Jobs Similar to Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
The careers below use the most similar skills, knowledge and work activities to aircraft cargo handling supervisors, according to O*NET 31.0. The closest are Airfield Operations Specialists, First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers and Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters.
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors: $58,170 median pay · usual preparation: High school.
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
The 20 most similar careers
- 1Airfield Operations Specialists
79% similar · $56,850 (−2%) · Training or associate
- 2First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
77% similar · $58,430 (0%) · Training or associate
- 3Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters
76% similar · $78,000 (+34%) · High school
- 4First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
76% similar · $55,940 (−4%) · High school
- 5Air Traffic Controllers
75% similar · $148,080 (+155%) · Training or associate
- 6Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators
74% similar · $43,370 (−25%) · High school
- 7Facilities Managers
74% similar · $106,660 (+83%) · Training or associate
- 8Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists
74% similar · $56,870 (−2%) · Training or associate
- 9Retail Loss Prevention Specialists
74% similar · $42,540 (broader group) · High school
- 10Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
74% similar · $50,340 (−13%) · High school
- 11First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
73% similar · $59,320 (+2%) · Training or associate
- 12First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers
73% similar · $63,820 (+10%) · High school
- 13First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
73% similar · $93,530 (+61%) · Training or associate
- 14Parking Attendants
73% similar · $35,150 (−40%) · High school
- 15Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
73% similar · $107,230 (+84%) · Bachelor's degree
- 16Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
73% similar · $45,260 (−22%) · High school
- 17Couriers and Messengers
72% similar · $39,200 (−33%) · High school
- 18Farm Labor Contractors
72% similar · $58,460 (0%) · High school
- 19First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers
72% similar · $48,590 (−16%) · Training or associate
- 20Industrial Production Managers
72% similar · $126,060 (+117%) · Bachelor's degree
Similarity: weighted correlation of O*NET 31.0 transferable skills (35%), knowledge (25%), work activities (15%) and interests (15%). Pay and schooling do not change it. Pay change compares BLS May 2025 national medians; careers with only a broader BLS group wage are not compared. “Same group”: the same BLS occupation group (SOC minor group). Methodology
Similar jobs that pay more
Only careers that usually need no more preparation than aircraft cargo handling supervisors.
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Similar is not the same as a good next step. Our career-change list for aircraft cargo handling supervisors also weighs pay drops and extra schooling, and puts jobs outside the field first.
Jobs that can lead here
Careers where aircraft cargo handling supervisors is one of the best career-change matches (match score in brackets).
- Airfield Operations Specialists (86)
- Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance (81)
- Aircraft Service Attendants (79)
- Cargo and Freight Agents (78)
- Freight Forwarders (78)
- Transportation Security Screeners (77)
- Couriers and Messengers (76)
- First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers (76)
- Baggage Porters and Bellhops (74)
- First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers (74)
Questions about jobs like aircraft cargo handling supervisors
What jobs are most similar to aircraft cargo handling supervisors?
By O*NET 31.0 data, the closest are Airfield Operations Specialists (79% similar), First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers (77% similar), Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters (76% similar), First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers (76% similar) and Air Traffic Controllers (75% similar).
Which jobs like aircraft cargo handling supervisors pay more?
Among the 20 most similar careers, Air Traffic Controllers ($148,080, +155%; usually training or an associate degree), Industrial Production Managers ($126,060, +117%; usually a bachelor's degree) and Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers ($107,230, +84%; usually a bachelor's degree) have the highest BLS median pay compared with aircraft cargo handling supervisors ($58,170). Without more preparation than aircraft cargo handling supervisors usually need: Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters and First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers.
How is the similarity percentage worked out?
We compare how important each transferable skill, knowledge area, work activity and interest area is in both jobs (O*NET 31.0 ratings) with a weighted correlation. 100% would mean the same profile. Unlike our career-change matches, pay and extra schooling do not lower the similarity on this page.