Warehouse Shift Supervisor

Leads a crew of warehouse workers during a shift at an e-commerce, retail or logistics warehouse, assigning tasks and making sure orders ship safely.

A day in the life

You run the night shift: assigning forklift drivers, checking that 4,000 orders ship by 5 a.m. and making sure nobody gets hurt.

Pay over a career

Starting
$38k
Typical
$55k
High
$78k

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

High school diploma, about 1 year after high school. High school diploma; promoted from warehouse associate.

Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.

Majors to look at: Logistics.

Outlook

Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years). Tracks material-moving supervisors.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Warehouse robots shrink crews over 10 years; supervisors increasingly run people and machines together.

Start now, in high school

Classes: Manufacturing or logistics CTE, Business elective.

Official data: O*NET occupation 53-1047.

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