Entry-Level Careers in Warehouse Logistics

Bus Driver (CDL B)
Bus drivers are responsible for transporting people from one place to another for work, errands, school, or other reasons.

Cargo Freight Agent
Cargo freight agents expedite and route movement of incoming and outgoing cargo and freight shipments.

Dispatcher
Dispatchers schedule and dispatch workers, work crews, equipment, or service vehicles for conveyance of materials, freight, or passengers, or for normal installation, service, or emergency repairs rendered outside the place of business.

Forklift Operator
Forklift operators use machinery to transport materials and goods around a warehouse or job site.

Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
Freight, stock, and material movers manually move freight, stock, or other materials or perform other general labor.

Janitor/Cleaner
Janitors keep buildings in clean and orderly condition, perform heavy cleaning duties, such as cleaning floors, shampooing rugs, washing walls and glass, and removing rubbish.

Light Truck Driver (CDL B)
Light truck drivers possess a CDL B license and operate vehicles such as a truck or van with a capacity of less than 26,000 pounds Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) to deliver or pick up merchandise or to deliver packages.

Machine Operator
Machine operators set-up, operate, and maintain machinery, usually in a manufacturing setting.

Maintenance Helper
A maintenance helper helps mechanics in maintenance, parts replacement, and repair of vehicles, industrial machinery, and electrical and electronic equipment.

Maintenance Mechanic
Maintenance mechanics use lathes, milling machines, and grinders to maintain equipment in a manufacturing setting.

Order/Stock Clerk
Janitors keep buildings in clean and orderly condition, perform heavy cleaning duties, such as cleaning floors, shampooing rugs, washing walls and glass, and removing rubbish.

Packer/Packager
Packers and packagers are responsible for packing or packaging by hand a wide variety of products and materials.

Shipping/Receiving Clerk
A shipping and receiving clerk verifies and maintains records on incoming and outgoing shipments, and prepares items for shipment.

Supply Systems Analyst
Supply systems analysts monitor computer programs, software, and hardware to determine their efficiency in meeting established supply information requirements; and recommends changes in data flow, sources of input, report formats, and calculations to satisfy supply management information needs.

Team Assembler
A team assembler works as part of a team having responsibility for assembling an entire product or component of a product.

Warehouse Inventory Manager
A shipping and receiving clerk verifies and maintains records on incoming and outgoing shipments, and prepares items for shipment.