Skills it runs on
The capabilities O*NET rates most important for this occupation — the human ground the work is built on.
See all skills →Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
Occupation · SOC 11-3071.00
Plan, direct, or coordinate transportation, storage, or distribution activities in accordance with organizational policies and applicable government laws or regulations. Includes logistics managers.
Also called: Distribution Center Manager · Fleet Manager · Logistics Operations Manager · Supply Chain Logistics Manager · Distribution Manager · Global Transportation Manager · Logistics Director · Shipping Manager · Transportation Manager · Warehouse Supervisor · Aerial Planting and Cultivation Manager · Air Export Logistics Manager
Job family: Management Occupations
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AI work map
A fast read on where AI already shows up in this occupation, where it stays a copilot, where humans remain in the loop, and what the labor market is doing. Built from observed Claude.ai conversations mapped to O*NET tasks and from published research — measures of usage and exposure, not advice or predictions that the job is going away.
Market signal
Independent published positions, read together — not a forecast.
- About average employment outlook (+6.1% by 2034)
- 18,500 openings/yr
- High AI exposure
- Median pay $102,010/yr
- Can largely be done remotely (teleworkable)
- Both the 2013 computerization estimate and today's AI exposure rank this high
75th-percentile task overlap — yet about 18,500 openings a year (+6.1% projected, BLS) . What exposure means →
AI & job outlook
What today's research says about this occupation's exposure to AI, how AI is actually being used in it, and where employment is headed. These are positions within published studies — measures of exposure and usage, not predictions that this job will disappear.
Exposure to current AI
Each study uses its own scale, so the raw scores are not comparable across rows — the percentile (this job's rank among all U.S. occupations with data) is the comparable figure, and sizes the bars.
| Measure | Rank vs all occupations | Percentile | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall AI exposure (Felten et al.) High | 70th | 0.9 | |
| LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou) High | 83rd | 0.9 | |
| AI assistant applicability (Microsoft) High | 69th | 0.2 |
OpenAI's exposure study scores tasks three ways: with a language model alone (α 0.0), with simple added tooling (β 0.5), and including AI-powered software (γ 0.9). Higher means more of the job's tasks could be done at least twice as fast — not that they will be automated away.
Most of this job's tasks can be done remotely (Dingel–Neiman), which tends to track with higher digital and AI exposure.
Historical automation estimate (2013)
A pre-LLM (2013) estimate of how automatable this job is by computerization and robotics. Shown for historical context only — it is not part of any current AI ranking.
Frey–Osborne probability 0.6 · 50th percentile among occupations · Moderate
How AI is actually used in this job
Among measured AI assistant conversations mapped to this occupation (Anthropic Economic Index, 2026-01-15), these task types came up most. These are shares of observed AI conversations — not shares of the job, of worker time, or of what could be automated.
| Analyze expenditures and other financial information to develop plans, policies, or budgets for increasing profits or improving services. | 1.7% | |
| Analyze all aspects of corporate logistics to determine the most cost-effective or efficient means of transporting products or supplies. | 1.1% | |
| Resolve problems concerning transportation, logistics systems, imports or exports, or customer issues. | 0.7% | |
| Analyze the financial impact of proposed logistics changes, such as routing, shipping modes, product volumes or mixes, or carriers. | 0.4% |
Job outlook
Independent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics employment projection for 2024–2034 — a labor-market forecast, not an AI-impact forecast.
| Outlook | About average · +6.1% by 2034 |
| Projected annual openings | 18,500 |
| Employment 2024 → 2034 | 216,700 → 229,800 |
“Annual openings” counts new jobs plus replacements for workers who leave the occupation, so it can be large even when growth is modest.
Where this work sits on the global GenAI gradient
The ILO's 2025 global study scores generative-AI exposure on the international ISCO-08 occupation system, not US SOC. Bridged through the published (and approximate, many-to-many) IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 crosswalk, this US occupation corresponds to the international occupation below. Exposure here means how much of the work's tasks today's AI can attempt — task overlap, not automation, adoption, or jobs lost.
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers sits at the 74th percentile of 427
occupations on the global GenAI task-exposure gradient
. Each dot is one occupation; the
ringed one is this work. Exposure is task overlap, not automation or jobs lost.
