Education:
31%
Bachelor's Degree
19%
Some College Courses
Cargo & Freight Agents
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Job Outlook:
None
Education:
High school diploma or equivalent
Salary
High:
$70,280.00
Average:
$49,740.00
Hourly
Average:
$23.91
What they do:
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.
On the job, you would:
- Negotiate and arrange transport of goods with shipping or freight companies.
- Determine method of shipment and prepare bills of lading, invoices, and other shipping documents.
- Track delivery progress of shipments.
Personality
| A3 | Your Strengths | Importance |
Characteristics of this Career |
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94% | Attention to Detail - Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. | |
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88% | Stress Tolerance - Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. | |
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83% | Adaptability/Flexibility - Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. | |
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82% | Dependability - Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. | |
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77% | Independence - Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. | |
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75% | Achievement/Effort - Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. | |
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75% | Integrity - Job requires being honest and ethical. | |
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74% | Persistence - Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. | |
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70% | Initiative - Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. | |
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68% | Analytical Thinking - Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. | |
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62% | Self-Control - Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. | |
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61% | Leadership - Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. | |
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56% | Cooperation - Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. | |
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54% | Concern for Others - Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
| A3 | Your Strengths | Importance |
Strengths |
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89% | Conventional - Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or human resources. | |
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78% | Enterprising - Work involves managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. Enterprising occupations are often associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertising, finance, management/administration, professional advising, public speaking, politics, or law. |
| A3 | Your Strengths | Importance |
Values of the Work Environment |
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56% | Relationships - Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service. | |
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56% | Support - Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
Aptitude
| A3 | Your Strengths | Importance |
Abilities | Cognitive, Physical, Personality |
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75% | Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. | |
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75% | Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. | |
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72% | Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. | |
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56% | Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). | |
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53% | Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. | |
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53% | Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
| A3 | Your Strengths | Importance |
Skills | Cognitive, Physical, Personality |
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52% | Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
Job Details
Responsibilities
Track goods or materials.
Provide notifications to customers or patrons.
Verify shipping documentation.
Maintain operational records.
Coordinate shipping activities with external parties.
Negotiate financial arrangements.
Coordinate operational activities.
Recommend packing or shipping methods.
Analyze shipping information to make routing decisions.
Calculate shipping costs.
Enter information into databases or software programs.
Track goods or materials.
Package objects for shipping.
Load materials or equipment.
Unload materials or equipment.
Inspect items for damage or defects.
Inspect shipments to ensure correct order fulfillment.
Package objects for shipping.
Record shipping information.
Supervise clerical or administrative personnel.
Arrange insurance coverage.
Load materials or equipment.
Manage clerical or administrative activities.
Load materials or equipment.
Attach identification information to products, items or containers.
Operate vehicles or material-moving equipment.
Maintain inventories of materials, equipment, or products.
Assemble wood products.
| A3 | Your Strengths | Importance |
Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent |
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89% | Face-to-Face Discussions - How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? | |
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89% | Telephone - How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? | |
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87% | Contact With Others - How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? | |
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84% | Structured versus Unstructured Work - To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? | |
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81% | Spend Time Sitting - How much does this job require sitting? | |
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81% | Electronic Mail - How often do you use electronic mail in this job? | |
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80% | Freedom to Make Decisions - How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? | |
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74% | Time Pressure - How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? | |
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74% | Frequency of Decision Making - How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? | |
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71% | Work With Work Group or Team - How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? | |
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67% | Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People - How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements? | |
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67% | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate - How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? | |
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66% | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results - What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? | |
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62% | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled - How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? | |
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60% | Letters and Memos - How often does the job require written letters and memos? | |
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59% | Deal With External Customers - How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? | |
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59% | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results - How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? | |
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57% | Level of Competition - To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? | |
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55% | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls - How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? | |
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53% | Physical Proximity - To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? | |
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52% | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety - How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? | |
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71% | Duration of Typical Work Week - Number of hours typically worked in one week. |
| A3 | Your Strengths | Importance |
Tasks & Values |
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78% | Getting Information - Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. | |
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72% | Documenting/Recording Information - Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. | |
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72% | Making Decisions and Solving Problems - Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. | |
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65% | Handling and Moving Objects - Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. | |
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61% | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People - Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. | |
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61% | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings - Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. | |
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61% | Controlling Machines and Processes - Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). | |
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61% | Communicating with People Outside the Organization - Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail. | |
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60% | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships - Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. | |
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60% | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events - Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. | |
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60% | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards - Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. | |
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58% | Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others - Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others. | |
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58% | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates - Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. | |
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56% | Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment - Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft. | |
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55% | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials - Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. | |
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55% | Performing General Physical Activities - Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials. | |
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54% | Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information - Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. | |
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54% | Working with Computers - Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. | |
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54% | Processing Information - Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. | |
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52% | Thinking Creatively - Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |