Business and Financial Operations Occupations·SOC 13-1081

Best degree programs for Logisticians, ranked by enrollment

3 college programs and 2,341 schools train Logisticians. Compare graduates per year, cost and pay, $82,320 median wage, 251,040 U.S. jobs. Federal data.

3 college programs at 2,341 schools train logisticians, graduating 371,727 people a year (IPEDS completions). The largest is Business Administration and Management, General. The job pays a median of $82,320 (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Graduates / yr
371,727
from every feeder program
Median annual wage
$82,320
BLS OEWS May 2025
Projected growth
+16.7%
Much faster than average
Openings / yr
26,400
new plus replacement
Schools
2,341
with a feeder program
States with jobs
51
BLS reports wages

About logisticians

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.

Also calledLogisticianSystems EngineerLogistics AnalystLogistics EngineerProduction PlannerReliability EngineerSupply Chain AnalystTransportation AnalystSupportability EngineerLogistics Management AnalystSupply Management SpecialistClient Services Administrator

Fields of study that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level, the tier our program pages are built on. Numbers are graduates per year.

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
CIP 52.02
Business Administration
371,727graduates / yr
2,305 schools · 3 specializations · 100.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings $43,506

3 degree programs that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are College Scorecard figures for people who finished the program, reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. That is a different measurement from the occupation-wide wages further down this page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
Business Administration and Management, General
CIP 52.0201
348,906
93.9%
2,305$43,506$25,000
2
Operations Management and Supervision
CIP 52.0205
11,666
3.1%
144$43,506$25,000
3
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
CIP 52.0203
11,155
3.0%
377$43,506$25,000

