# Customs Brokers

> Prepare customs documentation and ensure that shipments meet all applicable laws to facilitate the import and export of goods. Determine and track duties and taxes payable and process payments on behalf of client. Sign documents under a power of attorney. Represent clients in meetings with customs officials and apply for duty refunds and tariff reclassifications. Coordinate transportation and storage of imported goods.
- **Entity Type:** role
- **Schema Version:** role.v1
- **Soc Code:** 13-1041.08
- **Summary:** Prepare customs documentation and ensure that shipments meet all applicable laws to facilitate the import and export of goods. Determine and track duties and taxes payable and process payments on behalf of client. Sign documents under a power of attorney. Represent clients in meetings with customs officials and apply for duty refunds and tariff reclassifications. Coordinate transportation and storage of imported goods.

## Aliases

- Corporate Licensed Broker
- Customs Broker
- Air Export Agent
- Air Export Operations Agent
- Air Import Agent
- Boarding Agent
- Cargo Agent
- Cargo Broker
- Cargo Office Agent
- Customs Agent
- Customs Analyst
- Customs Brokerage Agent

## Tasks

| Text | Type | Iwa |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Prepare and process import and export documentation according to customs regulations, laws, or procedures. | Core | 4.A.4.b.4.j |
| Clear goods through customs and to their destinations for clients. | Core | 4.A.4.b.4.j |
| Pay, or arrange for payment of, taxes and duties on shipments. | Core | 4.A.4.c.1.c |
| Calculate duty and tariff payments owed on shipments. | Core | 4.A.2.a.4.g |
| Request or compile necessary import documentation, such as customs invoices, certificates of origin, and cargo-control documents. | Core | 4.A.4.b.1.g |
| Classify goods according to tariff coding system. | Core | 4.A.2.a.3.a |
| Sign documents on behalf of clients, using powers of attorney. | Core | 4.A.3.b.6.m |
| Stay abreast of changes in import or export laws or regulations by reading current literature, attending meetings or conferences, or conferring with colleagues. | Core | 4.A.2.b.3.a |
| Advise customers on import and export restrictions, tariff systems, insurance requirements, quotas, or other customs-related matters. | Core | 4.A.4.b.6.h |
| Post bonds for the products being imported or assist clients in obtaining bonds. | Core | 4.A.4.c.1.c |
| Quote duty and tax rates on goods to be imported, based on federal tariffs and excise taxes. | Core | 4.A.2.b.1.a |
| Arrange for transportation, warehousing, or product distribution of imported or exported products. | Core | 4.A.4.b.4.j |

## Emerging Tasks


## Activities

| Name | Iwa |
| --- | --- |
| Prepare documentation for contracts, transactions, or regulatory compliance. | 4.A.3.b.6.m |
| Advise others on logistics topics. | 4.A.4.b.6.e |
| Pay charges, fees, or taxes. | 4.A.4.c.1.c |
| Obtain documentation to authorize activities. | 4.A.1.a.1.q |
| Negotiate contracts with clients or service providers. | 4.A.4.a.7.b |
| Coordinate logistics or other business operations. | 4.A.4.b.4.j |
| Advise others on business or operational matters. | 4.A.4.b.6.e |
| Coordinate regulatory documentation activities. | 4.A.4.b.1.g |
| Update knowledge of legal or regulatory environments. | 4.A.2.b.3.a |
| Estimate costs of goods or services. | 4.A.2.b.1.a |
| Prepare regulatory or compliance documentation. | 4.A.3.b.6.n |
| Monitor inventories of products or materials. | 4.A.4.c.3.g |
| Develop business relationships. | 4.A.4.a.4.a |
| Advise others on financial matters. | 4.A.4.b.6.k |
| Examine product information to ensure compliance with regulations. | 4.A.2.a.3.a |
| Calculate data to inform organizational operations. | 4.A.2.a.4.g |
| Submit financial applications. | 4.A.4.c.1.c |
| Advise others on legal or regulatory compliance matters. | 4.A.4.b.6.h |
| Oversee business processes. | 4.A.4.b.4.j |

