DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

43-5011 Cargo and Freight Agents

Occupational Description:
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.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
EDR 5 - North Central N/A0N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Minnesota 1,610259$25.72/hr$1.05/hr$14.62/hr$17.86/hr$23.73/hr$29.99/hr$36.98/hr
U S 95,8102,299$22.75/hr$0.20/hr$13.03/hr$16.59/hr$21.29/hr$27.23/hr$33.59/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Other Regional Data For Cargo and Freight Agents
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 1,340 $23.10/hr N/A
EDR 7W- Central 100 $24.91/hr N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast 80 $27.43/hr N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead 30 $19.53/hr N/A
EDR 9 - South Central 20 N/A N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest N/A N/A N/A
EDR 7E- East Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley N/A N/A N/A
EDR 5 - North Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters N/A N/A N/A
EDR 4 - West Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest N/A N/A N/A
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