Summary Report for:
13-1081.02 - 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.
This title represents an occupation for which data collection is currently underway.
Tasks | Interests | Work Values | Wages & Employment
Tasks
- Analyze logistics data, using methods such as data mining, data modeling, and cost or benefit analysis.
- Apply analytic methods and tools to understand, predict, or control logistics operations and processes.
- Interpret data on logistics elements, such as availability, maintainability, reliability, supply chain management, strategic sourcing and distribution, supplier management, and transportation.
- Compute reporting metrics, such as on-time delivery rates, order fulfillment rates, and inventory turns.
- Confer with logistics management teams to determine ways to optimize service levels, maintain supply-chain efficiency, and minimize cost.
- Develop and maintain models for logistics uses, such as cost estimating and demand forecasting.
- Maintain databases of logistics information.
- Maintain logistics records in accordance with corporate policies.
- Manage systems to ensure that pricing structures adequately reflect logistics costing.
- Monitor inventory transactions at warehouse facilities to assess receiving, storage, shipping, or inventory integrity.
Interests
Interest code: CEI
| Conventional — Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow. |
| Enterprising — Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business. |
| Investigative — Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally. |
Work Values
| Achievement — Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement. |
| Independence — Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employs to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy. |
| Recognition — Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status. |
Wages & Employment Trends
National
Median wages data collected from Logisticians.
Employment data collected from Logisticians.
Industry data collected from Logisticians.
| Median wages (2008) | $31.96 hourly, $66,480 annual |
| Employment (2008) | 100,000 employees |
| Projected growth (2008-2018) | 
Much faster than average (20% or higher)
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| Projected job openings (2008-2018) | 41,900 |
| Top industries (2008) |
State & National
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2008 wage data
and 2008-2018 employment projections
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"Projected growth" represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period (2008-2018). "Projected job openings" represent openings due to growth and replacement.