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Logistician Workplace Records
Logisticians coordinate activities across suppliers, customers and internal departments. If an employment concern involves a delayed delivery or disputed estimate, explain which decisions you controlled. Separate your coordination work from the actions of carriers, subcontractors and customer representatives.
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A record map for your role
What to organize first
Estimate history
List the original estimate, changed assumptions and approving role rather than relying only on the final delivery date.
Escalation sequence
Record the missing subcontractor input, your request and the response relevant to the employment concern.
Own feedback
Keep your own review and permitted assignment messages separate from customer and carrier records.
Start with the work you actually do
Analyze and coordinate the ongoing logistical functions of a firm or organization. Responsible for the entire life cycle of a product, including acquisition, distribution, internal allocation, delivery, and final disposal of resources.
O*NET classifies this occupation as Logisticians (13-1081.00). Its description covers a typical occupation, not every workplace or individual job. It does not establish employee status, overtime eligibility or employer misconduct.
- Maintain and develop positive business relationships with a customer's key personnel involved in, or directly relevant to, a logistics activity.Source task 8932 · updated 07/2016
- Develop an understanding of customers' needs and take actions to ensure that such needs are met.Source task 8933 · updated 07/2016
- Manage subcontractor activities, reviewing proposals, developing performance specifications, and serving as liaisons between subcontractors and organizations.Source task 8950 · updated 07/2016
- Develop proposals that include documentation for estimates.Source task 8943 · updated 07/2016
A reference point for your pay records
May 2025 wage estimates by state
Compare your pay records with published BLS estimates for Logisticians (SOC 13-1081). These describe an occupation across employers. They are not a required pay rate, an overtime calculation, or evidence of discrimination or unpaid wages.
Select your work state to see its published pay range. No personal pay information is requested or sent.
The 25th and 75th percentiles mark the middle half of the estimated wage distribution; the median is its midpoint. Actual pay can differ with experience, employer, location and duties. Hourly and annual figures are shown as published, without converting one into the other.
All published state estimates for this occupation
| State | Hourly 25th | Hourly median | Hourly 75th | Annual median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $35.81 | $47.33 | $59.80 | $98,450 |
| Alaska | $32.62 | $41.96 | $54.94 | $87,280 |
| Arizona | $28.67 | $37.32 | $48.38 | $77,620 |
| Arkansas | $29.92 | $37.69 | $51.30 | $78,400 |
| Connecticut | $35.77 | $41.08 | $48.87 | $85,450 |
| Delaware | $35.49 | $46.20 | $55.74 | $96,090 |
| Florida | $27.33 | $36.74 | $46.95 | $76,410 |
| Georgia | $28.94 | $37.29 | $46.79 | $77,570 |
| Hawaii | $37.82 | $48.24 | $59.94 | $100,340 |
| Idaho | $28.64 | $35.54 | $47.17 | $73,920 |
| Indiana | $29.88 | $37.34 | $48.42 | $77,670 |
| Iowa | $30.82 | $37.86 | $47.18 | $78,740 |
| Kansas | $28.61 | $33.42 | $43.70 | $69,520 |
| Kentucky | $28.13 | $32.89 | $39.89 | $68,420 |
| Louisiana | $30.82 | $36.17 | $48.19 | $75,230 |
| Maine | $27.07 | $37.39 | $44.67 | $77,780 |
| Michigan | $31.36 | $40.00 | $51.24 | $83,200 |
| Minnesota | $31.65 | $39.58 | $50.09 | $82,320 |
| Mississippi | $28.86 | $36.14 | $42.65 | $75,160 |
| Missouri | $29.34 | $37.67 | $48.60 | $78,350 |
| Montana | $33.66 | $39.07 | $47.74 | $81,270 |
| Nebraska | $25.07 | $31.43 | $41.13 | $65,370 |
| New Hampshire | $30.76 | $39.07 | $49.02 | $81,270 |
| New Mexico | $37.54 | $47.32 | $57.57 | $98,430 |
| New York | $34.88 | $42.42 | $53.05 | $88,240 |
| North Carolina | $31.42 | $38.84 | $51.08 | $80,780 |
| North Dakota | $29.85 | $35.00 | $41.34 | $72,800 |
| Ohio | $30.96 | $40.13 | $50.64 | $83,460 |
| Oklahoma | $29.88 | $41.63 | $50.66 | $86,600 |
| Pennsylvania | $29.84 | $38.15 | $48.06 | $79,340 |
| Rhode Island | $30.52 | $36.62 | $47.57 | $76,180 |
| South Dakota | $33.59 | $38.47 | $49.06 | $80,020 |
| Tennessee | $23.90 | $34.27 | $44.21 | $71,280 |
| Texas | $28.11 | $36.29 | $47.55 | $75,480 |
| Utah | $31.46 | $40.05 | $49.70 | $83,300 |
| Vermont | $34.07 | $40.17 | $45.62 | $83,560 |
| Virginia | $37.60 | $47.56 | $60.98 | $98,920 |
| West Virginia | $27.21 | $34.42 | $44.27 | $71,590 |
| Wisconsin | $29.39 | $35.18 | $45.93 | $73,180 |
| Wyoming | $35.25 | $41.13 | $48.28 | $85,550 |
“Not published” preserves unavailable or suppressed source cells. “Above reporting limit” preserves a top-coded source value without inventing a number. A missing state estimate does not establish service eligibility. The data describe wage and salary employment; they do not measure self-employment income.
Source: BLS May 2025 state workbook · OEWS tables · BLS technical notes. Use your own schedule, pay statement and compensation terms to identify the question you want reviewed.
Trace the promised service
Identify the general logistics objective, the proposal you prepared and the assumptions available at the time. Note revisions to delivery expectations and who accepted them. Distinguish a preliminary estimate from a commitment approved by another role.
Describe subcontractor dependencies
Record when you requested a quote, capacity confirmation or corrective action and when the response arrived. Explain how you escalated an unresolved dependency. Keep your own permitted evaluation and reply together instead of treating a shipment outcome as proof of individual responsibility.
Protect operational relationships
Do not export customer contacts, freight contracts, pricing or shipment databases. Identify the relevant proposal or performance report by date and general purpose. Your personal employment timeline can explain the instruction and response without disclosing routes, security arrangements or commercial terms.
Choose your next step
Review the workplace retaliation guide, unpaid wages guide, or discrimination guide if those concerns fit your experience. A job title alone does not establish a claim.
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