Logisticians Job Overview
Logisticians are responsible for the complete life cycle of a product including acquisition, internal allocation, distribution, delivery of the product and the final disposal of resources. Logisticians sometimes alter the plan for the movement of goods to minimize costs and maximize value. Logistics coordinators work with customers' representatives who are involved with logistics activity.
Logisticians Schools and Degrees
Degrees are available in logistics, transportation and logistics management, industrial engineering, supply chain management and business studies. Master's degrees are also available.
The International Society of Logistics provides the Certified Master Logistician (CML) and the Certified Professional Logistician (CPL) certifications.
Job Requirements
Many employers prefer to hire people that have a degree in logistics, supply chain management, industrial engineering or business studies. Some logisticians have earned graduate degrees.
Nature of Work
- Oversee availability and allocation of supplies, materials and finished products
- Plan and oversee support activities such as maintenance planning and repair analysis
- Oversee the compilation and evaluation of technical data which is used for product development
- Evaluate logistics performance with customers to compare to targets, benchmarks and service agreements
Logisticians Jobs and Outlook
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has projected a much faster than average employment growth from 2008 to 2018 for logisticians.
The major employers of logisticians are shown below:
- Federal government
- Management of companies and enterprises
- Computer systems design and related services
- Management, scientific and technical consulting services
- Aerospace products and parts manufacturers
In 2009, the annual average earnings for logisticians was $67,960.
Job Numbers and Growth There were about 83,000 logisticians across the US in 2008. Unemployment for workers was considered very low in the recent past, relative to other occupations. The percentage of employees unemployed in 2008 was 2%. Area Job Conditions The cities with the most logisticians per capita are Warner Robins (Georgia), Huntsville (Alabama), and Battle Creek (Michigan), while the worst cities are Portland (Maine), Fresno (California), and Las Vegas (Nevada). The highest salaries for workers are in and around Edison (New Jersey), Haverhill (Massachusetts), and Dayton (Ohio). The lowest-paying areas are Chattanooga (Tennessee), Altoona (Pennsylvania), and San Antonio (Texas). Training and Education Education or job training for employees typically involves a bachelor's degree. At least 43% of logisticians had a degree of four or more years. About 38% of workers had some college below a bachelor's degree. An estimated 19% of employees had just a high-school diploma. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which if any could help you with this career. Part-Time Work and Self-Employment An estimated 4% of logisticians work part-time. An estimated 2% of workers were self-employed.
Logisticians by Metropolitan Area (city and its surroundings) In the table below, a Job Density near 0% means the area has an average number of people in this occupation, for its population. A higher or lower Job Density (e.g., +22% or -45%) tells you there are that many more or fewer workers of that type there than in the average US metro area. So, the higher the number, the more common the occupation. Alabama | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Auburn | $64,000 | 40 | +33% | | Birmingham | $69,000 | 170 | -58% | | Huntsville | $79,000 | 1,810 | +1062% | | Mobile | $68,000 | 70 | -49% | | Montgomery | $62,000 | 60 | -53% |
Alaska | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Anchorage | $70,000 | 130 | +9% |
Arizona | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Phoenix | $64,000 | 1,110 | -23% | | Tucson | $66,000 | 230 | -19% |
Arkansas | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Fayetteville | $61,000 | 430 | +191% | | Fort Smith | $59,000 | 50 | -41% |
California | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Bakersfield | $73,000 | 190 | -6% | | El Centro | $71,000 | 50 | +45% | | Fresno | $67,000 | 40 | -84% | | Modesto | $68,000 | 40 | -67% | | Napa | $71,000 | 40 | -10% | | Oakland | $81,000 | 830 | +4% | | Oxnard | $80,000 | 410 | +81% | | Riverside | $68,000 | 480 | -52% | | Sacramento | $69,000 | 310 | -55% | | Salinas | $73,000 | 40 | -65% | | San Diego | $72,000 | 1,470 | +41% | | San Francisco | $75,000 | 890 | +14% | | San Jose | $84,000 | 1,640 | +129% | | Santa Ana | $71,000 | 1,020 | -14% | | Santa Barbara | $67,000 | 120 | -4% | | Santa Rosa | $70,000 | 40 | -71% | | Stockton | $64,000 | 70 | -56% | | Vallejo | $74,000 | 70 | -21% |
