As of June 2026, Logistics Engineers has an AI-exposure score of 69/100 (High exposure) on the AI-Safe Careers index, blending O*NET tasks, the Anthropic Economic Index, the Penn/OpenAI study, and BLS data. This is an estimate of task exposure, not a prediction of job loss.
Logistics Engineers
More exposed than 89% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$82,320. About 26,400 projected openings a year (BLS 2024–34 — growth plus replacement).
Pay & demand figures are US medians (BLS, in USD) — your local figures will differ. Your exposure score applies broadly.
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Your tasks, by AI exposure
- Provide logistics technology or information for effective and efficient support of product, equipment, or system manufacturing or service.
- Review contractual commitments, customer specifications, or related information to determine logistics or support requirements.
- Evaluate the use of inventory tracking technology, Web-based warehousing software, or intelligent conveyor systems to maximize plant or distribution center efficiency.
- Prepare or validate documentation on automated logistics or maintenance-data reporting or management information systems.
- Develop logistic metrics, internal analysis tools, or key performance indicators for business units.
- Propose logistics solutions for customers.
- Provide logistical facility or capacity planning analyses for distribution or transportation functions.
- Determine logistics support requirements, such as facility details, staffing needs, or safety or maintenance plans.
- Analyze or interpret logistics data involving customer service, forecasting, procurement, manufacturing, inventory, transportation, or warehousing.
- Develop or maintain cost estimates, forecasts, or cost models.
- Evaluate effectiveness of current or future logistical processes.
- Conduct logistics studies or analyses, such as time studies, zero-base analyses, rate analyses, network analyses, flow-path analyses, or supply chain analyses.
- Create models or scenarios to predict the impact of changing circumstances, such as fuel costs, road pricing, energy taxes, or carbon emissions legislation.
- Identify cost-reduction or process-improvement logistic opportunities.
- Develop specifications for equipment, tools, facility layouts, or material-handling systems.
- Identify or develop business rules or standard operating procedures to streamline operating processes.
- Direct the work of logistics analysts.
- Determine requirements for compliance with environmental certification standards.
- Apply logistics modeling techniques to address issues, such as operational process improvement or facility design or layout.
- Prepare logistic strategies or conceptual designs for production facilities.
No durable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as automatable (85%).
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Logistics Engineers — median pay by US state (BLS OEWS, USD)
Median annual wage, in USD. US national: US$82,320. More states are being added.