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Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate transportation, storage, or distribution activities in accordance with organizational policies and applicable government laws or regulations. Includes logistics managers.

Wages

Median annual wage, U.S.$107,230
Employment, U.S.221,180
Median hourly wage$51.55
Annual wage percentiles, U.S., May 2025
10th25thMedian75th90th
$65,120$82,440$107,230$146,770$194,900
By state (51)
StateEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Alabama1,250$118,3200.41
Alaska$103,080
Arizona3,390$98,7500.74
Arkansas1,440$89,2000.78
California30,540$123,7801.18
Colorado2,310$132,6100.57
Connecticut2,410$114,2101.00
Delaware310$145,0000.45
District of Columbia610$132,1800.61
Florida$101,570
Georgia6,700$123,3300.96
Hawaii830$101,4800.93
Idaho1,040$93,9200.85
Illinois11,030$120,2501.27
Indiana4,190$108,7200.92
Iowa1,850$99,0100.83
Kansas1,150$106,1300.56
Kentucky2,340$100,3400.82
Louisiana2,840$93,6501.03
Maine370$102,1100.40
Maryland3,550$105,1800.90
Massachusetts4,310$123,8300.83
Michigan8,180$99,1001.31
Minnesota4,030$118,1800.96
Mississippi2,410$85,7701.46
Missouri3,650$102,8700.87
Montana300$108,1800.41
Nebraska1,420$97,3800.97
Nevada2,250$99,8601.02
New Hampshire530$129,4700.55
New Jersey9,120$130,6101.50
New Mexico660$101,4200.53
New York6,740$127,1800.49
North Carolina6,650$106,1000.95
North Dakota390$100,7200.63
Ohio9,480$101,5501.20
Oklahoma1,660$96,8300.68
Oregon2,860$103,5201.02
Pennsylvania8,540$105,2400.99
Rhode Island450$117,6000.63
South Carolina3,460$106,8601.06
South Dakota370$107,4100.57
Tennessee4,910$100,7401.05
Texas28,710$100,7001.43
Utah3,010$102,1801.22
Vermont390$101,8500.90
Virginia3,380$119,1400.58
Washington2,490$136,5000.49
West Virginia530$98,2300.53
Wisconsin5,410$95,9001.29
Wyoming130$112,3100.33

Similar occupations

Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.

#OccupationJob ZoneSimilarity
1Supply Chain Managers40.978
2Logisticians40.977
3Postmasters and Mail Superintendents1-20.973
4First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators30.962
5Recycling Coordinators1-20.961
6Emergency Management Directors40.959
7Purchasing Managers40.958
8Logistics Analysts40.957
9Loss Prevention Managers40.957
10Freight Forwarders1-20.957

One skill away

Among the 50 occupations most similar to Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.

OccupationSkill to buildLevel gapSimilarity
Logistics AnalystsMathematics0.870.957
General and Operations ManagersManagement of Financial Resources3.380.956
Lodging ManagersService Orientation1.000.956
Management AnalystsOperations Analysis3.880.954
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm ProductsManagement of Financial Resources3.380.952
Information Technology Project ManagersManagement of Financial Resources3.620.951
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm ProductsManagement of Financial Resources3.620.948
Compliance ManagersMonitoring0.870.947
Project Management SpecialistsManagement of Financial Resources3.120.946
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except GamblingManagement of Financial Resources3.000.944

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Software to learn next

Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers, excluding software Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.

SoftwareSimilar jobs using itLift
Purchasing software4 of 2030.8x
Oracle PeopleSoft8 of 204.7x
Microsoft SharePoint11 of 203.1x
Oracle PeopleSoft Financials6 of 206.8x
Qlik Tech QlikView6 of 205.7x
Oracle Hyperion6 of 205.4x
Materials requirement planning MRP software3 of 2023.1x
Delphi Technology5 of 205.4x
Advanced business application programming ABAP4 of 208.0x
Minitab6 of 204.0x

Skills

From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.