39% mean task exposure (2025)
74th percentile of 427 placed occupations
−0 pts shift 2023 → 2025
| International occupation (ISCO-08) | Task exposure (2025) | Most tasks fall in |
|---|---|---|
| Supply, Distribution and Related Managers · 1324 | 39% | Minimal |
Read the whole six-band gradient on the GenAI exposure gradient page. The crosswalk is approximate: a US occupation can map to several international ones, and the ILO scores describe the international occupation, not this exact US role.
Tasks
All 30 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation, ordered by importance. Each links to its own page with AI-exposure and observed-use detail.
- Supervise the activities of workers engaged in receiving, storing, testing, and shipping products or materials. Core · importance 4.5
- Plan, develop, or implement warehouse safety and security programs and activities. Core · importance 4.3
- Inspect physical conditions of warehouses, vehicle fleets, or equipment and order testing, maintenance, repairs, or replacements. Core · importance 4.3
- Plan, organize, or manage the work of subordinate staff to ensure that the work is accomplished in a manner consistent with organizational requirements. Core · importance 4.3
- Collaborate with other departments to integrate logistics with business systems or processes, such as customer sales, order management, accounting, or shipping. Core · importance 4.1
- Analyze all aspects of corporate logistics to determine the most cost-effective or efficient means of transporting products or supplies. Core · importance 4.1
- Resolve problems concerning transportation, logistics systems, imports or exports, or customer issues. Core · importance 4.1
- Develop and document standard and emergency operating procedures for receiving, handling, storing, shipping, or salvaging products or materials. Core · importance 4.0
- Monitor operations to ensure that staff members comply with administrative policies and procedures, safety rules, union contracts, environmental policies, or government regulations. Core · importance 4.0
- Analyze the financial impact of proposed logistics changes, such as routing, shipping modes, product volumes or mixes, or carriers. Core · importance 4.0
- Monitor inventory levels of products or materials in warehouses. Core · importance 4.0
- Establish or monitor specific supply chain-based performance measurement systems. Core · importance 3.9
- Prepare and manage departmental budgets. Core · importance 3.9
- Monitor product import or export processes to ensure compliance with regulatory or legal requirements. Core · importance 3.8
- Prepare management recommendations, such as proposed fee and tariff increases or schedule changes. Core · importance 3.8
- Interview, select, and train warehouse and supervisory personnel. Core · importance 3.8
- Advise sales and billing departments of transportation charges for customers' accounts. Core · importance 3.8
- Analyze expenditures and other financial information to develop plans, policies, or budgets for increasing profits or improving services. Core · importance 3.7
- Confer with department heads to coordinate warehouse activities, such as production, sales, records control, or purchasing. Core · importance 3.7
- Implement specific customer requirements, such as internal reporting or customized transportation metrics. Core · importance 3.7
- Maintain metrics, reports, process documentation, customer service logs, or training or safety records. Core · importance 3.7
- Examine invoices and shipping manifests for conformity to tariff and customs regulations. Core · importance 3.7
- Plan or implement energy saving changes to transportation services, such as reducing routes, optimizing capacities, employing alternate modes of transportation, or minimizing idling. Core · importance 3.7
- Evaluate contractors or business partners for operational efficiency or safety or environmental performance records. Core · importance 3.6
- Negotiate with carriers, warehouse operators, or insurance company representatives for services and preferential rates. Core · importance 3.6
- Develop or implement plans for facility modification or expansion, such as equipment purchase or changes in space allocation or structural design. Core · importance 3.5
- Direct inbound or outbound operations, such as transportation or warehouse activities, safety performance, and logistics quality management.
- Plan or implement improvements to internal or external systems or processes.
- Recommend or authorize capital expenditures for acquisition of new equipment or property to increase efficiency and services.
- Review invoices, work orders, consumption reports, or demand forecasts to estimate peak performance periods and to issue work assignments.
Emerging tasks
Newer responsibilities O*NET has flagged as growing for this occupation.
- Direct the use of drones and autonomous vehicles for efficient and cost-effective delivery of goods and inventory management.
Work activities
- Supervise employees.
- Implement organizational process or policy changes.
- Develop safety standards, policies, or procedures.
- Inspect condition or functioning of facilities or equipment.
- Purchase materials, equipment, or other resources.
- Confer with organizational members to accomplish work activities.
- Analyze data to inform operational decisions or activities.
- Implement transportation changes to reduce environmental impact.
- Resolve customer complaints or problems.
- Develop emergency response plans or procedures.
- Document organizational or operational procedures.
- Monitor activities of individuals to ensure safety or compliance with rules.
