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

Best Logistician programs in Wisconsin, ranked by enrollment

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

49 schools in Wisconsin run programs that feed this job, graduating 3,991 people a year. The job pays a median of $73,180 in Wisconsin across about 5,140 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledLogisticianSystems EngineerLogistics AnalystLogistics EngineerProduction PlannerReliability EngineerSupply Chain AnalystTransportation Analyst
Graduates / yr
3,991
in Wisconsin
Median pay · Wisconsin
$73,180
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
5,140
people employed
Schools
49
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
53%
across those schools
Median net price
$21,076
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Wisconsin that lead to this job

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

3 programs in Wisconsin that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Wisconsin (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 Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin
3,439
86.2%
48$43,506$25,000
2
CIP 52.0205In Wisconsin
348
8.7%
8$43,506$25,000
3
CIP 52.0203In Wisconsin
204
5.1%
17$43,506$25,000

Top 25 schools in Wisconsin

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 41 of the 49 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Chippewa Valley Technical College
Eau Claire, WI Public · 2 feeder programs
326Business Administration and Management, General$39,34450%
2University of Wisconsin - Parkside
Kenosha, WI Public · 1 feeder programs
314Business Administration and Management, General40%75%
3University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
Eau Claire, WI Public · 2 feeder programs
296Business Administration and Management, General$46,25464%82%
4Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee, WI Public · 2 feeder programs
268Business Administration and Management, General$43,43725%
5Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Green Bay, WI Public · 3 feeder programs
172Operations Management and Supervision$40,09151%
6University of Wisconsin - Stout
Menomonie, WI Public · 3 feeder programs
169Business Administration and Management, General$54,82655%88%
7Fox Valley Technical College
Appleton, WI Public · 2 feeder programs
165Business Administration and Management, General$39,33765%
8Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
157Business Administration and Management, General$63,28583%$25,37681%
9University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
Stevens Point, WI Public · 1 feeder programs
152Business Administration and Management, General$47,45451%92%
10University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI Public · 2 feeder programs
144Business Administration and Management, General$67,69990%45%
11University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
La Crosse, WI Public · 1 feeder programs
128Business Administration and Management, General$52,52171%76%
12University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
Green Bay, WI Public · 1 feeder programs
124Business Administration and Management, General$48,70948%89%
13University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
Whitewater, WI Public · 2 feeder programs
116Business Administration and Management, General$55,47759%86%
14University of Wisconsin - River Falls
River Falls, WI Public · 1 feeder programs
113Business Administration and Management, General$48,57057%82%
15Concordia University - Wisconsin
Mequon, WI Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
111Business Administration and Management, General$56,34768%$24,40978%
16Madison Area Technical College
Madison, WI Public · 2 feeder programs
105Business Administration and Management, General$43,08529%
17University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
Oshkosh, WI Public · 2 feeder programs
99Business Administration and Management, General$57,80946%87%
18University of Wisconsin - Platteville
Platteville, WI Public · 2 feeder programs
78Business Administration and Management, General$51,29056%89%
19Gateway Technical College
Kenosha, WI Public · 2 feeder programs
76Business Administration and Management, General$40,42651%
20Waukesha County Technical College
Pewaukee, WI Public · 2 feeder programs
70Business Administration and Management, General$44,01644%
21University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI Public · 1 feeder programs
65Operations Management and Supervision$56,77449%91%
22University of Wisconsin - Superior
Superior, WI Public · 1 feeder programs
64Business Administration and Management, General$45,99942%93%
23Moraine Park Technical College
Fond du Lac, WI Public · 2 feeder programs
56Operations Management and Supervision$46,71958%
24Northcentral Technical College
Wausau, WI Public · 2 feeder programs
56Business Administration and Management, General$60,40545%
25Western Technical College
La Crosse, WI Public · 1 feeder programs
56Business Administration and Management, General$40,54834%

All 49 schools in Wisconsin

Every school in Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Chippewa Valley Technical CollegeEau ClairePublic3262
University of Wisconsin - ParksideKenoshaPublic3141
University of Wisconsin - Eau ClaireEau ClairePublic2962
Milwaukee Area Technical CollegeMilwaukeePublic2682
Northeast Wisconsin Technical CollegeGreen BayPublic1723
University of Wisconsin - StoutMenomoniePublic1693
Fox Valley Technical CollegeAppletonPublic1652
Marquette UniversityMilwaukeePrivate not-for-profit1572
University of Wisconsin - Stevens PointStevens PointPublic1521
University of Wisconsin - MadisonMadisonPublic1442
University of Wisconsin - La CrosseLa CrossePublic1281
University of Wisconsin - Green BayGreen BayPublic1241
University of Wisconsin - WhitewaterWhitewaterPublic1162
University of Wisconsin - River FallsRiver FallsPublic1131
Concordia University - WisconsinMequonPrivate not-for-profit1111

What logisticians earn in Wisconsin

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

Median annual in Wisconsin
$73,180
Mean annual
$79,230
Jobs in state
5,140
What the range looks like
10th pct$52,620Median$73,18090th pct$118,710
Versus the national median
-11.1%

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

Job concentration
1.08×

1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.

Metro areas in Wisconsin

Fond du Lac, WI
$79,540median
50 jobs
Madison, WI
$79,910median
470 jobs
Sheboygan, WI
$78,490median
80 jobs
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
$78,560median
1,480 jobs
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI
$76,540median
120 jobs
Kenosha, WI
$73,900median
170 jobs
Janesville-Beloit, WI
$74,090median
140 jobs
Eau Claire, WI
$65,800median
130 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 Wisconsin

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 Wisconsin.

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 3,439 degrees in Wisconsin in 2024-25, 86.2% 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 3,991 people a year in Wisconsin.

How much do logisticians earn in Wisconsin?+

The median is $73,180 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 11.1% 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 Wisconsin?+

49 institutions in Wisconsin 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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