Logistics Analysts

Also Called: Logistics Analyst, Logistics Management Analyst, Supply Chain Analyst, Transportation Analyst

Bachelor's Degree

usually needed

Not Available
(Students Only)
Match Percentage

$47,990

Entry Salary

Average

Job outlook

What Logistics Analysts do

Analyze product delivery or supply chain processes to identify or recommend changes. May manage route activity including invoicing, electronic bills, and shipment tracing.

  • 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.
Industry Areas:

Finance and Business

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Work Context

  • Electronic Mail
  • Telephone
  • Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  • Contact With Others
  • Spend Time Sitting

Tools

  • Photocopiers
  • Scanners
  • Notebook computers
  • Laser printers
  • Special purpose telephones

Technology

Enterprise resource planning ERP software
Oracle Hyperion
Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
Presentation software
Microsoft PowerPoint
Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
Cadre Technologies Accuplus Integrated Distribution Logistics System
Oracle E-Business Suite Logistics

The Education & Training You Need

Skills

  • Critical Thinking
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Active Listening
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Monitoring

Knowledge

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

Education

  • 64% Bachelor's degree
  • 23% Associate's degree
  • 5% Some college, no degree

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

Administrative Services Managers

Educational Level

High School Diploma or Equivalent

 Job Training Match

Legal Secretaries & Administrative Assistants

Educational Level

Post-secondary, non-degree

Education & Childcare Administrators, Preschool & Daycare

Educational Level

Associate's Degree

Logistics Analysts Currently Selected

Educational Level

Bachelor's Degree

Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary

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

  • Adventist University of Health Sciences

    Orlando, FL

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Are You a Good Fit?

Occupation Traits

    • Conventional (Organizer)
    • Enterprising (Persuader)
    • Investigative (Thinker)

Work Styles

  • Analytical Thinking
  • Integrity
  • Dependability
  • Attention to Detail
  • Achievement/Effort
  • Adaptability/Flexibility

Values

  • Achievement
  • Independence
  • Recognition

Abilities

  • Verbal
  • Ideas and Logic
  • Math
  • Visual Understanding

This is what Logistics Analysts 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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