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Occupation AtlasLogistics Analysts

O*NET · 13-1081.02

Logistics Analysts

Analyze product delivery or supply chain processes to identify or recommend changes. May manage route activity including invoicing, electronic bills, and shipment tracing.

Also called Acquisition Analyst · Acquisitions Logistics Analyst · Demand Planner · Demand Planning Analyst · Global Logistics Analyst · Inventory Analyst · Inventory Control Analyst · Logistics Analyst
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Job Zone 4 — Considerable Preparation NeededHolland code CEI35 skills on file

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Job Zone

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Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed

Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of work-related experience, knowledge, or training.

Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.

Occupational interest profile

CEIConventional · Enterprising · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order

  • C Conventional6.79
  • E Enterprising4.47
  • I Investigative4.04
  • R Realistic2.88
  • S Social1.52
  • A Artistic1.00

RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.

Education and experience

The education level respondents say the job requires, and the most common answer for experience and training.

  • Some College Courses5%
  • Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree23%
  • Bachelor's Degree64%
  • Master's Degree5%
  • Post-Master's Certificate5%
Related work experience
Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (38%)
On-site or in-plant training
Up to and including 1 month (36%)
On-the-job training
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months (27%)

Typically associated skills

All 35 O*NET skills, most important first. Importance (1–5) says how much a skill matters here; level (0–7) says how much of it the work calls for, with O*NET's example of a nearby level. Neither is a proficiency rating of a person.

  • Critical Thinkingbasic4.04.1Level 4 looks like: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses
  • Reading Comprehensionbasic4.04.0Level 4 looks like: Understand an email from management describing new personnel policies
  • Active Listeningbasic3.94.0Level 4 looks like: Answer inquiries regarding credit references
  • Complex Problem Solving3.94.0Level 4 looks like: Redesign a floor layout to take advantage of new manufacturing techniques
  • Monitoringbasic3.84.0Level 4 looks like: Monitor a meeting and revise the agenda to ensure important topics are discussed
  • Systems Analysis3.84.0Level 4 looks like: Determine how a new piece of equipment will affect production rates
  • Systems Evaluation3.83.9Level 4 looks like: Identify the reasons why a client might be unhappy with a product
  • Speakingbasic3.83.4Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants to obtain personal and work history
  • Judgment and Decision Making3.64.0Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a loan application for degree of risk
  • Writingbasic3.44.0Level 4 looks like: Write an email to staff outlining new directives
  • Time Management3.33.4Level 4 looks like: Allocate the time of subordinates to projects for the coming week
  • Active Learningbasic3.13.8Level 4 looks like: Determine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirements
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  • Mathematicsbasic3.03.8Level 4 looks like: Calculate the square footage of a new home under construction
  • Coordination3.03.1Level 4 looks like: Work with others to put a new roof on a house
  • Social Perceptiveness3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Notice that customers are angry because they have been waiting too long
  • Management of Personnel Resources3.02.9Level 2 looks like: Encourage a coworker who is having difficulty finishing a project
  • Service Orientation3.02.9Level 2 looks like: Ask customers if they would like a cup of coffee
  • Instructing2.92.9Level 2 looks like: Instruct a new employee in the use of a timekeeping system
  • Negotiation2.92.9Level 2 looks like: Present justification to a manager for altering a work schedule
  • Persuasion2.92.9Level 2 looks like: Solicit donations for a charity
  • Learning Strategiesbasic2.83.0Level 2 looks like: Learn a different method of completing a task from a coworker
  • Management of Material Resources2.62.3Level 2 looks like: Reserve a room for a management meeting
  • Management of Financial Resources2.52.5Level 2 looks like: Use available funds to buy office supplies and record the amount of the purchase
  • Quality Control Analysis2.32.3Level 2 looks like: Inspect a draft email for errors (e.g., grammar, punctuation)
  • Operations Analysis2.12.6Level 2 looks like: Select a printer for an office
  • Operations Monitoring2.12.0Level 2 looks like: Monitor completion times while running a computer program
  • Programming2.01.8Level 2 looks like: Write a program to sort objects in a database
  • Technology Design1.91.8Level 2 looks like: Adjust exercise equipment for use by a customer
  • Sciencebasic1.80.8
  • Troubleshooting1.50.5
  • Equipment Maintenance1.0—
  • Equipment Selection1.0—
  • Installation1.0—
  • Operation and Control1.0—
  • Repairing1.0—

Tasks

22 core · 9 supplemental

What people in this occupation do, as O*NET records it, core tasks first by importance (1–5).

