Engineering Manager, Transportation and Logistics

Manages a team responsible for engineering field and process systems for transportation and logistics.

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Compensation by seniority

Simulated

Median

$249k

Mean

$259k

10th–90th pct

$189k–$344k

Observations

883

Confidence: 35% · based on 883 simulated observations · last updated 7/27/2026

Historical trend & projection

Median total compensation at the typical seniority level for this role, 2021–2025, projected forward under three scenarios.

Simulated

Common skills

People Management

Core

Strategic Planning

Core

CAD

Process Improvement

Education requirements

Share of postings that require or prefer each level — a signal of typical hiring bars, not a hard rule.

Simulated

Bachelor's Degree

58% require · 20% prefer

Master's Degree

16% require · 27% prefer

No College

8% require · 13% prefer

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Common next roles

Director of Projects, Transportation and Logistics-6.0%Transportation and Logistics Process Engineer-57.0%Transportation and Logistics Project Engineer-55.7%Transportation and Logistics Project Coordinator-54.1%Transportation and Logistics Field Engineer-55.7%

Common previous roles

Transportation and Logistics Process Engineer-132.4%Transportation and Logistics Field Engineer-125.9%Transportation and Logistics Project Coordinator-117.9%Transportation and Logistics Project Engineer-125.9%Director of Projects, Transportation and Logistics-6.4%

Demand snapshot

Active openings (simulated)3,533

Posting growth-6.1%

Median days to fill70 days

Simulated

Employed (US, simulated)130,922

Projected growth3.7%/yr

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Role characteristics

Remote-friendliness5%

Automation exposure15%

Sources & freshness

Compensation and demand figures on this page are simulated demo data, deterministically generated for this build of CareerAtlas — not verified real-world observations.

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