350+ Operations & Supply Chain Jobs in Houston, TX

Observed local wage benchmarks show a wide split inside this category. For a representative analyst/planning lane, Houston logisticians averaged $80,980 in 2025, with a $75,940 median and a $58,500 to $98,010 25th-75th percentile range. Manager-heavy logistics roles pay materially more: transportation, storage, and distribution managers showed a $119,920 mean, a $105,420 median, and a $182,680 90th percentile. Separate posted-pay signals for the broader local category center on about $76k to $100k, with a broader band of about $60k to $150k.

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Advertised pay

Across the 150 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $60,606 at the 25th percentile, $80,000 at the median and $118,438 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of October 13, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Balanced market | next 3-6 months

This is a balanced market, not an easy one: Houston's unemployment rate was 5.1% in August 2026 versus 4.4% statewide, but the metro still added 44,700 nonfarm jobs over the year and Texas-level occupation signals show operations, supply chain, and logistics employment up 1.2% with active postings up 12.9% year over year. Local demand looks steady rather than explosive, because Houston trade, transportation, and utilities employment was flat year over year at 695.6 thousand while manufacturing slipped 0.2490% to 240.4 thousand. You can win here, but most openings are practical, on-site, and execution-heavy rather than remote strategy roles.

Best positioned: Candidates with on-site flexibility and clear proof of inventory management, safety compliance, and data-analysis execution fit the strongest part of the local demand mix, which is heavily entry-level and site-based.

Main caution: The biggest mistake is assuming the broad six-figure salary story applies to most openings when less than 5% of postings are remote and much of the local volume sits below manager-level pay.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 378 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Intuit, Inc.: 6 open roles
2. Republic Services, Inc.: 5 open roles
3. Compass Group: 4 open roles
4. Metropolis: 4 open roles
5. Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers: 4 open roles
6. Dynamis Power Solutions: 3 open roles
7. Harris Health: 3 open roles
8. J.P. Morgan SE: 3 open roles
9. Life Time, Inc.: 3 open roles
10. Maersk Line Limited: 3 open roles

Where the openings are

• Houston: 248
• Sugar Land: 13
• The Woodlands: 12
• Tomball: 8
• Pasadena: 7
• Stafford: 7
• Brookshire: 7
• Spring: 7

Work arrangement

on-site 317 (87%), hybrid 39 (11%), remote 10 (3%)

Where the demand is

Most visible opportunity is concentrated in practical operating environments, not abstract strategy work. In the local posting mix, retail accounts for about 45% of category postings, while manufacturing, construction, oil and gas, and transportation/logistics/storage each account for about 10%. The named employer mix reflects that reality: O'Reilly Auto Parts, U-Haul International, Domino's Inc., Walmart Inc., and Target brands are among the most consistently active local hirers in the sample. That mix matters because Houston's underlying feeder sectors are steady rather than booming. Trade, transportation, and utilities employment stood at 695.6 thousand in August 2026 and was flat year over year, while manufacturing was 240.4 thousand and down 0.2490% year over year. Late-September industrial announcements from Lilly and Power Electronics suggest additional operations-linked demand ahead, but those are pipeline signals, not proof that current openings have already expanded.

• Retail and distribution operations (high): This is the biggest local volume pocket, driven by the retail-heavy posting mix and national-chain employers.
• Plant and industrial logistics (moderate): Manufacturing-linked roles remain relevant, especially around site operations and materials flow, but the local manufacturing backdrop is stable to slightly softer rather than fast-growing.
• Procurement, planning, and analyst tracks (moderate): These roles usually have a better pay ceiling, but they are a smaller share of visible volume and reward stronger spreadsheet, data, and degree-aligned backgrounds.

Where to focus: Focus first on on-site employers that move physical goods every day, then layer in analyst and planning applications only after your resume clearly proves inventory, throughput, and reporting impact.

