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US evidence · AI already used for 0 of 10 main tasks · Check another job

Research rates, routings, or modes of transport for shipment of products. Maintain awareness of regulations affecting the international movement of cargo. Make arrangements for additional services, such as storage or inland transportation.

10 main tasks · most important first

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Importance

01Negotiate shipping rates with freight carriers.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
02Arrange for special transport of sensitive cargoes, such as livestock, food, or medical supplies.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
03Arrange for applicable duties, taxes, or paperwork for customs clearance.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
04Inform clients of factors such as shipping options, timelines, transfers, or regulations affecting shipments.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
05Prepare shipping documentation, such as bills of lading, packing lists, dock receipts, or certificates of origin.AI could speed this up a lot
06Complete customs paperwork.AI could speed this up a lot
07Prepare invoices or cost quotations for freight transportation.AI could speed this up a lot
08Select shipment routes, based on nature of goods shipped, transit times, or security needs.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
09Calculate weight, volume, or cost of goods to be moved.AI could speed this up a lot
10Arrange delivery or storage of goods at destinations.AI could speed this up, with extra tools

Tasks from O*NET® 31.0 (US Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0, changed by us), most important first. “Already use” comes from Anthropic’s data on real work chats with Claude; “could speed up” from task ratings made with GPT-4 in 2023.

Checked O*NET 31.0, August 2026Corrections

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Where these numbers come from

O*NET 31.0 Database, US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), 2026-08. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Anthropic Economic Index: labor market impacts (observed exposure), Anthropic, 2026-03-05. Licence: CC BY.

Working with AI: Measuring the Applicability of Generative AI to Occupations (v1.1), Microsoft Research (Tomlinson et al.), 2025-12. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

GPTs are GPTs: labor market impact potential of LLMs (Science, 2024), Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, 2023. Licence: MIT.

What work can robots do? (robot exposure index), Anthropic, 2026-09-30. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

This page includes information from the O*NET® 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. We have modified this information; USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed or tested these modifications. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. How the Job Check works.

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