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5%

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Tank car, truck, and ship loaders

United States AI Work Index53-7121

AI displacement pressure score for United States AI Work Index, combining global AI task overlap with local wages, employment trends, and demand signals.

12 current · 12.5 projectedConfidence high

Why This Score

Tasks 100%

Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities

Wage $58K

Median annual wage

Demand 4%

Projected employment change over 10 years

Preparation Zone 2

Typical preparation needed for this occupation

Occupation profile

Load and unload chemicals and bulk solids, such as coal, sand, and grain, into or from tank cars, trucks, or ships, using material moving equipment. May perform a variety of other tasks relating to shipment of products. May gauge or sample shipping tanks and test them for leaks.

Task evidence

100% weighted task match · 0% effective coverage

Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works

United States Now

Median Wage

USD 58,070

Employment 2024

12.0K

Projected Change (2024–34)

4.3%

Openings (2024–34)

1.3K

Wage distribution

Bottom 10%: USD 38,26025th pctl: USD 47,260Median: USD 58,07075th pctl: USD 71,230Top 10%: USD 88,120

Demand outlook

Projections published, but no prose outlook available.

Education: No formal educational credential Experience: —

Role Profile

Detail orientedAdaptabilityProblem solving and decision making

Tasks

  • 1. Verify tank car, barge, or truck load numbers to ensure car placement accuracy based on written or verbal instructions. AI use: 0%
  • 2. Check conditions and weights of vessels to ensure cleanliness and compliance with loading procedures. AI use: 0%
  • 3. Record operating data such as products and quantities pumped, gauge readings, and operating times, manually or using computers. AI use: 0%
  • 4. Seal outlet valves on tank cars, barges, and trucks. AI use: 0%
  • 5. Monitor product movement to and from storage tanks, coordinating activities with other workers to ensure constant product flow. AI use: 0%
  • 6. Start pumps and adjust valves or cables to regulate the flow of products to vessels, using knowledge of loading procedures. AI use: 0%

Technologies

LinuxMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareSAP softwareCompuWeigh GMSDistributed control system DCS

Requirements

No education requirement: 54.2%High school diploma: 45.8%On-the-job training: 15.71%Prior work experience: 52.5%Specific vocational preparation: 45.1%Adaptability: Work schedule variability: 72.6%Work pace: <10%

Work context

Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets 4.9/5
Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams 4.8/5
Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions 4.8/5
Consequence of Error 4.7/5
Exposed to Contaminants 4.7/5
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions 4.7/5

Worker profile

Median age 41.8 · 640K employed

Under 25: 10% · 25–54: 71% · 55+: 19%

Related

No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.

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