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Cargo and Freight Agents

Office and Administrative Support · SOC 43-5011

1.7% AI Exposure — Medium
$52,260
Median Annual Salary
Bright ↗
O*NET Outlook
10,100
Proj. Annual Openings
97,670
Employment (OEWS 2025)
+0.3%/yr
Empl. growth (2019–2025)
98/100
AI Resiliency Score

AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.

Decision card

Career Evidence Passport

SOC 43-5011 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.

Proxy / seed data labeledDescriptive-only
SOC exposure
1.7%
Medium · Anthropic AEI
Automation friction
34/100
Low friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
Wages
$52,260
H-1B offered wage $41,600; LCAs are filings.
Projected openings
10,100
BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +8.5%.
Observed/proxy demand
1
FY2025 certified LCAs; 15,445 postings in 2025.

Skill evidence

SpeakingActive ListeningReading ComprehensionMonitoringCoordination
  • H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
  • Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
  • Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
  • This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.

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AI Exposure Analysis

AI Exposure1.7%
AI Resiliency98/100
Exposure BandMedium
Sector Avg. Exposure33.9%

Across AI measures

Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.

50.5%
Consensus
Actual adoption · Anthropic1.7%
AI capability · OpenAI52.7%
AI ability · AIOE97.1%
Automation baseline (2013) · Frey & Osborne99%

AI could do ~52.7% of this role but only ~1.7% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.

Top Skills

1.Speaking
2.Active Listening
3.Reading Comprehension
4.Monitoring
5.Coordination

H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand

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Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.

19
Decade Total (Certified LCAs)
1
FY2025 Volume
0% of all H-1B filings in FY2025
$41,600
Median Offered Wage (Latest Year)
#430 of 776
Rank by Total Volume
H-1B filing volume, FY2016–FY2025

O*NET occupation profile

What this work involves

Expedite and route movement of incoming and outgoing cargo and freight shipments in airline, train, and trucking terminals and shipping docks. Take orders from customers and arrange pickup of freight and cargo for delivery to loading platform. Prepare and examine bills of lading to determine shipping charges and tariffs.

Common titles: Air Export Specialist, Drop Shipment Clerk, Freight Broker, Intermodal Dispatcher, International Coordinator, Load Planner

Representative Tasks

  • Negotiate and arrange transport of goods with shipping or freight companies.
  • Determine method of shipment and prepare bills of lading, invoices, and other shipping documents.
  • Track delivery progress of shipments.
  • Advise clients on transportation and payment methods.
  • Estimate freight or postal rates and record shipment costs and weights.

Detailed Work Activities

  • Coordinate operational activities.
  • Negotiate financial arrangements.
  • Analyze shipping information to make routing decisions.
  • Track goods or materials.
  • Maintain operational records.

Tools & Technologies

Microsoft Excel · hotMicrosoft Office software · hotMicrosoft PowerPoint · hotSAP software · hotCorel WordPerfect Office SuiteTransportation management softwareTransportation management system TMS softwareWeb-based dispatch software

Employment Projections & AI Exposure

15
Occupations Shown
27.0%
Avg AI Exposure
8
Bright Outlook
Horizontal bar chart showing occupations with the highest projected annual openings. Each bar length represents annual projected openings. Color uses a gradient from violet (lower) to cyan (higher). Summary statistics are shown above the chart.

Employment & Wage Trend

BLS OEWS, 2019–2025


Occupation Employment & Wage TrendMulti-year BLS OEWS history for SOC 43-5011: 2019 — employment: 95,810, median wage: $43,740; 2020 — employment: 96,510, median wage: $43,770; 2021 — employment: 85,750, median wage: $46,910; 2022 — employment: 93,480, median wage: $46,860; 2023 — employment: 105,220, median wage: $48,330; 2025 — employment: 97,670, median wage: $52,260.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.

Sector Comparison

MetricThis CareerSector Average
AI Exposure1.7%33.9%
OutlookBright ↗22% Bright
Median Salary$52,260N/A
AI Resiliency98/100N/A