Service Branches
Work Environment
Logistics specialists normally work in offices, although they may also work in a variety of other locations depending on their assignment.
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Military Status
Enlisted
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Average Military Salary
$69,072
Overview
Logistics specialists manage the particulars surrounding procurement, maintenance, and transportation of military materiel, facilities, and personnel. They develop, evaluate, monitor, and supervise logistics plans and programs including war readiness materiel, deployment, employment, and support planning. These individuals must be able to integrate the separate functions of planning and implementing a logistics management program.
Military Training
All enlisted service members complete basic military training, which includes time spent in a classroom and in the field, and covers tactical and survival skills, physical training, military life and customs, and weapons training. Logistics specialists in the Military will gain skills through classroom study and on-the-job experience. Job-specific training content may include:
- Automated data processing systems
- Financial records and accounting systems
- Postal operations
- Transportation operations
- Maintenance operations
- Coordination of services
Helpful Attributes
- Ability to keep accurate records
- Interest in operating forklifts and other warehouse equipment
- Preference for physical work
- Preference for work requiring attention to detail
Related Civilian Careers
- Packers and Packagers, Hand
- Logistics Engineers
- Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail and Farm Products
- Procurement Clerks
- Shipping, Receiving and Inventory Clerks
- Industrial Production Managers
- General and Operations Managers
- General and Operations Managers
- Cargo and Freight Agents
- Postal Service Clerks
- Production, Planning and Expediting Clerks
- Logisticians
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