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Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

	Median Wage (USD, 2024)	Projected Job Openings (2024-2034)	Projected Growth (2024-2034)
National Statistics	$102010	18500	6.1%
State Statistics	-	-	-
City Statistics	-	-	-

Statistics

National

State

City

State

City

$102010

Median Wage (USD, 2024)

18500

Projected Job Openings (2024-2034)

6.1%

Projected Growth (2024-2034)

Plan, direct, or coordinate transportation, storage, or distribution activities in accordance with organizational policies and applicable government laws or regulations. Includes logistics managers.

Experience Requirements Overview

Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Detailed Work Activities

Supervise employees.
Implement organizational process or policy changes.
Develop safety standards, policies, or procedures.
Inspect condition or functioning of facilities or equipment.
Purchase materials, equipment, or other resources.
Confer with organizational members to accomplish work activities.
Analyze data to inform operational decisions or activities.
Implement transportation changes to reduce environmental impact.
Resolve customer complaints or problems.
Develop emergency response plans or procedures.
Document organizational or operational procedures.
Monitor activities of individuals to ensure safety or compliance with rules.
Analyze financial records to improve efficiency.
Monitor inventories of products or materials.
Monitor organizational procedures to ensure proper functioning.
Prepare operational budgets.
Monitor organizational compliance with regulations.
Advise others on business or operational matters.
Interview employees, customers, or others to collect information.
Conduct employee training programs.
Hire personnel.
Analyze financial records to improve budgeting or planning.
Maintain operational records.
Examine financial records to ensure compliance with policies or regulations.
Develop operating strategies, plans, or procedures for green or sustainable operations.
Monitor performance of organizational members or partners.
Negotiate contracts for transportation, distribution, or logistics services.
Plan facility layouts or designs.
Direct organizational operations, projects, or services.
Develop operating strategies, plans, or procedures.
Approve expenditures.
Analyze forecasting data to improve business decisions.

Work Values

Achievement

Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.

Working Conditions

Recognition

Relationships

Support

Independence

Tasks

Supervise the activities of workers engaged in receiving, storing, testing, and shipping products or materials.
Plan, develop, or implement warehouse safety and security programs and activities.
Inspect physical conditions of warehouses, vehicle fleets, or equipment and order testing, maintenance, repairs, or replacements.
Plan, organize, or manage the work of subordinate staff to ensure that the work is accomplished in a manner consistent with organizational requirements.
Collaborate with other departments to integrate logistics with business systems or processes, such as customer sales, order management, accounting, or shipping.
Analyze all aspects of corporate logistics to determine the most cost-effective or efficient means of transporting products or supplies.
Resolve problems concerning transportation, logistics systems, imports or exports, or customer issues.
Develop and document standard and emergency operating procedures for receiving, handling, storing, shipping, or salvaging products or materials.
Monitor operations to ensure that staff members comply with administrative policies and procedures, safety rules, union contracts, environmental policies, or government regulations.
Analyze the financial impact of proposed logistics changes, such as routing, shipping modes, product volumes or mixes, or carriers.
Monitor inventory levels of products or materials in warehouses.
Establish or monitor specific supply chain-based performance measurement systems.
Prepare and manage departmental budgets.
Monitor product import or export processes to ensure compliance with regulatory or legal requirements.
Prepare management recommendations, such as proposed fee and tariff increases or schedule changes.
Interview, select, and train warehouse and supervisory personnel.
Advise sales and billing departments of transportation charges for customers' accounts.
Analyze expenditures and other financial information to develop plans, policies, or budgets for increasing profits or improving services.
Confer with department heads to coordinate warehouse activities, such as production, sales, records control, or purchasing.
Implement specific customer requirements, such as internal reporting or customized transportation metrics.
Maintain metrics, reports, process documentation, customer service logs, or training or safety records.
Examine invoices and shipping manifests for conformity to tariff and customs regulations.
Plan or implement energy saving changes to transportation services, such as reducing routes, optimizing capacities, employing alternate modes of transportation, or minimizing idling.
Evaluate contractors or business partners for operational efficiency or safety or environmental performance records.
Negotiate with carriers, warehouse operators, or insurance company representatives for services and preferential rates.
Develop or implement plans for facility modification or expansion, such as equipment purchase or changes in space allocation or structural design.
Direct inbound or outbound operations, such as transportation or warehouse activities, safety performance, and logistics quality management.
Plan or implement improvements to internal or external systems or processes.
Recommend or authorize capital expenditures for acquisition of new equipment or property to increase efficiency and services.
Review invoices, work orders, consumption reports, or demand forecasts to estimate peak performance periods and to issue work assignments.

Work Styles

Innovation

A tendency to be inventive, to be imaginative, and to adopt new perspectives on ways to accomplish work.

Innovation

Achievement Orientation

Intellectual Curiosity

Tolerance for Ambiguity

Initiative

Adaptability

Self-Confidence

Perseverance

Leadership Orientation

Humility

Sincerity

Empathy

Cooperation

Optimism

Social Orientation

Cautiousness

Attention to Detail

Dependability

Integrity

Stress Tolerance

Self-Control

Data Source: This page includes information from the O*NET 30.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. This page includes Employment Projections program, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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