Intermodal Coordinator
Impact: Operational
Coordinates and monitors the movement of freight via multiple modes of transportation, primarily rail and truck. Responsibilities include scheduling pickups and deliveries, tracking shipments, communicating with customers and carriers, and ensuring timely and cost-effective transportation. This role involves managing daily intermodal shipments, resolving transit issues, and optimizing logistics processes to meet supply chain demands.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Extensive
- Team vs solo
- Team-oriented
- Client facing
- Frequent
- Impact visibility
- Moderate
- Travel
- None
- Schedule flexibility
- Structured
- Remote work
- Hybrid
- Typical work hours
- 40
- Stress level
- Moderate
At a glance
- Median salary
- $60,000
- Entry-level
- $45,000
- Senior
- $80,000
- Growth by 2033
- 5%
- Demand
- Stable
- Freelance potential
- Low
- Salary growth potential
- Good
- Typical student debt
- $15,000 - $30,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Logistics Software
- Supply Chain Management
- Data Entry
Soft skills
- Communication
- Problem-solving
- Organization
Technical complexity: Moderate
How to get there
- Minimum education
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 5
- Years to senior
- 10
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Logistics Manager, Supply Chain Analyst
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- 20%
- AI disruption risk
- Low
- Demand trend
- Stable
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 3.5/10
- Meaning
- 3.5/10
- Work-life balance
- 3.5/10
- Prestige
- 5.5/10
- Social perception
- High