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Logistics Engineers

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.

Wages

BLS doesn't publish wages for Logistics Engineers separately. These are the figures for Logisticians (13-1081), its parent occupation.

Median annual wage, U.S.$82,320
Employment, U.S.251,040
Median hourly wage$39.58
Annual wage percentiles, U.S., May 2025
10th25thMedian75th90th
$50,890$64,440$82,320$106,190$133,160
By state (51)
StateEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Alabama5,190$98,4501.52
Alaska530$87,2801.01
Arizona4,800$77,6200.92
Arkansas2,220$78,4001.06
California32,940$92,8901.12
Colorado4,490$96,0900.97
Connecticut2,200$85,4500.80
Delaware520$96,0900.66
District of Columbia1,350$104,7701.19
Florida15,020$76,4100.94
Georgia12,580$77,5701.59
Hawaii570$100,3400.57
Idaho570$73,9200.41
Illinois14,170$80,1001.44
Indiana3,890$77,6700.75
Iowa2,480$78,7400.98
Kansas1,780$69,5200.77
Kentucky2,590$68,4200.80
Louisiana1,710$75,2300.55
Maine570$77,7800.55
Maryland6,840$102,7001.53
Massachusetts5,250$100,3600.89
Michigan10,270$83,2001.45
Minnesota3,450$82,3200.72
Mississippi1,560$75,1600.83
Missouri3,440$78,3500.73
Montana280$81,2700.34
Nebraska1,500$65,3700.91
Nevada1,290$79,6000.51
New Hampshire690$81,2700.63
New Jersey6,280$92,2800.91
New Mexico850$98,4300.61
New York6,930$88,2400.44
North Carolina7,860$80,7800.99
North Dakota310$72,8000.45
Ohio8,990$83,4601.00
Oklahoma3,830$86,6001.39
Oregon3,170$83,1801.00
Pennsylvania9,980$79,3401.02
Rhode Island550$76,1800.68
South Carolina5,250$80,3301.41
South Dakota210$80,0200.29
Tennessee4,990$71,2800.94
Texas21,030$75,4800.93
Utah3,760$83,3001.34
Vermont260$83,5600.53
Virginia10,540$98,9201.59
Washington5,670$107,2500.99
West Virginia590$71,5900.52
Wisconsin5,140$73,1801.08
Wyoming120$85,5500.25

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
1Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers40.975
2Logistics Analysts40.965
3Architectural and Engineering Managers50.963
4Transportation Engineers40.962
5Operations Research Analysts50.959
6Transportation Planners40.957
7Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians30.957
8Computer and Information Research Scientists50.956
9Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists50.956
10Validation Engineers40.954

One skill away

Among the 50 occupations most similar to Logistics Engineers, 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
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety EngineersScience1.250.975
Validation EngineersScience1.630.954
Electrical EngineersScience0.870.954
Petroleum EngineersScience1.250.951
Civil EngineersScience1.250.950
Computer Systems Engineers/ArchitectsProgramming1.500.946
Database ArchitectsProgramming1.370.946
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and SolarScience1.870.945
Wind Energy EngineersScience1.000.943
Remote Sensing Scientists and TechnologistsScience1.250.941

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Software to learn next

Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Logistics Engineers, excluding software Logistics Engineers 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
Dassault Systemes CATIA14 of 2010.8x
The MathWorks MATLAB16 of 206.7x
PTC Creo Parametric10 of 2010.7x
National Instruments LabVIEW11 of 208.2x
C11 of 207.4x
Dassault Systemes SolidWorks10 of 208.0x
Shell script9 of 209.7x
Microsoft Visual Studio9 of 209.0x
Bentley MicroStation9 of 208.7x
Extensible markup language XML10 of 205.3x