  1. Maintain databases of logistics information.4.5
  2. Communicate with or monitor service providers, such as ocean carriers, air freight forwarders, global consolidators, customs brokers, or trucking companies.4.4
  3. Track product flow from origin to final delivery.4.4
  4. Remotely monitor the flow of vehicles or inventory, using Web-based logistics information systems to track vehicles or containers.4.4
  5. Interpret data on logistics elements, such as availability, maintainability, reliability, supply chain management, strategic sourcing or distribution, supplier management, or transportation.4.2
  6. Recommend improvements to existing or planned logistics processes.4.1
  7. Prepare reports on logistics performance measures.4.1
  8. Apply analytic methods or tools to understand, predict, or control logistics operations or processes.4.1
  9. Enter logistics-related data into databases.4.0
  10. Provide ongoing analyses in areas such as transportation costs, parts procurement, back orders, or delivery processes.4.0
  11. Analyze logistics data, using methods such as data mining, data modeling, or cost or benefit analysis.4.0
  12. Contact carriers for rates or schedules.3.9
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  1. Manage systems to ensure that pricing structures adequately reflect logistics costing.3.9
  2. Monitor inventory transactions at warehouse facilities to assess receiving, storage, shipping, or inventory integrity.3.9
  3. Maintain logistics records in accordance with corporate policies.3.9
  4. Confer with logistics management teams to determine ways to optimize service levels, maintain supply-chain efficiency, or minimize cost.3.9
  5. Compute reporting metrics, such as on-time delivery rates, order fulfillment rates, or inventory turns.3.8
  6. Identify opportunities for inventory reductions.3.7
  7. Review procedures, such as distribution or inventory management, to ensure maximum efficiency or minimum cost.3.5
  8. Monitor industry standards, trends, or practices to identify developments in logistics planning or execution.3.4
  9. Develop or maintain models for logistics uses, such as cost estimating or demand forecasting.3.4
  10. Write or revise standard operating procedures for logistics processes.3.3
  11. Reorganize shipping schedules to consolidate loads, maximize vehicle usage, or limit the movement of empty vehicles or containers.4.4
  12. Contact potential vendors to determine material availability.4.1
  13. Develop or maintain payment systems to ensure accuracy of vendor payments.3.8
  14. Develop or maintain freight rate databases for use by supply chain departments to determine the most economical modes of transportation.3.7
  15. Route or reroute drivers in real time with remote route navigation software, satellite linkup systems, or global positioning systems (GPS) to improve operational efficiencies.3.3
  16. Determine packaging requirements.2.9
  17. Enter carbon-output or environmental-impact data into spreadsheets or environmental management or auditing software programs.2.9
  18. Compare locations or environmental policies of carriers or suppliers to make transportation decisions with lower environmental impact.2.7
  19. Arrange for sale or lease of excess storage or transport capacity to minimize losses or inefficiencies associated with empty space.2.4

Knowledge

Bodies of knowledge the work draws on.

