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Logistics Specialist Career Market Report 2026

265 active jobs. 115 companies. Median salary $56K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

265
Active Job Openings
115
Companies Hiring
$56K
Median Salary (US)
76%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Logistics Specialist market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 76% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $56K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $39K to $88K.

Logistics is the most-demanded skill at 99%

Six Sigma demand rose +13.0pp — fastest-growing skill

Amazon leads hiring with 31 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Junior → Mid-Level (+$30K, +75%)

Salary increase: +$30K · Sample: Junior → Mid-Level

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 0% of postings

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Junior11$31K$40K$56K
Mid-Level5$39K$70K$208K
Senior3$43K$75K$110K

What jumps out

Junior → Mid-Level: +$30K (75%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States16$62KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site3.0%
Remote3.4%
Hybrid2.6%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Logistics
99%
Supply Chain
63%
Procurement
34%
AWS
26%
Inventory Management
18%
SAP
15%
AI/LLM
13%
Six Sigma
13%
Project Management
12%
SQL
12%
Forklift
10%
Warehouse Management
8%

Skills on the Rise

Six Sigma ↑+13.0ppSQL ↑+11.5ppAWS ↑+6.8ppProject Management ↑+6.3ppSupply Chain ↑+6.1pp

Declining in Demand

Data Entry ↓-16.3ppSustainability ↓-11.4ppScheduling ↓-11.4ppR ↓-5.7ppAI/LLM ↓-4.9pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Amazon3111.7%
Lonza103.8%
Cox93.4%
Nebius83.0%
Prosidianconsulting72.6%
Uberfreight62.3%
Gevernova41.5%
Brenntag41.5%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States86
Japan22
Poland6
China6
United Kingdom5
Philippines5
Canada5
Mexico5

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree55.0%110
Bachelor's Degree13.5%27
Master's Degree11.0%22
High School / GED1.5%3
MBA0.5%1

Certifications

CDL (2%)Forklift Certification (1%)ITIL (1%)PMP (1%)

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