6 of the Most Popular Types of Freight Associate Jobs in 2026

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Top Types Of Freight Associate Jobs

• Freight Broker

  Salary range: $48,000 - $75,000

  As a freight broker, your job is to manage shipments on behalf of your clients. This involves arranging for transportation, helping to negotiate better rates, and getting information so your clients can track each shipment. Most shippers do not have the time to find and monitor hauling companies, so freight brokers manage this work on their behalf. One of the most important roles of this job is generating "spread," which is the difference between what the client is willing to pay for shipping the product and what you can convince a hauling company to accept. Freight brokers get to keep the spread, so bigger discounts offer you better pay.

• Freight Sales

  Salary range: $54,500 - $97,500

  Freight Sales is a common job search query. Most salaries for Freight Sales jobs pay between $54,500 (25th percentile) and $97,500 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Freight Sales job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Freight Broker Assistant

  Salary range: $39,500 - $51,000

  Freight Broker Assistant is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Freight Broker Assistant jobs pay between $39,500 (25th percentile) and $51,000 (75th percentile) annually. Take a look at the variety of open positions nationwide for Freight Broker Assistant job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter.

• Home Depot Freight Team

  Salary range: $26,000 - $40,000

  Home Depot Freight Team is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Home Depot Freight Team jobs pay between $26,000 (25th percentile) and $40,000 (75th percentile) annually. Take a look at the variety of open positions nationwide for Home Depot Freight Team job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter.

• Shipping Receiving

  Salary range: $34,000 - $39,500

  Shipping Receiving is a popular job search query. Most salaries for Shipping Receiving jobs pay between $34,000 (25th percentile) and $39,500 (75th percentile) annually. There are plenty of open positions nationwide for Shipping Receiving job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter.

• Warehouse

  Salary range: $32,000 - $38,000

  Warehouse is a popular job search query. Most salaries for Warehouse jobs pay between $32,000 (25th percentile) and $38,000 (75th percentile) annually. There are lots of open positions nationwide for Warehouse job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter.