Aircraft cargo handling supervisor
Supervises and coordinates ground crews who load, unload, secure, and stage aircraft cargo or baggage, and may work out how to balance the load.
Will AI replace aircraft cargo handling supervisor jobs?
AI changes jobs more often than it replaces them. How much AI can help with this work: Low. More AI overlap than 24 in 100 jobs. AI touches a small part of this work. Most of the job happens with your hands, your body or in person. 0% of this job’s working time is already spent on tasks people bring to AI at work (Anthropic Economic Index). Based on Microsoft research on real AI use at work, matched to the tasks of each job in O*NET.
What AI already helps with
- Decide the amount and placement of cargo and the plane's balance point
- Spread cargo out to use space well
- Calculate load weights for each aircraft compartment using charts and computers
What stays human
- Train new employees in safety procedures and equipment use
- Direct ground crews loading, unloading, securing, or staging cargo and baggage
- Fly with the crew to watch and handle cargo in flight
10-year outlook · USA
Expected change in the number of these jobs by 2035: +9.2%. Typical pay: $58,170 a year. US Bureau of Labor Statistics. German figures differ, but the direction is usually similar.
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