Runs the warehouse and trucks that move millions of pounds of food to pantries and families.
Starts at 6 a.m. as trucks unload donated groceries, schedules forklift drivers, and plans routes to 80 pantries. Organizes hundreds of volunteers sorting cans.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in logistics or business, or experience in warehouse management.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Supply Chain Management, Nonprofit Management.
Growing faster than average (about 5% over 10 years). Approximate.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Warehouse software and robots may automate some sorting; trucks, forklifts and hundreds of volunteers still need a leader.
Classes: Business, Logistics or supply chain CTE, Geography.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-3071.
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