Supply Chain Jobs in Dallas, TX

Government wage data shows a real role-by-role spread. In Dallas-Fort Worth, logisticians had a 2025 median annual wage of $76,510, with a 25th-to-75th percentile band of $59,430 to $99,300, while transportation, storage, and distribution managers had a median of $104,790 and purchasing managers had a mean annual wage of $149,410. The local posting sample is broader and more current, centering on about $72k to $95k for salaried roles and about $18 to $21 / hour for hourly roles.

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Advertised pay

Across the 347 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $62,479 at the 25th percentile, $75,000 at the median and $121,360 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of November 10, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Balanced market | next 3-6 months

This is a balanced market for Operations, Supply Chain & Logistics in Dallas-Fort Worth over the next 3-6 months: the metro labor market is still expanding, with total nonfarm employment up about 1.0% year over year in August 2026, and trade, transportation, and utilities employment up about 0.5%. The category also has real depth locally, with 7,050 logisticians and 9,600 transportation, storage, and distribution managers in the metro in 2025, plus more than 2,900 recent postings across more than 1,300 companies in the local sample. Competition is still meaningful because metro unemployment was 4.4% in August 2026 and most openings are on-site rather than remote. You can get hired here, but generic "operations" positioning is weaker than clear proof in inventory, warehouse, logistics, procurement, or distribution work.

Best positioned: Candidates who pair hands-on inventory, warehouse, logistics planning, or procurement experience with Excel or data analysis, and who are open to on-site work, have the best odds right now.

Main caution: The biggest trap is treating this as a remote corporate-ops market; about 90% of postings are on-site and less than 5% are remote.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 686 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Ryder System, Inc.: 11 open roles
2. Aditi Consulting: 10 open roles
3. DSV: 10 open roles
4. CVS Health Corporation: 8 open roles
5. Iron Mountain Incorporated: 7 open roles
6. Celestica: 6 open roles
7. DHL Group: 6 open roles
8. Lockheed Martin Corporation: 6 open roles
9. The Fidelity: 6 open roles
10. Buc-ee's, Ltd.: 5 open roles

Where the openings are

• Dallas: 229
• Fort Worth: 72
• Plano: 55
• Irving: 49
• Grand Prairie: 27
• Coppell: 19
• Arlington: 18
• Lewisville: 16

Work arrangement

on-site 578 (86%), hybrid 75 (11%), remote 23 (3%)

Where the demand is

Opportunity is concentrated where Dallas-Fort Worth moves physical goods at scale. The metro had 891.8 thousand jobs in trade, transportation, and utilities in August 2026, and the posting mix leans toward retail (about 25%), transportation, logistics, supply chain and storage (about 15%), manufacturing (about 15%), wholesale (about 10%), and logistics (about 10%). Recent infrastructure news reinforces that pattern: DFW Airport opened a 90,000-square-foot central receiving and distribution center, and Amazon is developing a new distribution facility at the airport while planning conveyor-system work at OTX7. The strongest concentration by task is operational execution plus light analysis. The most-requested hard skills are inventory management (about 25%), forklift operation (about 20%), safety compliance (about 10%), warehouse operations (about 10%), Microsoft Excel (about 10%), Microsoft Office (about 10%), data analysis (about 10%), and inventory control (about 10%). Seniority is not top-heavy: about 45% of postings are entry and about 40% are mid, with only about 5% senior and about 10% lead+. That is good news if you can prove hands-on metrics, but it also means the market rewards specific operational fit over generic leadership language. Procurement and purchasing are attractive but narrower. Dallas-Fort Worth had about 3,400 purchasing managers in 2025 versus 7,050 logisticians and 9,600 transportation, storage, and distribution managers, and purchasing manager pay is high enough to draw stronger competition.

• Distribution center and warehouse operations (high): Best fit for candidates with inventory management, warehouse operations, safety compliance, and forklift capability; these are among the most-requested local skills.
• Transportation, storage, and distribution leadership (high): A smaller but better-paying lane tied to logisticians and transportation/storage/distribution management, especially around airport, 3PL, and last-mile environments.
• Procurement and purchasing (moderate): Attractive pay but narrower volume; purchasing managers are well paid locally, but the niche is much smaller than logistics or distribution execution.

Where to focus: Focus first on employers moving physical goods through DFW—retail, 3PL/logistics, wholesale, and manufacturing—and tailor your resume to one lane: warehouse/inventory execution, logistics planning, or procurement.

