Supply Chain Managers
Direct or coordinate production, purchasing, warehousing, distribution, or financial forecasting services or activities to limit costs and improve accuracy, customer service, or safety. Examine existing procedures or opportunities for streamlining activities to meet product distribution needs. Direct the movement, storage, or processing of inventory.
- O*NET-SOC code
11-3071.04 - Preparation Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
Wages
BLS doesn't publish wages for Supply Chain Managers separately. These are the figures for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers (11-3071), its parent occupation.
Median annual wage, U.S.$107,230
Employment, U.S.221,180
Median hourly wage$51.55
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $65,120 | $82,440 | $107,230 | $146,770 | $194,900 |
By state (51)
| State | Employment | Median annual | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 1,250 | $118,320 | 0.41 |
| Alaska | $103,080 | ||
| Arizona | 3,390 | $98,750 | 0.74 |
| Arkansas | 1,440 | $89,200 | 0.78 |
| California | 30,540 | $123,780 | 1.18 |
| Colorado | 2,310 | $132,610 | 0.57 |
| Connecticut | 2,410 | $114,210 | 1.00 |
| Delaware | 310 | $145,000 | 0.45 |
| District of Columbia | 610 | $132,180 | 0.61 |
| Florida | $101,570 | ||
| Georgia | 6,700 | $123,330 | 0.96 |
| Hawaii | 830 | $101,480 | 0.93 |
| Idaho | 1,040 | $93,920 | 0.85 |
| Illinois | 11,030 | $120,250 | 1.27 |
| Indiana | 4,190 | $108,720 | 0.92 |
| Iowa | 1,850 | $99,010 | 0.83 |
| Kansas | 1,150 | $106,130 | 0.56 |
| Kentucky | 2,340 | $100,340 | 0.82 |
| Louisiana | 2,840 | $93,650 | 1.03 |
| Maine | 370 | $102,110 | 0.40 |
| Maryland | 3,550 | $105,180 | 0.90 |
| Massachusetts | 4,310 | $123,830 | 0.83 |
| Michigan | 8,180 | $99,100 | 1.31 |
| Minnesota | 4,030 | $118,180 | 0.96 |
| Mississippi | 2,410 | $85,770 | 1.46 |
| Missouri | 3,650 | $102,870 | 0.87 |
| Montana | 300 | $108,180 | 0.41 |
| Nebraska | 1,420 | $97,380 | 0.97 |
| Nevada | 2,250 | $99,860 | 1.02 |
| New Hampshire | 530 | $129,470 | 0.55 |
| New Jersey | 9,120 | $130,610 | 1.50 |
| New Mexico | 660 | $101,420 | 0.53 |
| New York | 6,740 | $127,180 | 0.49 |
| North Carolina | 6,650 | $106,100 | 0.95 |
| North Dakota | 390 | $100,720 | 0.63 |
| Ohio | 9,480 | $101,550 | 1.20 |
| Oklahoma | 1,660 | $96,830 | 0.68 |
| Oregon | 2,860 | $103,520 | 1.02 |
| Pennsylvania | 8,540 | $105,240 | 0.99 |
| Rhode Island | 450 | $117,600 | 0.63 |
| South Carolina | 3,460 | $106,860 | 1.06 |
| South Dakota | 370 | $107,410 | 0.57 |
| Tennessee | 4,910 | $100,740 | 1.05 |
| Texas | 28,710 | $100,700 | 1.43 |
| Utah | 3,010 | $102,180 | 1.22 |
| Vermont | 390 | $101,850 | 0.90 |
| Virginia | 3,380 | $119,140 | 0.58 |
| Washington | 2,490 | $136,500 | 0.49 |
| West Virginia | 530 | $98,230 | 0.53 |
| Wisconsin | 5,410 | $95,900 | 1.29 |
| Wyoming | 130 | $112,310 | 0.33 |
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.
Circles are the 20 most similar occupations, coloured by Job Zone. Lines join pairs where one is among the other's 10 most similar; darker lines are pairs O*NET also lists as related. Drag a circle to move it out of the way; select one to open it.
| # | Occupation | Job Zone | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Logisticians | 4 | 0.981 |
| 2 | Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | 4 | 0.978 |
| 3 | Postmasters and Mail Superintendents | 1-2 | 0.963 |
| 4 | General and Operations Managers | 4 | 0.961 |
| 5 | Chief Executives | 5 | 0.960 |
| 6 | Purchasing Managers | 4 | 0.960 |
| 7 | Logistics Analysts | 4 | 0.959 |
| 8 | First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers | 4 | 0.956 |
| 9 | Information Technology Project Managers | 4 | 0.955 |
| 10 | Management Analysts | 4 | 0.953 |
One skill away
Among the 50 occupations most similar to Supply Chain 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.
