Management
Supply Chain Directors
SOC 11-3071
Design and lead the end-to-end supply chain that keeps product flowing.
The job
Median pay
$107k
$82k to $147k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing fast
+6.1% projected
Openings a year
18k
BLS projection
Typical education
Bachelor's
Our model
AI displacement risk
High
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
7/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
77th pct
More exposed than 77% of occupations · modeled estimate · 70th pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
53/100
Key skills
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Monitoring
- Speaking
- Writing
- Critical Thinking
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's. A tilde marks a figure estimated from the parent occupation group where BLS publishes none.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 30,540 | 1.7 | 1.2× | $124k |
| Texas | 28,710 | 2.0 | 1.4× | $101k |
| Florida | 14,696 | 1.5 | 1.0× | $102k~ |
| Illinois | 11,030 | 1.8 | 1.3× | $120k |
| Ohio | 9,480 | 1.7 | 1.2× | $102k |
| New Jersey | 9,120 | 2.1 | 1.5× | $131k |
| Pennsylvania | 8,540 | 1.4 | 1.0× | $105k |
| Michigan | 8,180 | 1.9 | 1.3× | $99k |
| New York | 6,740 | 0.7 | 0.5× | $127k |
| Georgia | 6,700 | 1.4 | 1.0× | $123k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 6,650 | 1.3 | 0.9× | $106k |
| Wisconsin | 5,410 | 1.8 | 1.3× | $96k |
| Tennessee | 4,910 | 1.5 | 1.1× | $101k |
| Massachusetts | 4,310 | 1.2 | 0.8× | $124k |
| Indiana | 4,190 | 1.3 | 0.9× | $109k |
| Minnesota | 4,030 | 1.4 | 1.0× | $118k |
| Missouri | 3,650 | 1.2 | 0.9× | $103k |
| Maryland | 3,550 | 1.3 | 0.9× | $105k |
| South Carolina | 3,460 | 1.5 | 1.1× | $107k |
| Arizona | 3,390 | 1.0 | 0.7× | $99k |
| Virginia | 3,380 | 0.8 | 0.6× | $119k |
| Utah | 3,010 | 1.7 | 1.2× | $102k |
| Oregon | 2,860 | 1.5 | 1.0× | $104k |
| Louisiana | 2,840 | 1.5 | 1.0× | $94k |
| Washington | 2,490 | 0.7 | 0.5× | $137k |
| Connecticut | 2,410 | 1.4 | 1.0× | $114k |
| Mississippi | 2,410 | 2.1 | 1.5× | $86k |
| Kentucky | 2,340 | 1.2 | 0.8× | $100k |
| Colorado | 2,310 | 0.8 | 0.6× | $133k |
| Nevada | 2,250 | 1.5 | 1.0× | $100k |
| Iowa | 1,850 | 1.2 | 0.8× | $99k |
| Oklahoma | 1,660 | 1.0 | 0.7× | $97k |
| Arkansas | 1,440 | 1.1 | 0.8× | $89k |
| Nebraska | 1,420 | 1.4 | 1.0× | $97k |
| Alabama | 1,250 | 0.6 | 0.4× | $118k |
| Kansas | 1,150 | 0.8 | 0.6× | $106k |
| Idaho | 1,040 | 1.2 | 0.8× | $94k |
| Hawaii | 830 | 1.3 | 0.9× | $101k |
| New Mexico | 660 | 0.8 | 0.5× | $101k |
| Washington DC | 610 | 0.9 | 0.6× | $132k |
| New Hampshire | 530 | 0.8 | 0.6× | $129k |
| West Virginia | 530 | 0.8 | 0.5× | $98k |
| Alaska | 527 | 1.6 | 1.1× | $103k~ |
| Rhode Island | 450 | 0.9 | 0.6× | $118k |
| North Dakota | 390 | 0.9 | 0.6× | $101k |
| Vermont | 390 | 1.3 | 0.9× | $102k |
| Maine | 370 | 0.6 | 0.4× | $102k |
| South Dakota | 370 | 0.8 | 0.6× | $107k |
| Delaware | 310 | 0.6 | 0.5× | $145k |
| Montana | 300 | 0.6 | 0.4× | $108k |
| Wyoming | 130 | 0.5 | 0.3× | $112k |
Top metro areas
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA12,260 jobs · $128k median
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ10,410 jobs · $134k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX9,600 jobs · $105k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN8,570 jobs · $124k median
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX7,840 jobs · $105k median
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA4,460 jobs · $128k median
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD4,270 jobs · $122k median
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA3,750 jobs · $145k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Supply Chain Directors interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.