[For the English abstract and full text of the article please see the attached PDF-File (English version follows Russian version)].ABSTRACT The authors analyze the labor market situation prevailing around the profession of logistics specialist, assess the demand from behalf of transport and logistics companies, and in the context of human resource capacity of a region. The article offers approaches to formation of logistics personnel, training programs for logistics personnel of specialized organizations and future experts in higher schools, as well as performance indicators of professional competencies of logisticians. The example of Irkutsk shows ranking of employers’ preferences and structure of demand for the profession. The conclusion on current trends at the regional labor market and on educational services is proposed. Keywords: logistics potential, human resources, educational logistics, educational logistics tools, labor market. REFERENCES 1. Gerasimov, B. N., Chumak, V. G., Yakovleva, N. G. Personnel Management: educational guide [Menedzhment personala: Ucheb. posobie]. Rostov on Don, Feniks publ., 2003, 448 p. 2. Freidman, O. A. Analysis of logistics potential of the region [Analiz logisticheskogo potenciala regiona]. Irkutsk, ISTU publ., 2013, 164 p. 3. Human resources management: training [Upravlenie personalom: treningi]. [Electronic source]: http://irkutsk.hh.ru/ file/9885081.pdf. Last accessed 25.04.2013. 4. Savenkova, T. I. Is distance education in the field of logistics possible? [Vozmozhno li distancionnoe obrazovanie v oblasti logistiki?]. Kon’junktura tovarnyh rynkov. Marketing i logistika, 2011, Iss. 3, pp. 70-71. This article is based on papers presented by the authors at International scientific and practical conference «International Logistics: science, practice and education», held on March 3, 2015 at the Institute of Management, Administration and Information Technologies of Moscow State University of Railway Engineering (MIIT).