SOUTHEAST AREA SOCIAL SERVICES FUNDING AUTHORITY (SASSFA)             
        
                                                                               
                                          at Santa Fe Springs & Paramount 
                                                           
                                     LOGISTICS SECTOR 
        
        
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           Page 3 - Careers in the Logistics Sector , Sample occupations by Career Pathway 
             
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                                                                                   CAREERS IN THE LOGISTICS SECTOR 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
              Definition: *Logistics is the management of the supply chain, controlling the movement of goods from the point of origin to the point of destination using the most efficient, 
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              cost effective methods .  An integral part of the Logistics Sector is Transportation and Distribution.  Below is a summary of sample occupations involved in the Logistics 
              Sector, organized by several career pathways2.  The information is provided as an overview to careers/jobs in the Logistics Sector.   
                    Air/Space Transportation:                                 Logisticians *           Warehouse Managers *         Facility:                                   General-                  Health and          Marketing 
                    Transportation Managers (Air) * Commercial Pilots         Logistics Managers *     Storage and Distribution     Facility Maintenance                        Intermodal-               Safety              Managers * Sales 
                    *Flight Engineers * Flight Attendants * Dispatchers       Logistics Engineers *    Managers * Industrial        Managers and Engineers * Industrial         Urban and Regional        Managers *          Managers * Sales  
                    (Air) * Traffic Managers * Air Traffic Controllers        Logistics Analysts *     and Packaging                Equipment Mechanics * Industrial            Planners * Civil          Industrial          Representatives of 
                    *Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors * Airfield           Logistics Consultants    Engineers *                  Electricians * Electrical/Electronic        Engineers *               Health and          Transportation/ 
                    Operations Specialists                                    *International           Traffic, Shipping and        Technicians                                 Engineering               Safety              Logistics Services 
                    Rail Transportation:                                      Logistics                Receiving Clerks *           Mobile Equipment:                           Technicians *             Engineers *         *Reservation, 
                    Transportation Managers (Rail) * Dispatchers              Specialists              Production, Planning,        General-Mobile Equipment                    Surveying and             Environmental       Travel and 
                    (Rail) * Traffic Managers * Locomotive Engineers *                                 Expediting Clerks *          Maintenance Managers * Electrical           Mapping Technicians       Scientists and      Transportation 
                    Locomotive Firers * Railyard Conductors and                                        First-Line Supervisors/      and Electronic Installers and               * Government              Specialists *       Agents * Cargo 
              S     Yardmasters * Railroad Brake, Signal and Switch                                    Managers of Helpers *        Repairers (Transportation Equipment) *      Service Executives *      Environmental       and Freight 
              am    Operators * Railyard Engineers, Dinkey Operators,                                  Laborers, and Material       Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics            Environmental             Science and         Agents * 
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              e     and Hostlers                                                                       Movers (Hand) * First-       Air/Space-Aerospace Engineering             Compliance                Protection          Customer Service 
               of   Water Transportation:                                                              line Supervisors/            and Operations Technicians * Aircraft       Inspectors                Technicians *       Managers *  
               C    Transportation Managers (Water) * Dispatchers                                      Managers of                  Mechanics and Service Technicians *         Air/Space-Air             Environmental       Cashiers, Counter 
              are   (Water) * Traffic Managers * Captains * Mates *                                    Transportation and           Airframe Mechanics * Power Plant            Traffic Controllers *     Managers and        and Rental Clerks 
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                    Pilots of Water Vessels * Sailors and Marine                                       Material (Moving             Mechanics * Aircraft Engine                 Aviation Inspectors       Engineers * 
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              p     Oilers * Able Seamen * Ordinary Seamen * Ship                                      Machine and Vehicle          Specialists * Avionics Technicians          Road-Traffic              Environmental 
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              ci    and Boat Captains * Ship Engineers * Bridge and                                    Operators) * Laborers        Water-Ship Mechanics and                    Engineers * Traffic       Compliance 
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              i     Lock Tenders                                                                       and Freight, Stock and       Repairers * Motorboat Mechanics *           Technicians * Motor       Inspectors * 
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               / O  Road Transportation:                                                               Material Movers (Hand)       Automotive/Truck Mechanics and              Vehicle Inspectors *      Safety Analysts 
              ccup  Transportation Managers (Road) * Dispatchers                                       *Car, Truck and Ship         Body Repairers                              Freight Inspectors 
                    (Truck/Bus/Taxi) * Traffic Managers * Truck                                        Loaders * Packers and        Rail-Rail Car Repairers * Signal            Rail-Railroad 
              at    Drivers (Tractor-Trailer) * Truck Drivers (Light or                                Packagers-hand *             and Track Switch Repairers * Rail           Inspectors 
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              ons   Delivery Services) * Bus Drivers (Transit and                                      Inspectors, Testors,         Locomotive Mechanics and Repairers          Water-Marine Cargo 
                    Intercity) * School Bus Drivers * Taxi Drivers and                                 Sorter & Weighers            Road-Electronic Equipment Installers        Inspectors * Vessel 
                    Chauffeurs                                                                                                      and Repairers (Motor Vehicle) *             Traffic Control 
                    Transit Systems:                                                                                                Automotive Body and Related                 Specialists  
                    Transportation Managers (Mass Transit) *                                                                        Repairers * Automotive Service              Transit-Public 
                    Dispatchers (bus) * Traffic Managers * Dispatchers                                                              Technicians and Mechanics *                 Transportation 
                    (Rail) * Traffic Managers * Bus Drivers (Transit                                                                Automotive Master Mechanics *               Inspectors 
                    and Intercity) *Subway and Streetcar Operators                                                                  Automotive Specialty Technicians *          Other-Regulators * 
                                                                                                                                    Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel          Inspectors and other 
                                                                                                                                    Engine Specialists * Motorcycle             federal/state/local 
                                                                                                                                    Mechanics * Bicycle Repairers               transportation agency 
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                    Notes: 1. Information from the U.S. Department of Commerce at http://selectusa.commerce.gov/industry-snapshots/logistics-and-transportation-industry-united-states. 
                    2. Information based on the Career Cluster Framework for Transportation, Distribution and Logistics developed by the National Career Technical Education Foundation 
                    (NCTEF) managed by the National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium (NASDCTEc) at http://www.careertech.org/career-clusters.   
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                                                                       CAREERS IN THE LOGISTICS SECTOR  
                                                                                                                                                                                                             
