Export-Import Specialists

Export-import specialists usually work in comfortable offices or customs buildings. They generally work a 40-hour week, although long hours may be required to negotiate a trade agreement or to plan and coordinate delivery of goods. Evening and weekend work may be necessary at times.

There may be a lot of travel, especially for wholesalers and those based overseas. These employees must adapt to the living and working conditions of the host country and should be aware of, and sensitive to, cultural differences in these countries. Some specialists, however, stay in one city and never travel abroad.