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Occupational Outlook Handbook | All Occupations

Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing occupations

  • Cargo and Freight Agents
    • Many jobs are entry level and do not require more than a high school diploma.
    • Although cargo traffic is expected to grow faster than in the past, employment of cargo and freight agents will not keep pace because of technological advances.
  • Couriers and Messengers
    • Most jobs as couriers and messengers do not require more than a high school diploma.
    • Employment is expected to decline, reflecting the more widespread use of electronic information-handling technologies such as e-mail and fax.
  • Dispatchers
    • Population growth and economic expansion are expected to spur employment growth for all types of dispatchers.
    • Many dispatchers are at the entry level and do not require more than a high school diploma.
    • Although there are no mandatory licensing or certification requirements, some States require public safety dispatchers to be certified.
  • Meter Readers, Utilities
    • Employment is expected to decline, as a result of new automated meter reading (AMR) systems that allow meters to be monitored and billed from a central point.
    • Most meter readers are employed by electric, gas, or water utilities or by local governments.
  • Postal Service Workers
    • Employment of Postal Service workers is expected to decline because of the increasing use of automation and electronic communication, such as the Internet.
    • Keen competition is expected because the number of qualified applicants should continue to exceed the number of job openings.
    • Qualification is based on an examination.
    • Applicants customarily wait 1 to 2 years or more after passing the examination before being hired.
  • Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
    • Many production, planning, and expediting jobs are at the entry level and do not require more than a high school diploma.
    • Manufacturing firms and wholesale and retail trade establishments are the primary employers.
    • Production, planning, and expediting clerks work closely with supervisors who must approve production and work schedules.
  • Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
    • Many shipping, receiving, and traffic clerk positions are at the entry level and do not require more than a high school diploma.
    • Slower-than-average employment growth is expected, as a result of increasing automation and the growing use of computers to store and retrieve shipping and receiving records.
  • Stock Clerks and Order Fillers
    • Employers prefer to hire stock clerks and order fillers who are familiar with computers and other electronic office and business equipment.
    • Employment is projected to decline, due to the use of automation in factories, warehouses, and stores.
  • Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
    • Many jobs are at the entry level and do not require more than a high school diploma.
    • Employment of weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers is expected to decline because of the increased use of automated equipment that performs the function of these workers.
  • Material Recording, Scheduling, Dispatching, and Distributing Workers, all other
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