stevedore

Stevedores sort, handle, load and unload freight into over-the-road equipment in accordance with oral and written instructions, as well as state regulations. They move freight such as boxes, bulky items, or even large pallets of goods to and from storage areas and onto transport vehicles.

The most in-demand skills for this role include warehouse operations, international regulations for cargo handling, laws on the transportation of dangerous goods, safety regulations for warehouses, national regulations on handling cargo, vehicle cargo capacity. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Our AI-durability model gives stevedore 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.