Career
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
Move goods on time, from warehouse to doorstep.
$107,230
Median pay
+6.1%
Job growth, 2025–35
18,300
Openings a year
High school diploma or equivalent
Typical education
None required
Typical time after high school
Here's what you actually need to know.
The work
What people in this job do
- 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.
The outlook
How the forecast changed this year
The deeper question
What kind of person does this path ask you to become?
What this work centers on
O*NET interest profile, scored 1–7.
The work
Do you want most of your days spent on persuasion & leadership, then information & systems?
Responsibility
Are you willing to be the one responsible for this?
“Supervise the activities of workers engaged in receiving, storing, testing, and shipping products or materials.”
Development
What would you need to build over the next 5–10 years?
Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Monitoring, Coordination.
Trade-offs
What does it ask of you in exchange?
No degree beyond high school, though on-the-job training is typical, for a median of $107,230 a year and 18,300 openings nationally each year.
Paths in
Degrees that lead here
- Business AdministrationSee the degree →
- Business (General)See the degree →
- AviationSee the degree →
- Public AdministrationCIP 44.0401
- Transportation and Infrastructure Planning/StudiesCIP 44.0403
- Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology, GeneralCIP 49.0101
Paths across
Careers that use similar skills
- Logisticians$82,320 · +17.6%
- Logistics Analysts
- Logistics Engineers
- Supply Chain Managers
- General and Operations Managers$105,770 · +5.0%
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Sources
- BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- BLS Employment Projections, 2024–34 (archived), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- O*NET 31.0 Database (August 2026), National Center for O*NET Development / U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 Crosswalk, NCES and BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-01.