Director of Transportation
Impact: Operational and Strategic
Directs and coordinates transportation operations, including logistics, fleet management, and regulatory compliance, to ensure efficient and safe movement of goods or people.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Extensive
- Team vs solo
- Team-oriented
- Client facing
- Always
- Impact visibility
- High
- Travel
- Medium
- Schedule flexibility
- Moderate
- Remote work
- Hybrid
- Typical work hours
- 50
- Stress level
- High
At a glance
- Median salary
- $130,000
- Entry-level
- $95,000
- Senior
- $180,000
- Growth by 2033
- Average
- Demand
- Stable
- Freelance potential
- Low
- Salary growth potential
- High
- Typical student debt
- $35,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Logistics Management
- Supply Chain Optimization
- Regulatory Compliance
- Budget Management
- Data Analysis
Soft skills
- Leadership
- Problem-Solving
- Communication
- Strategic Thinking
- Decision-Making
Technical complexity: High
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Bachelor's Degree
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 7
- Years to senior
- 12
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Logistics Manager
- Operations Manager
- Director of Transportation
- VP of Logistics
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- Low
- AI disruption risk
- Moderate
- Demand trend
- Stable
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 4/10
- Meaning
- 4/10
- Work-life balance
- 3.5/10
- Prestige
- 8.5/10
- Social perception
- High