WORKFORCE
Workforce outlook
Indiana's geographic and infrastructure advantages in the logistics industry mean more jobs here at the Crossroads of America. Today, logistics employs more than 250,000 Hoosiers, with 75,000 more employed in logistics careers by Indiana manufacturers. Overall, Indiana's logistics employment rate in storage and warehousing is 60 percent higher than the national average.
Indiana, to a higher degree than many states, has an aging logistics workforce. A vibrant future in logistics relies on replacing these workers as they retire. Fortunately, the future looks bright as employment in this sector is expected to grow 20 percent over the next five years.
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Did you know?
Logistics careers pay about 14.5% higher than average private industry jobs
There are about 6,100 logistics companies in Indiana
It has been forecasted that there will be approximately 18,000 new logistics job openings in Indiana by 2016
The trucking industry supports 7.3 million jobs in the United States or one out of every 19 people working in the U.S.
There are 489 air freight companies in the United States that employ approximately 11,000 people.
The railroad industry employs 183,743 people in the United States and Indiana accounts for 6,120 of these employees.
More than 30,000 people are directly employed by the U.S. inland waterway shipping industry with another 800,000 jobs dependent on the waterways.
