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Cargo and Freight Agents vs Freight Forwarders

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Cargo and Freight Agents and Freight Forwarders on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Cargo and Freight Agents Freight Forwarders
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$49,900
$49,900
Employment · BLS OEWS
97,800
97,800
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
71st pct
71st pct

At a glance

Dimension Cargo and Freight Agents Freight Forwarders
Median pay $49,900 $49,900
Employment 97,800 97,800
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection Growing fast (+8.5%) Growing fast (+8.5%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 8,800 8,800
Typical education · O*NET Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not. Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
AI exposure · published exposure studies High · 71st pct High · 71st pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 89th pct · 50% of tasks 89th pct · 50% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index — Automation-leaning (39.2%)
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman Yes Yes

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Transportation, Geography, Public Safety and Security, Oral Comprehension, Oral Expression, English Language, Administration and Management, Written Comprehension, Speaking, Active Listening, Law and Government, Telecommunications, Administrative, Customer and Personal Service, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Near Vision, Negotiation, Time Management, Written Expression, Problem Sensitivity, Writing, Monitoring, Social Perceptiveness, Coordination, Service Orientation, Complex Problem Solving, Communications and Media, Deductive Reasoning, Inductive Reasoning, Category Flexibility, Production and Processing, Persuasion, Information Ordering.

Specific to Cargo and Freight Agents

  • Education and Training
  • Selective Attention
  • Speech Recognition
  • Speech Clarity
  • Flexibility of Closure
  • Perceptual Speed

Specific to Freight Forwarders

  • Computers and Electronics
  • Personnel and Human Resources
  • Mathematics
  • Economics and Accounting
  • Active Learning
  • Number Facility

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Spreadsheet software , Office suite software , Electronic mail software , Presentation software , Word processing software , Enterprise resource planning ERP software , Procurement software , Data base user interface and query software , Internet browser software .

Specific to Cargo and Freight Agents

Specific to Freight Forwarders

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Cargo and Freight Agents or Freight Forwarders — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Cargo and Freight Agents vs Freight Forwarders." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/cargo-and-freight-agents-vs-freight-forwarders

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Singulariki. (2026). Cargo and Freight Agents vs Freight Forwarders. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/cargo-and-freight-agents-vs-freight-forwarders

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  title  = {Cargo and Freight Agents vs Freight Forwarders},
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