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What You Need to Know About Logistics Engineer

Logistics Engineer Example 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.

Logistics Engineer Responsibilities

  • Conduct environmental audits for logistics activities, such as storage, distribution, or transportation.
  • Propose logistics solutions for customers.
  • Provide logistical facility or capacity planning analyses for distribution or transportation functions.
  • Develop or document procedures to minimize or mitigate carbon output resulting from the movement of materials or products.
  • Provide logistics technology or information for effective and efficient support of product, equipment, or system manufacturing or service.
  • Conduct logistics studies or analyses, such as time studies, zero-base analyses, rate analyses, network analyses, flow-path analyses, or supply chain analyses.

What Every Logistics Engineer Should Know

When polled, Logistics Engineers say the following skills are most frequently used in their jobs:

Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

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.

Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

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.

Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Types of Logistics Engineer Jobs

  • Logistics Engineering Manager
  • Cost Estimating Engineer
  • Integrated Logistics Operations Manager
  • Logistics System Engineer
  • Logistics Research Engineer

Is There Job Demand for Logistics Engineers?

There were about 148,700 jobs for Logistics Engineer in 2016 (in the United States). New jobs are being produced at a rate of 6.9% which is above the national average. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts 10,300 new jobs for Logistics Engineer by 2026. The BLS estimates 15,600 yearly job openings in this field.

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The states with the most job growth for Logistics Engineer are Nevada, Utah, and Florida. Watch out if you plan on working in Washington, Alaska, or Maryland. These states have the worst job growth for this type of profession.

Logistics Engineer Average Salary

The salary for Logistics Engineers ranges between about $44,440 and $119,950 a year.

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Logistics Engineers who work in District of Columbia, Maryland, or Alabama, make the highest salaries.

How much do Logistics Engineers make in each U.S. state?

State Annual Mean Salary
Alabama $87,600
Alaska $86,860
Arizona $74,780
Arkansas $70,320
California $84,260
Colorado $75,700
Connecticut $77,940
District of Columbia $95,000
Florida $69,100
Georgia $70,900
Hawaii $84,540
Idaho $74,700
Illinois $67,490
Indiana $70,830
Iowa $63,560
Kansas $72,990
Kentucky $73,610
Louisiana $79,010
Maine $70,620
Maryland $91,710
Massachusetts $78,910
Michigan $80,150
Minnesota $75,250
Mississippi $75,200
Missouri $76,540
Montana $71,800
Nebraska $58,920
Nevada $72,790
New Hampshire $71,930
New Jersey $84,240
New Mexico $80,400
New York $76,240
North Carolina $76,600
North Dakota $64,300
Ohio $76,090
Oklahoma $75,160
Oregon $75,260
Pennsylvania $80,370
Rhode Island $105,730
South Carolina $68,280
South Dakota $73,940
Tennessee $61,940
Texas $86,500
Utah $73,860
Vermont $70,590
Virginia $86,230
Washington $90,240
West Virginia $69,620
Wisconsin $62,690
Wyoming $79,020

What Tools do Logistics Engineers Use?

Although they’re not necessarily needed for all jobs, the following technologies are used by many Logistics Engineers:

Becoming a Logistics Engineer

What education is needed to be a Logistics Engineer?

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What work experience do I need to become a Logistics Engineer?

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Where Logistics Engineers Work

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The table below shows the approximate number of Logistics Engineers employed by various industries.

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