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Also called bulk tank car unloader, car loader, car unloader and rail car loader.
$58,870
Median pay a year
10,700
People do this work
6
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Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loader
Summary
Tank car, truck, and ship loader moving chemicals and bulk solids using material handling equipment, ensuring accurate loading and unloading while monitoring product flow and vessel conditions
Experience
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loader
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Sealed outlet valves on tank cars, barges, and trucks
Verified tank car, barge, or truck load numbers for accuracy based on instructions
Started pumps and adjusted valves to control product flow using loading procedures
Checked conditions and weights of vessels for cleanliness and compliance with procedures
Monitored product movement to and from storage tanks, working with other workers
Operated ship loading and unloading equipment, conveyors, and specialized material handling tools
Recorded operating data such as products pumped, gauge readings, and operating times
Skills
Core Skills
Monitoring loading processes, Monitoring vehicle movement, Marking materials for identification, Measuring levels or depths, Driver's license, Installing parts
Checking & Planning
Testing samples, Inspecting cargo areas for cleanliness, Inspecting material-moving equipment, Weighing materials, Verifying information or specifications
Tools and software
Warehouse management system WMS
Education
High School Diploma Your school, Year
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Sealed outlet valves on tank carsChecked load numbers for accuracyStarted pumps and adjusted valvesChecked conditions and weights of vesselsMonitored product movement with workersOperated loading and unloading equipment
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Sealed outlet valves on tank cars to ensure safe transport of materials
Started pumps and adjusted valves to regulate the flow of products
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Add how often you sealed valves during your shifts
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Sealed outlet valves on tank cars several times each shift to ensure safe transport of materials
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Several times each shiftMost of the tank cars loadedA few each day
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Started pumps and adjusted valves to regulate the flow of products
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Reduced waiting time for loadingImproved efficiency of product transferEnsured smoother operations during shifts
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Installing parts
Monitoring loading processes
Monitoring vehicle movement
Marking materials for identification
Testing samples
Inspecting cargo areas for cleanliness
Inspecting material-moving equipment
Weighing materials
Measuring levels or depths
Verifying information or specifications
Cleaning vessels or marine equipment
Connecting hoses
The work itself
What a Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loader does
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Load and unload chemicals and bulk solids, such as coal, sand, and grain, into or from tank cars, trucks, or ships, using material moving equipment. May perform a variety of other tasks relating to shipment of products. May gauge or sample shipping tanks and test them for leaks.
What it pays
How much does a Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loader make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$46,300
Median
$58,870
75th percentile
$70,060
About 10,700 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AL
$70,060
$75,450
$93,600
AR
$28,600
$33,800
$38,630
CA
$60,330
$68,600
$92,390
CO
$46,230
$51,200
$61,020
FL
$41,550
$45,540
$63,810
GA
$44,930
$51,160
$58,460
HI
$44,320
$45,240
$94,310
IA
$45,840
$51,450
$57,820
ID
$36,150
$41,700
$49,340
IN
$41,890
$44,310
$53,610
KY
$38,670
$53,160
$88,940
LA
$55,620
$58,900
$62,560
MA
$59,440
$71,750
$77,010
MD
$48,690
$81,320
$97,260
MI
$54,120
$57,900
$60,440
MN
$52,320
$76,620
$84,440
MO
$44,120
$57,750
$62,670
MT
$76,860
$80,070
$83,390
NC
$41,710
$44,910
$48,560
ND
$55,070
$61,210
$63,650
NE
$41,700
$46,300
$46,320
NH
$61,510
$70,030
$79,560
NJ
$58,370
$64,890
$67,370
NM
$46,430
$48,010
$51,840
NY
$42,700
$48,220
$54,210
OH
$47,770
$57,700
$78,790
OK
$33,870
$35,360
$43,680
OR
$56,290
$74,040
$76,780
PA
$33,560
$48,120
$74,310
SC
$54,540
$80,700
$80,700
TX
$51,470
$61,170
$79,340
UT
$51,100
$53,370
$53,370
VA
$37,740
$41,190
$62,710
WI
$50,610
$57,250
$63,870
WV
$52,120
$54,750
$54,750
Other names
Other names for this job
bulk tank car unloader, car loader, car unloader, rail car loader, tank car loader, tank car truck and ship loaders, caustics loader, barge loader, barges loader, coal dumping equipment operator, dock loader, load out person.
This page is about the occupation Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.