aircraft cargo operations coordinator
Aircraft cargo operations coordinators direct and coordinate air transport terminal cargo and ramp activities. They review data on incoming flights as to plan the working activities. They direct preparation of loading plans for each departing flight and confer with supervisory personnel to ensure workers and equipment are available for air cargo and baggage loading, unloading, and handling activities.
aircraft cargo operations coordinator aircraft cargo operations coordinators direct and coordinate air transport terminal cargo and ramp activities. They review data on incoming flights as to plan the working activities. The role shows moderate AI exposure (0.50 on a 0-1 scale) — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. The most in-demand skills for the role include warehouse operations, aircraft cargo capacity, safety regulations for warehouses, cargo industry, create solutions to problems.
Pay in the UK
UK: median £33,508 a year for Transport and distribution clerks and assistants (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)
Middle half of full-time jobs: £27,996 to £39,496 a year
UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 4134). ONS rates this estimate precise. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)
Pay in India (occupation group)
Average monthly earnings of salaried employees in the occupation group “Clerical support workers” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only aircraft cargo operations coordinator, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.
Source: MoSPI (Government of India), Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2025, Table 51 — average wage/salary earnings of regular wage/salaried employees, NCO-2015 division 4. Official India data gives one average per occupation group: there are no official India figures for single careers, experience levels or cities. Read the report
Top skills
Knowledge you'll build
- Customer and Personal Service
- Public Safety and Security
- Transportation
- English Language
- Administration and Management
- Administrative
- Personnel and Human Resources
- Mathematics
What you'd actually do
- Determine the quantity and orientation of cargo, and compute an aircraft's center of gravity.
- Direct ground crews in the loading, unloading, securing, or staging of aircraft cargo or baggage.
- Train new employees in areas such as safety procedures or equipment operation.
- Distribute cargo to maximize use of space.
- Calculate load weights for different aircraft compartments, using charts and computers.
- Accompany aircraft as a member of the flight crew to monitor and handle cargo in flight.
Tools & technology you'd use
Frequently asked questions
What does aircraft cargo operations coordinator do?
Aircraft cargo operations coordinators direct and coordinate air transport terminal cargo and ramp activities. They review data on incoming flights as to plan the working activities. They direct preparation of loading plans for each departing flight and confer with supervisory personnel to ensure workers and equipment are available for air cargo and baggage loading, unloading, and handling activities.
What skills does aircraft cargo operations coordinator need?
The most in-demand skills for this role include warehouse operations, aircraft cargo capacity, safety regulations for warehouses, cargo industry, create solutions to problems, operate warehouse record systems. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.
Will AI replace aircraft cargo operations coordinator?
Our AI-durability model gives aircraft cargo operations coordinator a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.