## Capabilities

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Transportation | knowledge | 4.16 |
| English Language | knowledge | 4.1 |
| Administrative | knowledge | 4.05 |
| Active Listening | essential_skill | 4 |
| Law and Government | knowledge | 4 |
| Customer and Personal Service | knowledge | 3.95 |
| Reading Comprehension | essential_skill | 3.88 |
| Written Comprehension | ability | 3.88 |
| Deductive Reasoning | ability | 3.88 |
| Writing | essential_skill | 3.75 |
| Speaking | essential_skill | 3.75 |
| Critical Thinking | essential_skill | 3.75 |
| Complex Problem Solving | transferable_skill | 3.75 |
| Oral Comprehension | ability | 3.75 |
| Oral Expression | ability | 3.75 |
| Written Expression | ability | 3.75 |
| Near Vision | ability | 3.75 |
| Speech Clarity | ability | 3.62 |
| Information Ordering | ability | 3.5 |
| Computers and Electronics | knowledge | 3.45 |
| Administration and Management | knowledge | 3.4 |
| Category Flexibility | ability | 3.38 |
| Speech Recognition | ability | 3.38 |
| Geography | knowledge | 3.35 |
| Mathematics | knowledge | 3.32 |
| Active Learning | essential_skill | 3.25 |
| Monitoring | essential_skill | 3.25 |
| Service Orientation | transferable_skill | 3.25 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | transferable_skill | 3.25 |
| Time Management | transferable_skill | 3.25 |
| Problem Sensitivity | ability | 3.25 |
| Inductive Reasoning | ability | 3.25 |
| Economics and Accounting | knowledge | 3.15 |
| Learning Strategies | essential_skill | 3.12 |
| Selective Attention | ability | 3.12 |
| Mathematics | essential_skill | 3 |
| Social Perceptiveness | transferable_skill | 3 |
| Coordination | transferable_skill | 3 |
| Negotiation | transferable_skill | 3 |
| Instructing | transferable_skill | 3 |

## Skills

| Name | Type |
| --- | --- |
| English Language | Common Skill |
| Active Listening | Common Skill |
| Reading Comprehension | Common Skill |
| Deductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Writing | Common Skill |
| Critical Thinking | Common Skill |
| Complex Problem Solving | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Word | Common Skill |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Outlook | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Excel | Common Skill |
| Information Ordering | Specialized Skill |
| Speech Recognition | Specialized Skill |
| Geography | Specialized Skill |
| Mathematics | Common Skill |
| Time Management | Common Skill |
| Inductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Active Learning | Common Skill |
| Learning Strategies | Specialized Skill |
| Systems Analysis | Specialized Skill |
| Social Perceptiveness | Common Skill |
| Negotiation | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Access | Specialized Skill |
| Instructing | Specialized Skill |
| Telecommunications | Specialized Skill |
| Foreign Language | Common Skill |
| Visualization | Specialized Skill |
| Psychology | Specialized Skill |
| Finger Dexterity | Common Skill |
| Depth Perception | Common Skill |
| Chemistry | Specialized Skill |
| Physics | Specialized Skill |
| Biology | Specialized Skill |
| Project Management Software | Specialized Skill |
| Presentation Software | Specialized Skill |
| Installation | Specialized Skill |
| Equipment Selection | Specialized Skill |
| Equipment Maintenance | Specialized Skill |

## Tools

| Example | Category | Hot | In Demand |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | yes | yes |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | yes | yes |
| Microsoft Outlook | Electronic mail software | yes | yes |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software | yes | yes |
| Microsoft Word | Word processing software | yes | yes |
| Microsoft Access | Data base user interface and query software | yes | no |
| SAP software | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | yes | no |
| Automated commercial environment software ACE | Data base user interface and query software | no | no |
| Automated system for customs data ASYCUDA | Compliance software | no | no |
| Customs records databases | Data base user interface and query software | no | no |
| Electronic data interchange EDI software | Electronic mail software | no | no |
| Materials requirement planning MRP software | Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software | no | no |
| Optical character reader OCR software | Optical character reader OCR or scanning software | no | no |
| Parts classification databases | Data base user interface and query software | no | no |
| SAP Customs Management | Project management software | no | no |
| Tariff databases | Data base user interface and query software | no | no |
| Web browser software | Internet browser software | no | no |

## Work Context

| Name | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Telephone Conversations | 5 |
| E-Mail | 5 |
| Spend Time Sitting | 4.9 |
| Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | 4.85 |
| Time Pressure | 4.8 |
| Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams | 4.72 |
| Contact With Others | 4.7 |
| Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | 4.3 |
| Written Letters and Memos | 4.26 |
| Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team | 4.2 |
| Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | 4.15 |
| Frequency of Decision Making | 4.1 |
| Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | 3.95 |
| Level of Competition | 3.95 |
| Deal With External Customers or the Public in General | 3.85 |
| Freedom to Make Decisions | 3.65 |
| Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People | 3.5 |
| Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals | 3.5 |
| Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers | 3.45 |
| Degree of Automation | 3.45 |
| Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities | 3.35 |
| Consequence of Error | 3.35 |
| Conflict Situations | 3.25 |
| Physical Proximity | 3.15 |
| Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | 2.75 |
| Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable | 2.65 |
| Health and Safety of Other Workers | 2.35 |
| Public Speaking | 2.3 |
| Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | 2.15 |
| Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment | 2.1 |
| In an Enclosed Vehicle or Operate Enclosed Equipment | 1.95 |
| Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | 1.75 |
| Spend Time Standing | 1.75 |
| Spend Time Walking or Running | 1.65 |
| Dealing with Violent or Physically Aggressive People | 1.4 |
| Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions | 1.4 |
| Outdoors, Under Cover | 1.35 |
| Exposed to Very Hot or Cold Temperatures | 1.35 |
| Exposed to Contaminants | 1.35 |
| Exposed to Hazardous Equipment | 1.35 |

