Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
11-3071 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
Plan, direct, or coordinate transportation, storage, or distribution activities in accordance with organizational policies and applicable government laws or regulations. Includes logistics managers.
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 occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 132,040 |
0.9 % |
$49.67 |
$103,320 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$26.85 |
$34.64 |
$45.46 |
$59.84 |
$77.17 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$55,850 |
$72,050 |
$94,560 |
$124,460 |
$160,500 |
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) |
| Warehousing and Storage |
12,500 |
1.03 |
$46.63 |
$96,980 |
| Truck Transportation |
12,020 |
0.79 |
$44.18 |
$91,900 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
10,060 |
0.41 |
$64.13 |
$133,390 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
6,620 |
0.33 |
$49.75 |
$103,490 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
5,650 |
0.10 |
$52.64 |
$109,490 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Freight Transportation Arrangement |
5,050 |
2.15 |
$45.37 |
$94,370 |
| Rail Transportation |
3,600 |
1.54 |
$51.01 |
$106,090 |
| Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation |
550 |
1.43 |
$50.99 |
$106,060 |
| Nonscheduled Air Transportation |
570 |
1.24 |
$60.15 |
$125,110 |
| Support Activities for Water Transportation |
1,060 |
1.11 |
$55.05 |
$114,500 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
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 |
19,430 |
1.12 |
1.24 |
$51.43 |
$106,980 |
| Texas |
13,030 |
1.05 |
1.17 |
$49.83 |
$103,650 |
| Illinois |
9,310 |
1.54 |
1.72 |
$48.83 |
$101,560 |
| Florida |
5,890 |
0.67 |
0.74 |
$44.15 |
$91,830 |
| New Jersey |
5,680 |
1.39 |
1.54 |
$60.05 |
$124,890 |
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) |
| Alaska |
870 |
2.73 |
3.03 |
$45.96 |
$95,600 |
| Illinois |
9,310 |
1.54 |
1.72 |
$48.83 |
$101,560 |
| Nebraska |
1,450 |
1.47 |
1.64 |
$48.46 |
$100,800 |
| New Jersey |
5,680 |
1.39 |
1.54 |
$60.05 |
$124,890 |
| Tennessee |
3,550 |
1.18 |
1.31 |
$41.33 |
$85,970 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
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) |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
7,650 |
1.23 |
1.36 |
$49.70 |
$103,370 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
7,310 |
0.76 |
0.84 |
$59.96 |
$124,710 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
7,250 |
1.55 |
1.72 |
$50.21 |
$104,440 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
4,380 |
1.20 |
1.33 |
$51.26 |
$106,610 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
3,650 |
1.19 |
1.33 |
$55.57 |
$115,580 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
3,080 |
1.12 |
1.25 |
$57.12 |
$118,800 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
2,870 |
1.16 |
1.29 |
$59.57 |
$123,910 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
2,670 |
0.96 |
1.06 |
$53.64 |
$111,560 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
2,380 |
0.83 |
0.92 |
$58.15 |
$120,950 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
2,210 |
1.44 |
1.60 |
$45.02 |
$93,630 |
United States Department of Labor
