# Logistics Analysts

> Analyze product delivery or supply chain processes to identify or recommend changes. May manage route activity including invoicing, electronic bills, and shipment tracing.
- **Entity Type:** role
- **Schema Version:** role.v1
- **Soc Code:** 13-1081.02
- **Summary:** Analyze product delivery or supply chain processes to identify or recommend changes. May manage route activity including invoicing, electronic bills, and shipment tracing.

## Aliases

- Logistics Analyst
- Logistics Management Analyst
- Supply Chain Analyst
- Transportation Analyst
- Global Logistics Analyst
- Material Supply Planner
- Acquisition Analyst
- Acquisitions Logistics Analyst
- Demand Planner
- Demand Planning Analyst
- Inventory Analyst
- Inventory Control Analyst

## Tasks

| Text | Type | Iwa |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Maintain databases of logistics information. | Core | 4.A.3.b.6.h |
| Remotely monitor the flow of vehicles or inventory, using Web-based logistics information systems to track vehicles or containers. | Core | 4.A.4.c.3.g |
| Communicate with or monitor service providers, such as ocean carriers, air freight forwarders, global consolidators, customs brokers, or trucking companies. | Core | 4.A.1.a.2.b |
| Reorganize shipping schedules to consolidate loads, maximize vehicle usage, or limit the movement of empty vehicles or containers. | Supplemental | 4.A.2.a.4.g |
| Track product flow from origin to final delivery. | Core | 4.A.4.c.3.g |
| Interpret data on logistics elements, such as availability, maintainability, reliability, supply chain management, strategic sourcing or distribution, supplier management, or transportation. | Core | 4.A.2.a.4.g |
| Recommend improvements to existing or planned logistics processes. | Core | 4.A.4.b.6.e |
| Apply analytic methods or tools to understand, predict, or control logistics operations or processes. | Core | 4.A.2.a.4.g |
| Contact potential vendors to determine material availability. | Supplemental | 4.A.1.a.1.g |
| Prepare reports on logistics performance measures. | Core | 4.A.3.b.6.o |
| Enter logistics-related data into databases. | Core | 4.A.3.b.6.h |
| Provide ongoing analyses in areas such as transportation costs, parts procurement, back orders, or delivery processes. | Core | 4.A.2.a.4.g |

## Emerging Tasks


## Activities

| Name | Iwa |
| --- | --- |
| Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency. | 4.A.1.b.1.b |
| Analyze industry trends. | 4.A.2.a.4.b |
| Maintain data in information systems or databases. | 4.A.3.b.6.h |
| Develop business or financial information systems. | 4.A.3.b.2.f |
| Calculate specific material, equipment, or labor requirements for production. | 4.A.2.b.1.h |
| Obtain information about goods or services. | 4.A.1.a.1.g |
| Monitor organizational processes. | 4.A.1.a.2.b |
| Monitor inventories of products or materials. | 4.A.4.c.3.g |
| Establish organizational guidelines or policies. | 4.A.2.b.4.a |
| Prepare financial documents. | 4.A.3.b.6.a |
| Advise others on logistics topics. | 4.A.4.b.6.e |
| Analyze logistics processes. | 4.A.2.a.4.g |
| Prepare operational reports. | 4.A.3.b.6.o |
| Coordinate logistics or other business operations. | 4.A.4.b.4.j |
| Apply mathematical models of financial or business conditions. | 4.A.2.a.4.k |
| Develop financial analysis methods. | 4.A.3.b.2.f |
| Discuss business strategies, practices, or policies with managers. | 4.A.4.a.2.e |
| Calculate data to inform organizational operations. | 4.A.2.a.4.g |
| Evaluate logistics methods to reduce environmental impact. | 4.A.2.a.4.g |
| Execute sales or other financial transactions. | 4.A.4.c.1.c |

