How likely is AI to replace Cargo and Freight Agents?

Published research puts Cargo and Freight Agents at 42 out of 100 for AI displacement risk, in the transitioning band. The number is a weighted consensus of 6 research sources and describes the typical version of the role, not any individual.

Do researchers agree on the risk for Cargo and Freight Agents?

Only partly. Individual estimates for Cargo and Freight Agents run from 14 to 58 out of 100 across the 6 sources behind this score, so the single number smooths over real disagreement. More recent and higher confidence studies carry more weight in it.

Which administration roles face similar AI exposure?

The closest published administration roles to Cargo and Freight Agents by score are Library Assistants, Clerical (44/100), Postal Service Clerks (40/100), and Communications Equipment Operators, All Other (45/100). Each has its own page with the research behind its number.

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Will AI replace Cargo and Freight Agents?

Transitioning

Baseline AI displacement risk for Cargo and Freight Agents, aggregated from 6 research sources.

What this score means

Cargo and Freight Agents sits in the middle of the exposure range for Administration. Routine parts of the job are starting to automate, but much of it still depends on judgment, relationships, and context that today's models handle poorly. At 42 out of 100 it scores 10 points below the Administration average of 52. Across the 6 sources behind this baseline, individual estimates run from 14 to 58, so the score is a weighted consensus rather than any single figure.

The number is a consensus estimate for the typical version of the role, built from published academic and industry research scored occupation by occupation. It is not a prediction about any individual. How scoring works

What this job actually involves

Exposure follows the work itself rather than the job title, so it is worth seeing what the role is made of. These are the tasks O*NET records for Cargo and Freight Agents, most central first, showing 12 of 24.

01Negotiate and arrange transport of goods with shipping or freight companies.
02Determine method of shipment and prepare bills of lading, invoices, and other shipping documents.
03Track delivery progress of shipments.
04Advise clients on transportation and payment methods.
05Estimate freight or postal rates and record shipment costs and weights.
06Keep records of all goods shipped, received, and stored.
07Notify consignees, passengers, or customers of freight or baggage arrival and arrange for delivery.
08Retrieve stored items and trace lost shipments as necessary.
09Enter shipping information into a computer by hand or by a hand-held scanner that reads bar codes on goods.
10Prepare manifests showing numbers of airplane passengers and baggage, mail, and freight weights, transmitting data to destinations.
11Arrange insurance coverage for goods.
12Install straps, braces, and padding to loads to prevent shifting or damage during shipment.

Task statements from O*NET by the National Center for O*NET Development, used under CC BY 4.0. The tasks are descriptive; the exposure score above is ours.

The research behind this score

This baseline aggregates 6 research sources that scored Cargo and Freight Agents for AI and automation exposure. More recent, higher confidence studies carry more weight in the final number.

01Anthropic Economic Index 2026 - AI Task Exposure · 2026Anthropic
02Global Automation Atlas: Task Substitution Exposure by Occupation · 2026Garg, Crosta, Baier (2026), arXiv:2605.17086
03Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure · 2025International Labour Organization, Working Paper 140 (2025)
04Working with AI: Measuring the Applicability of Generative AI to Occupations · 2025Tomlinson, Jaffe et al., Microsoft Research (2025)
05GPTs are GPTs: Labor Market Impact Potential of LLMs · 2024Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin, Rock (Science, 2024)
06AI Occupational Exposure to Language Modeling · 2023Felten, Raj, Seamans (2023)

Common questions

How likely is AI to replace Cargo and Freight Agents?: Published research puts Cargo and Freight Agents at 42 out of 100 for AI displacement risk, in the transitioning band. The number is a weighted consensus of 6 research sources and describes the typical version of the role, not any individual.
Do researchers agree on the risk for Cargo and Freight Agents?: Only partly. Individual estimates for Cargo and Freight Agents run from 14 to 58 out of 100 across the 6 sources behind this score, so the single number smooths over real disagreement. More recent and higher confidence studies carry more weight in it.
Which administration roles face similar AI exposure?: The closest published administration roles to Cargo and Freight Agents by score are Library Assistants, Clerical (44/100), Postal Service Clerks (40/100), and Communications Equipment Operators, All Other (45/100). Each has its own page with the research behind its number.

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