Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
SOC 53-1041 · 2024-2034
Supervise and coordinate the activities of ground crew in the loading, unloading, securing, and staging of aircraft cargo or baggage. May determine the quantity and orientation of cargo and compute aircraft center of gravity. May accompany aircraft as member of flight crew and monitor and handle cargo in flight, and assist and brief passengers on safety and emergency procedures. Includes loadmasters.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $61,855per year
- Projected openings
- 1,730
- Projected change
- +13.3%
- Usually needs
- High school diploma or equivalent
Bright Outlook — a U.S. Department of Labor designation
Rapid Growth
The Department's own designation, made from its national projections. It is not this project's assessment and it is not California's: every other figure on this page comes from California's projection, which can point the other way and for some occupations does.
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Critical Thinking
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Active Listening
- Time Management
- Speaking
- Monitoring
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $78,093 | 110 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $74,355 | 120 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $72,980 | 160 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $65,219 | 810 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $49,126 | 340 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airfield Operations Specialists | $63,970 | 1,740 | +12.5% |
| Transportation Inspectors | $84,817 | 2,030 | +5% |
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | $125,857 | 29,110 | +11.9% |
| Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance | $53,589 | 23,150 | +5.2% |
| Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators | $48,816 | 100,140 | +11.4% |