Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
53-0000 Transportation and Material Moving Occupations (Major Group)
This major group comprises the following occupations:
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors ;
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors ;
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers ;
Commercial Pilots ;
Air Traffic Controllers ;
Airfield Operations Specialists ;
Flight Attendants ;
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians ;
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity ;
Bus Drivers, School or Special Client ;
Driver/Sales Workers ;
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers ;
Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers ;
Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs ;
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other ;
Locomotive Engineers ;
Locomotive Firers ;
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers ;
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators ;
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters ;
Subway and Streetcar Operators ;
Rail Transportation Workers, All Other ;
Sailors and Marine Oilers ;
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels ;
Motorboat Operators ;
Ship Engineers ;
Bridge and Lock Tenders ;
Parking Lot Attendants ;
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants ;
Traffic Technicians ;
Transportation Inspectors ;
Transportation Attendants, Except Flight Attendants ;
Transportation Workers, All Other ;
Conveyor Operators and Tenders ;
Crane and Tower Operators ;
Dredge Operators ;
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators ;
Loading Machine Operators, Underground Mining ;
Hoist and Winch Operators ;
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators ;
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment ;
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand ;
Machine Feeders and Offbearers ;
Packers and Packagers, Hand ;
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators ;
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers ;
Wellhead Pumpers ;
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors ;
Mine Shuttle Car Operators ;
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders ;
Material Moving Workers, All Other
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this major group:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 10,244,260 |
0.3 % |
$18.41 |
$38,290 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this major group:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$9.94 |
$11.87 |
$15.74 |
$21.96 |
$29.75 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$20,670 |
$24,700 |
$32,730 |
$45,670 |
$61,870 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Truck Transportation |
1,122,020 |
75.97 |
$21.62 |
$44,970 |
| Employment Services |
890,660 |
24.32 |
$13.45 |
$27,980 |
| Warehousing and Storage |
725,670 |
63.34 |
$17.70 |
$36,810 |
| Couriers and Express Delivery Services |
535,310 |
85.55 |
$20.29 |
$42,200 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) |
385,920 |
39.30 |
$18.60 |
$38,690 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Couriers and Express Delivery Services |
535,310 |
85.55 |
$20.29 |
$42,200 |
| School and Employee Bus Transportation |
171,250 |
79.20 |
$17.23 |
$35,830 |
| Inland Water Transportation |
20,070 |
77.21 |
$31.59 |
$65,700 |
| Charter Bus Industry |
22,560 |
76.68 |
$16.21 |
$33,710 |
| Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation |
80,520 |
76.52 |
$15.13 |
$31,470 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
50,350 |
2.51 |
$43.60 |
$90,690 |
| Scheduled Air Transportation |
266,950 |
58.84 |
$41.90 |
$87,160 |
| Nonscheduled Air Transportation |
20,190 |
44.80 |
$38.56 |
$80,210 |
| Technical and Trade Schools |
5,470 |
4.06 |
$37.92 |
$78,880 |
| Natural Gas Distribution |
1,830 |
1.67 |
$33.32 |
$69,310 |
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
1,160,680 |
68.24 |
0.96 |
$19.01 |
$39,530 |
| Texas |
865,690 |
71.46 |
1.01 |
$19.12 |
$39,770 |
| Florida |
544,380 |
63.24 |
0.89 |
$17.60 |
$36,600 |
| New York |
515,160 |
54.89 |
0.78 |
$20.66 |
$42,960 |
| Illinois |
499,650 |
83.40 |
1.18 |
$19.02 |
$39,560 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Kentucky |
180,490 |
95.50 |
1.35 |
$17.79 |
$37,000 |
| Tennessee |
277,290 |
93.78 |
1.32 |
$16.83 |
$35,010 |
| New Jersey |
379,840 |
93.78 |
1.32 |
$18.30 |
$38,070 |
| Mississippi |
99,780 |
88.78 |
1.25 |
$16.01 |
$33,290 |
| Indiana |
269,730 |
88.49 |
1.25 |
$17.34 |
$36,080 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Alaska |
22,570 |
71.58 |
1.01 |
$28.52 |
$59,320 |
| District of Columbia |
15,630 |
21.95 |
0.31 |
$22.92 |
$47,670 |
| Hawaii |
42,020 |
65.47 |
0.92 |
$22.81 |
$47,450 |
| Wyoming |
22,070 |
81.95 |
1.16 |
$22.17 |
$46,110 |
| North Dakota |
33,930 |
81.45 |
1.15 |
$21.77 |
$45,270 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
619,870 |
65.26 |
0.92 |
$20.42 |
$42,470 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
423,190 |
69.16 |
0.98 |
$18.95 |
$39,420 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
392,040 |
84.46 |
1.19 |
$19.26 |
$40,070 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
288,010 |
80.72 |
1.14 |
$20.82 |
$43,310 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
234,400 |
87.37 |
1.23 |
$18.05 |
$37,550 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
212,400 |
71.22 |
1.01 |
$19.66 |
$40,890 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
193,070 |
67.77 |
0.96 |
$18.02 |
$37,480 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
180,710 |
69.77 |
0.99 |
$19.44 |
$40,440 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
166,670 |
111.62 |
1.58 |
$18.03 |
$37,500 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
142,310 |
71.72 |
1.01 |
$23.17 |
$48,200 |
United States Department of Labor