- Analyze financial records to improve efficiency.
- Monitor inventories of products or materials.
- Monitor organizational procedures to ensure proper functioning.
- Prepare operational budgets.
- Monitor organizational compliance with regulations.
- Advise others on business or operational matters.
- Interview employees, customers, or others to collect information.
- Conduct employee training programs.
- Hire personnel.
- Analyze financial records to improve budgeting or planning.
- Maintain operational records.
- Examine financial records to ensure compliance with policies or regulations.
- Develop operating strategies, plans, or procedures for green or sustainable operations.
- Monitor performance of organizational members or partners.
- Negotiate contracts for transportation, distribution, or logistics services.
- Plan facility layouts or designs.
- Direct organizational operations, projects, or services.
- Develop operating strategies, plans, or procedures.
- Approve expenditures.
- Analyze forecasting data to improve business decisions.
Knowledge, skills & abilities
O*NET importance rating, from 1 (not important) to 5 (extremely important).
Knowledge
| Transportation | 4.5 | |
| Administration and Management | 4.1 | |
| Customer and Personal Service | 4.0 | |
| English Language | 3.8 | |
| Mathematics | 3.6 | |
| Personnel and Human Resources | 3.5 | |
| Public Safety and Security | 3.5 |
Abilities
| Oral Comprehension | 4.0 | |
| Written Comprehension | 4.0 | |
| Written Expression | 4.0 | |
| Problem Sensitivity | 3.9 | |
| Deductive Reasoning | 3.9 | |
| Inductive Reasoning | 3.9 | |
| Oral Expression | 3.8 | |
| Information Ordering | 3.8 | |
| Category Flexibility | 3.8 | |
| Near Vision | 3.8 | |
| Speech Recognition | 3.5 | |
| Speech Clarity | 3.5 | |
| Fluency of Ideas | 3.4 |
Essential skills
| Reading Comprehension | 3.9 | |
| Active Listening | 3.9 | |
| Monitoring | 3.8 | |
| Writing | 3.6 | |
| Speaking | 3.6 | |
| Critical Thinking | 3.6 | |
| Active Learning | 3.6 | |
| Learning Strategies | 3.4 |
Transferable skills
| Coordination | 3.8 | |
| Negotiation | 3.6 | |
| Instructing | 3.6 | |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.6 | |
| Systems Analysis | 3.6 | |
| Time Management | 3.6 | |
| Persuasion | 3.5 | |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.5 | |
| Systems Evaluation | 3.5 | |
| Management of Personnel Resources | 3.4 | |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.3 | |
| Service Orientation | 3.3 |
Skills in demand
Skills employers ask for in job postings for this occupation (Lightcast), with whether each is a common or specialized skill.
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Tools & technology
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Work context
How characteristic each condition is of the job, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale (higher = more present in day-to-day work). Each condition links to how it varies across all occupations.
How to get in
- Job zone
- Zone 4 — Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
- Education
- Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
- Typical entry-level education
- High school diploma or equivalent · BLS, the typical path — not a requirement
- Related experience
- A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
- Preparation level
- SVP (7.0 to < 8.0) — total schooling plus on-the-job experience.
What to study: Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services , Public Administration and Social Service Professions , Transportation and Materials Moving . Fields of study crosswalked to this occupation (NCES CIP–SOC), not a requirement.
Interests & work styles
The interests and personal qualities O*NET associates with people who do this work.
Work styles
| Dependability | 7.0 | |
| Attention to Detail | 6.0 | |
| Integrity | 5.0 | |
| Achievement Orientation | 4.0 | |
| Adaptability | 3.0 |
Interest areas
| Management/Administration | 6.5 | |
| Business Initiatives | 4.5 | |
| Accounting | 3.0 | |
| Office Work | 3.0 | |
| Human Resources | 3.0 | |
| Finance | 2.8 | |
| Transportation/Machine Operation | 2.8 |
Career interests (Holland / RIASEC)
| Enterprising | 6.0 | |
| Conventional | 5.7 | |
| Realistic | 3.6 | |
| Investigative | 2.6 |
Wages & employment
U.S. · annual wages (BLS OEWS)
| 10th percentile | $61,200 |
| 25th percentile | $78,360 |
| Median (50th) | $102,010 |
| 75th percentile | $136,050 |
| 90th percentile | $180,590 |
| People employed | 213,000 |
Industries that employ this occupation
Where these workers are employed, by number of jobs (national, BLS OEWS). Pay shown is the occupation's national median, not industry-specific.
