Occupations/13-1081.00
Logisticians
Analyze and coordinate the ongoing logistical functions of a firm or organization. Responsible for the entire life cycle of a product, including acquisition, distribution, internal allocation, delivery, and final disposal of resources.
Usually a four-year bachelor’s degree.
AI automation risk
64%
Higher automation risk
Human characteristics
54%
Balanced human and task mix
Task orientation
55%
Mixed exposure
A day in this job
- Task
Maintain and develop positive business relationships with a customer's key personnel involved in, or directly relevant to, a logistics activity.
- Task
Develop an understanding of customers' needs and take actions to ensure that such needs are met.
- Task
Manage subcontractor activities, reviewing proposals, developing performance specifications, and serving as liaisons between subcontractors and organizations.
These are core tasks from O*NET. The wording didn’t clearly split routine from human, so they are listed without that label.
Core tasks
- 01Maintain and develop positive business relationships with a customer's key personnel involved in, or directly relevant to, a logistics activity.
- 02Develop an understanding of customers' needs and take actions to ensure that such needs are met.
- 03Manage subcontractor activities, reviewing proposals, developing performance specifications, and serving as liaisons between subcontractors and organizations.
- 04Develop proposals that include documentation for estimates.
- 05Review logistics performance with customers against targets, benchmarks, and service agreements.
- 06Direct availability and allocation of materials, supplies, and finished products.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks3.29
- Degree of automation2.83
- Time sitting3.92
- Originality (ability)3.50
- Conflict situations3.08
- Hands-on objects/tools1.92
- Outdoors / weather2.12
- Disease exposure1.32
- Decision freedom4.04
Top abilities
- Written Comprehension4.00
- Problem Sensitivity4.00
- Oral Expression4.00
- Oral Comprehension4.00
- Information Ordering4.00
- Inductive Reasoning4.00
- Deductive Reasoning4.00
- Speech Recognition3.88
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension3.88
- Active Listening3.88
- Writing3.38
- Speaking3.88
- Mathematics3.00
- Science1.75
- Critical Thinking4.00
- Active Learning3.50
- Learning Strategies3.00
- Monitoring3.88
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
12 of 85 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 |
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY · Private nonprofit | Business Administration and Management, General 52.0201 | $68,200 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $166,356 2 yr $170,426 Master's · CIP 52.02 |
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College Chicago, IL · Public | Business Administration and Management, General 52.0201 | $4,600 | 100% | 27% | 1 yr $160,423 2 yr $189,565 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 |
New York University New York, NY · Private nonprofit | Business Administration and Management, General 52.0201 | $60,400 | 12% | 88% | 1 yr $150,006 2 yr $145,543 Master's · CIP 52.02 |
Howard University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit | Business Administration and Management, General 52.0201 | $33,200 | 53% | 65% | 1 yr $112,701 2 yr $114,046 Master's · CIP 52.02 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA · Private nonprofit | Business Administration and Management, General 52.0201 | $60,100 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $88,639 2 yr $96,183 Master's · CIP 52.02 |
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · Public | Business Administration and Management, General 52.0201 | $17,700 | 18% | 93% | 1 yr $87,942 2 yr $83,177 Bachelor's · CIP 52.02 |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC · Public | Business Administration and Management, General 52.0201 | $9,000 | 17% | 91% | 1 yr $76,041 2 yr $73,823 Bachelor's · CIP 52.02 |
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 |
Emory University Atlanta, GA · Private nonprofit | Business Administration and Management, General 52.0201 | $60,800 | 11% | 91% | 1 yr $73,112 2 yr $77,283 Bachelor's · CIP 52.02 |
Georgetown University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit | Business Administration and Management, General 52.0201 | $65,400 | 12% | 95% | 1 yr $67,660 2 yr $69,338 Bachelor's · CIP 52.02 |