# Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors

> Supervise and coordinate the activities of ground crew in the loading, unloading, securing, and staging of aircraft cargo or baggage. May determine the quantity and orientation of cargo and compute aircraft center of gravity. May accompany aircraft as member of flight crew and monitor and handle cargo in flight, and assist and brief passengers on safety and emergency procedures. Includes loadmasters.

- **SOC code:** 53-1041.00
- **Canonical URL:** https://singulariki.com/roles/role-53-1041-00
- **Also known as:** Cargo Supervisor, Line Service Supervisor (LSS), Loadmaster, Ramp Supervisor, Ground Operations Supervisor, Ramp and Cargo Supervisor, Air Cargo Ground Crew Supervisor, Air Cargo Ground Operations Supervisor
- **Frame:** "AI exposure" means task overlap (how codifiable the work is), not jobs lost or a forecast. Every figure below is traced to a named public dataset.

## What this work is

**Core tasks** (O*NET):
- Calculate load weights for different aircraft compartments, using charts and computers.
- Determine the quantity and orientation of cargo, and compute an aircraft's center of gravity.
- Direct ground crews in the loading, unloading, securing, or staging of aircraft cargo or baggage.
- Train new employees in areas such as safety procedures or equipment operation.
- Distribute cargo to maximize use of space.
- Accompany aircraft as a member of the flight crew to monitor and handle cargo in flight.

## Skills, tools, capabilities

**Knowledge, skills & abilities** (O*NET, highest importance first):
- Customer and Personal Service _(knowledge)_
- Public Safety and Security _(knowledge)_
- Transportation _(knowledge)_
- English Language _(knowledge)_
- Oral Comprehension _(ability)_
- Oral Expression _(ability)_
- Problem Sensitivity _(ability)_
- Administration and Management _(knowledge)_
- Critical Thinking _(essential_skill)_
- Management of Personnel Resources _(transferable_skill)_
- Administrative _(knowledge)_
- Active Listening _(essential_skill)_

**Skills in demand:**
- English Language _(Common Skill)_
- Critical Thinking _(Common Skill)_
- Time Management _(Common Skill)_
- Deductive Reasoning _(Common Skill)_
- Active Listening _(Common Skill)_
- Learning Strategies _(Specialized Skill)_
- Mathematics _(Common Skill)_
- Telecommunications _(Specialized Skill)_
- Speech Recognition _(Specialized Skill)_
- Visualization _(Specialized Skill)_
- Social Perceptiveness _(Common Skill)_
- Reading Comprehension _(Common Skill)_

**Tools & technology:**
- Facebook _(hot technology)_
- Microsoft Excel _(hot technology)_
- Microsoft Office software _(hot technology)_
- Microsoft Outlook _(hot technology)_
- Microsoft Word _(hot technology)_
- Cargo tracking system software
- Corel WordPerfect Office Suite
- Warehouse management system WMS

## AI exposure & outlook

- **AI task-overlap index:** 31st percentile (Low) across all occupations — composite of current-era exposure studies (ai-exposure-index-v1).
- **LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou):** 44th percentile (Moderate) — source: eloundou_gamma.
- **AI assistant applicability (Microsoft):** 22nd percentile (Low) — source: microsoft_applicability.
- **Projected employment (BLS 2024–34):** 5.2% growth (About average); 1.1k annual openings; 10.3k → 10.8k jobs.
- **Pay & employment (BLS OEWS, May 2024):** median $63,940; 10,160 employed.

## Sources

- **O*NET** (30.3) — U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development. https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html
- **BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)** (May 2024) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/oes/
- **BLS Employment Projections** (2024–2034) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/emp/
- **Microsoft “Working with AI”** (working-with-ai) — Microsoft Research. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/
- **“GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.)** (arXiv 2303.10130) — OpenAI / academic. https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.10130

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_Generated from Singulariki's joined dataset; data snapshot 2026-06-02T21:00:32.945303+00:00. https://singulariki.com/roles/role-53-1041-00_