OAP13 Waterways Operations and Management: civilian jobs and resume guide
The O*NET Military Crosswalk connects this Waterways Operations and Management designation to the civilian directions shown below. Review each civilian direction's published work details, then keep only experience you can verify. The connection does not prove that you performed a mapped task.
About this designation: The source identifies this designation as Waterways Operations and Management. Its shared civilian crosswalk evidence does not establish which duties, tools, credentials, or level of responsibility you personally held.
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$107,230
Median national pay for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Manager
These are the civilian occupations O*NET connects to this military code. They are options to explore—not a ranking, a license, or proof that you performed every duty listed.
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Plan, direct, or coordinate transportation, storage, or distribution activities in accordance with organizational policies and applicable government laws or regulations. Includes logistics managers.
Typical national pay$82,440–$146,770Median $107,230 · BLS OEWS 2025
Pay can vary by location, employer, schedule, credentials, and experience.
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Requirements and work details
O*NET Job Zone 4: considerable preparation is usually needed.
O*NET does not establish a universal civilian license for this occupation. Employers may still require credentials.
Example civilian duties from O*NET
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.
Analyze product delivery or supply chain processes to identify or recommend changes. May manage route activity including invoicing, electronic bills, and shipment tracing.
Typical national pay$64,440–$106,190Median $82,320 · BLS OEWS 2025
Pay can vary by location, employer, schedule, credentials, and experience.
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Requirements and work details
O*NET Job Zone 4: considerable preparation is usually needed.
O*NET does not establish a universal civilian license for this occupation. Employers may still require credentials.
Example civilian duties from O*NET
Maintain databases of logistics information.
Remotely monitor the flow of vehicles or inventory, using Web-based logistics information systems to track vehicles or containers.
Communicate with or monitor service providers, such as ocean carriers, air freight forwarders, global consolidators, customs brokers, or trucking companies.
Tools and software named by O*NET
Inventory management systems
Microsoft Access
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Office software
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Power BI
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Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Manager
Summary
Transportation, storage, and distribution manager coordinating logistics activities, supervising staff, ensuring compliance with regulations, and developing safety programs to optimize product handling and shipping processes
Experience
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Manager
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Supervised the activities of workers engaged in receiving, storing, testing, and shipping products or materials
Planned, developed, and implemented warehouse safety and security programs and activities
Inspected physical conditions of warehouses and vehicle fleets, ordering maintenance or repairs as needed
Monitored operations to ensure compliance with administrative policies, safety rules, and government regulations
Analyzed all aspects of corporate logistics to determine cost-effective means of transporting products
Collaborated with other departments to integrate logistics with business systems such as order management and shipping
Developed and documented standard and emergency operating procedures for handling and shipping products
Interviewing others, Monitoring organizational procedures, Monitoring member performance, Monitoring individual activities, Monitoring compliance, Conferencing with organizational members
Tools and software
Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft PowerPoint, Warehouse management system WMS
Open to
On site, Remote
Education
Bachelor's Degree Your college, Year
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Logistics Analyst
Summary
Logistics analyst analyzing product delivery and supply chain processes, managing route activity, and maintaining databases to recommend improvements and track inventory flow using logistics information systems
Experience
Logistics Analyst
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Tracked product flow from origin to final delivery
Communicated with service providers, such as ocean carriers and trucking companies
Analyzed logistics data using methods such as data mining and cost analysis
Monitored inventory transactions at warehouse facilities to assess shipping and storage
Conferred with logistics management teams to optimize service levels and minimize costs
Developed or maintained freight rate databases for supply chain departments
Skills
Checking & Planning
Analyzing logistics processes, Evaluating logistics methods, Identifying opportunities, Analyzing industry trends, Calculating data
Technical Skills
Maintaining data in systems, Developing financial information systems
Core Skills
Obtaining information about goods, Monitoring organizational processes, Inventory management systems, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Power BI, Monitoring inventories
Tools and software
Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft Outlook
Open to
On site, Remote
Education
Bachelor's Degree Your college, Year
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The mapped civilian record lists this task: Supervise the activities of workers engaged in receiving, storing, testing, and shipping products or materials. Identify comparable experience only if you can verify it.
Also examine this mapped civilian task: Maintain databases of logistics information. Keep it only if your own service evidence supports it.
Capture scope or outcomes only when your own records support them.
Which parts of your Waterways Operations and Management experience can you support when considering the civilian directions shown below?
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Before
Fictional example: In my Waterways Operations and Management assignment, I [verified task] using [verified tool or record].
After
Fictional example: Supported [civilian work area] by [verified task] using [verified tool or record].
Why this wording is fair
Supervise the activities of workers engaged in receiving, storing, testing, and shipping products or materials.
Maintain databases of logistics information.
Use the pattern, not the sentence: keep it only when the same facts are true for you.
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Editorial reviewer: Rung Guru editorial QA. Approved: 2026-08-09T10:35:00+00:00.
Structured guidance last changed: 2026-08-08. Source-verification dates appear with each source below.
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