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Logisticians
Also filed here: Logistics, Supply chain, Logistics manager, Supply chain analyst
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AI performs some of this work. Most of it still needs a person. The BLS expects 17.6% more of these jobs by 2035, faster than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- #246 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +17.6% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $82,320 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 255,100 in the US, with about 26,600 openings a year
The work, 36 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
Still yours: Analyze data to improve operations23%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Advise others on business or operational matters6%
AI performed this in about 1 in 290 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
Still yours: Maintain operational records6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Develop operational or technical procedures or standards5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 1,089 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
Still yours: Direct organizational operations, activities, or procedures5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Identify business or organizational opportunities4%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,883 conversations, and it got them there 90% of the time.
Still yours: Monitor resources or inventories4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Supervise personnel activities4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Analyze business or financial data4%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 719 conversations, and it got them there 72% of the time.
Still yours: Prepare proposals or grant applications3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Communicate with others about business strategies3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 1,508 Copilot conversations and completed it 95% of the time.
AI does this: Distribute materials, supplies, or resources3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 812 Copilot conversations and completed it 88% of the time.
Still yours: Monitor operations to ensure adequate performance2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Obtain information about goods or services2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 225 Copilot conversations and completed it 85% of the time.
AI helps with this: Develop professional relationships or networks2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,715 conversations, and it got them there 95% of the time.
Still yours: Develop organizational policies, systems, or processes2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Collect data about consumer needs or opinions2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Prepare financial documents, reports, or budgets2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Prepare reports of operational or procedural activities2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Provide information to guests, clients, or customers1%
AI performed this in about 1 in 9 Copilot conversations and completed it 87% of the time.
AI does this: Communicate with others about operational plans or activities1%
AI performed this in about 1 in 354 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
AI does this: Determine values or prices of goods or services1%
AI performed this in about 1 in 510 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
AI does this: Maintain current knowledge in area of expertise1%
AI performed this in about 1 in 40 Copilot conversations and completed it 91% of the time.
Still yours: Develop business or marketing plans1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Develop technical specifications for products or operations1%
AI performed this in about 1 in 1,901 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
AI does this: Analyze market or industry conditions1%
AI performed this in about 1 in 1,486 Copilot conversations and completed it 91% of the time.
Still yours: Develop sustainable organizational or business policies or practices1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Assess characteristics or impacts of regulations or policies1%
AI performed this in about 1 in 640 Copilot conversations and completed it 93% of the time.
Still yours: Design structures or facilities1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Evaluate programs, practices, or processes1%
AI performed this in about 1 in 1,764 Copilot conversations and completed it 93% of the time.
Still yours: Develop financial or business plans1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Evaluate the characteristics, usefulness, or performance of products or technologies1%
AI performed this in about 1 in 237 Copilot conversations and completed it 93% of the time.
Still yours: Coordinate regulatory compliance activities1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Prepare informational or instructional materials1%
AI performed this in about 1 in 51 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
AI helps with this: Determine resource needs of projects or operations1%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,590 conversations, and it got them there 92% of the time.
AI helps with this: Execute financial transactions1%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,073 conversations, and it got them there 93% of the time.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 118 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 26,600 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
- Shares 34% of the workIndustrial Production Managers22% AI does, against 29% here+2.6% by 2035 · $126,060 · Bachelor’s degree
- Shares 33% of the workConstruction and Building Inspectors18% AI does, against 29% here0% by 2035 · $74,690 · High school diploma
- Shares 29% of the workNatural Sciences Managers17% AI does, against 29% here+8.2% by 2035 · $167,220 · Bachelor’s degree
The wire
On the wire.
Nothing filed about this job yet. The latest from the Work front:
How to read this file.
deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.16, higher than 56% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 13-1081 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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