SkillTypeImportanceLevel
Active ListeningEssential skill 3.88 3.88
Reading ComprehensionEssential skill 3.88 3.75
CoordinationTransferable skill 3.75 3.88
MonitoringEssential skill 3.75 3.75
SpeakingEssential skill 3.62 3.75
Time ManagementTransferable skill 3.62 3.75
Active LearningEssential skill 3.62 3.62
Complex Problem SolvingTransferable skill 3.62 3.62
Critical ThinkingEssential skill 3.62 3.62
NegotiationTransferable skill 3.62 3.62
WritingEssential skill 3.62 3.62
Systems AnalysisTransferable skill 3.62 3.50
InstructingTransferable skill 3.62 3.38
PersuasionTransferable skill 3.50 3.62
Judgment and Decision MakingTransferable skill 3.50 3.50
Systems EvaluationTransferable skill 3.50 3.50
Management of Personnel ResourcesTransferable skill 3.38 3.38
Learning StrategiesEssential skill 3.38 3.25
Social PerceptivenessTransferable skill 3.25 3.38
Service OrientationTransferable skill 3.25 3.12
Management of Material ResourcesTransferable skill 3.00 3.00
Management of Financial ResourcesTransferable skill 2.88not rated
MathematicsEssential skill 2.75 2.88
Operations MonitoringTransferable skill 2.62 2.50
Quality Control AnalysisTransferable skill 2.50 2.25
Operations AnalysisTransferable skill 2.12not rated
Operation and ControlTransferable skill 1.88 1.62
TroubleshootingTransferable skill 1.88 1.12
ProgrammingTransferable skill 1.75 1.12
Technology DesignTransferable skill 1.75 1.12
Equipment MaintenanceTransferable skill 1.12not rated
Equipment SelectionTransferable skill 1.12not rated
InstallationTransferable skill 1.12not rated
RepairingTransferable skill 1.00not rated
ScienceEssential skill 1.00not rated
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
Knowledge
NameImportanceLevel
Transportation 4.46 4.69
Administration and Management 4.14 4.91
Customer and Personal Service 3.98 5.22
English Language 3.80 4.00
Mathematics 3.59 4.35
Personnel and Human Resources 3.55 4.46
Public Safety and Security 3.49 3.98
Economics and Accounting 3.24 3.60
Production and Processing 3.19 4.19
Computers and Electronics 3.19 3.93
Administrative 3.11 4.22
Law and Government 3.11 3.44
Education and Training 3.10 4.16
Geography 2.93 3.17
Sales and Marketing 2.79 3.46
Psychology 2.70 3.41
Telecommunications 2.60 2.34
Communications and Media 2.57 2.56
Engineering and Technology 2.46 2.97
Mechanical 2.33 2.57
Sociology and Anthropology 2.12 2.15
Building and Construction 2.04 2.11
Design 2.03 2.29
Food Production 2.03 1.98
Therapy and Counseling 2.02 2.21
Foreign Language 1.87 1.74
Chemistry 1.84 1.65
Philosophy and Theology 1.72 1.60
Physics 1.59 1.19
History and Archeology 1.55 1.18
Biology 1.49not rated
Medicine and Dentistry 1.45 0.93
Fine Arts 1.19not rated
Abilities
NameImportanceLevel
Written Comprehension 4.00 3.88
Oral Comprehension 4.00 3.75
Written Expression 4.00 3.75
Deductive Reasoning 3.88 3.75
Problem Sensitivity 3.88 3.75
Inductive Reasoning 3.88 3.50
Oral Expression 3.75 4.12
Near Vision 3.75 3.50
Category Flexibility 3.75 3.38
Information Ordering 3.75 3.38
Speech Clarity 3.50 3.50
Speech Recognition 3.50 3.38
Fluency of Ideas 3.38 3.50
Originality 3.25 3.25
Far Vision 3.25 3.00
Flexibility of Closure 3.25 3.00
Number Facility 2.88 3.00
Perceptual Speed 2.88 2.88
Selective Attention 2.75 3.00
Mathematical Reasoning 2.75 2.88
Speed of Closure 2.62 2.88
Time Sharing 2.62 2.75
Memorization 2.62 2.50
Visualization 2.62 2.50
Visual Color Discrimination 2.38 2.25
Auditory Attention 2.25not rated
Hearing Sensitivity 2.12 1.88
Trunk Strength 2.12 1.88
Depth Perception 2.12 1.50
Spatial Orientation 2.00 1.38
Night Vision 1.88 1.12
Wrist-Finger Speed 1.75not rated
Finger Dexterity 1.75 1.25
Control Precision 1.75 1.12
Peripheral Vision 1.75 1.12
Manual Dexterity 1.75 1.00
Reaction Time 1.75 0.88
Arm-Hand Steadiness 1.62 1.12
Glare Sensitivity 1.62 0.88
Rate Control 1.62 0.88
Response Orientation 1.62 0.88
Sound Localization 1.62 0.88
Multilimb Coordination 1.50 0.75
Dynamic Strength 1.50 0.50
Dynamic Flexibility 1.00not rated
Explosive Strength 1.00not rated
Extent Flexibility 1.00not rated
Gross Body Coordination 1.00not rated
Gross Body Equilibrium 1.00not rated
Speed of Limb Movement 1.00not rated
Stamina 1.00not rated
Static Strength 1.00not rated

