Carrier Coordinator
Impact: Operational efficiency, Cost reduction
Coordinates transportation logistics, manages carrier relationships, and ensures timely and cost-effective delivery of goods.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Extensive
- Team vs solo
- 60% Team / 40% Solo
- Client facing
- Sometimes
- Impact visibility
- Moderate
- Travel
- Minimal
- Schedule flexibility
- Structured
- Remote work
- Limited Remote
- Typical work hours
- 40 hours/week
- Stress level
- Moderate
At a glance
- Median salary
- $58,000
- Entry-level
- $40,000 - $50,000
- Senior
- $75,000+
- Growth by 2033
- 5% (average)
- Demand
- Stable
- Freelance potential
- Low
- Salary growth potential
- Moderate to 50-70% growth from entry to senior
- Typical student debt
- $15,000 - $25,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Logistics Software
- Supply Chain Management
- Freight Forwarding
- Data Entry
- Microsoft Office
Soft skills
- Communication
- Problem-solving
- Organization
- Negotiation
- Time Management
Technical complexity: Moderate
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Associate's Degree
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 3-5 years
- Years to senior
- 7-10 years
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Carrier Coordinator
- Logistics Specialist
- Logistics Manager
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- 25% to some tasks can be automated, but human oversight remains crucial
- AI disruption risk
- Low
- Demand trend
- Stable
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 3.2/10
- Meaning
- 3/10
- Work-life balance
- 3.5/10
- Prestige
- 4.5/10
- Social perception
- Moderate