Georgia·Business and Financial Operations Occupations·SOC 13-1081

Best Logistician programs in Georgia, ranked by enrollment

Analyze and coordinate the ongoing logistical functions of a firm or organization.

81 schools in Georgia run programs that feed this job, graduating 8,765 people a year. The job pays a median of $77,570 in Georgia across about 12,580 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledLogisticianSystems EngineerLogistics AnalystLogistics EngineerProduction PlannerReliability EngineerSupply Chain AnalystTransportation Analyst
Graduates / yr
8,765
in Georgia
Median pay · Georgia
$77,570
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
12,580
people employed
Schools
81
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
41%
across those schools
Median net price
$21,799
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Georgia that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

3 programs in Georgia that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Georgia (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Georgia page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 52.0201In Georgia
8,138
92.8%
80$43,506$25,000
2
CIP 52.0203In Georgia
579
6.6%
25$43,506$25,000
3
CIP 52.0205In Georgia
48
0.5%
4$43,506$25,000

Top 25 schools in Georgia

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 50 of the 81 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA Public · 2 feeder programs
604Business Administration and Management, General$52,76652%69%
2University of Georgia
Athens, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
537Business Administration and Management, General$56,63090%38%
3Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus
Atlanta, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
449Business Administration and Management, General$73,55794%14%
4Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA Public · 2 feeder programs
427Business Administration and Management, General$48,37455%88%
5Central Georgia Technical College
Warner Robins, GA Public · 2 feeder programs
395Business Administration and Management, General47%
6Chattahoochee Technical College
Marietta, GA Public · 2 feeder programs
333Business Administration and Management, General$38,85738%
7Georgia Northwestern Technical College
Rome, GA Public · 3 feeder programs
307Business Administration and Management, General$36,83943%
8Mercer University
Macon, GA Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
283Business Administration and Management, General70%$22,64169%
9Southern Crescent Technical College
Griffin, GA Public · 2 feeder programs
228Business Administration and Management, General58%
10University of West Georgia
Carrollton, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
198Business Administration and Management, General$44,39243%52%
11Morehouse College
Atlanta, GA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
191Business Administration and Management, General$55,56759%$36,43144%
12Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
184Business Administration and Management, General$47,73053%55%
13Valdosta State University
Valdosta, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
181Business Administration and Management, General$41,37742%72%
14American InterContinental University - Atlanta
Atlanta, GA Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
176Business Administration and Management, General$43,52821%$17,531
15Clark Atlanta University
Atlanta, GA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
170Business Administration and Management, General$30,51849%$36,71764%
16Gwinnett Technical College
Lawrenceville, GA Public · 2 feeder programs
170Business Administration and Management, General$35,16232%
17Middle Georgia State University
Macon, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
165Business Administration and Management, General$49,05225%100%
18Albany Technical College
Albany, GA Public · 2 feeder programs
164Business Administration and Management, General42%
19University of North Georgia
Dahlonega, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
162Business Administration and Management, General$47,44437%68%
20Lanier Technical College
Gainesville, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
148Business Administration and Management, General34%
21Georgia Military College
Milledgeville, GA Public · 3 feeder programs
147Business Administration and Management, General$44,39238%
22Clayton State University
Morrow, GA Public · 2 feeder programs
146Business Administration and Management, General$46,72140%68%
23South University - Savannah Online
Savannah, GA Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
139Business Administration and Management, General$43,7737%$28,691
24Georgia Southwestern State University
Americus, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
138Business Administration and Management, General$49,76541%75%
25Point University
West Point, GA Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs
113Business Administration and Management, General$38,06134%$20,98044%

All 81 schools in Georgia

Every school in Georgia with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in Georgia that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Kennesaw State UniversityKennesawPublic6042
University of GeorgiaAthensPublic5371
Georgia Institute of Technology - Main CampusAtlantaPublic4491
Georgia Southern UniversityStatesboroPublic4272
Central Georgia Technical CollegeWarner RobinsPublic3952
Chattahoochee Technical CollegeMariettaPublic3332
Georgia Northwestern Technical CollegeRomePublic3073
Mercer UniversityMaconPrivate not-for-profit2832
Southern Crescent Technical CollegeGriffinPublic2282
University of West GeorgiaCarrolltonPublic1981
Morehouse CollegeAtlantaPrivate not-for-profit1911
Georgia State UniversityAtlantaPublic1841
Valdosta State UniversityValdostaPublic1811
American InterContinental University - AtlantaAtlantaPrivate for-profit1761
Clark Atlanta UniversityAtlantaPrivate not-for-profit1701

What logisticians earn in Georgia

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in Georgia
$77,570
Mean annual
$80,040
Jobs in state
12,580
What the range looks like
10th pct$46,200Median$77,57090th pct$115,840
Versus the national median
-5.8%

U.S. median $82,320. Georgia pays below the national figure.

Job concentration
1.59×

Concentrated here: Georgia employs more of this job per worker than the U.S. average.

Metro areas in Georgia

Warner Robins, GA
$96,800median
1,650 jobs
Albany, GA
$88,560median
340 jobs
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
$84,090median
460 jobs
Hinesville, GA
$78,850median
60 jobs
Columbus, GA-AL
$80,790median
190 jobs
Valdosta, GA
$75,360median
40 jobs
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
$77,570median
7,420 jobs
Macon-Bibb County, GA
$75,650median
100 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+16.7%
Much faster than average
Openings per year
26,400
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
40,300
241,000 → 281,300
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Logisticians page.

How to become a Logistician

Job zone 4 of 5 · SVP 7.0 to < 8.0
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

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.

Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Top skills

Critical ThinkingReading ComprehensionActive ListeningSpeakingMonitoringWriting

The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in Georgia

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 3 majors mapped to Logisticians3 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 52.0201Business Administration and Management, General
  • 52.0203Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
  • 52.0205Operations Management and Supervision

Common questions

Answers for people weighing logisticians programs in Georgia.

What degree do you need to become a Logistician?+

Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Business Administration and Management, General, which awarded 8,138 degrees in Georgia in 2024-25, 92.8% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming a Logistician?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 3 programs to this occupation. The largest are Business Administration. Together they graduate about 8,765 people a year in Georgia.

How much do logisticians earn in Georgia?+

The median is $77,570 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 5.8% below the U.S. median of $82,320. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for logisticians growing?+

BLS projects a +16.7% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, much faster than average, with roughly 26,400 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in Georgia?+

81 institutions in Georgia reported graduates from at least one of the 3 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

What other job titles do logisticians work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Logistician, Systems Engineer, Logistics Analyst, Logistics Engineer, Production Planner, Reliability Engineer among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 13-1081.

About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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