Customs Brokers — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$80,730
United States, 2025
Employment
417,070
United States, 2025
Typical education
Not recorded
Job Zone 3
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
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.
- O*NET code
- 13-1041.08
- Job zone
- 3
- Experience required
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Typical tasks
- Pay, or arrange for payment of, taxes and duties on shipments.
- Classify goods according to tariff coding system.
- Clear goods through customs and to their destinations for clients.
- Prepare and process import and export documentation according to customs regulations, laws, or procedures.
- Stay abreast of changes in import or export laws or regulations by reading current literature, attending meetings or conferences, or conferring with colleagues.
- Calculate duty and tariff payments owed on shipments.
- Confer with officials in various agencies to facilitate clearance of goods through customs and quarantine.
- Obtain line releases for frequent shippers of low-risk commodities, high-volume entries, or multiple-container loads.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$48,220
25th percentile
$61,280
75th percentile
$109,010
90th percentile
$133,720
Most important skills
- Reading Comprehension4.0
- Active Listening4.0
- Speaking3.9
- Writing3.8
- Critical Thinking3.8
- Complex Problem Solving3.6
- Active Learning3.3
- Judgment and Decision Making3.3
- Monitoring3.1
- Time Management3.1
- Learning Strategies3.0
- Systems Analysis3.0
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 17 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
17
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Active Listening | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Speaking | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Writing | 3.8 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.8 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Active Learning | 3.3 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.6 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Monitoring | 3.1 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.3 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Time Management | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Persuasion | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Service Orientation | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Learning Strategies | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Systems Evaluation | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Coordination | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Negotiation | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Customs BrokersHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $123,730 | 2,690 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $118,890 | 7,500 | 2025 |
| DC | $111,030 | 4,380 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | $109,550 | 640 | 2025 |
| El Centro, CA | $106,750 | 840 | 2025 |
| Brunswick, GA | $106,330 | 670 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | $103,940 | 10,920 | 2025 |
| MA | $102,060 | 13,190 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | $101,230 | 6,120 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $101,050 | 23,380 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | $100,440 | 400 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | $100,200 | 13,820 | 2025 |
| NJ | $100,000 | 13,310 | 2025 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $99,040 | 230 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | $98,350 | 480 | 2025 |
| Laredo, TX | $98,180 | 1,440 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | $97,920 | 790 | 2025 |
| Brownsville, TX | $97,470 | 910 | 2025 |
| CA | $96,980 | 49,880 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | $96,220 | 500 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Build a transition comparisonCareer and skills data: O*NET 31.0.
Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.