| Occupation | Skill to build | Level gap | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logisticians | Operations Analysis | 1.62 | 0.981 |
| Purchasing Managers | Service Orientation | 0.76 | 0.960 |
| Management Analysts | Operations Analysis | 1.50 | 0.953 |
| Marketing Managers | Operations Analysis | 1.24 | 0.940 |
| Medical and Health Services Managers | Operations Analysis | 1.50 | 0.939 |
| Sales Managers | Service Orientation | 0.76 | 0.938 |
| Business Continuity Planners | Complex Problem Solving | 0.88 | 0.938 |
| Lodging Managers | Service Orientation | 1.00 | 0.935 |
| Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners | Service Orientation | 0.76 | 0.931 |
Software to learn next
Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Supply Chain Managers, excluding software Supply Chain 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.
| Software | Similar jobs using it | Lift |
|---|---|---|
| Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management | 11 of 20 | 8.9x |
| Microsoft Dynamics GP | 9 of 20 | 8.5x |
| SAP Business Objects | 9 of 20 | 8.1x |
| IBM Power Systems software | 8 of 20 | 10.3x |
| IBM Cognos Impromptu | 9 of 20 | 7.8x |
| Oracle PeopleSoft Financials | 8 of 20 | 9.0x |
| Qlik Tech QlikView | 8 of 20 | 7.5x |
| Tableau | 9 of 20 | 5.7x |
| IBM Notes | 10 of 20 | 4.4x |
| Oracle Database | 9 of 20 | 4.8x |
Skills
From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.
| Skill | Type | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monitoring | Essential skill | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Active Listening | Essential skill | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Coordination | Transferable skill | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | Transferable skill | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Reading Comprehension | Essential skill | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Speaking | Essential skill | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Time Management | Transferable skill | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Complex Problem Solving | Transferable skill | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Critical Thinking | Essential skill | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Writing | Essential skill | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Systems Evaluation | Transferable skill | 3.88 | 3.88 |
| Social Perceptiveness | Transferable skill | 3.75 | 3.88 |
| Active Learning | Essential skill | 3.75 | 3.75 |
| Management of Material Resources | Transferable skill | 3.75 | 3.75 |
| Negotiation | Transferable skill | 3.75 | 3.75 |
| Systems Analysis | Transferable skill | 3.75 | 3.75 |
| Persuasion | Transferable skill | 3.62 | 3.62 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | Transferable skill | 3.25 | 3.88 |
| Instructing | Transferable skill | 3.12 | 3.25 |
| Service Orientation | Transferable skill | 3.12 | 3.12 |
| Learning Strategies | Essential skill | 3.00 | 3.25 |
| Mathematics | Essential skill | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Management of Financial Resources | Transferable skill | 2.88 | 3.00 |
| Operations Analysis | Transferable skill | 2.50 | 2.38 |
| Operations Monitoring | Transferable skill | 2.25 | 1.88 |
| Technology Design | Transferable skill | 2.12 | 1.38 |
| Quality Control Analysis | Transferable skill | 2.00 | 1.62 |
| Programming | Transferable skill | 1.62 | 0.88 |
| Troubleshooting | Transferable skill | 1.62 | 0.88 |
| Science | Essential skill | 1.12 | not rated |
| Equipment Maintenance | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Equipment Selection | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Installation | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Operation and Control | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Repairing | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation | 4.48 | 5.14 |
| Administration and Management | 4.33 | 5.38 |
| English Language | 4.05 | 4.81 |
| Economics and Accounting | 3.81 | 4.19 |
| Customer and Personal Service | 3.76 | 5.05 |
| Production and Processing | 3.75 | 5.00 |
| Personnel and Human Resources | 3.67 | 4.48 |
| Mathematics | 3.48 | 4.38 |
| Computers and Electronics | 3.14 | 4.29 |
| Sales and Marketing | 3.05 | 3.67 |
| Law and Government | 2.90 | 3.19 |
| Public Safety and Security | 2.81 | 3.29 |
| Education and Training | 2.80 | 3.95 |
| Geography | 2.71 | 3.71 |
| Engineering and Technology | 2.57 | 2.81 |
| Psychology | 2.52 | 2.86 |
| Communications and Media | 2.43 | 2.57 |
| Telecommunications | 2.33 | 2.43 |
| Foreign Language | 2.29 | 2.57 |
| Administrative | 2.24 | 2.38 |
| Mechanical | 2.19 | 2.52 |
| Design | 2.19 | 2.48 |
| Food Production | 2.19 | 2.19 |
| Therapy and Counseling | 1.67 | 1.81 |
| Building and Construction | 1.67 | 1.67 |
| Sociology and Anthropology | 1.43 | 0.95 |
| Physics | 1.43 | 0.81 |
| Chemistry | 1.33 | 0.90 |
| Biology | 1.24 | not rated |
| History and Archeology | 1.24 | not rated |
