Headline risk
2%
Very Low RiskTransportation, storage, and distribution managers
United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.
Why This Score
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
Plan, direct, or coordinate transportation, storage, or distribution activities in accordance with organizational policies and applicable government laws or regulations. Includes logistics managers.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 8% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 102,010
Employment 2024
216.7K
Projected Change (2024–34)
6.1%
Openings (2024–34)
18.5K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Employment of transportation, storage, and distribution managers is projected to grow 6 percent from 2024 to 2034, faster than the average for all occupations.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Supervise the activities of workers engaged in receiving, storing, testing, and shipping products or materials. AI use: 0%
- 2. Inspect physical conditions of warehouses, vehicle fleets, or equipment and order testing, maintenance, repairs, or replacements. AI use: 0%
- 3. Determine appropriate equipment and staffing levels to load, unload, move, or store materials. AI use: 0%
- 4. Plan, organize, or manage the work of subordinate staff to ensure that the work is accomplished in a manner consistent with organizational requirements. AI use: 0%
- 5. Plan, develop, or implement warehouse safety and security programs and activities. AI use: 0%
- 6. Collaborate with other departments to integrate logistics with business systems or processes, such as customer sales, order management, accounting, or shipping. AI use: 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 43.6 · 415K employed
Under 25: 4% · 25–54: 74% · 55+: 22%
Related
Source coverage
11/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Mapping quality
crosswalk_exact · employment series present
Narrative & sources
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers plan, direct, or coordinate the movement of people and goods.
Most transportation, storage, and distribution managers work full time, and some work more than 40 hours per week.
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers typically need a high school diploma, although some employers prefer or require a bachelor’s degree. They also need related work experience to enter the occupation.
The median annual wage for transportation, storage, and distribution managers was $102,010 in May 2024.
Employment of transportation, storage, and distribution managers is projected to grow 6 percent from 2024 to 2034, faster than the average for all occupations.
Published limitations
This page shows the local country layer, not realised individual job outcomes. The global structural baseline is shared across countries; only the local demand and wage layer changes here.
Built from O*NET occupation descriptions, task statements, technology skills, work context, Job Zones, Anthropic task penetration, BLS OEWS wages, BLS projection tables, BLS ORS requirements, BLS OOH narrative content, BLS skills data, and BLS CPS occupation age tables.