Top 50 schools by graduates into this job

Counting every feeder program a school offers, not just its largest one.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad rateNet priceAcceptance
1University of Phoenix - Arizona
Phoenix, AZ Private for-profit · 2 feeder programs
13,443Business Administration and Management, General21%$15,478—
2Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, NH Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
11,904Business Administration and Management, General43%$34,565100%
3Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
7,313Business Administration and Management, General46%$11,580—
4Miami Dade College
Miami, FL Public · 3 feeder programs
6,432Operations Management and Supervision46%——
5Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, CO Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
5,183Business Administration and Management, General19%$16,966—
6Brigham Young University - Idaho
Rexburg, ID Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
4,905Business Administration and Management, General55%$6,76096%
7Valencia College
Orlando, FL Public · 2 feeder programs
4,537Business Administration and Management, General48%——
8American Public University System
Charles Town, WV Private for-profit · 2 feeder programs
4,176Business Administration and Management, General57%$10,199—
9University of the People
Pasadena, CA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
4,072Business Administration and Management, General34%——
10Purdue University Global
West Lafayette, IN Public · 2 feeder programs
4,001Business Administration and Management, General50%——
11University of Maryland Global Campus
Adelphi, MD Public · 2 feeder programs
3,932Business Administration and Management, General33%——
12Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
3,602Business Administration and Management, General65%$28,91199%
13Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, IN Public · 3 feeder programs
3,509Business Administration and Management, General40%——
14Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
3,156Business Administration and Management, General43%$21,53579%
15Louisiana State University - Shreveport
Shreveport, LA Public · 1 feeder programs
2,758Business Administration and Management, General38%—51%
16San Diego State University
San Diego, CA Public · 1 feeder programs
2,439Business Administration and Management, General76%—36%
17California State University - Fullerton
Fullerton, CA Public · 1 feeder programs
2,268Business Administration and Management, General70%—91%
18The University of Arizona Global Campus
Chandler, AZ Public · 3 feeder programs
2,065Business Administration and Management, General11%$26,445—
19Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global
Marion, IN Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
2,034Operations Management and Supervision35%$18,316—
20Columbia Southern University
Orange Beach, AL Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
2,014Business Administration and Management, General33%$15,554—
21Lee College
Baytown, TX Public · 2 feeder programs
1,893Business Administration and Management, General53%——
22Boston University
Boston, MA Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
1,856Business Administration and Management, General89%$21,95611%
23San Jose State University
San Jose, CA Public · 2 feeder programs
1,839Business Administration and Management, General69%—85%
24American InterContinental University System
Chandler, AZ Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
1,811Business Administration and Management, General9%$15,785—
25California State University - Long Beach
Long Beach, CA Public · 1 feeder programs
1,679Business Administration and Management, General69%—46%
26Cerritos College
Norwalk, CA Public · 1 feeder programs
1,617Business Administration and Management, General31%——
27University of Florida
Gainesville, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
1,563Business Administration and Management, General91%—24%
28University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign
Champaign, IL Public · 3 feeder programs
1,510Business Administration and Management, General85%—42%
29University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO Public · 1 feeder programs
1,441Business Administration and Management, General74%—78%
30Utah Valley University
Orem, UT Public · 2 feeder programs
1,380Business Administration and Management, General45%——
31University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI Public · 1 feeder programs
1,329Business Administration and Management, General93%—16%
32California State Polytechnic University - Pomona
Pomona, CA Public · 1 feeder programs
1,328Business Administration and Management, General68%—75%
33California State University - Sacramento
Sacramento, CA Public · 1 feeder programs
1,228Business Administration and Management, General56%—94%
34California State University - Northridge
Northridge, CA Public · 1 feeder programs
1,223Business Administration and Management, General57%—93%
35Capella University
Minneapolis, MN Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
1,188Business Administration and Management, General20%$19,369—
36Golden Gate University
San Francisco, CA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
1,167Business Administration and Management, General———
37DeVry University - Illinois
Lisle, IL Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
1,166Business Administration and Management, General37%$32,38198%
38Babson College
Wellesley, MA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
1,153Business Administration and Management, General93%$30,32617%
39University of Massachusetts - Lowell
Lowell, MA Public · 2 feeder programs
1,114Business Administration and Management, General65%—83%
40Wake Technical Community College
Raleigh, NC Public · 2 feeder programs
1,107Business Administration and Management, General33%——
41Houston City College
Houston, TX Public · 2 feeder programs
1,082Business Administration and Management, General17%——
42Pasadena City College
Pasadena, CA Public · 2 feeder programs
1,059Business Administration and Management, General48%——
43University of California - Riverside
Riverside, CA Public · 1 feeder programs
1,013Business Administration and Management, General76%—76%
44North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Raleigh, NC Public · 1 feeder programs
976Business Administration and Management, General85%—42%
45Sinclair Community College
Dayton, OH Public · 2 feeder programs
964Business Administration and Management, General41%——
46California State University - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA Public · 1 feeder programs
933Business Administration and Management, General53%—91%
47San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA Public · 1 feeder programs
918Business Administration and Management, General50%—96%
48Auburn University
Auburn, AL Public · 2 feeder programs
910Business Administration and Management, General82%—46%
49Florida International University
Miami, FL Public · 2 feeder programs
902Business Administration and Management, General74%—55%
50Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN Public · 3 feeder programs
898Business Administration and Management, General83%—50%

What logisticians earn

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

Median annual wage
$82,320
Mean annual
$89,730
Median hourly
$39.58/hr
People employed
251,040
What the range looks like
10th pct$50,890Median$82,32090th pct$133,160

Top-paying metro areas

Lexington Park, MD
$131,600median
1,350 jobs
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$115,570median
3,440 jobs
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
$108,920median
4,420 jobs
Huntsville, AL
$117,060median
2,780 jobs
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
$104,330median
8,020 jobs
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$101,040median
4,570 jobs
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
$101,540median
4,510 jobs
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
$108,340median
1,030 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

Where the jobs are, state by state

Pick a state for in-state pay, the schools there, and the programs they run.

