Have you ever considered changing your career to something new? Perhaps you’ve been looking to get out of your current job for something more lucrative, or maybe you’re planning ahead for your career and want something that is guaranteed to be stable in the long term. If stability is your number one priority, then you might be surprised to find that the logistics industry is surprisingly safe.
In this post, we’ll be offering a couple of reasons why the logistics industry is such a great choice long-term and why you should consider it.
It’s a job that will always be relevant
As much as people love to talk about AI taking over the world, the world of logistics will always be relevant. Self-driving automated logistics vehicles likely aren’t going to arrive anytime soon, and replacing fleets of vehicles isn’t going to happen overnight. Even then, there are lots of safety issues and insurance-related problems when it comes to logistics. No company is going to trust thousands worth of items to an AI-controlled vehicle until it’s been thoroughly tested. And even then, the cost of setting them up is going to be prohibitively expensive compared to just hiring drivers.
While the promise of AI-controlled self-driving vehicles is interesting, the practicality just isn’t there. Not only will companies have a hard time trusting this new technology with expensive loads, they’re still going to prefer a qualified human driver for certain kinds of deliveries. Imagine if a company needed to transport sensitive materials or hazardous items. They’re not going to put the safety of those items (and in some cases, the general public) into the hands of an AI-controlled vehicle. Instead, they’re going to hire someone that is qualified to do the job and has a proven track record. Likewise, some companies may want to protect their deliveries from thieves that will inevitably try to isolate and destroy their AI-controlled vehicles.
In addition, there are so many levels of logistics that your skills are always going to be relevant. Logistics can relate to the inventory management of a warehouse, but it can also extend to delivering goods from one part of the company to the other, or from one location to another. Remember that logistics is all about supply chain management, and that means there are going to be many different components working in harmony in order to achieve a productive business workflow.
Logistics doesn’t have to be business to business either. It could mean delivering goods to customers, or you could specialize in courier deliveries. Anything that’s related to supply chain management no matter how local or global the scale will be related to logistics, and that experience can be a huge help in finding jobs, progressing your career, or even pivoting your skills. As long as you have some experience in any part of a supply chain, that knowledge can be put to good use in other parts of the industry.
Training is abundant for logistics
Since logistics has so many different career paths, you’ll find that it can be extremely easy to get training as long as you’re dedicated, motivated, and have enough money to do so. For example, you can register for ADR training courses to transport dangerous goods. There are different levels to this depending on the dangerous goods that you want to carry and the vehicle that you wish to drive. Specializing with courses like this can be a huge advantage if you want to progress your career and search for new opportunities.
While many freelance logistics specialists can receive training in their own time, you might also be offered training by an employer. So no matter how you wish to progress and grow this kind of career, you always have options available–and that’s partially why it’s such a great career choice. You can progress at your own pace and specialize in whatever kind of logistics role that you want.
Logistics provides job security
Despite the many competitive businesses active in the industry, it’s really important to understand that logistics does provide several layers of job security. For starters, companies that offer logistics services will always be relevant so long as there is a reason to deliver goods to people or places. In addition, companies that deliver goods, be it from warehouse to warehouse or direct to consumers and businesses, will always have a use for delivery drivers and supply chain managers. On top of that, the management of said logistics processes also needs a qualified individual at the helm. In other words, the entire supply chain requires many different skill sets, so there’s always a role that you can fit into with your skill set.
Regardless if you’re starting up your own logistics business or are working in a supply chain, you’re going to have plenty of opportunities to grow your business. As long as you’re willing to take advantage of those opportunities and take on training courses to grow your credentials, you’ll have a great amount of job security that will protect you financially for the rest of your career. Despite fears that supply chains will be heavily automated with AI technology, there will always be human operators ensuring that everything flows smoothly.
And lastly, we can’t forget that skills and experience accumulated from a logistics-related role can be used elsewhere. Transferable skills are incredibly valuable, and there are always going to be companies that are looking for logistics specialists no matter if you’re a delivery driver, warehouse worker, or focus on the technological side of things.
Conclusion
There are few career choices that are as impactful and secure as logistics. No matter what kind of role you take in this industry, you’ll always have room to grow and you’ll always have opportunities in the future. While it can seem daunting at first to embark on a new career path, there are many ways to break into such a diverse industry, and there is plenty of room to grow as long as you’re willing to learn new skills.
