Also called: Heavy Lift Logistics Specialist, Breakbulk Project Manager
Plans the movement of giant, one-of-a-kind cargo like rocket stages, power plant turbines, and refinery towers.
You might spend months planning how to move a 400-ton transformer from a port to a remote substation: special trailers, police escorts, cranes, permits, and route surveys of every bridge.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 8 years after high school. Bachelor's in logistics or engineering plus years of freight experience.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Supply Chain Management, Civil Engineering, Logistics.
Growing about average. Driven by energy, infrastructure, and aerospace projects.
Low risk for 10 years. Moving giant one-of-a-kind cargo takes custom plans, permits and site visits; AI only helps with routing.
Classes: Physics, Geography, Business.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1081.
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