Transportation, Storage, & 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.

On the job, you would:

• 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.

Education

• bachelor's degree

Transportation

• movement of people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road

Business

• management
• customer service

Arts and Humanities

• English language

Math and Science

• arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics

Basic Skills

• talking to others
• thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem

Problem Solving

• noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

People and Technology Systems

• thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
• measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it

Enterprising

People interested in this work like activities that include leading, making decisions, and business.

• Dependability
• Integrity
• Leadership
• Stress Tolerance
• Attention to Detail
• Cooperation

Verbal

• communicate by speaking
• listen and understand what people say

Ideas and Logic

• notice when problems happen
• use rules to solve problems

Math

• choose the right type of math to solve a problem
• add, subtract, multiply, or divide