Logistics Engineers
Science, Technology, Engineering and MathematicsO*NET 13-1081.01United States
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.
- Median annual earnings
- $81,925
- Projected change
- +16.8%
- Typical education
- Bachelor's degree
- Employment
- 286.46K jobs
50th percentile, United States
2025 to 2035
73.9% of the workforce
Growing to 334.6K by 2035
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The work
What logistics engineers do
Tasks reported for this occupation, ordered by how often they come up in the role.
- Identify cost-reduction or process-improvement logistic opportunities.
- Analyze or interpret logistics data involving customer service, forecasting, procurement, manufacturing, inventory, transportation, or warehousing.
- Prepare logistic strategies or conceptual designs for production facilities.
- Conduct logistics studies or analyses, such as time studies, zero-base analyses, rate analyses, network analyses, flow-path analyses, or supply chain analyses.
- Develop logistic metrics, internal analysis tools, or key performance indicators for business units.
- Identify or develop business rules or standard operating procedures to streamline operating processes.
- Apply logistics modeling techniques to address issues, such as operational process improvement or facility design or layout.
- Interview key staff or tour facilities to identify efficiency-improvement, cost-reduction, or service-delivery opportunities.
- Design plant distribution centers.
- Review contractual commitments, customer specifications, or related information to determine logistics or support requirements.
- Evaluate the use of inventory tracking technology, Web-based warehousing software, or intelligent conveyor systems to maximize plant or distribution center efficiency.
- Propose logistics solutions for customers.
- Develop or maintain cost estimates, forecasts, or cost models.
- Prepare or validate documentation on automated logistics or maintenance-data reporting or management information systems.
- Determine feasibility of designing new facilities or modifying existing facilities, based on factors such as cost, available space, schedule, technical requirements, or ergonomics.
- Design comprehensive supply chains that minimize environmental impacts or costs.
- Create models or scenarios to predict the impact of changing circumstances, such as fuel costs, road pricing, energy taxes, or carbon emissions legislation.
- Provide logistical facility or capacity planning analyses for distribution or transportation functions.
- Determine logistics support requirements, such as facility details, staffing needs, or safety or maintenance plans.
- Develop specifications for equipment, tools, facility layouts, or material-handling systems.
- Provide logistics technology or information for effective and efficient support of product, equipment, or system manufacturing or service.
- Evaluate effectiveness of current or future logistical processes.
- Direct the work of logistics analysts.
- Evaluate the use of technologies, such as global positioning systems (GPS), radio-frequency identification (RFID), route navigation software, or satellite linkup systems, to improve transportation efficiency.
- Determine requirements for compliance with environmental certification standards.
- Develop or document procedures to minimize or mitigate carbon output resulting from the movement of materials or products.
- Conduct environmental audits for logistics activities, such as storage, distribution, or transportation.
- Develop or document reverse logistics management processes to ensure maximal efficiency of product recycling, reuse, or final disposal.
- Review global, national, or regional transportation or logistics reports for ways to improve efficiency or minimize the environmental impact of logistics activities.
Pay and outlook
What the job pays and where it is heading
Annual earnings range
Reported earnings by percentile, United States
- 10th percentile
- $50,300
- 25th percentile
- $63,984
- 50th percentile
- $81,925
- 75th percentile
- $105,830
- 90th percentile
- $133,814
The gold marker shows the median. Half earn more than $81,925 and half earn less.
Employment outlook
2025 to 2035 projection
+16.8%much faster than average
2025286,458 jobs
2035 projected334,595 jobs
48,137 more positions over the decade, before replacement hiring.
Preparation
Education levels
What people currently working in the career hold. These are not entry requirements.
- Bachelor's degree
- 73.9%
- Some college
- 8.7%
- Master's or Professional degree
- 8.7%
- Associate degree
- 4.4%
- Doctoral degree or more
- 4.4%
Skills
Skills employers ask for
Technical skills appearing most often in job postings for this occupation.
How the work gets done
Core competencies
Broad capabilities associated with strong performance in this occupation.
- Systems Analysis
- Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
- Systems Evaluation
- Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
- Writing
- Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- Complex Problem Solving
- Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Reading Comprehension
- Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Mathematics
- Using mathematics to solve problems.
- Active Learning
- Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
- Active Listening
- Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Critical Thinking
- Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
- Speaking
- Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Time Management
- Managing one's own time and the time of others.
- Operations Analysis
- Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
- Monitoring
- Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Coordination
- Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Learning Strategies
- Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
- Social Perceptiveness
- Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- Management of Financial Resources
- Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.
- Instructing
- Teaching others how to do something.
In the market
Job titles and employers
Recent job postings in United StatesCommon job titles
- 01Procurement Engineers298 postings
- 02Logistics Engineers208 postings
- 03Engineers64 postings
- 04Logistics Interns29 postings
- 05Principal Engineers29 postings
- 06Equipment Specialists25 postings
- 07Sustainment Engineers25 postings
- 08Supply Chain Engineers23 postings
- 09Engineering Interns20 postings
- 10Engineer Logistics Specialists19 postings
- 11Forward Deployed Engineers17 postings
- 12Logistics Specialists17 postings
- 13Licensed Engineers16 postings
- 14Procurement Specialists16 postings
- 15Logistics Managers13 postings
- 16Packaging Engineers13 postings
- 17Project Engineers13 postings
- 18Summer Interns13 postings
- 19Process Engineers12 postings
- 20Delivery Engineers11 postings
Top employers
- 01Lockheed Martin70 postings
- 02GovCIO57 postings
- 03Westinghouse Electric Company36 postings
- 04Insight Global32 postings
- 05Northrop Grumman26 postings
- 06Deloitte24 postings
- 07Orion Talent21 postings
- 08The Weitz Company20 postings
- 09Intone Networks19 postings
- 10Caterpillar18 postings
- 11Bosch17 postings
- 12Jmc Aviation17 postings
- 13RTX17 postings
- 14Anduril Industries14 postings
- 15CDM Smith14 postings
- 16Altair Engineering12 postings
- 17Fastenal12 postings
- 18ManpowerGroup12 postings
- 19Ryder12 postings
- 20Siemens Energy12 postings
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