Logistics Engineers

Also Called: Logistics Engineer, Reliability Engineer, Supportability Engineer, Systems Engineer

Bachelor's Degree

usually needed

Not Available
(Students Only)
Match Percentage

$47,990

Entry Salary

Average

Job outlook

What Logistics Engineers do

Design or analyze operational solutions for projects such as transportation optimization, network modeling, process and methods analysis, cost containment, capacity enhancement, routing and shipment optimization, or information management.

  • Propose logistics solutions for customers.
  • Develop logistic metrics, internal analysis tools, or key performance indicators for business units.
  • Conduct logistics studies or analyses, such as time studies, zero-base analyses, rate analyses, network analyses, flow-path analyses, or supply chain analyses.
Industry Areas:

Finance and Business

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Work Context

  • Electronic Mail
  • Face-to-Face Discussions
  • Telephone
  • Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  • Contact With Others

Tools

  • Notebook computers
  • Laser printers
  • Special purpose telephones
  • Laser fax machine
  • Multimedia projectors

Technology

Analytical or scientific software
Minitab
SAS
Presentation software
Microsoft PowerPoint
Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
Logistics Support Analysts SmartLogic
Warehouse management system WMS

The Education & Training You Need

Skills

  • Reading Comprehension
  • Systems Analysis
  • Active Listening
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Judgment and Decision Making

Knowledge

Engineering and Technology
product and service development
design
Arts and Humanities
English language
Math and Science
arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
Transportation
movement of people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road

Education

  • 75% Bachelor's degree
  • 10% Associate's degree
  • 5% Post-secondary certificate

Experience

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.

What are some related occupations at different educational levels?


Job Training Match

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, & Repairers

Educational Level

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Geothermal Production Managers

Educational Level

Post-secondary, non-degree

 Job Training Match

First-Line Supervisors of Production & Operating Workers

Educational Level

Associate's Degree

Logistics Engineers Currently Selected

Educational Level

Bachelor's Degree

Business Teachers, Postsecondary

Educational Level

Advanced Degree

What are your training options on the pathway to this occupation?

Advanced Training

There are currently no advanced training opportunities for this career.

ACT & College

  • Adirondack Community College

    Queensbury, NY

  • Air Force Institute of Technology-Graduate School of Engineering & Management

    Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

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Are You a Good Fit?

Occupation Traits

    • Conventional (Organizer)
    • Investigative (Thinker)
    • Realistic (Doer)

Work Styles

  • Analytical Thinking
  • Attention to Detail
  • Integrity
  • Dependability
  • Initiative
  • Adaptability/Flexibility

Values

  • Achievement
  • Independence
  • Recognition

Abilities

  • Verbal
  • Math
  • Ideas and Logic

This is what Logistics Engineers across the country typically make.

$23.07 / hour
$47,990 /year

Entry Level

$38.17 / hour
$79,400 /year

Median Level

$61.80 / hour
$128,550 /year

Experienced Level

Income information reflects a regional average.
Income information reflects a national average.

This career’s National Job Outlook is

Average

Please be sure to verify the outlook of this occupation with your instructor.

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