Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
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Lower estimated automation risk
Why it fits
Aviation safety, cargo securement, equipment checks, documentation, and compliance knowledge transfer with credentials.
Why it fits
Reuses cargo routing, documentation, shipment coordination, carrier communication, compliance, and exception handling.
Why it fits
Experienced supervisors can move toward supply planning, logistics partners, cargo performance, and process control.
Why it fits
Reuses transportation safety standards, cargo records, equipment checks, compliance findings, and corrective actions.
Why it fits
Transfers crew supervision, loading, staging, equipment assignments, safety, and shift coordination.
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We rate jobs using four factors. These are:
- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
- Wages
- Volume of available positions
These are some key things to think about when job hunting.
Risk & user votes
Calculated automation risk
Moderate Risk (41-60%): This occupation may be meaningfully affected by automation. Some parts of the role may be suitable for AI, software, or robotics, while others still rely on human skill, judgement, trust, or real-world context. People in this range may benefit from building skills that complement automation and reduce replacement risk.
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Human strengths important in this job
These are human abilities and work contexts that are important in this occupation. They may help explain why parts of the role are harder to replace end-to-end, but they are not the only inputs into the automation score.
Decision-making and problem solving
Very importantWhy this matters
Coordinating others’ work
Very importantWhy this matters
Working directly with the public
Quite importantWhy this matters
Social perceptiveness
Quite importantWhy this matters
Thinking creatively
Quite importantWhy this matters
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Coaching and developing others
Quite importantWhy this matters
What users think
Based on 8 votes
What do you think the risk of automation is?
What is the likelihood that Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?
Pay & outlook
Wages
In 2024, the median annual wage for Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors was $63,940 ($31 per hour).
The median annual wage for Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors was 29.2% higher than the national median annual wage, which stood at $49,500.
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Wages over time
Growth
The number of 'Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors' job openings is expected to rise 5.2% by 2034
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Total employment, and estimated job openings
Updated projections are due 09-2025.
Volume
As of 2024 there were 10,160 people employed as 'Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors' within the United States.
This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country
Put another way, around 1 in 15 thousand people are employed as 'Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors'.
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Job description
Supervise and coordinate the activities of ground crew in the loading, unloading, securing, and staging of aircraft cargo or baggage. May determine the quantity and orientation of cargo and compute aircraft center of gravity. May accompany aircraft as member of flight crew and monitor and handle cargo in flight, and assist and brief passengers on safety and emergency procedures. Includes loadmasters.
O*NET-SOC code: 53-1041.00
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