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Freight Brokers vs Postal Service Carriers

Median pay is about $8k higher for Postal Service Carriers. Both usually start with the same education: high school.

marks the higher pay or growth. Education, difficulty and the AI rows depend on what you want, so they are not marked.

Freight Brokers compared with Postal Service Carriers: pay, outlook, entry and AI exposure
MeasureFreight BrokersPostal Service Carriers
Pay
Median pay$52,260$60,550, higher
Entry pay 25th percentile$45,710$48,940, higher
Experienced pay 75th percentile$63,390$81,000, higher
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Projected growth+6.2% Growing fast, higher-0.3% Declining
Openings a year9,00019,600
Getting in
Typical educationHigh schoolHigh school
Difficulty modeled2.2 / 52 / 5
AI
Displacement risk modeledHighModerate
AI exposure modeled, percentile70th pct40th pct

Skills

Both lean on the same top skills: reading comprehension, active listening, speaking, critical thinking, monitoring, writing.

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Pay and outlook: BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills: O*NET 30.3. Difficulty, displacement risk and AI exposure are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.