  • English Language4.24.3Level 4 looks like: Edit an article for a news website
  • Computers and Electronics3.94.8Level 4 looks like: Use a computer to format a document
  • Transportation3.83.7Level 4 looks like: Drive a semi-truck through a busy city
  • Mathematics3.65.0Level 4 looks like: Analyze data to determine areas with the highest sales
  • Administration and Management3.54.1Level 4 looks like: Monitor progress of a project to ensure timely completion
  • Customer and Personal Service3.54.3Level 4 looks like: Be responsible for 10 children at daycare
  • Administrative3.14.4Level 4 looks like: Type 30 words per minute
  • Education and Training3.14.1Level 4 looks like: Lead a quality improvement seminar
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  • Geography3.13.6Level 4 looks like: Find a specific country on a world map
  • Production and Processing3.13.7Level 4 looks like: Supervise an appliance assembly line
  • Law and Government3.03.2Level 4 looks like: Prepare documents and title papers for the purchase of a new house
  • Communications and Media2.82.8
  • Public Safety and Security2.83.0Level 4 looks like: Inspect a building site for safety violations
  • Telecommunications2.82.1Level 1 looks like: Send an email
  • Economics and Accounting2.52.7
  • Engineering and Technology2.42.8
  • Personnel and Human Resources2.22.7
  • Foreign Language2.01.8Level 1 looks like: Say "please" and "thank you" in a foreign language
  • Mechanical2.01.8Level 1 looks like: Replace the filters in a furnace
  • Design1.91.8Level 1 looks like: Draw a straight line 4 3/16 inches long
  • Psychology1.81.8Level 1 looks like: Monitor several children on a playground
  • Sales and Marketing1.81.6Level 1 looks like: Sell cakes at a bake sale
  • Physics1.71.3Level 1 looks like: Use a crowbar to pry open a box
  • Sociology and Anthropology1.61.6Level 1 looks like: Identify two cultures in a story as being different
  • Building and Construction1.51.0Level 1 looks like: Choose the proper type of wood for adding a deck onto a house
  • Chemistry1.50.9Level 1 looks like: Use a common household bug spray
  • Philosophy and Theology1.51.2Level 1 looks like: Watch a TV show on family values
  • Food Production1.4—
  • History and Archeology1.41.0Level 1 looks like: Take a class in US history
  • Therapy and Counseling1.40.9Level 1 looks like: Put ice on a sprained ankle
  • Biology1.30.7Level 1 looks like: Feed domestic animals
  • Medicine and Dentistry1.2—
  • Fine Arts1.1—

Abilities

Enduring capacities the work calls for.

  • Oral Comprehension4.04.0Level 4 looks like: Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport
  • Oral Expression4.04.0Level 4 looks like: Give instructions to a lost motorist
  • Near Vision3.93.9
  • Written Comprehension3.94.0Level 4 looks like: Understand an apartment lease
  • Deductive Reasoning3.84.0Level 5 looks like: Decide what factors to consider in selecting stocks
  • Inductive Reasoning3.84.0Level 4 looks like: Determine the prime suspect based on crime scene evidence
  • Information Ordering3.84.0Level 2 looks like: Follow the correct steps to make change
  • Speech Recognition3.83.5Level 4 looks like: Identify a former customer's voice over the phone
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  • Mathematical Reasoning3.63.9Level 4 looks like: Decide how to calculate profits to determine the amounts of yearly bonuses
  • Problem Sensitivity3.63.9Level 4 looks like: Notice from a subtle difference in a client's mood that something is bothering them
  • Speech Clarity3.53.3Level 4 looks like: Make stadium-wide announcements during a sporting event
  • Category Flexibility3.33.8Level 3 looks like: Classify flowers according to size, color, and smell
  • Flexibility of Closure3.33.4Level 4 looks like: Look for a golf ball in tall grass
  • Number Facility3.33.9Level 3 looks like: Calculate a discounted price
  • Selective Attention3.33.3Level 4 looks like: Watch security monitors for intruders throughout the night shift
  • Written Expression3.34.0Level 4 looks like: Write a job recommendation for a subordinate
  • Fluency of Ideas3.13.8Level 4 looks like: Think of as many ideas as possible for the name of a new company
  • Originality3.13.8Level 4 looks like: Redesign job tasks to be interesting for employees
  • Perceptual Speed3.13.0Level 2 looks like: Sort mail according to ZIP codes with no time pressure
  • Far Vision2.92.8Level 2 looks like: Read a roadside billboard
  • Memorization2.82.8
  • Speed of Closure2.82.9Level 3 looks like: Recognize a song after hearing only the first few notes
  • Time Sharing2.82.4Level 2 looks like: Listen to music while entering numbers into a spreadsheet
  • Visualization2.82.9Level 2 looks like: Imagine how to place paper in a printer so that the letterhead comes out on top
  • Auditory Attention2.02.1Level 2 looks like: Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking
  • Finger Dexterity2.01.6Level 2 looks like: Put coins in a parking meter
  • Visual Color Discrimination2.02.0Level 1 looks like: Separate laundry into colors and whites
  • Depth Perception1.90.9
  • Hearing Sensitivity1.91.6Level 2 looks like: Notice a doorbell ringing
  • Control Precision1.60.8
  • Arm-Hand Steadiness1.50.6
  • Manual Dexterity1.50.6Level 1 looks like: Screw a light bulb into a light socket
  • Trunk Strength1.50.6
  • Wrist-Finger Speed1.3—
  • Dynamic Strength1.1—
  • Dynamic Flexibility1.0—
  • Explosive Strength1.0—
  • Extent Flexibility1.0—
  • Glare Sensitivity1.0—
  • Gross Body Coordination1.0—
  • Gross Body Equilibrium1.0—
  • Multilimb Coordination1.0—
  • Night Vision1.0—
  • Peripheral Vision1.0—
  • Rate Control1.0—
  • Reaction Time1.0—
  • Response Orientation1.0—
  • Sound Localization1.0—
  • Spatial Orientation1.0—
  • Speed of Limb Movement1.0—
  • Stamina1.0—
  • Static Strength1.0—

