Tracked roles
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Supply chain, logistics, procurement, planning, project, and operations occupations.
Career Outlook
Salary and hiring context for the supply chain roles your certification can unlock.
These static pages combine BLS occupational wage profiles with state unemployment context so candidates can compare salary bands, employer demand signals, and the role families that best match each SCM exam track.
Certification pages
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Exam-specific salary summaries and role mappings for the live SCM catalog.
State context
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BLS state unemployment rankings help candidates compare market tightness across the U.S.
Static refresh
May 22, 2026
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National pay comparison
Median, mean, and upper-band salary ranges from BLS occupation profiles.
| Role | Median | Mean | 90th pct | Employment | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Purchasing Managers Procurement & Sourcing | $136,380 | $146,710 | $215,170 | 77,530 | View outlook |
Industrial Production Managers Manufacturing & Operations | $116,970 | $125,900 | $190,480 | 222,890 | View outlook |
Management Analysts Process Improvement | $99,410 | $115,530 | $172,280 | 838,140 | View outlook |
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Logistics Operations | $99,200 | $111,870 | $175,530 | 198,780 | View outlook |
Project Management Specialists Project & Transformation | $98,580 | $104,920 | $163,040 | 947,630 | View outlook |
Logisticians Supply Chain Leadership | $79,400 | $84,640 | $128,550 | 228,470 | View outlook |
Compliance Officers Trade & Compliance | $75,670 | $80,190 | $123,710 | 383,620 | View outlook |
Cost Estimators Costing & Estimation | $74,740 | $79,520 | $124,520 | 220,970 | View outlook |
Buyers and Purchasing Agents Procurement & Sourcing | $71,950 | $77,850 | $121,680 | 477,980 | View outlook |
Quick next step
Start with your certification page to see which occupations match your exam, then jump into the employer directory with the same exam filter preselected.
State unemployment context
Lower statewide unemployment does not guarantee a perfect local fit, but it is a useful sanity check when comparing broader labor-market tightness.
Lowest rates
South Dakota2.3%
Hawaii2.4%
North Dakota2.5%
Vermont2.6%
Alabama2.7%
Nebraska3.1%
New Hampshire3.1%
Maine3.2%
Highest rates
District of Columbia6.3%
Delaware5.4%
California5.3%
Nevada5.3%
Oregon5.2%
Illinois5.1%
Washington5.1%
Michigan5.0%
Source attribution
Salary rows are seeded from published BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics occupation profiles. State unemployment context is seeded from the latest published BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics state ranking page.
Salary source: Source: bls.gov (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS occupation profiles, May 2023 public data)
Unemployment source: Source: bls.gov (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, LAUS state unemployment rates, March 2026 public data)
Last updated: May 22, 2026. Salary geography snippets currently reflect BLS May 2023 occupation profiles.
Certification career pages
Open exam-by-exam pages showing mapped occupations, expected salary range, and where the strongest wage upside sits.
Employer directory
Jump from labor-market context to a filterable directory of employers hiring across logistics, procurement, manufacturing, trade, and operations.