This occupation state by state: pay, jobs, and schools
StateMedian payJobsConcentrationSchoolsGraduates / yr
California$92,89032,9401.12×21856,954
Florida$76,41015,0200.94×9924,620
Texas$75,48021,0300.93×13624,278
Arizona$77,6204,8000.92×3623,378
New York$88,2406,9300.44×14014,516
North Carolina$80,7807,8600.99×11113,649
New Hampshire$81,2706900.63×1713,081
Indiana$77,6703,8900.75×4413,028
Utah$83,3003,7601.34×1210,572
Colorado$96,0904,4900.97×2910,466
Massachusetts$100,3605,2500.89×6010,412
Virginia$98,92010,5401.59×5810,299
Georgia$77,57012,5801.59×818,765
Pennsylvania$79,3409,9801.02×1058,711
Illinois$80,10014,1701.44×838,665
Ohio$83,4608,9901.00×868,539
New Jersey$92,2806,2800.91×497,484
Michigan$83,20010,2701.45×717,192
Alabama$98,4505,1901.52×426,983
Maryland$102,7006,8401.53×406,288
Kentucky$68,4202,5900.80×435,942
Idaho$73,9205700.41×105,607
Minnesota$82,3203,4500.72×495,577
Louisiana$75,2301,7100.55×285,358
Tennessee$71,2804,9900.94×515,159
West Virginia$71,5905900.52×245,123
South Carolina$80,3305,2501.41×444,321
Wisconsin$73,1805,1401.08×493,991
Missouri$78,3503,4400.73×493,758
Oklahoma$86,6003,8301.39×333,584
Connecticut$85,4502,2000.80×193,570
Washington$107,2505,6700.99×483,561
Nebraska$65,3701,5000.91×213,205
Iowa$78,7402,4800.98×422,829
Mississippi$75,1601,5600.83×262,468
Arkansas$78,4002,2201.06×342,389
Kansas$69,5201,7800.77×352,303
District of Columbia$104,7701,3501.19×101,944
Oregon$83,1803,1701.00×281,938
New Mexico$98,4308500.61×231,615
Maine$77,7805700.55×181,186
Nevada$79,6001,2900.51×81,109
Rhode Island$76,1805500.68×111,090
Delaware$96,0905200.66×6918
South Dakota$80,0202100.29×14837
North Dakota$72,8003100.45×16821
Hawaii$100,3405700.57×7690
Vermont$83,5602600.53×6598
Wyoming$85,5501200.25×8378
Montana$81,2702800.34×14366
Alaska$87,2805301.01×6365

Skills and tools

From O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupational database. Importance is a 1 to 5 scale.

What they do day to day

  • 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.

Skills

  • Critical Thinking4.0
  • Reading Comprehension4.0
  • Active Listening3.9
  • Speaking3.8
  • Monitoring3.7
  • Writing3.6
  • Active Learning3.5
  • Mathematics3.3

Knowledge areas

  • Transportation4.2
  • English Language4.0
  • Computers and Electronics3.8
  • Mathematics3.8
  • Administration and Management3.6
  • Customer and Personal Service3.5

Abilities

  • Oral Comprehension4.0
  • Written Comprehension4.0
  • Oral Expression4.0
  • Information Ordering3.9
  • Deductive Reasoning3.9
  • Inductive Reasoning3.9

Core activities

  • Working with Computers4.5
  • Getting Information4.4
  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates4.3
  • Making Decisions and Solving Problems4.2
  • Analyzing Data or Information4.2
  • Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work4.2

Tools and technology

hotmarks an O*NET hot technology
Microsoft AccesshotMicrosoft ExcelhotMicrosoft Office softwarehotMicrosoft OutlookhotMicrosoft PowerPointhotMicrosoft ProjecthotMicrosoft SharePointhotMicrosoft SQL ServerhotMicrosoft VisiohotMicrosoft Wordhot

How to get in

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.

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

Related careers

Jobs O*NET identifies as close to this one, with their own pay and outlook.

11-3071
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
$107,230221,180 jobs+6.1%
17-2112
Industrial Engineers
$102,440365,740 jobs+11.0%
13-1082
Project Management Specialists
$102,3201,066,670 jobs+5.6%
11-3061
Purchasing Managers
$148,08084,320 jobs+3.1%
43-3061
Procurement Clerks
$50,58055,810 jobs-8.7%
13-1111
Management Analysts
$101,860898,280 jobs+8.8%

Common questions

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 348,906 degrees in 2024-25, 93.9% 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 371,727 people a year.

How much do logisticians earn?+

The median is $82,320 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). The middle range runs from $50,890 at the 10th percentile to $133,160 at the 90th. 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?+

2,341 institutions 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.

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Logisticians by stateCaliforniaFloridaTexasArizonaNew YorkNorth CarolinaNew HampshireIndianaUtahColoradoMassachusettsVirginia
Related careersTransportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersIndustrial EngineersProject Management SpecialistsPurchasing ManagersProcurement ClerksManagement Analysts
Programs that lead hereBusiness Administration

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.

    Official source →

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

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

    Official source →

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

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

    Official source →

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

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

    Official source →

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

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

    Official source →

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

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

    Official source →

  • 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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