Work activities

Kinds of activity the work is made of.

  • Working with Computers4.64.2Level 4 looks like: Write software for keeping track of parts in inventory
  • Analyzing Data or Information4.55.1Level 4 looks like: Determine the interest cost to finance a new building
  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates4.44.8Level 4 looks like: Report the results of a sales meeting to a supervisor
  • Getting Information4.44.8Level 4 looks like: Review a budget
  • Making Decisions and Solving Problems4.34.7Level 4 looks like: Select the location for a major retail store
  • Processing Information4.35.2Level 4 looks like: Calculate the adjustments for insurance claims
  • Communicating with People Outside the Organization4.24.6Level 4 looks like: Present information to potential clients about available services
  • Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships4.15.3Level 4 looks like: Maintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clients
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  • Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others4.04.2Level 4 looks like: Interpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exports
  • Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work4.04.9Level 4 looks like: Plan and adjust a personal to-do list according to changing demands
  • Documenting/Recording Information3.83.7Level 4 looks like: Document the results of a crime scene investigation
  • Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings3.84.2Level 4 looks like: Test electrical circuits
  • Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge3.85.0Level 4 looks like: Keep current on changes in maintenance procedures for repairing sports cars
  • Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards3.74.1Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy terms
  • Developing Objectives and Strategies3.64.2Level 4 looks like: Develop the plan to complete the merger of two organizations over a 3-year period
  • Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events3.64.0Level 4 looks like: Judge the suitability of food products for an event
  • Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People3.64.3Level 4 looks like: Determine the value of property lost in a fire
  • Thinking Creatively3.64.5Level 4 looks like: Adapt popular music for a high school marching band
  • Training and Teaching Others3.53.6Level 4 looks like: Teach a social sciences course to high school students
  • Coaching and Developing Others3.34.3Level 4 looks like: Provide on-the-job training for administrative workers
  • Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others3.33.9Level 4 looks like: Organize the cleanup crew after a major sporting event
  • Developing and Building Teams3.33.5Level 4 looks like: Lead an assembly team in an automobile plant
  • Scheduling Work and Activities3.34.2Level 4 looks like: Prepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store
  • Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others3.24.3Level 4 looks like: Get two subordinates to agree about vacation schedules
  • Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information3.12.9
  • Providing Consultation and Advice to Others3.14.5Level 4 looks like: Recommend a new software package to increase operational efficiency
  • Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates3.03.7Level 4 looks like: Manage a small team of employees in a dynamic workplace
  • Performing Administrative Activities3.03.4Level 4 looks like: Complete tax forms for a small business
  • Monitoring and Controlling Resources2.93.3Level 4 looks like: Work as a chef responsible for ordering food for the menu
  • Assisting and Caring for Others2.62.4Level 1 looks like: Help a coworker complete an assignment
  • Selling or Influencing Others2.62.9
  • Staffing Organizational Units2.32.5Level 1 looks like: Work in a position that has minimal staffing requirements
  • Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials2.12.2Level 1 looks like: Check that doors to building are locked
  • Performing for or Working Directly with the Public2.11.7Level 1 looks like: Check tickets at a concert
  • Controlling Machines and Processes2.01.6Level 1 looks like: Operate a cash register
  • Performing General Physical Activities2.01.6Level 1 looks like: Walk between workstations in a small office
  • Handling and Moving Objects1.91.8Level 1 looks like: Change settings on copy machines
  • Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment1.81.1Level 1 looks like: Drive a car
  • Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment1.81.1Level 1 looks like: Use display settings to adjust a television picture
  • Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment1.71.3Level 1 looks like: Specify the lighting for a work area
  • Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment1.61.0Level 1 looks like: Make simple, external adjustments to a door hinge with ordinary hand tools

