Transportation Inspector
Quick Facts
Median Salary$72,413
Most Common EducationHigh school or GED
Projected 10-Year Growth+10.64%
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What They Do
A Transportation Inspector inspects equipment and cargo to ensure the safe transport of people and goods.
Core Tasks:
- Prepare and submit reports after completion of freight shipments.
- Inspect shipments to ensure that freight is securely braced and blocked.
- Record details about freight conditions, handling of freight, and any problems encountered.
- Advise crews in techniques of stowing dangerous and heavy cargo.
- Observe loading of freight to ensure that crews comply with procedures.
- Recommend remedial procedures to correct any violations found during inspections.
- Inspect loaded cargo, cargo lashed to decks or in storage facilities, and cargo handling devices to determine compliance with health and safety regulations and need for maintenance.
- Notify workers of any special treatment required for shipments.
- Direct crews to reload freight or to insert additional bracing or packing as necessary.
- Check temperatures and humidities of shipping and storage areas to ensure that they are at appropriate levels to protect cargo.
- Determine cargo transportation capabilities by reading documents that set forth cargo loading and securing procedures, capacities, and stability factors.
- Read draft markings to determine depths of vessels in water.
What to expect as a Transportation Inspector
1Earn a High school or GED Diploma
29% of people achieve this level of education.
2Gain skills and experience
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3Land a job
539 openings for Transportation Inspectors
Career Progression
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