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Management

Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

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, Distribution Manager, Fleet Manager, Global Transportation Manager, Logistics Director, Logistics Operations Manager

Compare with my current job (Cargo and Freight Agents)
Median pay in Greater Boston
$128,760
$61.91/hr
Jobs in Greater Boston
3,190
Massachusetts 2024–2034
+9.9%
390 openings a year
Typical U.S. entry requirement
High school diploma or equivalent
5 years or more of related work experience

Greater Boston: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, May 2025. Growth and openings: Massachusetts statewide projection.

Pay range in Greater Boston

Yearly pay in Greater Boston by percentile
10th25thMedian75th90th
$78,410$97,910$128,760$184,830$234,670

10% of workers earn less than the first figure and 10% earn more than the last.

What you’d do

  • Supervise the activities of workers engaged in receiving, storing, testing, and shipping products or materials.
  • Plan, develop, or implement warehouse safety and security programs and activities.
  • Inspect physical conditions of warehouses, vehicle fleets, or equipment and order testing, maintenance, repairs, or replacements.
  • Plan, organize, or manage the work of subordinate staff to ensure that the work is accomplished in a manner consistent with organizational requirements.
  • Collaborate with other departments to integrate logistics with business systems or processes, such as customer sales, order management, accounting, or shipping.
  • Analyze all aspects of corporate logistics to determine the most cost-effective or efficient means of transporting products or supplies.

AI and this job

AI exposure: how much of this job’s work AI tools can do or help with, based on national research. It is not a forecast of job loss.

Higher exposure71 of 100

The index averages three national research measures, each shown as a percentile of all jobs:

  • AIOE 68
  • Language-model AIOE 71
  • GPTs-are-GPTs 75

Observed AI use today: Some (Anthropic Economic Index)

AI exposure is higher for this job, but observed AI use is only some so far. AI tools can help with planning, tracking, and linking logistics to order and shipping systems. Supervising workers, walking the warehouse, checking vehicles and equipment, and running safety programs are hands-on work that AI tools do not do.

Likely to change

  • Planning and tracking shipments and inventory
  • Connecting logistics to order and billing systems

Still relies on people

  • Supervising warehouse and shipping crews
  • Inspecting sites and equipment in person

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Training near Boston

College and school programs in the Boston metro area that lead to this job, with 2023-24 completions (IPEDS).

64 programs near Boston (plus 42 graduate)

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