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64/ 100
Transportation / Logistics #211 of 1000 overall

Port Manager

PerspectaScore 64/100 — our composite grade across wealth, freedom, stability, ROI, burnout and automation risk.

Where Port Manager ranks

How this career places against all 1000 careers in our database.

The nine scores

Wealth Potential70/100

Lifetime net-worth percentile vs every other career.

Freedom & Flexibility58/100

Remote work, mobility, self-employment and early-FI potential.

Job Stability60/100

Resilience to layoffs and recessions.

Career Mobility60/100

Room to climb and grow income over time.

Geographic Flexibility90/100

How easily this career relocates between states.

Degree / Training ROI94/100

Payoff relative to the time and debt to get in.

Family Friendliness52/100

Stability, benefits and lower burnout for raising a family.

Burnout Risk60/100

Emotional and physical toll of the work.

Automation Risk50/100

Exposure to being replaced by AI / automation.

Key facts

Median salary
$85,000
Median take-home
$67,957
Top 10% salary
$136,000
Net worth @ 65
$5.6M
Lifetime earnings
$9.4M
Financial independence
Age 45
Education
HS / CDL
Typical debt
$4,000

Best states

TexasCaliforniaIllinoisGeorgiaNew Jersey

Based on pay, demand and cost of living. Educational estimates · methodology.

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