Occupations/11-3071.04
Supply Chain Managers
Direct or coordinate production, purchasing, warehousing, distribution, or financial forecasting services or activities to limit costs and improve accuracy, customer service, or safety. Examine existing procedures or opportunities for streamlining activities to meet product distribution needs. Direct the movement, storage, or processing of inventory.
Usually a four-year bachelor’s degree.
AI automation risk
51%
Mixed exposure
Human characteristics
57%
Balanced human and task mix
Task orientation
42%
Mixed exposure
A day in this job
- Mostly routine
Manage activities related to strategic or tactical purchasing, material requirements planning, controlling inventory, warehousing, or receiving.
- Task
Determine appropriate equipment and staffing levels to load, unload, move, or store materials.
- Task
Select transportation routes to maximize economy by combining shipments or consolidating warehousing and distribution.
The tasks we can read here lean routine. That sits next to the AI risk rank — it is not a forecast that the job disappears.
Core tasks
- 01Determine appropriate equipment and staffing levels to load, unload, move, or store materials.
- 02Manage activities related to strategic or tactical purchasing, material requirements planning, controlling inventory, warehousing, or receiving.
- 03Select transportation routes to maximize economy by combining shipments or consolidating warehousing and distribution.
- 04Define performance metrics for measurement, comparison, or evaluation of supply chain factors, such as product cost or quality.
- 05Implement new or improved supply chain processes to improve efficiency or performance.
- 06Develop procedures for coordination of supply chain management with other functional areas, such as sales, marketing, finance, production, or quality assurance.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks2.70
- Degree of automation2.50
- Time sitting3.95
- Originality (ability)3.25
- Conflict situations3.81
- Hands-on objects/tools1.81
- Outdoors / weather2.10
- Disease exposure1.10
- Decision freedom4.05
Top abilities
- Written Expression4.00
- Written Comprehension4.00
- Oral Expression4.00
- Oral Comprehension4.00
- Problem Sensitivity3.88
- Information Ordering3.88
- Inductive Reasoning3.88
- Deductive Reasoning3.88
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension4.00
- Active Listening4.00
- Writing3.88
- Speaking4.00
- Mathematics3.00
- Science1.12
- Critical Thinking3.88
- Active Learning3.75
- Learning Strategies3.00
- Monitoring4.00
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
12 of 87 shown
Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stanford University Stanford, CA · Private nonprofit | Business Administration and Management, General 52.0201 | $62,400 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $166,516 2 yr $163,337 Master's · CIP 52.02 |
University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · Public | Business Administration and Management, General 52.0201 | $15,200 | 24% | 87% | 1 yr $150,453 2 yr $143,744 Master's · CIP 52.02 |
Emory University Atlanta, GA · Private nonprofit | Business/Commerce, General 52.0101 | $60,800 | 11% | 91% | 1 yr $134,003 2 yr $135,250 Master's · CIP 52.01 |
Michigan State University East Lansing, MI · Public | Business/Commerce, General 52.0101 | $16,100 | 88% | 82% | 1 yr $126,206 2 yr $123,886 Master's · CIP 52.01 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA · Private nonprofit | Public Administration 44.0401 | $60,100 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $104,415 2 yr $97,071 Master's · CIP 44.04 |
Boston University Boston, MA · Private nonprofit | Public Administration 44.0401 | $65,200 | 14% | 89% | 1 yr $80,124 2 yr $79,389 Master's · CIP 44.04 |
New York University New York, NY · Private nonprofit | Public Administration 44.0401 | $60,400 | 12% | 88% | 1 yr $78,039 2 yr $69,497 Master's · CIP 44.04 |
Howard University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit | Public Administration 44.0401 | $33,200 | 53% | 65% | 1 yr $76,190 2 yr $79,284 Master's · CIP 44.04 |
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY · Private nonprofit | Public Administration 44.0401 | $68,200 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $75,090 2 yr $72,163 Master's · CIP 44.04 |
University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · Public | Business Administration and Management, General 52.0201 | $13,800 | 9% | 92% | 1 yr $73,549 2 yr $81,456 Bachelor's · CIP 52.02 |
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit | Public Administration 44.0401 | $68,200 | 12% | 92% | 1 yr $71,225 2 yr $74,038 Master's · CIP 44.04 |
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College Chicago, IL · Public | Public Administration 44.0401 | $4,600 | 100% | 27% | 1 yr $65,753 2 yr $63,997 Master's · CIP 44.04 |