Roles worth searching next

• Production Supervisor: Strong crossover if you already manage shift flow, SOPs, labor allocation, and throughput in warehouse or distribution settings.
• Quality / Continuous Improvement Coordinator: A practical bridge for people with safety, process, root-cause, or Lean experience, which overlaps with locally requested safety compliance and process work.
• Data Analyst: Excel and data analysis are recurring local asks, and broader supply-chain hiring increasingly values SQL, Power BI, and Tableau.
• Compliance / Safety Coordinator: Safety compliance is a recurring local requirement, especially in warehouse and distribution environments.
• Customer Success / Implementation Specialist in logistics tech: Fleet and logistics-tech firms are adding customer-facing and operational roles locally, including planned growth in Irving.

What postings ask for

• Inventory management (table_stakes | immediate): Inventory management appears in about 25% of local postings, making it one of the clearest screening skills in this market. Who: Entry-level candidates, career switchers, and anyone targeting warehouse, fulfillment, or logistics coordinator roles.
• Microsoft Excel plus data analysis (differentiator | immediate): Excel and data analysis each appear in about 10% of local postings, and broader supply-chain hiring also emphasizes SQL, Power BI, and Tableau. Who: Mid-career candidates, planners, buyers, logisticians, and career switchers aiming beyond frontline execution.
• Warehouse operations and safety compliance (table_stakes | immediate): Warehouse operations and safety compliance each show up in about 10% of local postings, which fits a metro where about 90% of roles are on-site. Who: Warehouse, distribution, shipping/receiving, and supervisor-track applicants.
• Forklift certification (table_stakes | immediate): Forklift operation appears in about 20% of local postings, and forklift certification is the most commonly required certification in the local sample at about 5%. Who: Entry-level and career-switching candidates targeting warehouse, fulfillment, or material-moving roles.
• ASCM CSCP (differentiator | near-term): ASCM CSCP is identified as one of the most in-demand supply-chain credentials for 2026 and signals cross-functional supply-chain knowledge. Who: Mid-career professionals moving from execution into planning, procurement, or broader supply-chain roles.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (differentiator | near-term): Lean Six Sigma Green Belt remains one of the most in-demand supply-chain certifications for 2026 and is especially useful when employers want process-improvement evidence. Who: Supervisors, continuous-improvement candidates, and career switchers with process-heavy experience.

Questions about this market

What do Operations, Supply Chain & Logistics roles pay in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX?

Government wage data shows a real role-by-role spread. In Dallas-Fort Worth, logisticians had a 2025 median annual wage of $76,510, with a 25th-to-75th percentile band of $59,430 to $99,300, while transportation, storage, and distribution managers had a median of $104,790 and purchasing managers had a mean annual wage of $149,410. The local posting sample is broader and more current, centering on about $72k to $95k for salaried roles and about $18 to $21 / hour for hourly roles. This reads like a two-track market. Planning and logistics professional roles can pay solid middle-class wages, but the premium sits in transportation/distribution leadership and purchasing management rather than in generic warehouse execution.

Where is demand for Operations, Supply Chain & Logistics roles in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX concentrated?

Opportunity is concentrated where Dallas-Fort Worth moves physical goods at scale. The metro had 891.8 thousand jobs in trade, transportation, and utilities in August 2026, and the posting mix leans toward retail (about 25%), transportation, logistics, supply chain and storage (about 15%), manufacturing (about 15%), wholesale (about 10%), and logistics (about 10%). Recent infrastructure news reinforces that pattern: DFW Airport opened a 90,000-square-foot central receiving and distribution center, and Amazon is developing a new distribution facility at the airport while planning conveyor-system work at OTX7. The strongest concentration by task is operational execution plus light analysis. The most-requested hard skills are inventory management (about 25%), forklift operation (about 20%), safety compliance (about 10%), warehouse operations (about 10%), Microsoft Excel (about 10%), Microsoft Office (about 10%), data analysis (about 10%), and inventory control (about 10%). Seniority is not top-heavy: about 45% of postings are entry and about 40% are mid, with only about 5% senior and about 10% lead+. That is good news if you can prove hands-on metrics, but it also means the market rewards specific operational fit over generic leadership language. Procurement and purchasing are attractive but narrower. Dallas-Fort Worth had about 3,400 purchasing managers in 2025 versus 7,050 logisticians and 9,600 transportation, storage, and distribution managers, and purchasing manager pay is high enough to draw stronger competition.

Which employers are hiring the most Operations, Supply Chain & Logistics talent in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX?

Recent postings show the most activity from Lockheed Martin Corporation (50 postings), Celestica (40 postings), DHL Group (20 postings), DSV (20 postings), Wesco International (20 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Operations, Supply Chain & Logistics roles in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 4% are remote and 10% hybrid, with 90% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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