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Also called cargo agent, cargo cs agent, cargo customer service agent and cargo warehouse agent.
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Cargo and Freight Agent
Cargo and freight agent expediting and routing shipments in airline, train, and trucking terminals. Arranging transport, preparing bills of lading, keeping records, and packing goods for delivery
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Coordinated transport of goods with shipping companies several times each week to ensure timely delivery
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Tracked delivery progress of shipments, providing updates to clients
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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.
What it pays
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
| 25th percentile | $45,710 |
|---|---|
| Median | $52,260 |
| 75th percentile | $63,390 |
| State | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| AK | $46,520 | $52,070 | $72,730 |
| AL | $45,740 | $54,890 | $61,320 |
| AR | $45,450 | $50,500 | $58,740 |
| AZ | $39,010 | $49,880 | $59,020 |
| CA | $47,270 | $57,690 | $73,730 |
| CO | $48,220 | $51,390 | $60,300 |
| DC | $72,810 | $76,250 | $76,250 |
| FL | $45,910 | $48,520 | $61,560 |
| GA | $45,450 | $51,380 | $62,020 |
| HI | $37,030 | $42,400 | $57,700 |
| IA | $44,240 | $48,370 | $61,380 |
| ID | $43,110 | $45,710 | $55,730 |
| IL | $48,840 | $59,750 | $62,480 |
| IN | $40,830 | $50,020 | $65,390 |
| KS | $31,790 | $42,500 | $46,040 |
| KY | $41,180 | $46,230 | $58,500 |
| LA | $45,200 | $48,940 | $61,870 |
| MA | $51,170 | $58,680 | $72,310 |
| MD | $38,530 | $48,730 | $58,430 |
| ME | $47,210 | $50,340 | $60,800 |
| MI | $44,520 | $47,940 | $58,800 |
| MN | $48,040 | $58,650 | $62,930 |
| MO | $39,760 | $50,840 | $65,540 |
| MS | $39,540 | $49,920 | $60,940 |
| MT | $46,620 | $59,240 | $66,350 |
| NC | $43,250 | $48,000 | $61,720 |
| ND | $48,000 | $54,230 | $95,330 |
| NE | $51,320 | $62,500 | $78,500 |
| NH | $44,650 | $67,660 | $77,130 |
| NJ | $49,470 | $60,210 | $69,860 |
| NM | $44,570 | $48,910 | $63,010 |
| NV | $40,950 | $47,000 | $60,960 |
| NY | $47,570 | $60,040 | $80,820 |
| OH | $45,840 | $49,530 | $61,760 |
| OK | $32,930 | $49,940 | $67,140 |
| OR | $43,730 | $49,420 | $58,500 |
| PA | $40,470 | $49,590 | $69,480 |
| PR | $23,180 | $28,600 | $29,740 |
| RI | $48,380 | $60,310 | $73,150 |
| SC | $48,480 | $57,000 | $66,290 |
| SD | $60,390 | $64,340 | $68,830 |
| TN | $46,920 | $51,800 | $66,280 |
| TX | $40,260 | $48,470 | $61,060 |
| UT | $39,520 | $52,770 | $72,080 |
| VA | $46,850 | $49,680 | $60,420 |
| VT | $47,560 | $47,560 | $60,530 |
| WA | $52,190 | $60,760 | $72,520 |
| WI | $48,130 | $57,290 | $65,970 |
| WV | $43,100 | $49,100 | $60,560 |
Other names
cargo agent, cargo cs agent, cargo customer service agent, cargo warehouse agent, freight agent, freight broker agent, freight shipping agent, import customs clearing agent, ocean import agent, route agent, shipping agent, transportation agent.
air export coordinator, air export specialist, air freight coordinator, cargo router, container coordinator, drop shipment clerk, export compliance specialist, export coordinator, export specialist, freight booker, freight broker, freight clerk, freight coordinator, freight forwarder, freight receiver, freight representative, freight router, freight specialist, import coordinator, intermodal dispatcher, international coordinator, load planner, logistics assistant, logistics clerk, logistics coordinator, logistics service representative, logistics technician, ocean export coordinator, ocean import coordinator, ocean import specialist, operations clerk, receiver, route clerk, ship broker, shipping coordinator, shipping processor, shipping specialist, traffic and documentation clerk, transportation broker, transportation clerk.
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Already yours: Loading materials or equipment, Packaging objects for shipping, Explaining procedures
4 of the 20 tasks this job is made of
| Median pay | $52,260 a year |
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What you have not done yet. Attaching identification information, Verifying shipping documentation, Calculating shipping costs
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