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Cargo and Freight Agents: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved titles
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RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
2,000 h
longest minimum 3,000 h
National median pay
$52,260
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
97,670
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- competency-based, hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 2,000 hours, Cargo and Freight Agent (NOF) (competency-based)
- State medians
- $76,250 in District of Columbia to $28,600 in Puerto Rico (51 states publish one)
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Cargo and Freight Agent (NOF) | 0655 | Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Competency-Based: 3,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 4,000 hours Hybrid: 3,000 to 3,750 hours Time-Based: 2,000 hours Time-Based: 3,000 hours Time-Based: 3,000 hours |
What cargo and freight agents earn, by state
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $76,250 | $36.66 | 60 |
| New Hampshire | $67,660 | $32.53 | 80 |
| South Dakota | $64,340 | $30.94 | 200 |
| Nebraska | $62,500 | $30.05 | 390 |
| Washington | $60,760 | $29.21 | 2,410 |
| Rhode Island | $60,310 | $29.00 | 140 |
| New Jersey | $60,210 | $28.95 | 4,280 |
| New York | $60,040 | $28.87 | 5,760 |
| Illinois | $59,750 | $28.72 | 6,110 |
| Montana | $59,240 | $28.48 | 370 |
| Massachusetts | $58,680 | $28.21 | 820 |
| Minnesota | $58,650 | $28.20 | 1,380 |
| California | $57,690 | $27.73 | 17,060 |
| Wisconsin | $57,290 | $27.54 | 1,280 |
| South Carolina | $57,000 | $27.41 | 1,540 |
| Alabama | $54,890 | $26.39 | 1,020 |
| North Dakota | $54,230 | $26.07 | 380 |
| Utah | $52,770 | $25.37 | 590 |
| Alaska | $52,070 | $25.03 | 580 |
| Tennessee | $51,800 | $24.91 | 3,390 |
| Colorado | $51,390 | $24.71 | 850 |
| Georgia | $51,380 | $24.70 | 3,630 |
| Missouri | $50,840 | $24.44 | 1,410 |
| Arkansas | $50,500 | $24.28 | Not published |
| Maine | $50,340 | $24.20 | 190 |
| Indiana | $50,020 | $24.05 | 1,200 |
| Oklahoma | $49,940 | $24.01 | 300 |
| Mississippi | $49,920 | $24.00 | 260 |
| Arizona | $49,880 | $23.98 | 1,840 |
| Virginia | $49,680 | $23.89 | 1,280 |
| Pennsylvania | $49,590 | $23.84 | 2,810 |
| Ohio | $49,530 | $23.81 | 2,840 |
| Oregon | $49,420 | $23.76 | 1,290 |
| West Virginia | $49,100 | $23.60 | 130 |
| Louisiana | $48,940 | $23.53 | 840 |
| New Mexico | $48,910 | $23.51 | 110 |
| Maryland | $48,730 | $23.43 | 740 |
| Florida | $48,520 | $23.33 | 8,110 |
| Texas | $48,470 | $23.30 | 7,610 |
| Iowa | $48,370 | $23.25 | 660 |
| North Carolina | $48,000 | $23.08 | 2,520 |
| Michigan | $47,940 | $23.05 | 2,150 |
| Vermont | $47,560 | $22.87 | 80 |
| Nevada | $47,000 | $22.60 | 490 |
| Kentucky | $46,230 | $22.23 | 2,570 |
| Idaho | $45,710 | $21.98 | 300 |
| Kansas | $42,500 | $20.44 | 890 |
| Hawaii | $42,400 | $20.39 | 1,760 |
| Guam | $38,360 | $18.44 | 60 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | $29,400 | $14.14 | Not published |
| Puerto Rico | $28,600 | $13.75 | 300 |
Finding a program
How to find a sponsor that trains this title · Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
- Approved titles and terms: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list, Last-Modified October 8, 2026, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay and jobs: BLS OEWS, May 2025, all industries, read October 8, 2026.