Transport clerk

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Key facts

+1.6%jobs, 2025 to 2035

United States

Employment in this job is holding up or growing in the United States, but it is highly exposed to AI. AI exposure: high according to the ILO, high according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: +1.6% (BLS). Working well with AI is becoming an asset.

The job

Transport clerks (ISCO 4323). Transport clerks keep records of operational aspects and coordinate the timing of train, road and air passenger and freight transport, and prepare reports for management.

Page built from official classifications (ILO, ESCO); figures cover all the jobs grouped here.

175 job titles linked to this page

Titles from the European ESCO classification. They are also used for search.

aeroplane dispatcher
air cargo operations supervisor
air cargo traffic officer
air freight coordinator
air freight dispatcher
air freight operations officer
aircraft cargo operations and ramp services co-ordinator
aircraft cargo operations and ramp services coordinator
aircraft cargo operations coordinator
aircraft dispatcher
aircraft information expediter
airline dispatcher
airplane dispatcher
baggage flow coordinator
baggage flow manager
baggage flow supervisor
baggage operations coordinator
baggage operations manager
baggage operations supervisor
bus dispatcher
bus route manager
bus route supervisor
bus service manager
cargo planning and operations manager
cargo planning manager
cargo planning officer
co-ordinator of aircraft cargo operations
coach route manager
coach route supervisor
company move coordinator
company move planner
controller of rail traffic
coordinator in water traffic
coordinator of aircraft cargo operations
coordinator of port operations
coordinator of vessel operations
corporate move coordinator
corporate move planner
dangerous goods safety adviser
dangerous goods safety consultant
dangerous goods safety guide
dangerous goods safety person
dangerous goods transport adviser
dangerous goods transport guide
dangerous goods transport person
dispatcher
dispatcher of aircrafts
dispatcher of freight
dispatcher of ship pilots
dispatcher, ship pilot
dispatching officer
dock traffic coordinator
domestic moving coordinator
flight dispatcher
flight information expediter
freight dispatcher
freight dispatching officer
freight dispatching operator
freight logistics dispatcher
freight transport dispatcher
freight transportation dispatcher
gas demand forecaster
gas distribution system operative
gas distribution system operator
gas distribution system worker
gas production planner
gas production scheduling representative
gas scheduler
gas scheduling representative
gas transmission system operative
gas transmission system operator
hazardous goods safety adviser
helicopter dispatcher
industrial move coordinator
industrial move planner
inland ship planner
inland vessel cargo planner
inland vessel planner
inland water cargo planner
inland water ship planner
international and domestic moving coordinator
luggage flow coordinator
luggage flow manager
luggage flow supervisor
luggage operations coordinator
luggage operations manager
luggage operations supervisor
manager of cargo planning and operations
marine traffic co-ordinator
marine traffic planner
maritime ship cargo planner
maritime ship planner
minicab controller
minicab dispatcher
move coordinator
moving coordinator
moving planner
natural gas scheduling representative
natural gas transmission system operative
pipeline division manager
pipeline division supervisor
pipeline operations manager
pipeline operations supervisor
pipeline route manager
pipeline route supervisor
port coordinator
port operations coordinator
port operations manager
port operations supervisor
port terminal manager
port terminal supervisor
port traffic coordinator
private hire controller
private hire dispatcher
rail logistics analyst
rail logistics coordinator
rail traffic controller
rail traffic signaller
rail transportation coordinator
rail transportation specialist
railway logistics analyst
railway signal operator
railway transportation specialist
relocation coordinator
relocation planner
removal planner
road transport maintenance coordinator
road transport maintenance officer
road transport maintenance scheduler
route vehicle maintenance coordinator
route vehicle maintenance planning officer
route vehicle maintenance scheduler
scheduler of road transport maintenance
senior ship planner
ship cargo planner
ship pilot controller
ship pilot coordinator
ship pilot dispatcher
ship planner
shipping operations manager
shipping pilot dispatcher
shipping traffic coordinator
short range planner
short range scheduler
signal box controller
signal box operator
supervisor of aircraft cargo operations
supervisor of bus routes
taxi controller
taxi dispatcher
terminal supervisor
traffic coordinator
traffic supervisor
train controller
tram controller
tram controller and supervisor
tram dispatcher
tram supervisor
tram supervisor and controller
tram system controller
tram system supervisor
transit supervisor
vehicle maintenance coordinator
vehicle maintenance planning officer
vehicle maintenance scheduler
vessel cargo planner
vessel operations coordinator
vessel operations coordinator (VOC)
vessel operations manager
vessel operations supervisor
vessel planner
VOC
water traffic coordinator
water traffic planner
waterway traffic planner

Training

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Gauges

Risk 4/5 · High

AI exposureHighILO, 2025 index

Employment outlookDeclineBLS, 2025-2035 projections (Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance; Cargo and freight agents; Social scientists and related workers, all other (+6))

Hiring difficultyNot availableNo US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job

PayHighBLS, 2025 median annual wage: $69,404

EntryQuickBLS, typical education needed for entry

No US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job: this gauge stays empty. How countries are compared

Sources

AI exposure categories and employment projections, 2025-2035 (XLSX file)Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States · August 2026 · official statistics
Generative AI and Jobs: a refined global index of occupational exposureInternational Labour Organization and NASK · May 2025 · large survey
ESCO, European classification of skills, competences, qualifications and occupations (job titles and O*NET crosswalk)European Commission · version 1.2 · official statistics
Jobs in 2030: projections by occupational family (summary table)Dares and France Stratégie · March 2022 · official statistics
Labour needs survey (BMO) 2026France Travail · 2026 · large survey
EURES report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annexEuropean Labour Authority · June 2026 · official statistics

Checked on 27 October 2026.