Advises companies on how to make, store and ship their products faster and cheaper.
You visit a client's warehouse to time how long picking takes, build a model of a new distribution network and present recommendations to the COO.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 5 years after high school. Bachelor's in supply chain, industrial engineering or business.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering.
Growing much faster than average (about 9% over 10 years). Tracks management analysts.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI optimizes networks and inventory models; site visits and getting clients to change how they work stay human.
Classes: AP Statistics, Business elective, AP Microeconomics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1111.
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