Work context

The conditions most characteristic of the work, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale.

  • E-Mail5.0
  • Telephone Conversations4.8
  • Indoors, Environmentally Controlled4.7
  • Contact With Others4.6
  • Spend Time Sitting4.5
  • Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.3
  • Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team4.3
  • Freedom to Make Decisions4.2
  • Time Pressure4.2
  • Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals4.1

Technology

53 tools

Software used in this work. In demand: among the tools job postings for this occupation name most. Hot: often named in job postings across the economy.

In demand (10)

  • Microsoft Accesshot
  • Microsoft Excelhot
  • Microsoft Office softwarehot
  • Microsoft Outlookhot
  • Microsoft Power BIhot
  • Microsoft PowerPointhot
  • SAP softwarehot
  • Structured query language SQLhot
  • Tableauhot
  • Inventory management systems

Hot (13; 9 more marked hot above)

  • Amazon Redshift
  • IBM SPSS Statistics
  • Microsoft Project
  • Microsoft SharePoint
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • Microsoft Visio
  • Microsoft Visual Basic
  • Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications VBA
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Microsoft Word
  • Oracle PeopleSoft
  • Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management
  • The MathWorks MATLAB
Other tools (30)
  • 3PL Central
  • Advanced business application programming ABAP
  • Cadre Technologies Accuplus Integrated Distribution Logistics System
  • ESRI ArcLogistics
  • Fleet management software
  • Flow chart software
  • Four Soft 4S eLog
  • Four Soft 4S VisiLog
  • Graphics software
  • IBM Cognos Impromptu
  • IBM Notes
  • IntelliTrack 3PL
  • Inventory control software
  • Logisuite Enterprise
  • Logisuite Forwarder
  • MicroStrategy
  • Minitab
  • Optimization software
  • Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition
  • Oracle E-Business Suite Financials
  • Oracle E-Business Suite Logistics
  • Oracle Hyperion
  • Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
  • Oracle PeopleSoft Financials
  • Qlik Tech QlikView
  • Reporting software
  • SAP Business Objects
  • SAP Crystal Reports
  • StataCorp Stata
  • Warehouse management system WMS

Related occupations

O*NET's own list of the occupations most related to this one, closest first.

  1. Supply Chain Managers
  2. Logisticians
  3. Logistics Engineers
  4. Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
  5. Purchasing Managers
  6. Procurement Clerks
  7. Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
  8. Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products
  9. Industrial Production Managers
  10. Management Analysts

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