Also called: Transportation and Distribution Managers
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers build coordination, complex problem solving and instructing skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is General and Operations Managers (91%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General and Operations Managers | 91% | $105,770 | −1% | None |
| 2 | Logisticians | 87% | $82,320 | −23% | None |
| 3 | Project Management Specialists | 85% | $102,320 | −5% | None |
| 4 | Logistics Analysts | 83% | $82,320Pay for the broader BLS group “Logisticians” | Not compared | None |
| 5 | Loss Prevention Managers | 81% | $141,900Pay for the broader BLS group “Managers, All Other” | Not compared | None |
| 6 | Compliance Managers | 78% | $141,900Pay for the broader BLS group “Managers, All Other” | Not compared | None |
| 7 | Information Technology Project Managers | 78% | $116,580Pay for the broader BLS group “Computer Occupations, All Other” | Not compared | None |
| 8 | Management Analysts | 78% | $101,860 | −5% | None |
| 9 | Wind Energy Development Managers | 77% | $141,900Pay for the broader BLS group “Managers, All Other” | Not compared | None |
| 10 | Sales Managers | 77% | $148,270 | +38% | None |
Compared with Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers, median $107,230. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as transportation, storage, and distribution managers (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
Free and low-cost training: use the CareerOneStop training finder below.
A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
91% skill match · $105,770 · −1% pay
Social Perceptiveness · Operations Analysis · Management of Personnel Resources
87% skill match · $82,320 · −23% pay
Operations Analysis · Social Perceptiveness
85% skill match · $102,320 · −5% pay
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are General and Operations Managers (91% skill match, median $105,770), Logisticians (87% skill match, median $82,320) and Project Management Specialists (85% skill match, median $102,320), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 6 pay more than transportation, storage, and distribution managers at the median. The biggest increases: Chief Executives (+100%, $213,990), Marketing Managers (+56%, $166,790) and Sales Managers (+38%, $148,270).
24 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones. One usually needs a graduate degree: Chief Executives.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.