Occupation salary profile

Logisticians

SOC 13-1081 BLS OEWS May 2025 H-1B LCAs, last 12 months

Analyze and coordinate the ongoing logistical functions of a firm or organization. Responsible for the entire life cycle of a product, including acquisition, distribution, internal allocation, delivery, and final disposal of resources. Excludes “Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers” (11-3071) and “Project Management Specialists” (13-1082).

National median · BLS
$82,320
▲ +1.78% YoY
H-1B sponsor median
$91,770
▼ -3.96% YoY · 2,614 LCAs
Average salary · BLS
$89,730
Mean annual wage
U.S. employment
251,040
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Pay range for Logisticians

Annual base pay at each percentile. BLS covers all U.S. workers in this occupation; H-1B covers 2,614 certified Labor Condition Applications filed by sponsoring employers in the last 12 months.

Percentile All U.S. workers (BLS) H-1B sponsored
10th — entry pay$50,890$60,000
25th$64,440$70,622
Median (50th)$82,320$91,770
75th$106,190$120,000
90th — top pay$133,160$157,200
H-1B sponsors pay a median of $91,770 for Logisticians — 11.5% above the BLS national median of $82,320.

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Projections 2025–2035

Job outlook for Logisticians

BLS projects employment of logisticians to grow 17.6% from 2025 to 2035, faster than the 3.5% average for all occupations. About 26,600 openings are projected each year, on average, from new jobs and from replacing workers who retire or move to other occupations.

Jobs 2025 → 2035
255,100 → 300,000
+44,900 jobs
Projected change
+17.6%
All occupations: +3.5%
Openings per year
26,600
Average, 2025–2035
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree
No related experience required
Self-employed
1.2% of workers (2025)
Preparation needed (O*NET Job Zone 4)
Considerable Preparation Needed. Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
Fastest-growing jobs → Best-paying jobs that need a bachelor's degree →

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025–2035 · BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook →

H-1B sponsored pay

Pay by H-1B wage level

Employers assign every H-1B filing a Department of Labor prevailing-wage level, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). Pay rises steeply with level.

H-1B median $91,770
Change vs prior year -3.96%
After inflation (CPI-U) -6.87%
Wage level LCAs Share P25 Median P75
Level I 643 24.6% $56,555 $64,834 $72,700
Level II 929 35.5% $74,000 $88,000 $106,000
Level III 505 19.3% $95,275 $112,000 $133,709
Level IV 503 19.2% $112,014 $139,713 $160,631
H-1B job titles

Salaries by job title in Logisticians

The 30 most-filed job titles inside SOC 13-1081, from 2,614 H-1B filings. Seniority words and level numbers are grouped (“Senior Data Engineer II” counts as Data Engineer). Tap a title for its full range, wage levels and the exact titles employers used.