Colorado | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Boulder | $69,000 | 180 | +51% | | Colorado Springs | $73,000 | 420 | +121% | | Denver | $68,000 | 990 | +2% |
Connecticut | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Bridgeport | $67,000 | 150 | -55% | | Danbury | $63,000 | 40 | -19% | | Hartford | $80,000 | 280 | -37% | | Norwich | $70,000 | 120 | +32% |
Delaware | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Dover | $59,000 | 70 | +88% | | Wilmington | $77,000 | 350 | +39% |
District of Columbia | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Washington | $82,000 | 3,800 | +111% |
Florida | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Fort Lauderdale | $66,000 | 210 | -63% | | Fort Walton Beach | $65,000 | 200 | +276% | | Gainesville | $58,000 | 40 | -52% | | Jacksonville | $68,000 | 510 | +9% | | Lakeland | $53,000 | 60 | -59% | | Miami | $59,000 | 510 | -34% | | Orlando | $72,000 | 280 | -66% | | Palm Bay | $66,000 | 340 | +132% | | Panama City | $66,000 | 80 | +67% | | Pensacola | $63,000 | 80 | -27% | | Port St Lucie | $48,000 | 30 | -68% | | Tampa | $65,000 | 550 | -42% | | West Palm Beach | $65,000 | 110 | -73% |
Georgia | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Albany | $72,000 | 270 | +544% | | Atlanta | $66,000 | 1,660 | -10% | | Augusta | $64,000 | 100 | -35% | | Columbus | $63,000 | 70 | -11% | | Macon | $66,000 | 40 | -44% | | Savannah | $60,000 | 90 | -18% | | Warner Robins | $66,000 | 1,170 | +3385% |
Hawaii | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Honolulu | $71,000 | 320 | -5% |
Idaho | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Boise | $52,000 | 270 | +32% |
Illinois | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Bloomington | $54,000 | 140 | +185% | | Chicago | $73,000 | 1,890 | -37% | | Decatur | $46,000 | 140 | +346% | | Peoria | $54,000 | 50 | -60% | | Rockford | $50,000 | 50 | -55% | | Springfield | $56,000 | 70 | -6% |
Indiana | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Evansville | $60,000 | 110 | -15% | | Fort Wayne | $69,000 | 80 | -50% | | Gary | $54,000 | 50 | -76% | | Indianapolis | $68,000 | 480 | -31% | | Lafayette | $47,000 | 40 | -25% | | South Bend | $65,000 | 40 | -60% |
Iowa | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Cedar Rapids | $60,000 | 70 | -29% | | Davenport | $75,000 | 830 | +507% | | Des Moines | $54,000 | 140 | -44% |
Kansas | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Topeka | $61,000 | 30 | -62% | | Wichita | $62,000 | 370 | +59% |
Kentucky | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Elizabethtown | $64,000 | 50 | +73% | | Lexington | $55,000 | 230 | +26% | | Louisville | $67,000 | 280 | -41% |
Louisiana | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Alexandria | $52,000 | 30 | -27% | | Baton Rouge | $60,000 | 110 | -61% | | Lafayette | $53,000 | 50 | -53% | | Lake Charles | $47,000 | 40 | -35% | | New Orleans | $66,000 | 180 | -54% | | Shreveport | $65,000 | 40 | -69% |
Maine | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Portland | $59,000 | 30 | -80% |
Maryland | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Baltimore | $75,000 | 780 | -23% | | Bethesda | $85,000 | 480 | +9% |
Massachusetts | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Boston | $81,000 | 980 | -27% | | Framingham | $82,000 | 220 | +83% | | Haverhill | $92,000 | 50 | -8% | | Lowell | $79,000 | 170 | +93% | | Springfield | $58,000 | 100 | -56% | | Worcester | $77,000 | 50 | -73% |
Michigan | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Ann Arbor | $59,000 | 470 | +282% | | Battle Creek | $68,000 | 280 | +756% | | Detroit | | 1,120 | +104% | | Grand Rapids | $52,000 | 380 | +31% | | Holland | $63,000 | 190 | +160% | | Kalamazoo | $64,000 | 70 | -30% | | Lansing | $68,000 | 170 | +18% | | Niles | $56,000 | 140 | +228% | | Saginaw | $69,000 | 90 | +68% | | Warren | $75,000 | 2,380 | +165% |
Minnesota | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Duluth | $61,000 | 40 | -57% | | Minneapolis | $69,000 | 970 | -31% |
Mississippi | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Gulfport | $58,000 | 100 | +27% | | Jackson | $61,000 | 90 | -53% | | Pascagoula | $54,000 | 100 | +218% |
Missouri | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Columbia | $51,000 | 30 | -48% | | Kansas City | $63,000 | 580 | -28% | | St Louis | $70,000 | 1,040 | -1% |
Nebraska | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Lincoln | $67,000 | 60 | -50% | | Omaha | $58,000 | 270 | -24% |
Nevada | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Las Vegas | $62,000 | 40 | -94% | | Reno | $51,000 | 60 | -61% |
