Logisticians
Detailed Occupation
Add ComparisonLogisticians are most often employed by the Management, scientific & technical consulting services industry. The average yearly wage for Logisticians was $64,374 in 2021.
The locations that employ the most Logisticians are St. Mary's & Calvert Counties PUMA, MD, North Charleston City PUMA, SC, and Norfolk City (Northeast) PUMA, VA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Logisticians are Craven County PUMA, NC, Huntsville (North) & Madison (East) Cities PUMA, AL, and Ewa PUMA, HI.
Employment and salary information for the Logisticians workforce. Logisticians workforce in 2021 was 171,173 people, of which 33.5% were women and 66.5% were men. Logisticians are paid most in Benton County PUMA, AR but are relatively concentrated in Craven County PUMA, NC.
The Logisticians workforce in 2021 was 171,173 people (33.5% women and 66.5% men). This implies an average annual growth of 50.3% between 2014 (113,853) and 2021 (171,173).
This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Logisticians.
During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Delaware ($104,833), New Hampshire ($92,083), and Connecticut ($84,878).
In 2021, Logisticians earned an average of $64,374, $4,778 more than the average national salary of $59,596
The graph shows the ranking of Logisticians in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2021.
In 2021, Logisticians had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.324, 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).
The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Logisticians compared to the entire workforce in the country.
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 Other direct selling establishments ($207,524).
This graphic shows the share of Logisticians employed by various industries. Management, scientific & technical consulting services employs the largest share of Logisticians at 41%, followed by National security & international affairs with 40.6% and U. S. Army with 18.4%.
Demographic information on Logisticians in the US. The workforce of Logisticians in 2021 was 171,173 people, with 33.5% woman, and 66.5% men. The average age of male Logisticians in the workforce is 40.6 and of female Logisticians is 40.3, and the most common race/ethnicity for Logisticians is White.
The workforce of Logisticians in 2021 was 171,173 people, with 33.5% woman, and 66.5% men.
The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (26,979 people), 30 to 34 years (25,894 people), and 35 to 39 years (24,610 people). Among them they concentrated 45.4% of the total workforce.
In 2021, 15.5% of Logisticians workers were Hispanic and 84.5% non-Hispanic.
The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (73.6%), Puerto Rican (18.9)%, and Colombian (7.57)%
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In 2021, 65.3% of the Logisticians workforce were White, of which 32.9% were women and 67.1% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (16.7%) and Two or More Races (6.9%).
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 2021 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.
The most common majors achieved by Logisticians in 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (32,132 people), Social Sciences (6,259 people), and Engineering (4,166 people).
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The main educational levels achieved by the Logisticians workers were Bachelors Degree (57,212 people), Some college (42,532 people), and High School or Equivalent (27,941 people).
The graphic shows the Logisticians workforce by gender and educational level.
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.
Projections on job growth for Logisticians from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but Logisticians are expected to see a growth of 4.36% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.
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 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.
