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Logisticians
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.
What a logistician does
Become a logistician
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good logistician
- Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
- Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
- Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.
- Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Typical hourly rate is $70 per hour with a typical salary of $148,500 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $31 and $110 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $31,700 and $184,100 per year.
- 54% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- The typical hourly rate for part-time workers is $21 per hour with a typical salary of $25,100 per year.
- 33.8% of individuals in this occupation worked part-time during the past year.
Logistician job outlook
- There are 3,971 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 785 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.
Multiple Jobs
- 1% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
- 13% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.