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Jobs for Former Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors

Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors build management of personnel resources, time management and coordination skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Airfield Operations Specialists (84%).

Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers

Skills you enjoy

Pick the skills you want to keep using. The list re-ranks.

Sorted by skill match.

25 careers that use your skills

  1. 1Airfield Operations Specialists
    84%
    Median pay
    $56,850
    Pay change
    −2%
    Extra educationCertificate or associate
  2. 2Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters
    80%
    Median pay
    $78,000
    Pay change
    +34%
    Extra educationNone
  3. 3Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
    79%
    Median pay
    $50,340
    Pay change
    −13%
    Extra educationNone
  4. 4First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
    76%
    Median pay
    $55,940
    Pay change
    −4%
    Extra educationNone
  5. 5Cargo and Freight Agents
    75%
    Median pay
    $52,260
    Pay change
    −10%
    Extra educationNone
  6. 6Air Traffic Controllers
    74%
    Median pay
    $148,080
    Pay change
    +155%
    Extra educationCertificate or associate
  7. 7First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers
    73%
    Median pay
    $63,820
    Pay change
    +10%
    Extra educationNone
  8. 8First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
    73%
    Median pay
    $74,450
    Pay change
    +28%
    Extra educationCertificate or associate
  9. 9First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
    72%
    Median pay
    $59,320
    Pay change
    +2%
    Extra educationCertificate or associate
  10. 10Farm Labor Contractors
    72%
    Median pay
    $58,460
    Pay change
    0%
    Extra educationNone

Compared with Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors, median $58,170. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.

Your transferable skills

How important each skill is in work as aircraft cargo handling supervisors (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).

Management of Personnel Resources3.75
Time Management3.62
Coordination3.50
Judgment and Decision Making3.38
Social Perceptiveness3.25
Instructing3.12

Skills to learn

The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.

  • Negotiation
  • Operations Analysis
  • Management of Financial Resources
  • Complex Problem Solving

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Your top 3 moves, up close

A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.

Airfield Operations Specialists

84% skill match · $56,850 · −2% pay

First step

  • Most common education: Bachelor's Degree (51% of workers).
  • Usually needs vocational training or an associate degree — more preparation than your current job.
  • A certification can help.
  • On-the-job training: over 6 months, up to and including 1 year.

Skills to add

Operations Analysis · Negotiation · Systems Evaluation

Is this right for you?

  • Mistakes can have serious consequences
  • Work outdoors in all weather
  • Tight deadlines are common

Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters

80% skill match · $78,000 · +34% pay

First step

  • Most common education: High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) (86% of workers).
  • On-the-job training: over 3 months, up to and including 6 months.

Skills to add

Operations Monitoring · Operation and Control · Quality Control Analysis

Is this right for you?

  • Mistakes can have serious consequences
  • Tight deadlines are common
  • Dealing with conflict is part of the job

Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance

79% skill match · $50,340 · −13% pay

First step

  • Most common education: High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) (47% of workers).
  • On-the-job training: over 1 month, up to and including 3 months.

Skills to add

Coordination

Is this right for you?

  • Tight deadlines are common
  • Dealing with conflict is part of the job

Free help near you

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Questions former aircraft cargo handling supervisors ask

What jobs can former aircraft cargo handling supervisors do?

The closest matches are Airfield Operations Specialists (84% skill match, median $56,850), Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters (80% skill match, median $78,000) and Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance (79% skill match, median $50,340), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.

Which aircraft cargo handling supervisor career changes pay more?

Among the 25 matches, 16 pay more than aircraft cargo handling supervisors at the median. The biggest increases: Air Traffic Controllers (+155%, $148,080), Facilities Managers (+83%, $106,660) and First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives (+82%, $106,040).

Do former aircraft cargo handling supervisors need another degree?

16 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.

How is the skill match calculated?

We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.

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Sources. Skills, tasks and education: O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under CC BY 4.0. Pay: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Data Sources & Licenses