Cargo and Freight Agents

This post summarizes key statistics on Cargo and Freight Agents using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.

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Age IncMed
20 23,815
25 36,405
30 48,866
35 49,673
40 55,097
45 56,704
50 53,556
55 56,704
60 56,704
65 49,024


Hours Worked Share
0-20 6.40
20-39 9.20
39-41 56.10
41-50 20.50
50-60 3.50
More than 60 4.30

Income Over Career

This chart provides the median income by age for Cargo and Freight Agents.

Ten Most Common Industries

Share Income Industry
26.30 51,311 Air transportation
24.30 50,466 Services incidental to transportation
10.60 47,631 Trucking service
4.70 24,434 Marines
4.60 49,230 Management and public relations services
2.10 58,972 Water transportation
1.90 38,605 Warehousing and storage
1.90 36,291 Lumber and building material retailing
1.30 28,838 Army
1.20 29,146 Agricultural production, crops

This table highlights the top industries people working as Cargo and Freight Agents work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution

This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Cargo and Freight Agents. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors

This table highlights the top majors people working as Cargo and Freight Agents received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution

This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Cargo and Freight Agents. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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