Takeover Tracker
48%medium risk
Cargo and Freight Agents
vs

53 shared · 18 different

core competencies

47%medium risk
Order Clerks

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricCargo and Freight AgentsOrder Clerks
Risk Score48.4%47.4%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile96th95th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)9 / 1511 / 15
Median Salary$49,900$44,660
Employment98K83K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Selling or Influencing Others
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
Performing Administrative Activities
Geography
Transportation
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Near Vision
Clerical
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Speech Recognition
Interacting With Computers
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Cargo and Freight Agents

26%

total discount

Order Clerks

29%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Cargo and Freight Agents

9 of 15 at risk
88%Keep records of all goods shipped, received, and stored.
88%Track delivery progress of shipments.
87%Prepare manifests showing numbers of airplane passengers and baggage, mail, and freight weights, transmitting data to destinations.
87%Notify consignees, passengers, or customers of freight or baggage arrival and arrange for delivery.
86%Estimate freight or postal rates and record shipment costs and weights.

Order Clerks

11 of 15 at risk
89%Check inventory records to determine availability of requested merchandise.
89%File copies of orders received, or post orders on records.
88%Direct specified departments or units to prepare and ship orders to designated locations.
87%Review orders for completeness according to reporting procedures and forward incomplete orders for further processing.
85%Collect payment for merchandise, record transactions, and send items such as checks or money orders for further processing.

Wage Comparison

Order Clerks earns -$5,240(-11%) vs Cargo and Freight Agents
Cargo and Freight AgentsOrder Clerks
10th
$37,240$33,530
25th
$43,490$38,110
Median
$49,900$44,660
75th
$62,230$51,890
90th
$76,350$61,680

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Cargo and Freight Agents2028–2035
Order Clerks2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Order Clerks has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Cargo and Freight Agents.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

Salary weighted by displacement risk: salary × (1 − risk%)

Cargo and Freight Agents

$25,768

from $49,900

Order Clerks

$23,505

from $44,660

After adjusting for AI risk, Cargo and Freight Agents offers $2,264 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Cargo

0

Unique to Order

Combined Protection Strategy

Regardless of which path you choose, focus on these protective factors

Fine Manipulation
Social Intelligence
Regulatory Barriers
Creativity
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