Job title LCAs Share P25 Median P75 YoY
Logistician 149 5.7% $100,000 $175,000 $178,500 +19.97%
Logistics Analyst 141 5.39% $58,860 $67,226 $82,701 +0.28%
Supply Chain Analyst 135 5.16% $65,500 $79,821 $89,698 +6.43%
Supply Chain Manager 129 4.93% $84,500 $97,600 $113,000 -9.96%
Operations Engineer 64 2.45% $83,600 $99,600 $119,600 -5.55%
Logistics Engineer 49 1.87% $61,069 $74,131 $90,000 -4.96%
Strategic Sourcing Manager 44 1.68% $128,400 $151,200 $157,200 +2.02%
Supply Chain Specialist 41 1.57% $62,964 $77,500 $91,354 -9.59%
Program Manager 28 1.07% $103,624 $137,550 $147,317 +6.94%
Logistics Specialist 25 0.96% $60,000 $66,000 $69,233 +1.54%
Supply Chain Engineer 25 0.96% $77,500 $88,483 $104,975 -15.71%
Supply Chain Planner 23 0.88% $77,261 $85,000 $97,972 +3.25%
Hardware Commodity Specialist 21 0.8% $89,100 $108,000 $120,000 -3.91%
Materials Planner 21 0.8% $87,526 $103,500 $110,000 -1.93%
Instock Manager 20 0.77% $91,025 $105,500 $122,525 -8.26%
Supply Demand Planning 19 0.73% $102,200 $127,900 $127,900 +1.99%
Business Analyst 19 0.73% $86,942 $96,949 $102,500 +16.11%
Demand Planner 17 0.65% $80,000 $91,790 $108,181 +7.24%
Sourcing Engineer 17 0.65% $122,206 $131,068 $140,000 +10.9%
Procurement Analyst 16 0.61% $68,589 $80,250 $94,625 -14.58%
Associate, Consulting 15 0.57% $102,000 $110,000 $120,000 +8.35%
Procurement Specialist 15 0.57% $80,000 $87,000 $90,700 -3.33%
Project Manager 13 0.5% $83,200 $117,600 $130,000 +24.26%
Supply Planner 11 0.42% $68,359 $78,562 $90,769 -12.71%
Supply Planning 11 0.42% $124,560 $166,434 $169,955 +24.2%
Logistics Manager 11 0.42% $77,584 $85,114 $99,500 -20.82%
WW PP Supply Demand Planning 10 0.38% $146,300 $146,300 $149,975 -3.24%
Material Planner 10 0.38% $69,765 $87,010 $112,656 +22.02%
Sourcing Analyst 10 0.38% $67,197 $76,916 $87,692 -4.77%
TikTok Shop 10 0.38% $155,000 $170,000 $185,000 -18.27%

Titles are cleaned from the employer's own LCA text (codes and typos removed, nothing invented). Rows need 10+ filings in this SOC.

Skills & tools

Skills needed for Logisticians

How important each skill and knowledge area is for this job, rated by O*NET on a 1–5 scale from surveys of workers and occupational analysts.

Top skills
  • Critical Thinking4.0
  • Active Listening3.9
  • Coordination3.9
  • Monitoring3.9
  • Reading Comprehension3.9
  • Speaking3.9
  • Complex Problem Solving3.8
  • Judgment and Decision Making3.6
  • Social Perceptiveness3.6
  • Active Learning3.5
Top knowledge areas
  • Transportation4.8
  • English Language4.0
  • Administration and Management4.0
  • Customer and Personal Service3.9
  • Mathematics3.7
  • Computers and Electronics3.6
  • Economics and Accounting3.3
  • Geography3.3
Software and technology used
Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft PowerPointSAP softwareAutodesk AutoCADIntuit QuickBooksMicrosoft AccessMicrosoft ProjectMicrosoft SharePointMicrosoft SQL ServerMicrosoft VisioMicrosoft WordOracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio ManagementStructured query language SQLIBM Cognos ImpromptuIBM Power Systems softwareMicrosoft Dynamics

Highlighted = in demand: frequently listed in employer job postings for this occupation (O*NET).

Source: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

About the job

What logisticians do

  • Maintain and develop positive business relationships with a customer's key personnel involved in, or directly relevant to, a logistics activity.
  • 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 subcontractors and organizations.
  • Develop proposals that include documentation for estimates.
  • Review logistics performance with customers against targets, benchmarks, and service agreements.
  • Direct availability and allocation of materials, supplies, and finished products.
  • Redesign the movement of goods to maximize value and minimize costs.
  • Explain proposed solutions to customers, management, or other interested parties through written proposals and oral presentations.
Also called
Client Services AdministratorLogisticianProduction PlannerSupply Management Specialist
Specialties within this occupation
  • Logistics Engineers
  • Logistics Analysts
More job titles for this occupation (66)
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Source: O*NET 31.0 (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0). These are general job titles, not H-1B filings; for titles employers actually filed, see “Job titles” above.