Freight Forwarders
Air Export Agent, Air Export Coordinator, GSA Coordinator, Route Specialist
What they do:
Research rates, routings, or modes of transport for shipment of products. Maintain awareness of regulations affecting the international movement of cargo. Make arrangements for additional services, such as storage or inland transportation.
On the job, you would:
- Calculate weight, volume, or cost of goods to be moved.
- Inform clients of factors such as shipping options, timelines, transfers, or regulations affecting shipments.
- Prepare shipping documentation, such as including bills of lading, packing lists, dock receipts, or certificates of origin.
Business
- customer service
- administrative services
Transportation
- movement of people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road
Arts and Humanities
Math and Science
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
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Basic Skills
- keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
- reading work related information
Social
- changing what is done based on other people's actions
- looking for ways to help people
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
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Verbal
- listen and understand what people say
- read and understand what is written
Math
- choose the right type of math to solve a problem
- add, subtract, multiply, or divide
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- order or arrange things
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People interested in this work like activities that include data, detail, and regular routines.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Attention to Detail
- Stress Tolerance
- Dependability
- Integrity
- Cooperation
- Achievement/Effort
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You might use software like this on the job:
Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
- Arcline ArcFreight
- CargoWise ediEnterprise
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
- Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
- SAP
Electronic mail software
- Email software
- Microsoft Outlook
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high school diploma/GED or
some college
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
$41,920
per year, on average
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