Logisticians
SOC Code: 13-1081
Logisticians carries a 52% AI exposure score (High automation risk), with a median annual wage of $80,880 and +16.7% projected employment growth from 2024 to 2034 (BLS), affecting approximately 241,000 workers. Full task breakdown, skills, and employer data are below.
Proportion of tasks susceptible to AI automation (O*NET analysis)
At 52% AI exposure, Logisticians sits 15 points above the 37.2% average across 832 U.S. occupations - more exposed than 88% of them. Most of its core tasks still require human judgment.
Career outlook score
65/100
Logisticians, weighted across 3 of 3 tracked dimensions
A weighted composite of median wage, projected growth, and AI-automation security (inverted exposure), each benchmarked against every other tracked occupation. It describes this occupation's standing across those three dimensions, not a guarantee of future outcomes.
- Median wage B+ $80,880
Annual median wage, percentile rank vs all tracked occupations
- Projected growth A+ +16.7%
Projected employment change, 2024-2034, BLS Employment Projections
- AI exposure (inverted) F 52% exposure
Lower O*NET task-automability scores lower risk; this dimension scores security, not exposure
Home health and personal care aides is #1 of 832 occupations by employment (4.3M, AI exposure rank #392 at 35%) vs. Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks #1 by AI task exposure (95%, employment rank #17 at 1.6M).
Automation-risk inventory
Exclusive cut of 832 occupations by PlainWorkforce automation-risk band. Orthogonal to the continuous AI-exposure distribution chart below and to this occupation's single risk badge, this is the corpus band mix, with Logisticians in the High band.
Credential × growth standing
Bachelor's bar with above-average BLS growth
Logisticians sits in the Bachelor's entry band (178 of 832 occupations) and the Much faster pace bucket (31 of 832). That pairing is rarer than the HS / some-college + declining cluster that dominates the BLS map - treat the degree bar as the binding gate while the growth line stays supportive.
Where Logisticians sits among all occupations
AI-exposure score distribution across 832 U.S. occupations (O*NET task analysis). This occupation is marked in rose.
Where Logisticians sits by AI exposure
AI-exposure score distribution across U.S. occupations (O*NET task analysis)
52% Higher than most higher than 88% of 832 occupations
Occupations, banded by AI-exposure score
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Source O*NET task data (U.S. Department of Labor) · BLS 2024–2034
Source: O*NET task data (U.S. Department of Labor); AI-exposure scores are PlainWorkforce's analysis. As of BLS 2024–2034.
Logisticians vs. its occupational neighbors
AI exposure (horizontal) vs projected 2024–2034 growth (vertical) for occupations in the same SOC group. Logisticians is marked in rose; the top-left corner is the most future-proof.
Source: BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034 (growth) and O*NET (AI-exposure analysis by PlainWorkforce).
Employment Projections
Where This Score Comes From
Logisticians's High automation-risk tier is computed from O*NET Database 30.0 task-level analysis, where each documented task the occupation performs is evaluated against current generative AI, robotic process automation, and machine-learning capabilities. A score in the 40–70% range indicates meaningful automation pressure on specific task categories, but the role as a whole still requires human judgment for coordination, exception handling, or client interaction.
The employment, wage, and education figures above come from a second, separate federal source: BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034, matched to the O*NET task data by Standard Occupational Classification (SOC 13-1081) code, with the wage figure cross-validated against the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024 survey. BLS figures are presented exactly as published, with no adjustment on our part; the SOC-code match is what lets Logisticians be compared directly against every other tracked occupation on the same basis, not just roles that happen to share a job title.
For career planners, this profile should be read alongside the task, skill, and knowledge breakdowns below and the list of employers whose workforce composition includes Logisticians. Adjacent occupations shown further down offer lateral moves that preserve industry knowledge while potentially reducing exposure.
Education & Entry Requirements
Top Tasks (O*NET)
- 1. Maintain databases of logistics information.