## Capabilities

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| English Language | knowledge | 4.18 |
| Reading Comprehension | essential_skill | 4 |
| Critical Thinking | essential_skill | 4 |
| Oral Comprehension | ability | 4 |
| Oral Expression | ability | 4 |
| Active Listening | essential_skill | 3.88 |
| Complex Problem Solving | transferable_skill | 3.88 |
| Written Comprehension | ability | 3.88 |
| Near Vision | ability | 3.88 |
| Computers and Electronics | knowledge | 3.86 |
| Transportation | knowledge | 3.82 |
| Speaking | essential_skill | 3.75 |
| Monitoring | essential_skill | 3.75 |
| Systems Analysis | transferable_skill | 3.75 |
| Systems Evaluation | transferable_skill | 3.75 |
| Deductive Reasoning | ability | 3.75 |
| Inductive Reasoning | ability | 3.75 |
| Information Ordering | ability | 3.75 |
| Speech Recognition | ability | 3.75 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | transferable_skill | 3.62 |
| Mathematics | knowledge | 3.62 |
| Problem Sensitivity | ability | 3.62 |
| Mathematical Reasoning | ability | 3.62 |
| Administration and Management | knowledge | 3.5 |
| Speech Clarity | ability | 3.5 |
| Customer and Personal Service | knowledge | 3.45 |
| Writing | essential_skill | 3.38 |
| Time Management | transferable_skill | 3.25 |
| Written Expression | ability | 3.25 |
| Category Flexibility | ability | 3.25 |
| Number Facility | ability | 3.25 |
| Flexibility of Closure | ability | 3.25 |
| Selective Attention | ability | 3.25 |
| Education and Training | knowledge | 3.14 |
| Active Learning | essential_skill | 3.12 |
| Fluency of Ideas | ability | 3.12 |
| Originality | ability | 3.12 |
| Perceptual Speed | ability | 3.12 |
| Administrative | knowledge | 3.05 |
| Production and Processing | knowledge | 3.05 |

## Skills

| Name | Type |
| --- | --- |
| English Language | Common Skill |
| Reading Comprehension | Common Skill |
| Critical Thinking | Common Skill |
| Complex Problem Solving | Common Skill |
| Active Listening | Common Skill |
| Systems Analysis | Specialized Skill |
| Speech Recognition | Specialized Skill |
| Information Ordering | Specialized Skill |
| Inductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Deductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Mathematics | Common Skill |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Outlook | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Excel | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Access | Specialized Skill |
| Writing | Common Skill |
| Time Management | Common Skill |
| Active Learning | Common Skill |
| Geography | Specialized Skill |
| Social Perceptiveness | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Word | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Windows | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Visio | Specialized Skill |
| Microsoft SharePoint | Specialized Skill |
| Microsoft Project | Specialized Skill |
| Amazon Redshift | Specialized Skill |
| Negotiation | Common Skill |
| Instructing | Specialized Skill |
| Telecommunications | Specialized Skill |
| Visualization | Specialized Skill |
| Learning Strategies | Specialized Skill |
| Oracle Hyperion | Specialized Skill |
| Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition | Specialized Skill |
| Optimization Software | Specialized Skill |
| Minitab | Specialized Skill |
| MicroStrategy | Specialized Skill |
| IBM Notes | Specialized Skill |
| Graphics Software | Specialized Skill |
| Finger Dexterity | Common Skill |
| Foreign Language | Common Skill |

## Tools

| Example | Category | Hot | In Demand |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Microsoft Access | Data base user interface and query software | yes | yes |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | yes | yes |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | yes | yes |
| Microsoft Outlook | Electronic mail software | yes | yes |
| Microsoft Power BI | Business intelligence and data analysis software | yes | yes |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software | yes | yes |
| SAP software | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | yes | yes |
| Structured query language SQL | Data base user interface and query software | yes | yes |
| Tableau | Business intelligence and data analysis software | yes | yes |
| Amazon Redshift | Data base user interface and query software | yes | no |
| IBM SPSS Statistics | Analytical or scientific software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Project | Project management software | yes | no |
| Microsoft SharePoint | Document management software | yes | no |
| Microsoft SQL Server | Data base user interface and query software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Visio | Process mapping and design software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Visual Basic | Development environment software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications VBA | Development environment software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Windows | Operating system software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Word | Word processing software | yes | no |
| Oracle PeopleSoft | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | yes | no |
| Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management | Project management software | yes | no |
| The MathWorks MATLAB | Analytical or scientific software | yes | no |
| Inventory management systems | Inventory management software | no | yes |
| 3PL Central | Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software | no | no |
| Advanced business application programming ABAP | Object or component oriented development software | no | no |
| Cadre Technologies Accuplus Integrated Distribution Logistics System | Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software | no | no |
| ESRI ArcLogistics | Geographic information system | no | no |
| Fleet management software | Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software | no | no |
| Flow chart software | Process mapping and design software | no | no |
| Four Soft 4S eLog | Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software | no | no |
| Four Soft 4S VisiLog | Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software | no | no |
| Graphics software | Graphics or photo imaging software | no | no |
| IBM Cognos Impromptu | Business intelligence and data analysis software | no | no |
| IBM Notes | Electronic mail software | no | no |
| IntelliTrack 3PL | Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software | no | no |
| Inventory control software | Inventory management software | no | no |
| Logisuite Enterprise | Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software | no | no |
| Logisuite Forwarder | Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software | no | no |
| MicroStrategy | Business intelligence and data analysis software | no | no |
| Minitab | Analytical or scientific software | no | no |

