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Last updated: October 31, 2024
Transportation Agent Salary
in Newton, North Carolina
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$30,162 (USD)
Average Salary
$15/hr
Average Hourly
$362
Average Bonus
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Last updated: October 31, 2024
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The average pay for a Transportation Agent is $30,162 a year and $15 an hour in Newton, North Carolina, United States. The average salary range for a Transportation Agent is between $23,044 and $34,988. On average, a High School Degree is the highest level of education for a Transportation Agent. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Newton, North Carolina.
ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.
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Estimated salary in 2029:
$33,880
5 Year Change:
12 %
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About Newton, North Carolina
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Description:
Newton is a city in Catawba County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 12,968. It is the county seat of Catawba County. Newton is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Job Summary
Description:
- Expedites movement of freight, mail, baggage, and passengers through airline terminal by performing following tasks: prepares airway bill of lading on freight from consignors and routes freight on first available flight.
- Telephones consignees to report arrival of air freight.
- Obtains flight number, airplane number, and names of crewmembers from teletyped message of dispatcher, and records data on airplane's flight papers.
- Records baggage, mail, and freight weights, and number of passengers on airplane's papers and teletypes data to flight's destination.
- Positions ramp for loading of airplane.
- Verifies passengers' tickets as they board plane.
- Oversees or participates in loading cargo to ensure completeness of load and even distribution of weight.
- Removes ramp, and signals pilot that personnel and equipment are clear of plane.
- May load and unload freight and baggage by operating forklift truck.
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Salary Recap
The average pay for a Transportation Agent is $30,162 a year and $15 an hour in Newton, North Carolina, United States. The average salary range for a Transportation Agent is between $23,044 and $34,988. On average, a High School Degree is the highest level of education for a Transportation Agent. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Newton, North Carolina.
ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.
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Transportation Agent Job Prevalence in the United States
Job family: Cargo and Freight Agents
Job family population: 105,220
Estimated population of Transportation Agent jobs: 46,643
Rate of error: 2.4%
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About Newton, North Carolina
Newton Cost of Living Score:
Description:
Newton is a city in Catawba County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 12,968. It is the county seat of Catawba County. Newton is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Job Summary
Description:
- Expedites movement of freight, mail, baggage, and passengers through airline terminal by performing following tasks: prepares airway bill of lading on freight from consignors and routes freight on first available flight.
- Telephones consignees to report arrival of air freight.
- Obtains flight number, airplane number, and names of crewmembers from teletyped message of dispatcher, and records data on airplane's flight papers.
- Records baggage, mail, and freight weights, and number of passengers on airplane's papers and teletypes data to flight's destination.
- Positions ramp for loading of airplane.
- Verifies passengers' tickets as they board plane.
- Oversees or participates in loading cargo to ensure completeness of load and even distribution of weight.
- Removes ramp, and signals pilot that personnel and equipment are clear of plane.
- May load and unload freight and baggage by operating forklift truck.
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ERI Economic Research Institute compiles the best salary, cost-of-living, and executive compensation survey data available.
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