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Also called bridge inspector, cargo inspector, container inspector and damaged freight inspector.
$92,100
Median pay a year
24,500
People do this work
6
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Transportation Inspector
Summary
Transportation inspector ensuring the safe transport of cargo by inspecting shipments, advising crews on stowing techniques, and monitoring environmental conditions in shipping and storage areas
Experience
Transportation Inspector
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Inspected shipments to ensure that freight was securely braced and blocked
Prepared and submitted reports after completion of freight shipments
Recorded details about freight conditions, handling of freight, and any problems encountered
Advised crews in techniques of stowing dangerous and heavy cargo
Observed loading of freight to ensure that crews complied with procedures
Checked temperatures and humidities of shipping and storage areas to ensure appropriate levels for cargo protection
Skills
Core Skills
Inspecting cargo, Measuring levels or depths, Reviewing work orders, Monitoring loading processes, Marking materials for identification, Examining property condition, Measuring product dimensions, Calculating weights, Recording delivery details
Checking & Planning
Monitoring cargo area conditions
Education
Bachelor's Degree Your college, Year
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Prepared and submitted reports on freight shipmentsInspected shipments for secure bracing and blockingRecorded details about freight conditions and issuesAdvised crews on stowing dangerous and heavy cargoObserved loading to ensure compliance with proceduresRecommended procedures to correct inspection violations
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Prepared and submitted comprehensive reports on freight shipments, detailing conditions and any issues encountered.
Recorded specific details about freight handling and conditions to ensure compliance with safety standards.
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Prepared and submitted comprehensive reports on freight shipments, leading to fewer issues in subsequent shipments
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Fewer issues arose during subsequent shipmentsTeams followed procedures more closely afterwardCompliance rates increased after report findings
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Recorded specific details about freight handling and conditions to ensure compliance with safety standards.
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Most shipments I handled each daySeveral times for each shipmentEvery shipment I inspected
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Inspecting cargo
Measuring levels or depths
Reviewing work orders
Monitoring loading processes
Marking materials for identification
Monitoring cargo area conditions
Examining property condition
Measuring product dimensions
Calculating weights
Recording delivery details
Recording production data
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The work itself
What a Transportation Inspector does
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Inspect equipment or goods in connection with the safe transport of cargo or people. Includes rail transportation inspectors, such as freight inspectors, rail inspectors, and other inspectors of transportation vehicles not elsewhere classified.
What it pays
How much does a Transportation Inspector make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$58,780
Median
$92,100
75th percentile
$108,890
About 24,500 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AK
$100,190
$123,120
$146,950
AL
$101,440
$108,140
$108,140
AR
$54,380
$85,130
$107,370
AZ
$38,700
$62,250
$92,680
CA
$55,660
$83,000
$114,850
CO
$52,340
$81,820
$127,270
CT
$77,290
$91,520
$121,600
DC
$79,210
$89,960
$132,620
FL
$67,800
$101,470
$134,600
GA
$61,620
$95,030
$117,620
HI
$65,980
$108,270
$138,670
IA
$89,340
$116,850
$150,630
ID
$43,600
$54,330
$128,670
IL
$39,920
$47,990
$93,950
IN
$53,990
$80,330
$107,330
KS
$47,220
$103,380
$106,780
KY
$53,670
$83,970
$112,400
LA
$46,920
$77,460
$105,370
MA
$41,420
$79,650
$105,870
MD
$71,990
$100,700
$124,590
ME
$49,630
$63,750
$119,350
MI
$33,500
$35,890
$88,710
MN
$35,050
$92,860
$140,880
MO
$54,110
$64,690
$108,830
MT
$53,690
$62,810
$97,880
NC
$65,310
$84,470
$110,630
ND
$79,440
$106,330
$122,930
NJ
$45,010
$49,250
$80,190
NM
$50,070
$63,690
$88,310
NV
$46,800
$50,060
$91,710
NY
$93,420
$93,420
$93,420
OH
$58,320
$77,010
$121,040
OK
$109,990
$111,070
$111,070
OR
$67,170
$78,110
$113,550
PA
$61,550
$81,550
$131,810
PR
$28,160
$29,760
$34,940
SC
$80,490
$80,490
$90,080
SD
$48,980
$70,080
$92,900
TN
$40,410
$78,430
$97,450
TX
$74,500
$101,440
$129,570
UT
$49,750
$64,480
$100,420
VA
$58,620
$68,610
$100,680
WA
$81,520
$104,250
$147,430
WI
$69,110
$75,260
$101,940
WV
$50,200
$58,670
$97,850
Other names
Other names for this job
bridge inspector, cargo inspector, container inspector, damaged freight inspector, equipment inspector, freight car inspector, freight inspector, freight service inspector, heavy check inspector, inspector, loading inspector, locomotive inspector.
More names for this work
maintenance inspector, marine cargo inspector, motor vehicle emissions inspector, naval inspector, navy material inspector, operations inspector, packing inspector, perishable freight inspector, perishable fruit inspector, petroleum inspector, railroad car inspector, railroad inspector, roadway inspector, safety inspector, school bus inspector, shipping inspector, state inspector, steamboat inspector, tank inspector, transit vehicle inspector, transportation security inspector, admeasurer, cargo surveyor, freight specialist, inspections specialist, marine cargo broker, marine cargo specialist, marine cargo surveyor, marine surveyor, ship surveyor, shipping liaison, transport tech, transportation technician.
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This page is about the occupation Transportation Inspectors. 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.