Roles worth searching next

• Administrative coordinator: The crossover is strong if your value is scheduling, handoffs, vendor follow-up, and document control rather than physical logistics depth.
• Data analyst: Operations candidates who already track inventory, throughput, service levels, or forecasting assumptions can pivot into reporting-heavy analyst work.
• Quality or safety coordinator: Local demand already values safety compliance, process discipline, and site execution, which transfer well into QA or EHS-adjacent roles.
• Manufacturing production supervisor: If your background is warehouse, distribution, or materials flow, the move into plant-floor supervision can be a natural next step.

What postings ask for

• Inventory management (table_stakes | immediate): It is the most frequently requested hard skill in the local posting sample at about 30% of postings. Who: Everyone in this category, especially entry-level and career-switching candidates.
• Safety compliance (table_stakes | immediate): Safety compliance appears in about 15% of local postings and shows up across warehouse, retail, and industrial settings. Who: Site-based candidates, warehouse applicants, and anyone targeting plant-linked operations.
• Forklift operation (differentiator | immediate): Forklift operation is requested in about 15% of local postings, which is meaningful in a market where about 95% of roles are on-site. Who: Entry-level warehouse and distribution candidates.
• Data analysis and Excel (premium | immediate): Data analysis shows up in about 10% of local postings and Excel in about 5%, while 40% of surveyed supply-chain professionals cited data analytics as the top organizational skill gap. Who: Mid-career applicants, planners, buyers, analysts, and ambitious entry-level candidates.
• Predictive data analytics (premium | near-term): Predictive data analytics is identified as an in-demand AI skill for supply-chain careers in 2026, and 50% of surveyed U.S. organizations planned automation and AI investment to address supply-chain challenges. Who: Candidates aiming for planning, network, sourcing, or continuous-improvement roles.
• Customer service and stakeholder coordination (differentiator | immediate): Customer service appears in about 10% of local postings, which fits a market where a large share of openings sit in retail and distribution environments. Who: Career switchers and candidates coming from retail, hospitality, or field-service coordination.

Questions about this market

What do Operations, Supply Chain & Logistics roles pay in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX?

Observed local wage benchmarks show a wide split inside this category. For a representative analyst/planning lane, Houston logisticians averaged $80,980 in 2025, with a $75,940 median and a $58,500 to $98,010 25th-75th percentile range. Manager-heavy logistics roles pay materially more: transportation, storage, and distribution managers showed a $119,920 mean, a $105,420 median, and a $182,680 90th percentile. Separate posted-pay signals for the broader local category center on about $76k to $100k, with a broader band of about $60k to $150k. Houston does offer real six-figure potential, but most of that upside sits in management or higher-responsibility lanes rather than in the bulk of site-level openings.

Where is demand for Operations, Supply Chain & Logistics roles in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX concentrated?

Most visible opportunity is concentrated in practical operating environments, not abstract strategy work. In the local posting mix, retail accounts for about 45% of category postings, while manufacturing, construction, oil and gas, and transportation/logistics/storage each account for about 10%. The named employer mix reflects that reality: O'Reilly Auto Parts, U-Haul International, Domino's Inc., Walmart Inc., and Target brands are among the most consistently active local hirers in the sample. That mix matters because Houston's underlying feeder sectors are steady rather than booming. Trade, transportation, and utilities employment stood at 695.6 thousand in August 2026 and was flat year over year, while manufacturing was 240.4 thousand and down 0.2490% year over year. Late-September industrial announcements from Lilly and Power Electronics suggest additional operations-linked demand ahead, but those are pipeline signals, not proof that current openings have already expanded.

Which employers are hiring the most Operations, Supply Chain & Logistics talent in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX?

Recent postings show the most activity from O'Reilly Auto Parts (more than 175 postings), U-Haul International (more than 125 postings), Domino's Inc. (more than 100 postings), Walmart Inc. (more than 75 postings), Target Corp (more than 75 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

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