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How exposed to AI is a Transportation Inspector?

Of the 21 tasks O*NET lists for transportation inspectors, 1 could be done in half the time with a chat window today. 10 cannot be sped up at all. Here is which.

Exposure means published research judged an AI could halve the time a task takes, at the same quality. It does not mean the task stops needing a person. How to read this

Also called
Cargo SurveyorInspectorMarine Cargo SurveyorMarine SurveyorPetroleum Inspector
Reachable today Needs software built first Cannot be sped up
21
tasks rated for this occupation
25k
people do this job in the US
6 of 52
least protected in transport

Every task, and what AI can do with it

These are O*NET's task statements for this occupation, exactly as written, sorted into the three bands by the ratings behind this report. Nothing has been reworded.

Reachable with a chat window today

1
  • Recommend remedial procedures to correct any violations found during inspections

Only with software built on top

10
  • 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
  • Observe loading of freight to ensure that crews comply with procedures
  • 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
  • Determine cargo transportation capabilities by reading documents that set forth cargo loading and securing procedures, capacities, and stability factors
  • Write certificates of admeasurement that list details such as designs, lengths, depths, and breadths of vessels, and methods of propulsion
  • Post warning signs on vehicles containing explosives or flammable or radioactive materials
  • Calculate gross and net tonnage, hold capacities, volumes of stored fuel and water, cargo weights, and vessel stability factors, using mathematical formulas

Cannot be sped up

10
  • Advise crews in techniques of stowing dangerous and heavy cargo
  • 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
  • Read draft markings to determine depths of vessels in water
  • Issue certificates of compliance for vessels without violations
  • Measure heights and widths of loads to ensure they will pass over bridges or through tunnels on scheduled routes
  • Time rolls of ships, using stopwatches
  • Determine types of licenses and safety equipment required, and compute applicable fees such as tolls and wharfage fees
  • Measure vessels' holds and depths of fuel and water in tanks, using sounding lines and tape measures
  • Visually inspect cargo for damage upon arrival or discharge
What this does not say

This is not a prediction about your job

Nobody surveyed an employer. Tasks are counted equally, so a percentage here is a share of the list rather than a share of your week. And the ratings were made in 2023, which makes every figure a floor rather than a ceiling.

It must never be used to select anyone for redundancy. The full limits are here.

Where to go next

This is the standard task list for the title. The useful next question is which of the tasks you actually do should go near AI, and which should not.

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Exposure ratings from Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs, Science 384, 1306–1308, 2024, used under the MIT licence. This page includes information from the O*NET Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. People Team AI has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Employment figures from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.