Overview
1. Automation Risk
2. User Poll
3. Growth
4. Wages
5. Volume
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Logisticians

Moderate Risk
41%
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AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
38%
(Low Risk)
POLLING
45%
(Moderate Risk)
Average: 41%
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
19.3%
by year 2033
WAGES
$79,400
or $38.17 per hour
Volume
228,470
as of 2023
SUMMARY
JOB SCORE
7.0/10

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Calculated automation risk

38% (Low Risk)

Low Risk (21-40%): Jobs in this level have a limited risk of automation, as they demand a mix of technical and human-centric skills.

More information on what this score is, and how it is calculated is available here.

Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Social Perceptiveness

  • Originality

  • Negotiation

  • Persuasion

User poll

45% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted they are unsure if this occupation will be automated. However, employees may be able to find reassurance in the automated risk level we have generated, which shows 38% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Logisticians will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?






Sentiment

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Sentiment over time (yearly)

Growth

Very fast growth relative to other professions

The number of 'Logisticians' job openings is expected to rise 19.3% by 2033

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2021 and 2031
Updated projections are due 09-2024.

Wages

High paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Logisticians' was $79,400, or $38 per hour

'Logisticians' were paid 65.2% higher than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Greater range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 228,470 people employed as 'Logisticians' within the United States.

This represents around 0.15% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 664 people are employed as 'Logisticians'.

Job description

Analyze and coordinate the ongoing logistical functions of a firm or organization. Responsible for the entire life cycle of a product, including acquisition, distribution, internal allocation, delivery, and final disposal of resources.

SOC Code: 13-1081.00

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Comments

Mathew Johnson (Low) 6 months ago
Our company switched the system to an AI controlled logistics system and it calculates all wrong since 2 months and my CEO is outraging and want the old system back. So we get the old one back in 2 weeks.
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Jack (Low) 4 years ago
Supply Chain problems are way too complex for machines to handle. Definitely AI will help to make these problems easier to solve but there's always going to be human or natural factors that AI cannot handle at this point.
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