AI Career Radar

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.

AI exposure40 / 100Moderate exposure

Based on O*NET work context for this occupation. This score does not predict individual job losses.

What drives the score

Automation and repetition raise exposure; freedom to set tasks lowers it. Each measure uses a 0–100 scale.

Degree of automation38
Freedom to set tasks75
Repeating the same tasks56
$107,230Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
+6.1%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (faster than average)BLS Employment Projections
66Skill durability (moderate)Transferability, out of 100

How well your skills transfer

Each skill is scored on how well it transfers into occupations that are growing and less exposed. The ones high on both importance and transfer are worth deepening.

Highest transferability first

Both scores out of 100

Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Active Listening
63
72
Monitoring
63
69
Speaking
63
66
Critical Thinking
63
66
Judgment and Decision Making
63
63
Coordination
62
69
Active Learning
62
66
Complex Problem Solving
62
66
Reading Comprehension
61
72
Time Management
61
66
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Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Writing
60
66
Social Perceptiveness
60
56
Instructing
58
66
Learning Strategies
58
60
Systems Analysis
57
66
Systems Evaluation
56
63
Service Orientation
56
56
Persuasion
54
63
Mathematics
53
44
Negotiation
52
66
Science
52
0
Management of Personnel Resources
50
60
Operations Analysis
49
28
Installation
48
3
Management of Material Resources
47
50
Management of Financial Resources
47
47
Quality Control Analysis
47
38
Troubleshooting
47
22
Technology Design
47
19
Equipment Selection
47
3
Equipment Maintenance
47
3
Operations Monitoring
46
41
Repairing
46
0
Programming
45
19
Operation and Control
43
22

Compare how well you can use each skill in growing, low-exposure occupations with its importance in your current role. How we score skills.

Jobs you could move to

Compare related occupations by skill overlap, retraining effort, pay and projected growth. Choose a priority to adjust the ranking. Licensing requirements may limit some routes.

#1Marketing ManagersManagement
81/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$166,790
10-yr growth
+6.9%
Skill gap
8%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Operations Analysis, Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, Persuasion

81/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$135,880
10-yr growth
+21.1%
Skill gap
11%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Operations Monitoring, Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening

80/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$129,180
10-yr growth
+21%
Skill gap
10%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Quality Control Analysis, Operations Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension

79/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$146,910
10-yr growth
+5.7%
Skill gap
6%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, Service Orientation, Writing

79/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$123,860
10-yr growth
+24.2%
Skill gap
14%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Operations Analysis, Social Perceptiveness, Management of Personnel Resources, Service Orientation

79/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$141,900
10-yr growth
+4.9%
Skill gap
3%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Critical Thinking, Social Perceptiveness, Writing, Speaking

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers could go and what the move costs. The other route is not a move at all: something small of your own, running alongside the job, started while there is no pressure on it.

Where to learn the missing half: Google Career Certificates for systems analysis · active learning, LinkedIn Learning for writing · speaking, edX for mathematics · reading and PlanetNoCode for complex problem solving. Some of those are affiliate links. It never changes what we list.

Snapshot: O*NET 31.0, BLS OEWS May 2025, BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035. Scoring v2.1.0-onet-31.0. Method on the how it works page.