Logistics Analysts

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

Most important skills

Reading Comprehension
Critical Thinking
Active Listening
Complex Problem Solving
Speaking
Monitoring
Systems Analysis
Systems Evaluation

Key knowledge

English Language
Computers and Electronics
Transportation
Mathematics
Administration and Management
Customer and Personal Service
Education and Training
Administrative

What the work involves

Identify opportunities for inventory reductions.
Monitor industry standards, trends, or practices to identify developments in logistics planning or execution.
Enter logistics-related data into databases.
Contact carriers for rates or schedules.
Communicate with or monitor service providers, such as ocean carriers, air freight forwarders, global consolidators, customs brokers, or trucking companies.
Track product flow from origin to final delivery.
Write or revise standard operating procedures for logistics processes.
Review procedures, such as distribution or inventory management, to ensure maximum efficiency or minimum cost.

Strongest interest areas (O*NET): Conventional, Enterprising, Investigative.

Qualifications and licensing

Most common education

Bachelor's Degree (63.6% of respondents)

Related experience

Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (38.1%)

On-the-job training

Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months (27.3%)

Preparation level

O*NET job zone 4: Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed

Licensing

No license listed; certification common (national summary): No license is listed; certification is not required but demonstrates competence; Department of Defense roles require DAU certifications. source (checked 2026-10-25)

Check before planning

Projection education uses SOC 13-1081 (detailed_parent); it may describe a broader group.

Limits

Distributions show what current workers or occupational experts report, not legal minimums.
Requirements vary by employer and state; time to qualify is not estimated.

Source: O*NET 31.0 Database (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections; State licensing authorities (curated, see evidence links) · dataset 2026.10.8 · method e3-qualification-1.0.0

Work environment

How the typical conditions of this occupation compare with 911 occupations in O*NET (very low = the lowest fifth).

Levels are relative. Most occupations involve a lot of contact with people, for example, so “very low” can still mean regular contact; the last column shows what workers actually reported.

Rankings compare typical U.S. occupation-level work conditions; individual jobs and employers vary. Data: O*NET 31.0 Work Context and BLS wages (May 2025).
Condition	Level	Compared with other occupations	Most common answer (O*NET survey)
Contact with others	High	Higher on contact with others than 68% of occupations compared	64% of surveyed respondents chose “Constant contact with others”
Dealing with the public	Moderate	Lower on dealing with the public than 50% of occupations compared	32% of surveyed respondents chose “Extremely important”
Teamwork	Moderate	Higher on teamwork than 52% of occupations compared	45% of surveyed respondents chose “Extremely important”
Freedom to make decisions	Moderate	Higher on freedom to make decisions than 55% of occupations compared	64% of surveyed respondents chose “Some freedom”
Time pressure	High	Higher on time pressure than 75% of occupations compared	41% of surveyed respondents chose “Once a week or more but not every day”
Conflict situations	High	Higher on conflict situations than 76% of occupations compared	45% of surveyed respondents chose “Once a month or more but not every week”
Dealing with unpleasant or angry people	High	Higher on dealing with unpleasant or angry people than 63% of occupations compared	45% of surveyed respondents chose “Once a month or more but not every week”
Consequence of error	Low	Lower on consequence of error than 67% of occupations compared	27% of surveyed respondents chose “Serious”

Work-pressure profile

Time pressure: high
Conflict situations: high
Dealing with unpleasant or angry people: high
Consequence of error: low

Each part is shown on its own. There is no combined stress score, and conditions vary by employer and role.

Full answer distributions