What the work involves, what it pays, and real lines you can start from. Answer a few small questions and leave with a resume.
Also called acquisition logistics engineer, aero logistics engineer, aeronautical logistics engineer and auto logistics engineer.
Pay and headcount are from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The lines are written from what the US Department of Labor records about this work.
An example
Every line below comes from the same public record as the rest of this page. The greyed parts are the ones only you can answer.
Logistics Engineer
Logistics engineer designing and analyzing operational solutions for transportation optimization, network modeling, and process analysis, while developing metrics and evaluating inventory tracking technology
Where you worked
On site, Remote
Yours will not say this. It will say what you did, in your own words, and Rung writes it with you one question at a time.
Nothing to write from scratch
Real duties for this job, already written the way a resume reads. Inside Rung you choose the ones that were yours.
becomes
On your resume
These are written the way a resume line reads. Rung asks which ones are actually yours, keeps your own words, and never claims work you did not do.
Then it asks for one more thing
Make it stronger
A few lines could show more. Each one is asked, and answered by choosing.
The line
Identified cost-reduction opportunities in logistics, reducing delays in the supply chain and enhancing operational efficiency
Show what improved in operations after you identified these opportunities
Pick one that fits
Adding it to the line…
The line
Prepared comprehensive logistic strategies for production facilities, aligning with organizational goals
Mention how these strategies impacted production or efficiency
Pick one that fits
Adding it to the line…
Every ready answer is in plain words, never a figure. Nothing is invented to fill a gap.
What it is made of
What this work is made of. Rung offers these and keeps the ones you claim.
What are you good at?
The work itself
The public record of what this job is, in one paragraph.
Design or analyze operational solutions for projects such as transportation optimization, network modeling, process and methods analysis, cost containment, capacity enhancement, routing and shipment optimization, or information management.
What it pays
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
| 25th percentile | $64,440 |
|---|---|
| Median | $82,320 |
| 75th percentile | $106,190 |
| State | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| AK | $67,850 | $87,280 | $114,270 |
| AL | $74,490 | $98,450 | $124,380 |
| AR | $62,240 | $78,400 | $106,710 |
| AZ | $59,640 | $77,620 | $100,630 |
| CA | $71,910 | $92,890 | $121,470 |
| CO | $77,390 | $96,090 | $121,850 |
| CT | $74,400 | $85,450 | $101,650 |
| DC | $76,720 | $104,770 | $134,140 |
| DE | $73,820 | $96,090 | $115,950 |
| FL | $56,850 | $76,410 | $97,650 |
| GA | $60,200 | $77,570 | $97,320 |
| HI | $78,670 | $100,340 | $124,680 |
| IA | $64,110 | $78,740 | $98,140 |
| ID | $59,580 | $73,920 | $98,110 |
| IL | $63,300 | $80,100 | $100,620 |
| IN | $62,140 | $77,670 | $100,720 |
| KS | $59,520 | $69,520 | $90,890 |
| KY | $58,510 | $68,420 | $82,960 |
| LA | $64,100 | $75,230 | $100,230 |
| MA | $79,150 | $100,360 | $131,580 |
| MD | $81,100 | $102,700 | $130,870 |
| ME | $56,300 | $77,780 | $92,920 |
| MI | $65,220 | $83,200 | $106,570 |
| MN | $65,840 | $82,320 | $104,180 |
| MO | $61,030 | $78,350 | $101,080 |
| MS | $60,030 | $75,160 | $88,710 |
| MT | $70,010 | $81,270 | $99,300 |
| NC | $65,350 | $80,780 | $106,240 |
| ND | $62,080 | $72,800 | $85,990 |
| NE | $52,140 | $65,370 | $85,550 |
| NH | $63,980 | $81,270 | $101,970 |
| NJ | $78,240 | $92,280 | $115,170 |
| NM | $78,080 | $98,430 | $119,740 |
| NV | $63,310 | $79,600 | $98,470 |
| NY | $72,550 | $88,240 | $110,350 |
| OH | $64,400 | $83,460 | $105,340 |
| OK | $62,150 | $86,600 | $105,370 |
| OR | $68,370 | $83,180 | $108,830 |
| PA | $62,060 | $79,340 | $99,970 |
| PR | $40,750 | $54,380 | $72,490 |
| RI | $63,480 | $76,180 | $98,940 |
| SC | $61,810 | $80,330 | $99,590 |
| SD | $69,860 | $80,020 | $102,050 |
| TN | $49,710 | $71,280 | $91,970 |
| TX | $58,470 | $75,480 | $98,900 |
| UT | $65,430 | $83,300 | $103,380 |
| VA | $78,210 | $98,920 | $126,840 |
| VT | $70,870 | $83,560 | $94,890 |
| WA | $87,610 | $107,250 | $132,340 |
| WI | $61,130 | $73,180 | $95,530 |
| WV | $56,610 | $71,590 | $92,080 |
| WY | $73,320 | $85,550 | $100,420 |
Other names
acquisition logistics engineer, aero logistics engineer, aeronautical logistics engineer, auto logistics engineer, automotive logistics engineer, cost engineer, cost estimating engineer, cost reduction engineer, engineer, logistics planning engineer, logistics research engineer, logistics system engineer.
procurement engineer, reliability engineer, supportability engineer, systems engineer, continuous improvement specialist, logistics specialist.
If you served
From the crosswalk the US Department of Labor publishes itself. If one of these was your job, this page is about the civilian work it maps to.
Free resume help
Answer a few small questions and leave with a resume. Your answers stay on your own device.
A truly free resume that is yours to keep
Your situation
Rung asks different questions depending on where you are. Choose the one that fits you.
Nearby work
Near this job. If one of these fits better, its page is the same as this one.
This page is about the occupation Logistics Engineers. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.