Skills

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

SkillTypeImportanceLevel
Systems AnalysisTransferable skill 4.62 4.75
Systems EvaluationTransferable skill 4.12 4.62
WritingEssential skill 4.12 4.12
Complex Problem SolvingTransferable skill 4.12 4.00
Reading ComprehensionEssential skill 4.00 4.50
Judgment and Decision MakingTransferable skill 4.00 4.25
Active LearningEssential skill 4.00 4.12
Active ListeningEssential skill 4.00 4.12
MathematicsEssential skill 4.00 4.12
Critical ThinkingEssential skill 3.88 4.50
SpeakingEssential skill 3.88 4.00
Time ManagementTransferable skill 3.88 3.75
Operations AnalysisTransferable skill 3.75 4.12
MonitoringEssential skill 3.38 3.88
CoordinationTransferable skill 3.25 3.50
Learning StrategiesEssential skill 3.12 3.50
Management of Personnel ResourcesTransferable skill 3.00 3.62
Social PerceptivenessTransferable skill 3.00 3.38
InstructingTransferable skill 3.00 3.25
Management of Financial ResourcesTransferable skill 3.00 3.25
PersuasionTransferable skill 3.00 3.12
Service OrientationTransferable skill 3.00 3.00
NegotiationTransferable skill 2.88 3.00
Management of Material ResourcesTransferable skill 2.75 3.00
Quality Control AnalysisTransferable skill 2.75 2.88
ProgrammingTransferable skill 2.75 2.75
ScienceEssential skill 2.62 2.75
Technology DesignTransferable skill 2.62 2.62
Operations MonitoringTransferable skill 2.50 2.75
TroubleshootingTransferable skill 2.12 2.00
Equipment SelectionTransferable skill 1.88 1.25
Operation and ControlTransferable skill 1.75 1.12
Equipment MaintenanceTransferable skill 1.12not rated
RepairingTransferable skill 1.12not rated
InstallationTransferable skill 1.00not rated
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
Knowledge
NameImportanceLevel
Engineering and Technology 4.24 5.26
Mathematics 4.00 5.13
Transportation 3.96 4.17
Production and Processing 3.91 4.83
Computers and Electronics 3.87 4.91
English Language 3.74 3.87
Economics and Accounting 3.45 3.82
Administration and Management 3.43 4.35
Design 3.39 4.61
Education and Training 3.26 4.13
Customer and Personal Service 3.22 4.00
Public Safety and Security 2.70 3.13
Administrative 2.68 3.87
Personnel and Human Resources 2.65 3.48
Telecommunications 2.64 2.55
Geography 2.52 3.57
Law and Government 2.52 3.17
Psychology 2.48 2.91
Mechanical 2.48 2.83
Sales and Marketing 2.35 2.78
Building and Construction 2.24 2.70
Communications and Media 2.23 2.57
Physics 2.17 2.39
Chemistry 1.91 1.96
Foreign Language 1.83 1.61
Food Production 1.78 1.74
Sociology and Anthropology 1.65 1.35
Biology 1.48 1.13
Therapy and Counseling 1.30 0.70
Medicine and Dentistry 1.27not rated
History and Archeology 1.26 0.65
Fine Arts 1.13not rated
Philosophy and Theology 1.13not rated
Abilities
NameImportanceLevel
Written Comprehension 4.12 4.50
Mathematical Reasoning 4.12 4.25
Oral Comprehension 4.00 4.88
Deductive Reasoning 4.00 4.62
Inductive Reasoning 4.00 4.38
Problem Sensitivity 4.00 4.38
Oral Expression 4.00 4.25
Fluency of Ideas 4.00 4.12
Written Expression 4.00 4.12
Information Ordering 4.00 4.00
Originality 3.88 4.00
Near Vision 3.88 3.88
Speech Clarity 3.88 3.75
Number Facility 3.75 4.25
Category Flexibility 3.62 3.88
Speech Recognition 3.62 3.75
Visualization 3.25 3.62
Flexibility of Closure 3.25 3.25
Far Vision 3.12 3.12
Selective Attention 3.00 2.88
Perceptual Speed 2.88 3.00
Speed of Closure 2.75 2.88
Memorization 2.75 2.62
Time Sharing 2.62 2.62
Visual Color Discrimination 2.62 2.62
Auditory Attention 2.25 2.12
Hearing Sensitivity 2.00 2.00
Depth Perception 2.00 1.38
Trunk Strength 2.00 1.12
Finger Dexterity 1.62 0.75
Wrist-Finger Speed 1.62 0.75
Spatial Orientation 1.25not rated
Arm-Hand Steadiness 1.00not rated
Control Precision 1.00not rated
Dynamic Flexibility 1.00not rated
Dynamic Strength 1.00not rated
Explosive Strength 1.00not rated
Extent Flexibility 1.00not rated
Glare Sensitivity 1.00not rated
Gross Body Coordination 1.00not rated
Gross Body Equilibrium 1.00not rated
Manual Dexterity 1.00not rated
Multilimb Coordination 1.00not rated
Night Vision 1.00not rated
Peripheral Vision 1.00not rated
Rate Control 1.00not rated
Reaction Time 1.00not rated
Response Orientation 1.00not rated
Sound Localization 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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  • JDA Manugistics
  • JMS Software RCM WorkSaver
  • LOGSA COMPASS
  • LOGSA SYSPARS
  • Logistics Cost Estimating Tool
  • Logistics Support Analysts SmartLogic
  • Logistics management information LMI database software
  • Minitab
  • Oracle Hyperion
  • Prolog
  • Relex FMEA
  • ReliaSoft RCM++
  • ReliaSoft XFMEA
  • Reliability centered maintenance RCM software
  • Reliass EAGLE
  • SAP Business Objects
  • Warehouse management system WMS
  • i2 Transportation Modeler

Where it concentrates

BLS doesn't publish wages for Logistics Engineers separately. These are the figures for Logisticians (13-1081), 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 areaEmploymentLocation quotientMedian annual
Warner Robins, GA1,65013.46$96,800
Lexington Park, MD1,35011.85$131,600
Huntsville, AL2,7806.46$117,060
Midland, MI2704.54Not available
Ogden, UT1,7303.95$96,100
Dubuque, IA3403.60$93,480
Albany, GA3403.56$88,560
Columbus, IN2803.48$100,720
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI5103.40$61,260
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA4202.76$102,920

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