## Work Context

| Name | Value |
| --- | --- |
| E-Mail | 5 |
| Telephone Conversations | 4.82 |
| Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | 4.68 |
| Contact With Others | 4.59 |
| Spend Time Sitting | 4.5 |
| Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team | 4.32 |
| Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams | 4.27 |
| Freedom to Make Decisions | 4.18 |
| Time Pressure | 4.18 |
| Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | 4.14 |
| Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals | 4.09 |
| Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | 4 |
| Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities | 3.64 |
| Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | 3.55 |
| Frequency of Decision Making | 3.45 |
| Deal With External Customers or the Public in General | 3.41 |
| Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | 3.41 |
| Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable | 3.32 |
| Conflict Situations | 3.23 |
| Written Letters and Memos | 3.18 |
| Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People | 3 |
| Physical Proximity | 3 |
| Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers | 2.95 |
| Degree of Automation | 2.95 |
| Level of Competition | 2.95 |
| Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | 2.86 |
| Consequence of Error | 2.64 |
| Health and Safety of Other Workers | 2.55 |
| Public Speaking | 2.5 |
| Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | 2.41 |
| Spend Time Standing | 2.18 |
| Exposed to Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting Conditions | 2 |
| Exposed to Hazardous Equipment | 1.91 |
| In an Enclosed Vehicle or Operate Enclosed Equipment | 1.86 |
| Exposed to Contaminants | 1.86 |
| Outdoors, Under Cover | 1.82 |
| Exposed to Very Hot or Cold Temperatures | 1.82 |
| Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | 1.82 |
| Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions | 1.77 |
| Exposed to Hazardous Conditions | 1.73 |

## Preparation

- **Job Zone:** 4
- **Job Zone Name:** Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
- **Education:** Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
- **Experience:** A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
- **Svp Range:** (7.0 to < 8.0)

### Education Distribution

| Label | Percentage |
| --- | --- |
| Bachelor's Degree | 63.64 |
| Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) | 22.73 |
| Some College Courses | 4.55 |
| Master's Degree | 4.55 |
| Post-Master's Certificate | 4.55 |

## Person Fit

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Conventional | career_interest_type | 6.79 |
| Office Work | specific_interest_area | 4.9 |
| Enterprising | career_interest_type | 4.47 |
| Investigative | career_interest_type | 4.04 |
| Mathematics/Statistics | specific_interest_area | 3.98 |
| Management/Administration | specific_interest_area | 3.29 |
| Information Technology | specific_interest_area | 3.08 |
| Business Initiatives | specific_interest_area | 2.89 |
| Accounting | specific_interest_area | 2.89 |
| Realistic | career_interest_type | 2.88 |
| Attention to Detail | work_style | 2.57 |
| Dependability | work_style | 2.47 |
| Finance | specific_interest_area | 2.21 |
| Transportation/Machine Operation | specific_interest_area | 1.97 |
| Cautiousness | work_style | 1.82 |
| Achievement Orientation | work_style | 1.74 |

## Related Roles

| Soc Code | Slug | Title | Tier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11-3071.04 | role-11-3071-04 | Supply Chain Managers | Primary-Short |
| 13-1081.00 | role-13-1081-00 | Logisticians | Primary-Short |
| 13-1081.01 | role-13-1081-01 | Logistics Engineers | Primary-Short |
| 11-3071.00 | role-11-3071-00 | Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | Primary-Short |
| 11-3061.00 | role-11-3061-00 | Purchasing Managers | Primary-Short |
| 43-3061.00 | role-43-3061-00 | Procurement Clerks | Primary-Long |
| 43-5061.00 | role-43-5061-00 | Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | Primary-Long |
| 13-1023.00 | role-13-1023-00 | Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products | Primary-Long |
| 11-3051.00 | role-11-3051-00 | Industrial Production Managers | Primary-Long |
| 13-1111.00 | role-13-1111-00 | Management Analysts | Primary-Long |
| 43-5071.00 | role-43-5071-00 | Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks | Supplemental |
| 43-5011.01 | role-43-5011-01 | Freight Forwarders | Supplemental |

## Career Clusters

| Cluster | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Supply Chain & Transportation | supply-chain-transportation |

## Education Level

- **Category:** Bachelor's degree

## Study Programs

| Title | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services | business-management-marketing-and-related-support-services |

## Market

- **Median Wage:** 80880
- **Mean Wage:** 87600
- **Pct10Wage:** 49260
- **Pct25Wage:** 62920
- **Pct75Wage:** 104330
- **Pct90Wage:** 132110
- **Employment:** 235640
- **Area Title:** U.S.

## Industries


### Top

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Median Wage | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 31-33 | 31-33 | Manufacturing | Sector | 54140 | 83720 | 2.78 |
| 54 | 54 | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | Sector | 35170 | 82330 | 2.14 |
| 48-49 | 48-49 | Transportation and Warehousing | Sector | 27970 | 62710 | 2.48 |
| 55 | 55 | Management of Companies and Enterprises | Sector | 25500 | 84960 | 5.94 |
| 42 | 42 | Wholesale Trade | Sector | 25260 | 73090 | 2.74 |
| 56 | 56 | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | Sector | 9070 | 63510 | 0.66 |
| 541330 | 541330 | Engineering Services | National industry | 6030 | 91170 | 3.41 |
| 62 | 62 | Health Care and Social Assistance | Sector | 4680 | 64310 | 0.13 |
| 51 | 51 | Information | Sector | 3810 | 96120 | 0.86 |
| 561320 | 561320 | Temporary Help Services | National industry | 3470 | 56410 | 0.86 |
| 44-45 | 44-45 | Retail Trade | Sector | 3320 | 70840 | 0.14 |
| 23 | 23 | Construction | Sector | 2310 | 79720 | 0.19 |

### Concentrated

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 55 | 55 | Management of Companies and Enterprises | Sector | 25500 | 5.94 |
| 541330 | 541330 | Engineering Services | National industry | 6030 | 3.41 |
| 31-33 | 31-33 | Manufacturing | Sector | 54140 | 2.78 |
| 42 | 42 | Wholesale Trade | Sector | 25260 | 2.74 |
| 541380 | 541380 | Testing Laboratories and Services | National industry | 680 | 2.61 |
| 48-49 | 48-49 | Transportation and Warehousing | Sector | 27970 | 2.48 |
| 54 | 54 | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | Sector | 35170 | 2.14 |
| 21 | 21 | Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | Sector | 1680 | 1.92 |
- **Count:** 43

## Ai Signals

| Source | Label | Score | Scale | Release |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| frey_osborne | Computerization probability | 0.012 | 0-1 probability | 2013-baseline-2016-employment-snapshot |
| felten_aioe | AI occupational exposure | 1.297303 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |
| felten_image_generation_aioe | Image generation occupational exposure | 1.568699 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |
| felten_language_modeling_aioe | Language modeling occupational exposure | 1.081353 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |

## Ai Outlook


### Index

- **Value:** 79
- **Percentile:** 81
- **Band:** High
- **Version:** ai-exposure-index-v1

#### Components

| Percentile | Source |
| --- | --- |
| 87 | felten_aioe |
| 95 | openai_gpts_are_gpts |
| 55 | microsoft_working_with_ai |
- **Component Count:** 3

### Exposure

| Source | Label | Value | Percentile | Band | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| felten_aioe | Overall AI exposure (Felten et al.) | 1.297303 | 87 | High | How much this job's abilities overlap with what AI systems can do, across many AI capabilities. A relative research score, not a forecast of job loss. |
| eloundou_gamma | LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou) | 1 | 95 | High | Share of this job's tasks where a large language model plus simple tools could cut the time to do them by at least half. γ is capped at 1.0 and many jobs reach that ceiling, so treat a top score as 'in the top group', not a precise rank. |
| microsoft_applicability | AI assistant applicability (Microsoft) | 0.1623173857191718 | 55 | Moderate | How applicable today's AI assistants are to this job's activities, measured from real Microsoft Copilot conversations. Applicability is not the same as replacement. |

### Frey Historical

- **Source:** frey
- **Label:** Computerization probability (Frey & Osborne, 2013)
- **Value:** 0.012
- **Percentile:** 8
- **Band:** Low
- **Note:** A pre-LLM (2013) estimate of how automatable this job is by computerization and robotics. Shown for historical context only — it is not part of any current AI ranking.
- **Teleworkable:** yes

### Eloundou

- **Alpha:** 0.1320754716981132
- **Beta:** 0.5660377358490566
- **Gamma:** 1

### Usage Tasks

| Task | Usage Percent | Importance |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Develop or maintain payment systems to ensure accuracy of vendor payments. | 0.021568635506493187 | 3.83 |
| Prepare reports on logistics performance measures. | 0.009962655448237328 | 4.05 |
| Recommend improvements to existing or planned logistics processes. | 0.004108311525046321 | 4.14 |
| Route or reroute drivers in real time with remote route navigation software, satellite linkup systems, or global positioning systems (GPS) to improve operational efficiencies. | 0.004108311525046321 | 3.27 |
| Develop or maintain models for logistics uses, such as cost estimating or demand forecasting. | 0.0034920647962893734 | 3.42 |
| Analyze logistics data, using methods such as data mining, data modeling, or cost or benefit analysis. | 0.003286649220037057 | 3.95 |
- **Usage Release:** 2026-01-15-v4-plus-2025-03-27-v2

### Bls

- **Growth Percent:** 16.7
- **Growth Percentile:** 98
- **Direction:** Growing fast
- **Annual Openings Thousands:** 26.4
- **Annual Openings Percentile:** 82
- **Employment2024Thousands:** 241
- **Employment2034Thousands:** 281.3

### Sources

| Source | Version |
| --- | --- |
| bls_employment_projections | 2024-2034 |
| dingel_neiman | dingel-neiman-workathome |
| felten_aioe | felten-raj-seamans-aioe |
| frey_osborne | frey-osborne-automation |
| microsoft_working_with_ai | working-with-ai |
| openai_gpts_are_gpts | gpts-are-gpts |

## Ai Playbook

- **Trusted Task Count:** 2
- **Task Count:** 5
- **Total Sample:** 183
- **Autonomy Median:** 3
- **Dominant Collaboration:** directive
- **Automation Share:** 31.36
- **Augmentation Share:** 39.83
- **Work Use Percent:** 78.81

### Collaboration

| Label | Percent |
| --- | --- |
| directive | 31.36 |
| learning | 20.34 |
| task iteration | 19.49 |

### Use Case

| Label | Percent |
| --- | --- |
| work | 78.81 |
| personal | 15.25 |

### Delegated Tasks

| Task | Usage Percent | Collaboration | Autonomy Median | Sample Count |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Develop or maintain payment systems to ensure accuracy of vendor payments. | 0.007900987623452932 | learning | 3 | 79 |
| Determine packaging requirements. | 0.0039004875609451183 | directive | 3 | 39 |

### Boundary Tasks

| Task | Human Needed Percent | Sample Count |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Determine packaging requirements. | 100 | 39 |
| Develop or maintain payment systems to ensure accuracy of vendor payments. | 96.20253164556962 | 79 |

### Seed Prompts

| Prompt | Collaboration |
| --- | --- |
| Teach me how to develop or maintain payment systems to ensure accuracy of vendor payments, then check my work as I try it myself. | learning |
| Do this for me: determine packaging requirements. Give me a finished draft I can review and adjust. | directive |
- **Release:** 2026-01-15-v4-plus-2025-03-27-v2

## Counts

- **Tasks:** 31
- **Skills:** 51
- **Capabilities:** 120
- **Tools:** 53
- **Related Roles:** 20

## Source

- **Dataset:** gold.onet_role_starter_surface
- **Version:** 30.3
- **Generated At:** 2026-06-02T21:00:32.945303+00:00
- **Content Hash:** 385074faaa344868