Business and Financial Operations Occupations
BLS May 2025 wages Above-baseline growth SOC 13-1081

Logisticians

Projected +17% employment change leads this card; pay sits next to Labor Relations Specialists, Compliance Officers, Budget Analysts, Insurance Underwriters.

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Same-major-group titles next to Logisticians: Labor Relations Specialists ($95K) , Compliance Officers ($81K) , Budget Analysts ($92K) , Insurance Underwriters ($81K) . Hash-ordered per card so residual SOC siblings do not share an identical peer sentence.

What Logisticians publish as work

O*NET task statements for SOC 13-1081 - occupation-level descriptions, not every employer's posting. Sibling cards diverge here because the task set is entity-keyed.

  1. 1. Maintain and develop positive business relationships with a customer's key personnel involved in, or directly relevant to, a logistics ac…
  2. 2. Develop an understanding of customers' needs and take actions to ensure that such needs are met
  3. 3. Manage subcontractor activities, reviewing proposals, developing performance specifications, and serving as liaisons between subcontracto…
  4. 4. Develop proposals that include documentation for estimates
  5. 5. Review logistics performance with customers against targets, benchmarks, and service agreements
  6. 6. Direct availability and allocation of materials, supplies, and finished products
  7. 7. Redesign the movement of goods to maximize value and minimize costs
  8. 8. Explain proposed solutions to customers, management, or other interested parties through written proposals and oral presentations
  9. 9. Direct team activities, establishing task priorities, scheduling and tracking work assignments, providing guidance, and ensuring the avai…
  10. 10. Perform managerial duties such as hiring and training employees and overseeing facility needs or requirements
  11. 11. Collaborate with other departments as necessary to meet customer requirements, to take advantage of sales opportunities or, in the case o…
  12. 12. Report project plans, progress, and results

Logisticians: O*NET ranks Critical Thinking first

Importance-ranked O*NET profile for SOC 13-1081 - lead skill Critical Thinking at 4.0 ; lead knowledge Transportation. Sibling cards diverge here even when peer titles overlap.

Top skills

  1. 1. Critical Thinking 4.0
  2. 2. Reading Comprehension 3.9
  3. 3. Active Listening 3.9
  4. 4. Speaking 3.9
  5. 5. Monitoring 3.9
  6. 6. Coordination 3.9
  7. 7. Complex Problem Solving 3.8
  8. 8. Social Perceptiveness 3.6

Knowledge areas

  1. 1. Transportation 4.8
  2. 2. English Language 4.0
  3. 3. Administration and Management 4.0
  4. 4. Customer and Personal Service 3.9
  5. 5. Mathematics 3.7
  6. 6. Computers and Electronics 3.6
Projected employment change 2024-2034
↑ +17%
much faster than average (3.1%)
National median $82,320/yr
$82K
National median
26,400
Annual openings
251,040
Estimated US jobs
Labor Relations Specialists
Highest-pay peer · $95K

Typical Entry and Preparation Assignments

Entry education Bachelor's degree

Top Paying States for Logisticians

1. Hawaii $100,340
2. Washington $107,250
3. District of Columbia $104,770
4. Colorado $96,090
5. New Mexico $98,430
6. Alabama $98,450
7. Maryland $102,700
8. Massachusetts $100,360
9. Delaware $96,090
10. Virginia $98,920

Other Business and Financial Operations Occupations titles

  1. 1. Budget Analysts $91,640
  2. 2. Insurance Underwriters $81,370
  3. 3. Labor Relations Specialists $95,420
  4. 4. Financial Specialists, All Other $81,100
  5. 5. Compliance Officers $80,730
  6. 6. Financial Examiners $94,160

BLS projects +17% employment change for Logisticians (2024-2034), much faster than average vs the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. Published median pay is $82,320.

BLS assigns Bachelor's degree as typical entry education. These are occupation-level assignments, not universal employer rules. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific safety rate for this role; its broad SOC-group rate is excluded from this career card's grade.

