maximize vehicle usage, or limit the movement of empty vehicles or containers.
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.

Skills and knowledge it leans on

Skills

Reading Comprehension4.0 / 5
Critical Thinking4.0 / 5
Active Listening3.9 / 5
Speaking3.8 / 5
Monitoring3.8 / 5
Writing3.4 / 5

Knowledge areas

English Language4.2 / 5
Computers and Electronics3.9 / 5
Transportation3.8 / 5
Mathematics3.6 / 5
Administration and Management3.5 / 5
Customer and Personal Service3.5 / 5

Importance ratings on O*NET’s 1 to 5 scale. Higher means the occupation depends on it more.

Who tends to enjoy it

How strongly this occupation draws on each of the six Holland interest types, which is the same profile the career interests test compares you against.

Realistic31
Investigative51
Artistic0
Social9
Enterprising58
Conventional97

The same work abroad

Other countries classify jobs differently, so these are the closest matches through the international ISCO-08 standard, not exact equivalents.

European occupation titles (ESCO)

logistics and distribution manager · DE Logistik- und Vertriebsmanager/Logistik- und Vertriebsmanagerin · FR responsable logistique et distribution
distribution manager · DE Vertriebsleiter/Vertriebsleiterin · FR responsable de la logistique distribution
machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft distribution manager · DE Vertriebsleiter für Maschinen, Industrieanlagen, Schiffe und Luftfahrzeuge/Vertriebsleiterin für Maschinen, Industrieanlagen, Schiffe und Luftfahrzeuge · FR responsable de la logistique distribution de machines, équipements industriels, navires et aéronefs
intermodal logistics manager · DE Führungskraft für intermodale Logistik · FR responsable logistique intermodale
supply chain manager · DE Supply-Chain-Manager/Supply-Chain-Managerin · FR responsable de la logistique approvisionnement
logistics analyst · DE Logistik-Analyst/Logistik-Analystin · FR analyste logistique

Closest UK occupation groups (SOC 2020)

Purchasing managers and directors (1134)61,700 employed
Directors in logistics, warehousing and transport (1140)30,300 employed
Managers in logistics (1243)34,900 employed

Employment is the UK Annual Population Survey for April 2025 to March 2026, all workers in the group, which can be broader than this one occupation.

Pay across Europe, for the whole group

Median annual earnings of all employees in “Managers”. This is the broad ISCO group this occupation falls in, not the occupation itself, so treat it as context for the wage level, not as a salary for this job.

Median annual earnings, Managers, by country
Country	Median pay
Belgium	€96,629
Italy	€96,052
Germany	€90,192
Austria	€82,936
Netherlands	€69,857
Sweden	€60,369
France	€58,740
Ireland	€55,854
Spain	€54,121
Portugal	€39,189
Poland	€19,596

Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey, businesses with ten or more employees outside public administration, in euro and not adjusted for the cost of living. Reference years differ between sources: the US, Japan and Europe figures on this page come from different survey years, so compare them as rough levels, not to the euro or yen.

Exposure to AI

This occupation sits in the higher third of the 774 occupations scored, with an exposure score of +1.30. The scores are standardized across those occupations, so 0 is the average and a score of 1 is about one standard deviation above it.

Our note on reading it: the dataset links AI applications to the abilities that occupations require, so the score reflects overlap between the two. It is a comparison between occupations, not a forecast about jobs. It does not say whether exposure means tasks are replaced or workers get more done with the tools, and it says little about one employer or one role.

Source: Felten, E., Raj, M., & Seamans, R. (2021). Occupational, industry, and geographic exposure to artificial intelligence: A novel dataset and its potential uses. Strategic Management Journal, 42(12), 2195-2217. Matched to this page by 6-digit SOC code (13-1081).

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