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Where a freight inspector can go next

3 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a freight inspector already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Freight inspectors determine if freight is secure and comes with the proper documentation. They inspect, manage and document freight shipments while verifying that the content comply with local, national and international regulations.

Also known as freight and cargo inspector, cargo inspector, freight surveyor, principal surveyor, inspector of freight, marine and cargo surveyor, cargo surveyor, freight & cargo inspector.

Technicians and associate professionals 27 skills on file 3 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: marine cargo inspector, 50%

Fig. 2 · Career map 3 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1

70% and above · short step
50 to 70% · real move
Below 50% · substantial retraining

The 3 nearest destinations from freight inspector, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a freight inspector already covers. All 3 are listed in the tables below.

Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Only 3 moves are listed. Few other occupations share enough of this job's skills for a fair comparison, and jobs that share almost all of them are left out as the same work under another name.

marine cargo inspector 50% covered · difficulty 51.4

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A freight inspector needs 23 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area

conduct fact finding information skills
handle freight inspection equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
inspect hazardous freight in accordance with regulations information skills
accommodate cargo in freight transport vehicle handling and moving
inspect freight information skills
adjust weight of cargo to capacity of freight transport vehicles handling and moving
check for defects in railcars information skills
ensure compliance with shipment regulations assisting and caring
observe freight shipment loaders information skills
operate railway freight monitoring technologies information skills

Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a freight inspector does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Freight inspector is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a freight inspector’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.