Searching

Career Exploration

  1. Home

Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors

Also called: Cargo Supervisor, Line Service Supervisor (LSS), Loadmaster, Ramp Supervisor

What they do:

Supervise and coordinate the activities of ground crew in the loading, unloading, securing, and staging of aircraft cargo or baggage. May determine the quantity and orientation of cargo and compute aircraft center of gravity. May accompany aircraft as member of flight crew and monitor and handle cargo in flight, and assist and brief passengers on safety and emergency procedures. Includes loadmasters.

On the job, you would:
  • Determine the quantity and orientation of cargo, and compute an aircraft's center of gravity.
  • Direct ground crews in the loading, unloading, securing, or staging of aircraft cargo or baggage.
  • Train new employees in areas such as safety procedures or equipment operation.
On the job, you'll need:

Business

  • customer service
  • management

Safety and Government

  • public safety and security

Transportation

  • movement of people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road

Arts and Humanities

  • English language

Basic Skills

  • thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
  • keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements

Problem Solving

  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

People and Technology Systems

  • thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
  • figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it

Verbal

  • communicate by speaking
  • listen and understand what people say

Attention

  • pay attention to something without being distracted
  • do two or more things at the same time

Ideas and Logic

  • notice when problems happen
  • use rules to solve problems

Visual Understanding

  • quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things

Enterprising

People interested in this work like activities that include leading, making decisions, and business.

  • Integrity
  • Self Control
  • Attention to Detail
  • Dependability
  • Cooperation
  • Leadership

Office suite software

  • Corel WordPerfect Office Suite
  • Microsoft Office software

Spreadsheet software

  • Microsoft Excel

Electronic mail software

  • Microsoft Outlook

Job Outlook

The job outlook for this position is Bright.

New job opportunities are very likely in the future. This career will grow rapidly in the next few years.

Median Annual Salary: $53,490

Education

High school diploma/GED or bachelor's degree is usually needed.

Explore More

See other careers in the Transportation & Storage industry.