Logisticians

Detailed Occupation

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2022 Workforce
181k
Average Age
40.5
Estimated Job Growth
18.3%
10-year projection
Average Salary
$69,058
Average Male Salary
$73,286
Average Female Salary
$60,883

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Logisticians workforce. Logisticians workforce in 2022 was 181,221 people, of which 34.1% were women and 65.9% were men. Logisticians are paid most in Hillsborough County (Northeast) PUMA, FL but are relatively concentrated in Central St. Mary's County--Lexington Park City & Leonardtown PUMA, MD.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping
119,444
Male Workforce
± 8.48k
61,777
Female Workforce
± 6.1k

The Logisticians workforce in 2022 was 181,221 people (34.1% women and 65.9% men). This implies an average annual growth of 59% between 2014 (113,995) and 2022 (181,221).

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Employment by Location

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During 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Delaware ($105,596), Minnesota ($100,484), and New Hampshire ($97,275).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$69,058
AVERAGE WAGE
#184 in the ranking (2022)
$64,683
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2022, Logisticians earned an average of $69,058, $4,375 more than the average national salary of $64,683

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Wage Distribution

Gender
0.323
WAGE GINI

In 2022, Logisticians had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.323, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Logisticians (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Industry

Information on the industries that employ Logisticians and on wages for those in the field. Management, scientific & technical consulting services is the industry that employs the most Logisticians, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Logisticians, by average wage, is Insurance carriers ($391,605).

Occupations by Industries

Metric
Value
181k
2022 Workforce
± 10,445
5.42%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 7.84%

This graphic shows the share of Logisticians employed by various industries. Management, scientific & technical consulting services employs the largest share of Logisticians at 44.4%, followed by National security & international affairs with 36.8% and Truck transportation with 18.8%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on Logisticians in the US. The workforce of Logisticians in 2022 was 181,221 people, with 34.1% woman, and 65.9% men. The average age of male Logisticians in the workforce is 40.7 and of female Logisticians is 40.2, and the most common race/ethnicity for Logisticians is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Logisticians in 2022 was 181,221 people, with 34.1% woman, and 65.9% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (28,875 people), 30 to 34 years (27,779  people), and 35 to 39 years (24,968 people). Among them they concentrated 45.1% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

Gender

In 2022, 16.8% of Logisticians workers were Hispanic and 83.2% non-Hispanic.

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Races

In 2022, 63.4% of the Logisticians workforce were White, of which 33.1% were women and 66.9% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (16.5%) and Two or More Races (8.61%).

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Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Logisticians from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Logisticians is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2022 were Transportation.

Among the necessary skills for Logisticians, Reading Comprehension stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Logisticians need more than the average amount of Programming.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.
Type of Majors
Degree

The most common majors achieved by Logisticians in 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (35,323 people), Social Sciences (6,730 people), and Engineering (4,177 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Logisticians workers were Bachelors Degree (60,781 people), Some college (43,250 people), and High School or Equivalent (31,140 people).

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Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Logisticians from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Logisticians need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Systems Analysis.

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Projections

Projections on job growth for Logisticians from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 2.84%, but Logisticians are expected to see a growth of 18.3% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.

Job Growth

18.3%
Estimated Job Growth
10-year Projection
2.84%
National Growth
10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Logisticians. This profession is expected to grow more than than 2.84%, the average rate of national job growth.

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