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Logistics and Supply Chain Management: Websites - Resources and Professional Organizations

Careers in Logistics

Job Outlook for Logisticians

Employment of logisticians is projected to grow 19 percent from 2023 to 2033, much faster than the average for all occupations.  About 26,100 openings for logisticians are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire.

Employment

As the growth of e-commerce makes logistics more dynamic and complex, logisticians will be in demand to move products more efficiently, solve problems, and identify areas for improvement. The increased volume of inventory and need to manage multiple supply chains have made logisticians' work critical. In addition, as more goods are purchased online, timeliness of delivery remains a priority for companies, further increasing demand for these workers.

Occupational Title           Employment, 2023         Projected Employment, 2033            
   

SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections program

Logisticians

   237,100 282,900      

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Logisticians,
at https://www.bls.gov/ooh/business-and-financial/logisticians.htm

 

State of Nevada

Title                  Jobs (2022)      Jobs (2032)       Growth     % Change   Annual Jobs

  Logisticians       780                    1,090                   310            39.7%                     100

Projection Central. US Department of Labor, 2025, https://projectionscentral.org/longterm

Earnings in the Field

Logisticians

$80,880

Business operations specialists

$80,410

Total, all occupations

$49,500
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

The median annual wage for logisticians was $80,880 in May 2024. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $49,260, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $132,110.

In May 2024, the median annual wages for logisticians in the top industries in which they worked were as follows:

Federal government     $101,110
Management of companies and enterprises 84,960
Manufacturing 83,720
Professional, scientific, and technical services       82,330
Wholesale trade 73,090

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Logisticians,
at https://www.bls.gov/ooh/business-and-financial/logisticians.htm

Industry Organizations & Informational Sites

 

Industry Publications

University Logistics/Supply Chain Program Sites

International and Governmental Organizations

  • Bureau of Transportation Statistics - the BTS gathers and publishes statistics about all aspects of transportation and shipping in the United States.
  • International Monetary Fund (IMF) - "The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an organization of 189 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world."
  • United States Department of Commerce - " The Department works with businesses, universities, communities, and the Nation’s workers to promote job creation, economic growth, sustainable development." The department also promotes international trade and investment by U.S. companies.
  • World Trade Organization (WTO)- "The World Trade Organization (WTO) is the only global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations."