Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

13-1081 Logisticians

Occupational Description:
Analyze and coordinate the 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. Excludes “Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers” (11-3071).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2020

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Southeast Minnesota	190	39	$31.65/hr	$20.78/hr	$23.60/hr	$30.98/hr	$37.26/hr	$44.31/hr

Leading Industries for Logisticians

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Natural Resources and Mining	N/A	N/A
Construction	20	$31.76/hr
Manufacturing	970	$34.68/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	510	$33.11/hr
Information	N/A	$35.77/hr
Financial Activities	20	$33.44/hr
Professional and Business Services	1,550	$37.11/hr
Education and Health Services	50	$27.91/hr
Leisure and Hospitality	N/A	N/A
Other Services	N/A	N/A
Public Administration	90	$31.51/hr

Other Regional Data for Logisticians

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2016-2026
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	N/A	$28.32/hr	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	30	$35.86/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	40	$31.77/hr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	60	$24.73/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	80	$32.47/hr	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	80	$31.32/hr	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	90	$32.56/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	90	$35.45/hr	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	120	$27.50/hr	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	130	$27.66/hr	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	150	$30.75/hr	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	180	$31.17/hr	3.5%
Southeast Minnesota	190	$30.98/hr	13.8%
Central Minnesota	220	$31.26/hr	12.4%
Southeast Balance of State	220	$30.21/hr	N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	2,530	$36.45/hr	9.6%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	2,660	$35.99/hr	N/A
Minnesota	3,280	$35.22/hr	9.6%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2016-2026
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	2,550	$46.77/hr	7.0%
Purchasing Managers	2,050	$56.89/hr	6.8%
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	3,470	$39.36/hr	5.4%
Sales Managers	10,700	$59.21/hr	6.1%
Marketing Managers	8,350	$65.97/hr	8.3%
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	330	$35.82/hr	-15.9%
Management Analysts	14,050	$39.37/hr	11.1%
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	4,290	$22.45/hr	-2.7%
Advertising and Promotions Managers	390	$56.30/hr	7.3%
Urban and Regional Planners	950	$39.19/hr	12.8%

Task for Logisticians

Maintain databases of logistics information.
Direct the work of logistics analysts.
Direct team activities, establishing task priorities, scheduling and tracking work assignments, providing guidance, and ensuring the availability of resources.
Protect and control proprietary materials.
Manage the logistical aspects of product life cycles, including coordination or provisioning of samples, and the minimization of obsolescence.
Maintain logistics records in accordance with corporate policies.
Review contractual commitments, customer specifications, or related information to determine logistics or support requirements.
Compute reporting metrics, such as on-time delivery rates, order fulfillment rates, or inventory turns.
Provide ongoing analyses in areas such as transportation costs, parts procurement, back orders, or delivery processes.
Maintain and develop positive business relationships with a customer's key personnel involved in, or directly relevant to, a logistics activity.