## Preparation

- **Job Zone:** 3
- **Job Zone Name:** Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
- **Education:** Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
- **Experience:** Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
- **Svp Range:** (6.0 to < 7.0)

### Education Distribution

| Label | Percentage |
| --- | --- |
| High School Diploma | 45 |
| Post-Secondary Certificate | 20 |
| Bachelor's Degree | 20 |
| Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) | 10 |
| Less than a High School Diploma | 5 |

## Person Fit

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Conventional | career_interest_type | 6.13 |
| Office Work | specific_interest_area | 5.57 |
| Enterprising | career_interest_type | 5.02 |
| Dependability | work_style | 4 |
| Law | specific_interest_area | 3.9 |
| Accounting | specific_interest_area | 3.76 |
| Attention to Detail | work_style | 3 |
| Management/Administration | specific_interest_area | 2.93 |
| Integrity | work_style | 2.72 |
| Finance | specific_interest_area | 2.54 |
| Cautiousness | work_style | 2.39 |
| Realistic | career_interest_type | 2.37 |
| Business Initiatives | specific_interest_area | 2.2 |
| Social | career_interest_type | 2.17 |
| Sales | specific_interest_area | 2.13 |
| Mathematics/Statistics | specific_interest_area | 1.88 |

## Related Roles

| Soc Code | Slug | Title | Tier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 43-5011.01 | role-43-5011-01 | Freight Forwarders | Primary-Short |
| 43-5011.00 | role-43-5011-00 | Cargo and Freight Agents | Primary-Short |
| 33-3051.04 | role-33-3051-04 | Customs and Border Protection Officers | Primary-Short |
| 43-4011.00 | role-43-4011-00 | Brokerage Clerks | Primary-Short |
| 11-3071.00 | role-11-3071-00 | Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | Primary-Short |
| 43-3061.00 | role-43-3061-00 | Procurement Clerks | Primary-Long |
| 13-1041.00 | role-13-1041-00 | Compliance Officers | Primary-Long |
| 13-1041.04 | role-13-1041-04 | Government Property Inspectors and Investigators | Primary-Long |
| 13-1041.07 | role-13-1041-07 | Regulatory Affairs Specialists | Primary-Long |
| 13-1041.01 | role-13-1041-01 | Environmental Compliance Inspectors | Primary-Long |
| 13-1023.00 | role-13-1023-00 | Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products | Supplemental |
| 13-1021.00 | role-13-1021-00 | Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products | Supplemental |

## Career Clusters

| Cluster | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Energy & Natural Resources | energy-natural-resources |
| Financial Services | financial-services |
| Management & Entrepreneurship | management-entrepreneurship |
| Public Service & Safety | public-service-safety |

## Education Level

- **Category:** Bachelor's degree

## Study Programs

| Title | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services | business-management-marketing-and-related-support-services |
| Health Professions and Related Programs | health-professions-and-related-programs |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services | homeland-security-law-enforcement-firefighting-and-related-protective-services |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | multi-interdisciplinary-studies |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | natural-resources-and-conservation |

## Market

- **Median Wage:** 78420
- **Mean Wage:** 84980
- **Pct10Wage:** 46230
- **Pct25Wage:** 59130
- **Pct75Wage:** 104800
- **Pct90Wage:** 130030
- **Employment:** 397770
- **Area Title:** U.S.

## Industries


### Top

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Median Wage | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 52 | 52 | Finance and Insurance | Sector | 46410 | 79920 | 2.89 |
| 54 | 54 | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | Sector | 38020 | 90990 | 1.37 |
| 62 | 62 | Health Care and Social Assistance | Sector | 32070 | 68590 | 0.54 |
| 55 | 55 | Management of Companies and Enterprises | Sector | 22870 | 89740 | 3.16 |
| 56 | 56 | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | Sector | 18660 | 60800 | 0.8 |
| 31-33 | 31-33 | Manufacturing | Sector | 18630 | 85040 | 0.57 |
| 61 | 61 | Educational Services | Sector | 15080 | 74650 | 0.43 |
| 48-49 | 48-49 | Transportation and Warehousing | Sector | 14480 | 63430 | 0.76 |
| 42 | 42 | Wholesale Trade | Sector | 10460 | 80660 | 0.67 |
| 561320 | 561320 | Temporary Help Services | National industry | 7260 | 56880 | 1.06 |
| 53 | 53 | Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | Sector | 7040 | 65310 | 1.15 |
| 51 | 51 | Information | Sector | 6310 | 92300 | 0.84 |

