Cargo and Freight Agents
Office and Administrative Support · SOC 43-5011
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.
- 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
- 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
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
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
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →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.
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
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 1.7% | 33.9% |
| Outlook | Bright ↗ | 22% Bright |
| Median Salary | $52,260 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 98/100 | N/A |