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Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders

Load and unload chemicals and bulk solids, such as coal, sand, and grain, into or from tank cars, trucks, or ships, using material moving equipment. May perform a variety of other tasks relating to shipment of products. May gauge or sample shipping tanks and test them for leaks.

AI exposure43 / 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 automation22
Freedom to set tasks72
Repeating the same tasks86
$58,870Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
+2.8%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (about average)BLS Employment Projections
53Skill durability (fragile)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
Active Listening
63
50
Speaking
63
50
Critical Thinking
63
50
Monitoring
63
50
Judgment and Decision Making
63
47
Complex Problem Solving
62
50
Coordination
62
47
Active Learning
62
44
Reading Comprehension
61
56
Time Management
61
53
Show 25 more skills
Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Writing
60
50
Social Perceptiveness
60
41
Learning Strategies
58
38
Instructing
58
38
Systems Analysis
57
38
Service Orientation
56
31
Systems Evaluation
56
28
Persuasion
54
25
Mathematics
53
38
Negotiation
52
31
Science
52
13
Management of Personnel Resources
50
47
Operations Analysis
49
0
Installation
48
0
Quality Control Analysis
47
47
Equipment Maintenance
47
41
Troubleshooting
47
41
Equipment Selection
47
35
Management of Financial Resources
47
25
Management of Material Resources
47
25
Technology Design
47
19
Operations Monitoring
46
69
Repairing
46
38
Programming
45
9
Operation and Control
43
69

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.

81/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$135,880
10-yr growth
+21.1%
Skill gap
21%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Monitoring, Active Listening, Active Learning, Service Orientation

79/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$129,180
10-yr growth
+21%
Skill gap
23%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Critical Thinking, Systems Analysis, Systems Evaluation, Reading Comprehension

79/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$96,590
10-yr growth
+13.9%
Skill gap
18%
Retraining
Moderate

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

79/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$53,140
10-yr growth
+36.5%
Skill gap
15%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Installation, Troubleshooting, Critical Thinking, Active Learning

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78/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$98,100
10-yr growth
+8%
Skill gap
14%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Persuasion, Service Orientation, Active Listening, Speaking

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders 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.