### Concentrated

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 221111 | 221111 | Hydroelectric Power Generation | National industry | 130 | 7.37 |
| 524114 | 524114 | Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers | National industry | 5750 | 4.96 |
| 221112 | 221112 | Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation | National industry | 600 | 3.26 |
| 55 | 55 | Management of Companies and Enterprises | Sector | 22870 | 3.16 |
| 52 | 52 | Finance and Insurance | Sector | 46410 | 2.89 |
| 22 | 22 | Utilities | Sector | 4180 | 2.8 |
| 541380 | 541380 | Testing Laboratories and Services | National industry | 790 | 1.8 |
| 623220 | 623220 | Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities | National industry | 1070 | 1.6 |
- **Count:** 52

## Ai Signals

| Source | Label | Score | Scale | Release |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| frey_osborne | Computerization probability | 0.08 | 0-1 probability | 2013-baseline-2016-employment-snapshot |
| felten_aioe | AI occupational exposure | 0.6981205 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |
| felten_image_generation_aioe | Image generation occupational exposure | 0.8251011 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |
| felten_language_modeling_aioe | Language modeling occupational exposure | 0.5718207 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |

## Ai Outlook


### Index

- **Value:** 75
- **Percentile:** 76
- **Band:** High
- **Version:** ai-exposure-index-v1

#### Components

| Percentile | Source |
| --- | --- |
| 64 | felten_aioe |
| 95 | openai_gpts_are_gpts |
| 67 | microsoft_working_with_ai |
- **Component Count:** 3

### Exposure

| Source | Label | Value | Percentile | Band | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| felten_aioe | Overall AI exposure (Felten et al.) | 0.6981205 | 64 | Moderate | How much this job's abilities overlap with what AI systems can do, across many AI capabilities. A relative research score, not a forecast of job loss. |
| eloundou_gamma | LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou) | 1 | 95 | High | Share of this job's tasks where a large language model plus simple tools could cut the time to do them by at least half. γ is capped at 1.0 and many jobs reach that ceiling, so treat a top score as 'in the top group', not a precise rank. |
| microsoft_applicability | AI assistant applicability (Microsoft) | 0.19911368668287543 | 67 | High | How applicable today's AI assistants are to this job's activities, measured from real Microsoft Copilot conversations. Applicability is not the same as replacement. |

### Frey Historical

- **Source:** frey
- **Label:** Computerization probability (Frey & Osborne, 2013)
- **Value:** 0.08
- **Percentile:** 26
- **Band:** Low
- **Note:** A pre-LLM (2013) estimate of how automatable this job is by computerization and robotics. Shown for historical context only — it is not part of any current AI ranking.
- **Teleworkable:** yes

### Eloundou

- **Alpha:** 0.2727272727272727
- **Beta:** 0.6363636363636364
- **Gamma:** 1

### Usage Tasks

| Task | Usage Percent | Importance |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Provide advice on transportation options, types of carriers, or shipping routes. | 0.021568635506493187 | 3.47 |
| Stay abreast of changes in import or export laws or regulations by reading current literature, attending meetings or conferences, or conferring with colleagues. | 0.014276382549535966 | 4.45 |
| Prepare and process import and export documentation according to customs regulations, laws, or procedures. | 0.00575163613506485 | 4.85 |
| Monitor or trace the location of goods. | 0.004108311525046321 | 4.05 |
| Suggest best methods of packaging or labeling products. | 0.0022595713387754766 | 2.94 |
- **Usage Release:** 2026-01-15-v4-plus-2025-03-27-v2

### Bls

- **Growth Percent:** 3
- **Growth Percentile:** 51
- **Direction:** About average
- **Annual Openings Thousands:** 33.3
- **Annual Openings Percentile:** 86
- **Employment2024Thousands:** 418
- **Employment2034Thousands:** 430.3

### Sources

| Source | Version |
| --- | --- |
| bls_employment_projections | 2024-2034 |
| dingel_neiman | dingel-neiman-workathome |
| felten_aioe | felten-raj-seamans-aioe |
| frey_osborne | frey-osborne-automation |
| microsoft_working_with_ai | working-with-ai |
| openai_gpts_are_gpts | gpts-are-gpts |

## Counts

- **Tasks:** 23
- **Skills:** 38
- **Capabilities:** 120
- **Tools:** 17
- **Related Roles:** 20

## Source

- **Dataset:** gold.onet_role_starter_surface
- **Version:** 30.3
- **Generated At:** 2026-06-02T21:00:32.945303+00:00
- **Content Hash:** b59b855657e991e6