Also called: Traffic Manager, Fleet Manager, Carrier Manager
Manages how a company ships its goods: choosing carriers, negotiating rates, and keeping shipping on time and on budget.
You run bids for next year's trucking contracts, review late-delivery reports, and decide whether a private fleet would be cheaper. You work closely with warehouses and customers.
Based on BLS transportation, storage, and distribution managers (median about $102k).
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 6 years after high school. Bachelor's in supply chain or business, or years of logistics experience.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Supply Chain Management, Logistics.
Growing faster than average (about 5% over 10 years). Steady.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI tools pick carriers and price spot loads; managing contracts, people and disruptions stay human.
Classes: Business, Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-3071.
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