                      WHICH CAREER IS RIGHT FOR YOU?1                                                                                 CAREER PATHWAYS2 
            In today’s global economy, supply chain careers are increasing                 Transportation  Operations  –  This  pathway                  equipment  which  must  function  as  designed, 
            in  number and importance.  The field offers opportunities for                 includes the people that drive or pilot the vehicles          whenever needed.  The people in this pathway 
            workers  at  all  levels-from  frontline  jobs  for  high  school              that  transport  people  and  freight.    Equally             keep  the  equipment  and  machinery  running 
            graduates  to  executive  positions  for  those  with  advanced                important to this pathway are the support people              while looking for more efficient, safe, and cost-
            degrees.    In  today’s  economy,  trained  material  handling,                who  ensure  that  any  cargo  transport  is  safe,           effective ways to do so. 
            logistics,  and  supply  chain  professionals  remain  in  high                secure, and on time.                                           
            demand.                                                                                                                                      Transportation        Systems,       Infrastructure 
                                                                                           Logistics Planning and Management                             Planning, Management and Regulation - This 
            What is the supply chain?  The supply chain includes all the                   Services – This pathway includes the planning,                pathway deals with all aspects of the design and 
            steps, processes, and trading partners involved in making, and                 management  and  control  of  the  physical                   operation of our public transportation systems-
            delivering finished products to the people who use them.                       distribution  of  materials,  products,  and  people.         road,  air,  sea  and  rail.    These  functions  are 
                                                                                           Often, more than one mode of transportation is                primarily  the  responsibility  of  people  who  are 
            The products we buy begin as raw materials that are made into                  used and can be national or global.  People in this           employed      by    federal,    state   and     local 
            finished goods, which are then delivered to stores-or right to our             pathway  are  responsible  for  the  plans  which             transportation agencies.   
            front  doors.    Along  the  way,  raw  materials  are  stored  in             ensure that cargo arrives at the right location, on            
            warehouses,       unfinished     products    are    moved  through             time, and in the safest, most economical manner.              Health,       Safety      and       Environmental 
            manufacturing facilities, and finished goods are delivered to                                                                                Management  –  This  pathway  involves 
            distribution centers, where they are combined with other goods                 Warehousing        and      Distribution      Center          assessing  and  managing  risks  associated  with 
            and then sent to stores or directly to customers.                              Operations  –  This  pathway  focuses  on  the                safety and environmental issues.  The well-being 
                                                                                           operation  of  transportation  and  distribution              of  people  and  our  environment  is  more 
            Material  handling  professionals  manage  and  move  goods                    facilities  including  ports,  terminals,  warehouses,        important  and  challenging  today  than  ever 
            inside the four walls of these facilities.                                     and other types of facilities.  All cargo needs to            before in history.  The people employed in this 
                                                                                           be tracked, sorted, labeled, and loaded accurately            important pathway research, plan and carry out 
            Logistics professionals manage and move goods between these                    and safely.  Timing is also important, since many             activities  to  make  our  environment  safe  and 
            facilities,  using  a  range  of  transportation  methods-from                 loads must adhere to a schedule in order to satisfy           cleaner. 
            container ships and cargo planes to trains and trucks.                         the needs of the customer.                                     
                                                                                                                                                         Sales and Service – This pathway includes the 
            Supply  chain  professionals  work  at  many  levels  within                   Facility and Mobile Equipment Maintenance –                   marketing and selling of transportation services 
            companies to plan and oversee the entire chain, from obtaining                 This  pathway  includes  the  maintenance,  repair,           to new customers as well as the management of 
            raw materials to delivering the final product.                                 and  servicing  of  vehicles  and  transportation             existing  customer  relationships  and  customer 
                                                                                           facilities,  as  well  as  the  refueling  of  mobile         service.      Transportation  businesses  move 
                                                                                           equipment.  All  transportation  relies  on                   passengers and freight to meet customer needs 
                                                                                                                                                         and demands.   
            L.A. County Logistics Sector Sample Occupations with the Most Openings3 
             
            -Labors & Material Movers    Med. Wage $ 11.13/hr.    - Customer Service Representatives       Med. Wage $17.16/hr.     -Stock Clerks/Order Fillers         Med. Wage $11.11/hr. 
            -Packers & Packagers, Hand   Med. Wage $   9.52/hr.     -Heavy Tractor/Trailer Truck Drivers   Med. Wage $19.87/hr.     -Light Truck/Delivery Drivers   Med. Wage $13.83/hr. -
            Shipping/Receiving Clerks     Med. Wage $ 13.41/hr.     -Industrial Truck/Tractor Operators       Med. Wage $17.01/hr.    -Sales Representatives                 Med. Wage $24.32/hr. 
            Notes: 1. Information on supply chain careers from the Material Handling Institute (MHI) at http://www.mhi.org/careers.  2. See reference note 2 on page one.  3. L.A. 
            County LMI Information from the Employment Development Department (EDD) at http://www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov/data/employment-projections.html    R 06/02/15 
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