- 2. Maintain and develop positive business relationships with a customer's key personnel involved in, or directly relevant to, a logistics activity.
- 3. Remotely monitor the flow of vehicles or inventory, using Web-based logistics information systems to track vehicles or containers.
- 4. Communicate with or monitor service providers, such as ocean carriers, air freight forwarders, global consolidators, customs brokers, or trucking companies.
- 5. Reorganize shipping schedules to consolidate loads, maximize vehicle usage, or limit the movement of empty vehicles or containers.
- 6. Track product flow from origin to final delivery.
- 7. Develop an understanding of customers' needs and take actions to ensure that such needs are met.
- 8. Identify cost-reduction or process-improvement logistic opportunities.
- 9. Analyze or interpret logistics data involving customer service, forecasting, procurement, manufacturing, inventory, transportation, or warehousing.
- 10. Prepare logistic strategies or conceptual designs for production facilities.
Key Skills Required
- Reading Comprehension
- Critical Thinking
- Active Listening
- Complex Problem Solving
- Speaking
- Monitoring
- Systems Analysis
- Systems Evaluation
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Writing
Knowledge Areas
- English Language
- Computers and Electronics
- Transportation
- Mathematics
- Administration and Management
- Customer and Personal Service
- Education and Training
- Administrative
- Production and Processing
- Geography
Frequently Asked Questions
Will AI replace Logisticians?
Logisticians has an AI exposure score of 52%, indicating a high level of automation risk. Some tasks in this role can be augmented or partially automated by AI, but core responsibilities require human judgment.
What is the job outlook for Logisticians?
According to BLS Employment Projections 2024-2034, Logisticians is projected to grow by 16.7% over the decade. Current employment stands at approximately 241,000 workers.
What skills are needed for Logisticians?
Key skills for Logisticians include Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, and others. Typical entry-level education is Bachelor's degree.
How much do Logisticians earn?
The median annual wage for Logisticians is $80,880, according to BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2024). Actual earnings vary by location, experience, industry, and employer. The BLS publishes detailed wage percentiles by region in its Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program.
What education is required for Logisticians?
The typical entry-level education for Logisticians is Bachelor's degree. Employers generally expect None of related work experience. On-the-job training typically involves None. Requirements can vary by employer and specialization.
Which companies employ Logisticians?
Logisticians roles exist across many industries and employers. Workforce composition is estimated from BLS industry-occupation employment distributions matched to SEC-registered public companies.
AI Exposure Rating
High automation risk based on 10 analyzed tasks. A moderate share of tasks may be augmented by AI tools.
Nationwide occupations with similar workforce profiles
Two data-derived peer sets for Logisticians: AI-exposure neighbors and BLS 2034 growth neighbors (distinct comparison neighborhoods, cross-occupation).
Similar AI exposure score
Nearest O*NET task-automability scores nationwide (52% here).
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- Public safety telecommunicators · AI exposure 52%
- Baggage porters and bellhops · AI exposure 53%
Similar projected growth (2024–2034)
Nearest BLS employment change rates nationwide (+16.7% here).
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- Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors · growth +16.8%
- Home health and personal care aides · growth +17.0%
- Epidemiologists · growth +16.2%
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on published BLS + O*NET metrics among occupations with ≥10,000 workers in 2024; corpus ranks above sort the full tracked set.
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What to do with this
Use Logisticians' numbers above to compare, not just read in isolation.
- Compare Logisticians side by side against another occupation on wage, growth, and AI exposure. Workforce comparison tool
- Understand how the AI exposure score above is actually calculated before treating it as a verdict. Reading AI exposure scores
- See the full ranked list of occupations with the lowest automation exposure nationwide. Safest occupations from AI
AI exposure scores estimate task automatability from O*NET data; they are not a certainty of job loss, and BLS growth projections are estimates, not guarantees.
Data sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections 2024–2034 and O*NET Database 30.0. Employment figures are rounded. Wage data from BLS Occupational Employment Statistics (OES).