Software used

Examples from O*NET data. "Hot" and "in demand" are O*NET flags for technologies often listed in job postings.

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  • DSA Foxware Warehouse Management
  • Database software
  • ESRI ArcLogistics
  • Eaton Fleet Advisor
  • Email software
  • FedEx Ship Manager
  • Fleetware software
  • Four Soft 4S VisiLog
  • Four Soft 4S eLog
  • Freight Rail Crew Optimization Scheduling FRCOS software
  • Geometrix
  • Graphics software
  • Hewlett Packard HP-UX
  • HighJump Software Warehouse Advantage
  • IBM Lotus Notes
  • IBM Notes
  • IBM Power Systems software
  • IBM i2 Transportation Manager
  • IMSure Solutions SHIPflex
  • Infor ERP Baan
  • Infosite Technologies DM Warehousing
  • Infosite Technologies Dispatch-Mate
  • Integrated Decision Support Corporation Expert Fuel
  • Integrated Decision Support Corporation Netwise Supply Chain
  • Integrated Decision Support Corporation Route Advice
  • Integrated Decision Support Corporation Swap Advice
  • Integrated Decision Support Match Advice
  • Integrated Decision Support Netwise Enterprise
  • Integrated Decision Support Netwise Frontline
  • IntelliTrack 3PL
  • IntelliTrack Warehouse Management System (WMS)
  • Intergraph GeoMedia Transportation Manager
  • Inventory control software
  • Inventory management systems
  • Iptor Supply Chain
  • Labelmaster Software REG-Trieve
  • Logility Voyager WarehousePRO
  • Logisuite Enterprise
  • Logisuite Forwarder
  • MRA Technologies MRATrack Warehouse Management System
  • Materials resource planning MRP software
  • Microsoft Dynamics
  • Microsoft Dynamics AX
  • Microsoft Dynamics GP
  • NetSuite ERP
  • Optimization software
  • Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition
  • Oracle E-Business Suite Financials
  • Oracle E-Business Suite Logistics
  • Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
  • QUALCOMM QTRACS
  • QUALCOMM ViaWeb
  • Quest Erwin Data Modeler
  • Radio Beacon WMS
  • RedPrairie DLx Warehouse
  • SAP Business Objects
  • SAP ERP Operations
  • SSA Global Warehouse Management System WMS
  • Scanlon Associates LogPak
  • Scheduling software
  • Sentai Pinpoint
  • Shipping Solutions
  • Summary Systems Fleet Commander
  • Supply chain event management software
  • TECSYS EliteSeries
  • TECSYS PointForce Enterprise
  • TMW PowerSuite
  • Transportation management system TMS software
  • Transtek Compass ERP
  • UPS WorldShip
  • USPS.com
  • Veritas NetBackup
  • WorkForce Software EmpCenter Time and Attendance

Where it concentrates

Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.

Metro areaEmploymentLocation quotientMedian annual
Laredo, TX6103.92$80,170
Midland, MI2003.72Not available
Anchorage, AK6602.61$110,820
Kenosha, WI2702.50$100,130
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI2802.10$102,910
Midland, TX3401.96$103,990
Stockton-Lodi, CA8001.94$101,340
Memphis, TN-MS-AR1,5701.80$106,170
Janesville-Beloit, WI1701.75$96,900
Decatur, IL1101.72$160,460

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