Manufacturing career directory
Logistics Analysts
Analyze product delivery or supply chain processes to identify or recommend changes. May manage route activity including invoicing, electronic bills, and shipment tracing.
Also called: Global Logistics Analyst, Logistics Analyst, Logistics Management Analyst, Material Supply Planner, Supply Chain Analyst, Transportation Analyst, Acquisition Analyst, Acquisitions Logistics Analyst, Demand Planner, Demand Planning Analyst, Inventory Analyst, Inventory Control Analyst, Logistics Specialist, Materials Analyst, Operations Logistics Analyst, Procurement Analyst, Procurement Specialist, Product Control Analyst, Provisioning Analyst, Reverse Logistics Analyst, Supply Chain Data Analyst, Supply Chain Financial Analyst, Supply Chain Planner, Supply Chain Planning Analyst, Supply Chain Specialist, Supply Chain Systems Analyst, Supply Management Specialist, Supply Specialist, Supply Technician, Sustainment Logistics Analyst
This is a career information profile, not an advertised job opening.
What the worker does
- Maintain databases of logistics information.
- Remotely monitor the flow of vehicles or inventory, using Web-based logistics information systems to track vehicles or containers.
- Communicate with or monitor service providers, such as ocean carriers, air freight forwarders, global consolidators, customs brokers, or trucking companies.
- Track product flow from origin to final delivery.
- Interpret data on logistics elements, such as availability, maintainability, reliability, supply chain management, strategic sourcing or distribution, supplier management, or transportation.
- Recommend improvements to existing or planned logistics processes.
- Apply analytic methods or tools to understand, predict, or control logistics operations or processes.
- Prepare reports on logistics performance measures.
- Enter logistics-related data into databases.
- Provide ongoing analyses in areas such as transportation costs, parts procurement, back orders, or delivery processes.
Skills, machines and equipment
- Reading Comprehension
- Critical Thinking
- Active Listening
- Complex Problem Solving
- Speaking
- Monitoring
- Systems Analysis
- Systems Evaluation
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Writing
- Time Management
- Active Learning
Education and training
Most frequently reported education in the O*NET survey: Bachelor's Degree (63.64% of responses). This is survey context, not a universal hiring requirement. Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
O*NET Job Zone 4: Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training. A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified. This is broad occupational preparation context; confirm the requirements for a specific employer or apprenticeship.
Apprenticeships
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Salary reference
64,440–106,190 USD per year · United States · 2025. Source: BLS OEWS via O*NET · 25th–75th percentiles · SOC 13-1081.
Occupational-group wage references are not guaranteed pay for this specialty or an employer's offer.
Career advancement
- Develop inventory, scheduling, planning, and supply-chain analysis experience; explore coordinator, planner, or logistics-lead responsibilities.
- Ask employers which demonstrated skills, education, or credentials are needed for the next role. Related careers are exploration options, not automatic promotions.
How Do I Get This Job?
- Review the skills and responsibilities above.
- Most frequently reported education in the O*NET survey: Bachelor's Degree (63.64% of responses). This is survey context, not a universal hiring requirement. Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
- O*NET Job Zone 4: Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training. A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified. This is broad occupational preparation context; confirm the requirements for a specific employer or apprenticeship.
- Compare real openings and confirm requirements directly with the employer.
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Sources and limitations
O*NET® 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, under CC BY 4.0. ShopFloor adapted occupational grouping, selected manufacturing-relevant occupations, and retained seven legacy guide titles. Specialties and alternative titles are grouped under O*NET occupations; these occupations can also occur outside manufacturing. Source: https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html. No wage, vacancy, certification, or video data is implied. ShopFloor advancement suggestions are general editorial guidance, not O*NET findings or guaranteed career progression. BLS wage ranges, when available, are national 25th–75th percentiles for the source occupational grouping, across industries; they are not local, apprentice, entry-level, or specialty-specific offers.