NorthStar

Occupations/53-6051.00

Transportation Inspectors

Inspect equipment or goods in connection with the safe transport of cargo or people. Includes rail transportation inspectors, such as freight inspectors, rail inspectors, and other inspectors of transportation vehicles not elsewhere classified.

Bachelor’s

Usually a four-year bachelor’s degree.

AI automation risk

45%

Mixed exposure

Human characteristics

51%

Balanced human and task mix

Task orientation

49%

Mixed exposure

A day in this job

  • Mostly human

    Advise crews in techniques of stowing dangerous and heavy cargo.

  • Mostly routine

    Inspect shipments to ensure that freight is securely braced and blocked.

  • Mostly routine

    Record details about freight conditions, handling of freight, and any problems encountered.

Split from the wording of these tasks, shown next to the occupation’s AI risk. It is not a separate score for each task, and it is not a forecast that the job disappears.

Core tasks

  1. 01Prepare and submit reports after completion of freight shipments.
  2. 02Inspect shipments to ensure that freight is securely braced and blocked.
  3. 03Record details about freight conditions, handling of freight, and any problems encountered.
  4. 04Advise crews in techniques of stowing dangerous and heavy cargo.
  5. 05Observe loading of freight to ensure that crews comply with procedures.
  6. 06Recommend remedial procedures to correct any violations found during inspections.

Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)

  • Repeating same tasks3.43
  • Degree of automation2.17
  • Time sitting2.80
  • Originality (ability)2.62
  • Conflict situations2.59
  • Hands-on objects/tools2.38
  • Outdoors / weather4.18
  • Disease exposure1.33
  • Decision freedom4.44

Top abilities

  • Problem Sensitivity3.88
  • Oral Expression3.88
  • Oral Comprehension3.88
  • Deductive Reasoning3.75
  • Written Expression3.62
  • Written Comprehension3.62
  • Near Vision3.62
  • Inductive Reasoning3.62

Essential skills

  • Reading Comprehension3.62
  • Active Listening3.50
  • Writing3.62
  • Speaking3.62
  • Mathematics2.62
  • Science1.38
  • Critical Thinking3.62
  • Active Learning2.75
  • Learning Strategies2.62
  • Monitoring3.38

CIP matches

99.9999NO MATCH

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