Produce shippers arrange and oversee the transportation of fresh produce — coordinating logistics, managing cold chain, and ensuring quality through transit.
Produce Shipper pay typically runs $59K–$99K at this level.
Workdays mix logistics coordination — booking carriers, scheduling, managing routes — with quality oversight at loading and during transit. Cold chain management runs throughout — temperature breaks during transport can ruin a load that looked fine at loading.
Collaboration involves growers, packers, carriers, receivers, and sometimes regulators. What's harder than expected is the time pressure — produce doesn't wait, and small delays compound into real losses. The work also asks for early mornings during harvest seasons in ways that office logistics roles don't.
People who thrive tend to be organized, fast under pressure, and knowledgeable about cold chain logistics. If you find satisfaction in well-managed produce shipments, the role often fits. People who can't handle the time pressure, or who don't enjoy the operational hours fresh produce requires, usually find produce shipping more demanding than office logistics work in other industries.
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View all Business Operations roles →Produce shippers arrange and oversee the transportation of fresh produce — coordinating logistics, managing cold chain, and ensuring quality through transit.
Median pay for a Produce Shipper is about $76K nationally, with the field ranging roughly from $46K to $128K depending on experience, employer, and metro (BLS).
Core skills for this role include Critical Thinking, Speaking, Active Listening, Persuasion, and Reading Comprehension.
Most people in this role hold a bachelor's degree.
Closely related roles include Livestock Dealer, Farm Buyer, and Senior Purchasing Specialist.
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