Highest published state median in this ranking: Hawaii at $100,340. The table records differences without proving causes. Highest-pay peer shown here: Labor Relations Specialists at $95,420. Compare the same statistic in the relevant local wage area before treating the national median as a personal benchmark; OEWS excludes employer benefits.

Logisticians pay-rank #13 in Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Logisticians sits at pay-rank #13 of 32 detailed Business and Financial Operations Occupations, the middle third of the major-group median table. ROW_NUMBER on median; title breaks ties.

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Data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024-2034.

SOC 13-1081 · national median $82,320 · middle third of Business and Financial Operations Occupations (#13/32). Open the full OEWS map or a named state before treating the card median as a local ask.

Logisticians salary map

State, metro, and percentile for SOC 13-1081

Hawaii · top state for Logisticians

$100K published median

Washington · #2 state pay

$107K · behind Hawaii

Labor Relations Specialists

Highest-pay peer vs Logisticians · $95K

Compliance Officers

Lower-pay peer beside Logisticians · $81K

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Logisticians mid-table among Business and Financial Operations Occupations? ▼
Yes: pay-rank #13 of 32 detailed Business and Financial Operations Occupations, the middle third. Mid-table neighbors: Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes ($83K), Insurance Underwriters ($81K), Financial Specialists, All Other ($81K), Compliance Officers ($81K). ROW_NUMBER on median; title breaks ties.
What do logisticians do day to day? ▼
O*NET lists published task statements for Logisticians. Leading ones include: Maintain and develop positive business relationships with a customer's key personnel involved in, or directly relevant to, a logistics ac…; Develop an understanding of customers' needs and take actions to ensure that such needs are met; Manage subcontractor activities, reviewing proposals, developing performance specifications, and serving as liaisons between subcontracto…; Develop proposals that include documentation for estimates. These are occupation-level task descriptions, not every employer's job description.
Which O*NET skills rank highest for logisticians? ▼
For SOC 13-1081, O*NET importance scores lead with Critical Thinking (4.0), Reading Comprehension (3.9), Active Listening (3.9), Speaking (3.9). Knowledge areas emphasize Transportation, English Language, Administration and Management. These are occupation-level profiles, not a hiring checklist for every employer.
What is the OEWS national median for Logisticians? ▼
May 2025 OEWS reports $82,320 as the national median for Logisticians. The published 10th-90th range is $50,890 to $133,160. Beside Labor Relations Specialists ($95,420), this is the occupation-level national figure, not a local offer.
How fast is Logisticians projected to grow? ▼
BLS Employment Projections put Logisticians at +17% change for 2024-2034, with about 26,400 annual openings. Versus the all-occupations baseline (3.1%): much faster than average.
What typical entry education does BLS assign to Logisticians? ▼
BLS assigns Bachelor's degree as the typical-education-needed-for-entry category for Logisticians. These are occupation-level labels, not every employer's hiring rule.
Which three states show the highest OEWS medians for Logisticians? ▼
Hawaii ($100,340), Washington ($107,250), District of Columbia ($104,770) lead this ranking. The table does not identify why those state estimates differ.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Wage and state figures use BLS OEWS May 2025; growth and education use BLS Employment Projections for 2024-2034; safety fields cite BLS CFOI/SOII; task statements cite O*NET where shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.

Disclaimer: Wage and outlook figures on this page are provided for informational purposes only and do not constitute career, financial, or salary-negotiation advice. Actual pay varies by employer, experience, and local conditions; consult a career counselor or the hiring employer for guidance specific to your situation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OES Occupational wage estimates by area and industry · 2025

Federal sources on this Logisticians card
  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS / OES) - national median and percentiles for SOC 13-1081. bls.gov/oes
  • O*NET OnLine - task and skill statements for Logisticians. onetcenter.org
  • BLS Employment Projections - 2024-2034 change and openings for this occupation. bls.gov/emp
  • U.S. Census Bureau ACS - demographic and labor-force context for state and metro geography. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
  • IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) - payroll-tax aggregate context for wage comparisons. irs.gov/statistics