Logistician Job Outlook
The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects employment of logisticians to grow 17.6% from 2025 to 2035 (about 44,900 more jobs), with about 26,600 openings a year, and the May 2025 median pay of $82,320 a year ranks 203rd of 825 occupations.
- Projected change
- +17.6%
- Openings a year
- 26,600
- Median pay
- $82,320
- Pay rank
- 203rd of 825
Is employment of logisticians growing or shrinking?
Growing: BLS projects employment of logisticians to rise 17.6% (about 44,900 more jobs) from 2025 to 2035, faster than the 3.5% projected across all occupations. That is faster than the +5.5% summed from BLS's employment levels across the 32 business and financial operations occupations with a projection. That change ranks 21st of 830 projected occupations.
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Employment, 2025 | 255,100 |
| Employment, 2035 | 300,000 |
| Projected change | +17.6% |
| Openings a year | 26,600 |
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025 to 2035. A projection is a BLS estimate, not a count. The 255,100 jobs here differ from the 251,040 on the salary page because Employment Projections also counts the self-employed and a wider set of workers, while OEWS counts wage and salary jobs in May 2025. BLS published these projections on August 27, 2026; checked November 10, 2026. Confirm any figure in the BLS Employment Projections tables.
BLS's reasons for this projection are at the Occupational Outlook Handbook. State projections are at Projections Central; projections by industry are left to BLS. Education, licensing and work context at O*NET.
How many job openings are there each year?
About 26,600 openings a year, from job growth and from workers leaving the occupation, the 130th most of 830 occupations. About 83% of them replace workers who change occupations or leave the labor force; the rest come from the 4,490 jobs added in an average year.
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025 to 2035.
How does pay for logisticians rank?
The median of $82,320 a year ranks 203rd of 825 occupations with a published median. It sits in the upper half of occupations on both pay and openings.
Source: BLS OEWS national file, May 2025. Wage and salary jobs only; the self-employed are not counted. OEWS pay excludes overtime, shift differentials and non-production bonuses. Ranks count only the occupations with that published figure: 830 for projected change, 830 for openings, 825 for median pay, which is why the totals differ.
What does it take to start?
- Typical entry-level education: bachelor's degree.
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025 to 2035, education and training assignments.
How do related jobs compare on outlook?
| Occupation | Change | Openings a year | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Project Management Specialists | +6.7% | 76,500 | $102,320 |
| Management Analysts | +10.1% | 94,100 | $101,860 |
| Cost Estimators | -3.1% | 17,600 | $78,740 |
| Business Operations Specialists, All Other | +3.9% | 98,700 | $83,050 |
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | +6.1% | 18,300 | $107,230 |
| Industrial Engineers | +12.4% | 23,100 | $102,440 |
| Purchasing Managers | +4.0% | 6,400 | $148,080 |
| Sales Engineers | +2.8% | 3,800 | $124,900 |
Related occupations from O*NET; projections from BLS Employment Projections, 2025 to 2035; pay from BLS OEWS, May 2025.