New Hampshire | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Nashua | $68,000 | 150 | +48% | | Portsmouth | $69,000 | 110 | +185% |
New Jersey | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Camden | $66,000 | 240 | -41% | | Edison | $88,000 | 1,350 | +68% | | Newark | $86,000 | 720 | -8% | | Trenton | $72,000 | 90 | -44% |
New Mexico | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Albuquerque | $73,000 | 180 | -40% |
New York | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Albany | $65,000 | 120 | -64% | | Binghamton | $70,000 | 40 | -48% | | Buffalo | $60,000 | 150 | -64% | | Nassau | $60,000 | 500 | -49% | | New York | $74,000 | 1,950 | -51% | | Rochester | $66,000 | 140 | -64% | | Utica | $53,000 | 30 | -68% |
North Carolina | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Charlotte | $61,000 | 520 | -24% | | Durham | $78,000 | 360 | +74% | | Fayetteville | $63,000 | 370 | +317% | | Greensboro | $65,000 | 200 | -30% | | Hickory | $59,000 | 40 | -67% | | Jacksonville | $62,000 | 30 | +12% | | Raleigh | $67,000 | 270 | -32% | | Rocky Mount | $62,000 | 40 | +0% | | Winston Salem | $50,000 | 50 | -69% |
Ohio | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Akron | $62,000 | 280 | +9% | | Canton | $56,000 | 40 | -69% | | Cincinnati | $59,000 | 540 | -33% | | Cleveland | $69,000 | 710 | -14% | | Columbus | $67,000 | 1,150 | +58% | | Dayton | $81,000 | 570 | +90% | | Mansfield | $70,000 | 40 | +14% | | Toledo | $76,000 | 80 | -66% | | Youngstown | $67,000 | 50 | -72% |
Oklahoma | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Oklahoma City | $65,000 | 1,460 | +234% | | Tulsa | $59,000 | 290 | -14% |
Oregon | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Portland | $63,000 | 580 | -28% |
Pennsylvania | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Allentown | $58,000 | 90 | -65% | | Altoona | $43,000 | 50 | +22% | | Harrisburg | $73,000 | 900 | +273% | | Lancaster | $58,000 | 90 | -49% | | Lebanon | $65,000 | 40 | +30% | | Philadelphia | $72,000 | 2,460 | +67% | | Pittsburgh | $63,000 | 680 | -23% | | Scranton | $52,000 | 180 | -8% | | York | $73,000 | 240 | +79% |
Rhode Island | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Providence | $72,000 | 250 | -43% |
South Carolina | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Anderson | $60,000 | 40 | -3% | | Charleston | $66,000 | 390 | +76% | | Columbia | $61,000 | 210 | -22% | | Greenville | $66,000 | 80 | -66% | | Spartanburg | $57,000 | 30 | -66% | | Sumter | $65,000 | 50 | +121% |
Tennessee | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Chattanooga | $41,000 | 200 | +14% | | Clarksville | $74,000 | 60 | +14% | | Knoxville | $55,000 | 170 | -34% | | Memphis | $53,000 | 750 | +56% | | Nashville | $59,000 | 400 | -33% |
Texas | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Amarillo | $52,000 | 170 | +137% | | Austin | $59,000 | 2,180 | +269% | | Beaumont | $74,000 | 130 | +12% | | Corpus Christi | $73,000 | 170 | +30% | | Dallas | $63,000 | 2,050 | +25% | | El Paso | $58,000 | 200 | +0% | | Fort Worth | $58,000 | 920 | +37% | | Houston | $72,000 | 3,300 | +64% | | Killeen | $70,000 | 230 | +166% | | Longview | $67,000 | 100 | +50% | | San Antonio | $43,000 | 1,970 | +202% | | Texarkana | $66,000 | 40 | +9% | | Victoria | $60,000 | 110 | +254% | | Waco | $63,000 | 40 | -42% | | Wichita Falls | $60,000 | 40 | +2% |
Utah | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Ogden | $67,000 | 1,020 | +582% | | Salt Lake City | $65,000 | 450 | -7% |
Vermont | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Burlington | | 180 | +127% |
Virginia | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Richmond | $70,000 | 1,000 | +116% | | Roanoke | $49,000 | 50 | -57% | | Virginia Beach | $66,000 | 1,420 | +143% | | Winchester | $63,000 | 40 | +13% |
Washington | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Bremerton | $70,000 | 250 | +327% | | Kennewick | $77,000 | 40 | -37% | | Seattle | $69,000 | 3,140 | +180% | | Spokane | $59,000 | 40 | -74% | | Tacoma | $70,000 | 250 | +22% | | Yakima | $45,000 | 40 | -29% |
West Virginia | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Morgantown | $48,000 | 60 | +94% |
Wisconsin | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Appleton | $60,000 | 70 | -15% | | Eau Claire | $65,000 | 70 | +30% | | Green Bay | $56,000 | 140 | +13% | | Madison | $60,000 | 240 | -6% | | Milwaukee | $62,000 | 550 | -17% | | Racine | $68,000 | 80 | +48% | | Wausau | $64,000 | 40 | -14% |
Salary and employment data obtained from the United States Department of Labor. Individual salaries depend on location, education and career background. Thanks to CityTownInfo.com for this logistician schools and jobs info.
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