AI Career Radar

Freight Forwarders

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.

AI exposure48 / 100Moderate exposure

Based on O*NET work context for this occupation. This score does not predict individual job losses.

What drives the score

Automation and repetition raise exposure; freedom to set tasks lowers it. Each measure uses a 0–100 scale.

Degree of automation31
Freedom to set tasks65
Repeating the same tasks82
$52,260Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
+6.2%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (faster than average)BLS Employment Projections
56Skill durability (moderate)Transferability, out of 100

How well your skills transfer

Each skill is scored on how well it transfers into occupations that are growing and less exposed. The ones high on both importance and transfer are worth deepening.

Highest transferability first

Both scores out of 100

Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Monitoring
63
63
Active Listening
63
60
Critical Thinking
63
60
Speaking
63
56
Judgment and Decision Making
63
50
Coordination
62
69
Active Learning
62
53
Complex Problem Solving
62
53
Reading Comprehension
61
69
Time Management
61
56
Show 25 more skills
Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Writing
60
56
Social Perceptiveness
60
56
Learning Strategies
58
44
Instructing
58
44
Systems Analysis
57
50
Service Orientation
56
56
Systems Evaluation
56
50
Persuasion
54
53
Mathematics
53
50
Negotiation
52
56
Science
52
0
Management of Personnel Resources
50
38
Operations Analysis
49
19
Installation
48
0
Management of Financial Resources
47
35
Management of Material Resources
47
28
Technology Design
47
19
Quality Control Analysis
47
16
Equipment Selection
47
13
Equipment Maintenance
47
13
Troubleshooting
47
13
Operations Monitoring
46
31
Repairing
46
13
Programming
45
16
Operation and Control
43
13

Compare how well you can use each skill in growing, low-exposure occupations with its importance in your current role. How we score skills.

Jobs you could move to

Compare related occupations by skill overlap, retraining effort, pay and projected growth. Choose a priority to adjust the ranking. Licensing requirements may limit some routes.

91/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$120,230
10-yr growth
+34.6%
Skill gap
13%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Active Learning, Speaking, Judgment and Decision Making, Writing

84/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$72,300
10-yr growth
+21.5%
Skill gap
11%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Speaking, Social Perceptiveness, Service Orientation, Active Listening

#3Logistics AnalystsBusiness & Finance
82/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$82,320
10-yr growth
+17.6%
Skill gap
14%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Complex Problem Solving, Systems Analysis, Systems Evaluation, Judgment and Decision Making

82/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$129,180
10-yr growth
+21%
Skill gap
18%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Quality Control Analysis, Operations Monitoring, Complex Problem Solving, Critical Thinking

#5Cartographers and PhotogrammetristsArchitecture & Engineering
82/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$81,390
10-yr growth
+7.4%
Skill gap
6%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Writing, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Learning

82/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$135,880
10-yr growth
+21.1%
Skill gap
18%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Operations Monitoring, Active Learning, Judgment and Decision Making, Active Listening

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Freight Forwarders could go and what the move costs. The other route is not a move at all: something small of your own, running alongside the job, started while there is no pressure on it.

Where to learn the missing half: Google Career Certificates for systems analysis · active learning, LinkedIn Learning for writing · speaking, edX for mathematics · reading and PlanetNoCode for complex problem solving. Some of those are affiliate links. It never changes what we list.

Snapshot: O*NET 31.0, BLS OEWS May 2025, BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035. Scoring v2.1.0-onet-31.0. Method on the how it works page.