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Careers in logistics

There are lots of different roles in logistics.

You could:

  • collect parcels and other items from a warehouse and deliver them to customers
  • co-ordinate the loading and unloading of goods
  • drive long distances to transport products

There are roles at all levels with lots of routes in. You can find out about the different entry routes you can take on the job profiles.

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Examples of careers in logistics

Within logistics, you'll find a range of career opportunities, from entry level to management.

We've selected a few examples to show the variety of roles, levels and training times. Training time is the amount of time it takes to learn and gain the experience needed to do the job well.

Click on any of the job profiles to view information on entry routes, salary and progressions opportunities, plus much more.

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Hear from people working in logistics

Hear from individuals working in logistics to find out about the jobs they do to see if a career in this sub-sector could be for you.

Meet HGV driver Lisa

Lisa gained her HGV licence and now gets the chance to drive various vehicles in her role.

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I'm Lisa Sisouvong. I'm a class two driver at CEVA Logistics.

I went to uni, studied psychology, only to find out that maybe I don't want to continue with it. I went to work in call centres, customer service, and then after about five years, I realised that I needed something more hands on.

I've always loved things with wheels. And one of those call centre jobs involved driving to work, a really mundane thing, but I realised, actually, this could be something that I'm actually really into. And then, I left the call centres, did some van work at the Royal Mail, and I also at the same time, I gained my HGV licence. And from then on, I've been working with the lorries every day, as a lorry driver.

At CEVA we can drive different vehicles depending on the needs of the customer. So one day I'm driving a little van, another day I'm driving a bigger vehicle. Obviously, all the knowledge about the road, being able to drive the vehicles, you need the licence.

Also I like being high up. We sit very high, it's a beautiful view in the lorries. And you also go to different places, which is amazing every day or depends on, on your routes. But I get to see a lot. It's also interesting at different stops you get to meet different people.

Safety is a big, big factor. So checking your vehicles, making sure everything is loaded properly, doesn't fall off.

I actually see more and more ladies on the road driving lorries, busses, vans. You get to see lots of different places and different people. And yes, it's just a lot of fun.

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Meet warehouse supervisor Lauren

Lauren started as a warehouse operative before working her way up to warehouse supervisor.

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Hello, I’m Lauren Smith. I’m a supervisor at Evri at the Barnsley hub.

So I started when the Barnsley hub first opened up as warehouse operative. And then I started doing the admin, administrating, checking the staff in and working alongside the resource team.

And then I got asked to step up as a supervisor, and this is where I currently am now. And I'm working to become a process manager. So in peak in our busy times, I'm hoping that I'll get stepped up.

So every day is different. I work on inbound currently. So we’re processing the parcels that come inbound. I also work on returns, so we're returning the parcels back to the client and also the parcels to the customers.

My favourite part is working with such a great team. We're a really great team, we're like a family here.

Example pay ranges in logistics

Below are some examples of the pay you could earn from working in different jobs in this sub-sector.

If you’d like to see more salary information for more jobs in this sub-sector, you can view all careers in logistics.

We estimate our salary ranges based on different sources. Find out more about the sources we use for salary information.

We'll put a salary as variable if reliable information is difficult to find. This might happen for jobs that are often freelance or have lots of self-employed workers.

Job role Starting pay Pay with experience
Airport baggage handler £21,000 £28,000
Bin worker £24,000 £30,000
Delivery van driver £20,000 £27,000
Drone pilot Variable Variable
Forklift driver £23,000 £32,000
HGV driver £27,000 £47,000
Hospital porter £25,000 £27,000
Import-export clerk £25,000 £40,000
Merchant Navy deck officer £30,000 £80,000
Merchant Navy engineering officer £30,000 £80,000
Merchant Navy rating £21,000 £30,000
Packer £23,000 £28,000
Port operative £24,000 £31,000
Postperson £23,000 £30,000
Recycling operative £23,000 £30,000
Removals worker £22,000 £26,000
Stock control assistant £21,000 £30,000
Supply chain manager £28,000 £50,000
Transport planner £26,000 £52,000
Warehouse manager £25,000 £42,000

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