| Philosophy and Theology | 1.24 | not rated |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 1.14 | not rated |
| Fine Arts | 1.10 | not rated |
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Written Comprehension | 4.00 | 4.25 |
| Oral Comprehension | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Oral Expression | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Written Expression | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Problem Sensitivity | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Deductive Reasoning | 3.88 | 3.88 |
| Inductive Reasoning | 3.88 | 3.88 |
| Information Ordering | 3.88 | 3.75 |
| Category Flexibility | 3.75 | 3.75 |
| Speech Clarity | 3.75 | 3.25 |
| Near Vision | 3.62 | 3.50 |
| Speech Recognition | 3.62 | 3.38 |
| Originality | 3.25 | 3.25 |
| Mathematical Reasoning | 3.12 | 3.50 |
| Fluency of Ideas | 3.12 | 3.25 |
| Selective Attention | 3.12 | 3.00 |
| Number Facility | 3.00 | 3.12 |
| Flexibility of Closure | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Far Vision | 2.88 | 3.00 |
| Perceptual Speed | 2.88 | 2.88 |
| Time Sharing | 2.62 | 2.88 |
| Visualization | 2.62 | 2.88 |
| Speed of Closure | 2.62 | 2.50 |
| Memorization | 2.62 | 2.25 |
| Visual Color Discrimination | 2.50 | 2.12 |
| Auditory Attention | 2.12 | 1.75 |
| Depth Perception | 2.00 | 1.38 |
| Hearing Sensitivity | 1.88 | 1.88 |
| Finger Dexterity | 1.88 | 1.38 |
| Trunk Strength | 1.62 | 0.75 |
| Wrist-Finger Speed | 1.25 | not rated |
| Control Precision | 1.12 | not rated |
| Arm-Hand Steadiness | 1.00 | not rated |
| Dynamic Flexibility | 1.00 | not rated |
| Dynamic Strength | 1.00 | not rated |
| Explosive Strength | 1.00 | not rated |
| Extent Flexibility | 1.00 | not rated |
| Glare Sensitivity | 1.00 | not rated |
| Gross Body Coordination | 1.00 | not rated |
| Gross Body Equilibrium | 1.00 | not rated |
| Manual Dexterity | 1.00 | not rated |
| Multilimb Coordination | 1.00 | not rated |
| Night Vision | 1.00 | not rated |
| Peripheral Vision | 1.00 | not rated |
| Rate Control | 1.00 | not rated |
| Reaction Time | 1.00 | not rated |
| Response Orientation | 1.00 | not rated |
| Sound Localization | 1.00 | not rated |
| Spatial Orientation | 1.00 | not rated |
| Speed of Limb Movement | 1.00 | not rated |
| Stamina | 1.00 | not rated |
| Static Strength | 1.00 | not rated |
Software used
Examples from O*NET data. "Hot" and "in demand" are O*NET flags for technologies often listed in job postings.
- Microsoft Excel in demand
- Microsoft Office software in demand
- Microsoft Outlook in demand
- Microsoft PowerPoint in demand
- SAP software in demand
- Inventory management systems in demand
- Warehouse management system WMS in demand
- MEDITECH software hot
- Microsoft Access hot
- Microsoft Project hot
- Microsoft SQL Server hot
- Microsoft SharePoint hot
- Microsoft Visio hot
- Microsoft Word hot
- Oracle PeopleSoft hot
- Structured query language SQL hot
- Adexa Supply Chain Planning
- Advanced business application programming ABAP
- Aldata Warehouse Management
- CDC Supply Chain
- Dex Warehouse
- Epicor SRM
- Epicor WMS
- Graphics software
- HighJump Software Supply Chain Advantage
- HighJump Warehouse Advantage
- IBM ILOG Inventory Analyst
- IBM ILOG LogicNet Plus XE
- IBS MRP
- IBS Supply Chain Management
All 59
- IFS Applications for Supply Chain Management
- Infor Lawson Supply Chain Management
- Infor SCM
- JDA Master Planning
- Lawson S3 Supply Chain Management
- Manhattan Scale
- Manhattan Supply Chain Process Platform
- Master scheduling software
- Microsoft Dynamics
- Microsoft Dynamics AX
- Minitab
- NetSuite ERP
- Oracle E-Business Suite Financials
- Oracle Hyperion
- Oracle Inventory
- Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
- Oracle e-Business Suite Supply Chain Management
- Purchasing software
- QAD Adaptive ERP
- Red Prarie Warehouse Management
- SAP APO
- SAP BusinessObjects Crystal Reports
- SAP SCM
- SAP business and customer relations management software
- Simulation and modeling software
- Swisslog WarehouseManager
- i2 Collaborative Supply Execution
- i2 Intelligence
- i2 Supply Chain Visibility
Where it concentrates
BLS doesn't publish wages for Supply Chain Managers separately. These are the figures for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers (11-3071), its parent occupation.
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 area | Employment | Location quotient | Median annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laredo, TX | 610 | 3.92 | $80,170 |
| Midland, MI | 200 | 3.72 | Not available |
| Anchorage, AK | 660 | 2.61 | $110,820 |
| Kenosha, WI | 270 | 2.50 | $100,130 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 280 | 2.10 | $102,910 |
| Midland, TX | 340 | 1.96 | $103,990 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 800 | 1.94 | $101,340 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 1,570 | 1.80 | $106,170 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | 170 | 1.75 | $96,900 |
| Decatur, IL | 110 | 1.72 | $160,460 |