Also called: Shipping Coordinator, Logistics Specialist
Handles the day-to-day details of shipments: scheduling pickups, updating customers, and fixing problems.
You book trucks, send updates to customers, and chase down a shipment that got delayed by weather. It's a common entry point into logistics careers.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 1 year after high school. High school diploma or associate; many have some college.
Ways in: On-the-job training, 2-year college. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Supply Chain Management, Business.
Growing about average. Steady.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI agents now schedule pickups and update customers; fewer coordinator jobs, with problem cases left to people.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to 3PLs and freight forwarders for logistics coordinator or assistant jobs
Classes: Computer applications, Business.
Official data: O*NET occupation 43-5011.
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