Logistician
| Median wage (USD) | 82320 |
|---|---|
| Projected employment growth (%) | 18 |
| AI exposure (%) | 45 |
| Maximum exposure (%) | 73 |
| Source | eloundou |
| What AI changes in this occupation | Costed proposals, progress reports and transport records are automated Flow planning, demand forecasting and cost analysis become AI-assisted Subcontractor negotiation, priority arbitration and customer relationships remain human |
| Key skills | Flow planning · inventory and cost management · subcontractor negotiation · logistics data analysis |
| Courses to get ahead | Supply Chain Logistics (Rutgers) · Coursera · 4 sem. · 90 · You learn to structure flows, warehouses and transport costs — the material AI prepares and you arbitrate. Supply Chain Analytics (Rutgers) · Coursera · 4 sem. · 89 · You move from manual tracking to performance and cost-analysis dashboards: AI computes, you decide. AI for Everyone (DeepLearning.AI) · Coursera · 1-2 sem. · 88 · You spot where AI saves time on proposals and reports — and where it is not enough with a customer. Supply Chain Planning (Rutgers) · Coursera · 4 sem. · 88 Introduction to Operations Management (Wharton) · Coursera · 4 sem. · 87 Project Management (Google) · Coursera · 4 sem. · 86 |
| Occupations to pivot toward | Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Manager · 107230 · 6 · 47 Operations Research Analyst · 88940 · 12 · 63 Management Analyst · 101860 · 10 · 50 |
| Skills to acquire for the pivot | Exposure stays moderate (45%): costed proposals, progress reports, schedules, compliance matrices and cost analysis can be delegated to AI, but customer relationships, subcontractor management and priority arbitration remain the core of the job. BLS growth is +18% from 2025 to 2035 (much faster than average), with about 26,600 openings a year: BLS projects 44,900 more jobs, with logistics staying at the centre of supply chains that AI optimizes rather than removes. The median salary ($82,320, May 2025) is that of the 'Logisticians' profile (SOC 13-1081.00): it is above both business operations specialists ($82,060) and all occupations ($50,980), and federal government logisticians earn $103,790. Industry specialisation and command of analytical tools separate steering from data entry. |
| GPT-4 exposure — beta / zeta (%) | 50 · 91 |