Occupations/13-1081.01
Logistics Engineers
Design or analyze operational solutions for projects such as transportation optimization, network modeling, process and methods analysis, cost containment, capacity enhancement, routing and shipment optimization, or information management.
Usually a four-year bachelor’s degree.
AI automation risk
43%
Mixed exposure
Human characteristics
64%
Strong human-characteristic mix
Task orientation
33%
More resilient
A day in this job
- Mostly routine
Identify or develop business rules or standard operating procedures to streamline operating processes.
- Mostly routine
Analyze or interpret logistics data involving customer service, forecasting, procurement, manufacturing, inventory, transportation, or warehousing.
- Task
Identify cost-reduction or process-improvement logistic opportunities.
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
- 01Identify cost-reduction or process-improvement logistic opportunities.
- 02Analyze or interpret logistics data involving customer service, forecasting, procurement, manufacturing, inventory, transportation, or warehousing.
- 03Prepare logistic strategies or conceptual designs for production facilities.
- 04Conduct logistics studies or analyses, such as time studies, zero-base analyses, rate analyses, network analyses, flow-path analyses, or supply chain analyses.
- 05Develop logistic metrics, internal analysis tools, or key performance indicators for business units.
- 06Identify or develop business rules or standard operating procedures to streamline operating processes.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks2.78
- Degree of automation2.35
- Time sitting3.95
- Originality (ability)3.88
- Conflict situations3.27
- Hands-on objects/tools1.95
- Outdoors / weather2.57
- Disease exposure1.26
- Decision freedom4.04
Top abilities
- Written Comprehension4.12
- Mathematical Reasoning4.12
- Written Expression4.00
- Problem Sensitivity4.00
- Oral Expression4.00
- Oral Comprehension4.00
- Information Ordering4.00
- Inductive Reasoning4.00
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension4.00
- Active Listening4.00
- Writing4.12
- Speaking3.88
- Mathematics4.00
- Science2.62
- Critical Thinking3.88
- Active Learning4.00
- Learning Strategies3.12
- Monitoring3.38
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 |