3.8Moderate
Freight and Furniture Handlers
Other Labourers · Freight Handlers and Shelf Fillers
AI exposure measures how much this occupation's tasks may change. It is not the probability that the job will disappear.
Personalise this result for the work you actually do →Moderate Risk
Median Weekly Pay
$1,652
Full-time workers
Employment
16,100
Total workers
10yr Growth
+1.5%
Projected to 2035
Shortage Status
N/A
JSA Official AI Exposure
Automation33.0%
Augmentation50.0%
Key Tasks
- •Labelling goods with customers' details and destinations
- •Loading goods into trucks, containers and rail wagons, and securing loads
- •Assisting to tie down loads and cover them with tarpaulins
- •Guiding truck drivers into loading bays and through confined spaces
- •Performing clerical functions to record and check cargo on arrival, storage and despatch
- •Opening and closing hatches and securing cargo to prevent shifting during voyages
- •Transferring loads using moving equipment and directing equipment operations using communication systems
- •Stacking cargo on pallets, trays, flats and slings to facilitate transfer to and from ships
Employment Projections to 2035
Median Age
29
Female Share
15.0%
Part-Time Share
40.0%
Skill Level
5 / 5
Lowest