| Industry | Workers | National median pay |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation and Warehousing · Sector | 68,620 | $99,610 |
| Wholesale Trade · Sector | 36,200 | $95,340 |
| Manufacturing · Sector | 27,300 | $114,180 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises · Sector | 15,270 | $148,130 |
| Retail Trade · Sector | 10,810 | $75,030 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services · Sector | 8,950 | $129,000 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services · Sector | 6,120 | $97,160 |
| Construction · Sector | 4,790 | $80,630 |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing · Sector | 4,740 | $63,550 |
| Educational Services · Sector | 3,490 | $93,770 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance · Sector | 3,300 | $98,910 |
| Information · Sector | 1,840 | $114,580 |
Where this work is most concentrated
Industries where this occupation is far more common than in the economy as a whole. The location quotient is how many times more concentrated it is here (a value of 5 means five times its economy-wide share).
| Industry | Concentration | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation and Warehousing · Sector | 6.72× | 68,620 |
| Wholesale Trade · Sector | 4.34× | 36,200 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises · Sector | 3.93× | 15,270 |
| Testing Laboratories and Services · National industry | 2.12× | 500 |
| Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers · National industry | 2.03× | 320 |
| Utilities · Sector | 1.69× | 1,350 |
| Manufacturing · Sector | 1.55× | 27,300 |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing · Sector | 1.45× | 4,740 |
Related occupations
Part of the Supply Chain & Transportation career cluster.
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Side-by-side comparisons place two occupations’ pay, preparation, skills, and AI exposure on the same page — same data, same scale, no forecast.
What you can do with this
Options the data surfaces for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers — not advice or a forecast. Each is a real cross-link you can follow into the evidence.
Skills that travel
Capabilities this work builds that are used across many other occupations.
Adjacent roles
Occupations O*NET rates as related — the nearby moves on the map.
Paths in
How people typically prepare for this work.
- High school diploma or equivalent · typical entry level
- Job zone 4 — Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed · preparation tier
- Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services · field of study
- Public Administration and Social Service Professions · field of study
Zoom out
On the global GenAI exposure gradient this work sits around the 74th percentile of 427 international occupations.
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Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers show 75th-percentile AI task overlap — and about 18,500 annual U.S. openings
- Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers rank in the 75th percentile (High band) for AI task overlap across U.S. occupations — a measure of how much of the work today's AI can attempt, not how much is automated.Eloundou et al. (GPTs are GPTs) + Felten AIOE
- The occupation is projected to see about 18,500 U.S. job openings per year (2024–34), counting growth and replacement — a labor-demand projection made independently of AI.BLS Employment Projections 2024–34
- BLS projects employment to be about average (+6.1%) from 2024 to 2034.BLS Employment Projections 2024–34
- Median annual pay is $102,010, across about 213,000 U.S. workers.BLS OEWS (May 2024)
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Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers show 75th-percentile AI task overlap — and about 18,500 annual U.S. openings • Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers rank in the 75th percentile (High band) for AI task overlap across U.S. occupations — a measure of how much of the work today's AI can attempt, not how much is automated. (Eloundou et al. (GPTs are GPTs) + Felten AIOE) • The occupation is projected to see about 18,500 U.S. job openings per year (2024–34), counting growth and replacement — a labor-demand projection made independently of AI. (BLS Employment Projections 2024–34) • BLS projects employment to be about average (+6.1%) from 2024 to 2034. (BLS Employment Projections 2024–34) • Median annual pay is $102,010, across about 213,000 U.S. workers. (BLS OEWS (May 2024)) Source: Singulariki — "Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers". https://singulariki.com/roles/role-11-3071-00 Note: AI task overlap measures what today's AI can attempt, not automation, job loss, or a forecast.
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Sources for this page
Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.
- O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27) Anthropic
- Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai Microsoft Research
- “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic
- AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans academic
- ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025 International Labour Organization
- IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022 Institute for Structural Research (IBS)
- Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation academic
- Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome academic
Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.
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Singulariki. "Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/roles/role-11-3071-00
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BibTeX
@misc{singulariki-role-11-3071-00,
title = {Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers},
author = {{Singulariki}},
year = {2026},
note = {O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026},
url = {https://singulariki.com/roles/role-11-3071-00}
} Citations name the underlying public dataset releases — they reflect what this page is built from, not just the URL.