Also called: Logistics Analyst, Operations Analyst
Digs into supply chain data to find savings, delays, and risks.
You build a dashboard showing which suppliers are always late, analyze shipping costs by lane, and present recommendations. Excel, SQL, and Power BI are your daily tools.
Estimated within BLS logisticians.
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 supply chain, business analytics, or industrial engineering.
Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Supply Chain Management, Business Analytics, Industrial Engineering.
Growing much faster than average (about 17% over 10 years). Part of the fast-growing logistician group.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI now pulls data, builds dashboards and spots savings; fewer entry-level analysts by 2036.
Classes: AP Statistics, Computer science, Economics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1081.
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