Logistician
Plans and manages how a company gets, moves, delivers, and gets rid of its products and resources.
Will AI replace logistician jobs?
AI changes jobs more often than it replaces them. How much AI can help with this work: Medium. More AI overlap than 56 in 100 jobs. AI helps with some tasks, like paperwork or first drafts. People still do the core of the job. 16% of this job’s working time is already spent on tasks people bring to AI at work (Anthropic Economic Index). Based on Microsoft research on real AI use at work, matched to the tasks of each job in O*NET.
What AI already helps with
- Learn what customers need and make sure those needs are met
- Build project tools such as plans, schedules, and checklists
- Help create training materials and technical manuals
What stays human
- Build good business relationships with the customer's key people
- Protect and control private company materials
- Manage subcontractors by reviewing proposals and setting performance goals
10-year outlook · USA
Expected change in the number of these jobs by 2035: +17.6%. Typical pay: $82,320 a year. US Bureau of Labor Statistics. German figures differ, but the direction is usually similar.
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