Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
53-1047 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
This occupation includes the 2018 SOC occupations 53-1042 First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand; 53-1043 First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators; 53-1044 First-Line Supervisors of Passenger Attendants; and 53-1049 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, All Other; and the 2010 SOC occupations 53-1021 First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand; and 53-1031 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators.
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) |
| 455,390 |
0.6 % |
$27.81 |
$57,840 |
0.2 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$16.12 |
$19.75 |
$26.47 |
$34.04 |
$41.98 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$33,540 |
$41,070 |
$55,060 |
$70,800 |
$87,310 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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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 |
47,020 |
3.87 |
$28.45 |
$59,180 |
| Truck Transportation |
41,570 |
2.73 |
$29.48 |
$61,320 |
| Couriers and Express Delivery Services |
35,610 |
5.08 |
$27.35 |
$56,880 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) |
22,460 |
2.27 |
$29.00 |
$60,310 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) |
22,060 |
1.54 |
$27.60 |
$57,400 |
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 |
35,610 |
5.08 |
$27.35 |
$56,880 |
| Support Activities for Water Transportation |
4,270 |
4.46 |
$30.85 |
$64,170 |
| Support Activities for Rail Transportation |
1,560 |
4.34 |
$28.15 |
$58,540 |
| Warehousing and Storage |
47,020 |
3.87 |
$28.45 |
$59,180 |
| Waste Collection |
6,030 |
3.24 |
$29.48 |
$61,330 |
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.
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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 |
50,040 |
2.88 |
0.93 |
$28.39 |
$59,040 |
| Texas |
40,170 |
3.23 |
1.04 |
$27.59 |
$57,380 |
| Florida |
24,120 |
2.74 |
0.88 |
$26.40 |
$54,900 |
| New York |
23,830 |
2.50 |
0.81 |
$30.25 |
$62,930 |
| Pennsylvania |
21,030 |
3.56 |
1.15 |
$28.52 |
$59,330 |
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) |
| New Jersey |
18,780 |
4.59 |
1.48 |
$29.94 |
$62,280 |
| North Dakota |
1,910 |
4.53 |
1.46 |
$34.89 |
$72,580 |
| Tennessee |
13,310 |
4.42 |
1.43 |
$26.92 |
$55,990 |
| Wyoming |
1,190 |
4.34 |
1.40 |
$31.70 |
$65,950 |
| Louisiana |
7,660 |
3.99 |
1.29 |
$26.30 |
$54,700 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Alaska |
880 |
2.77 |
0.89 |
$35.10 |
$73,020 |
| North Dakota |
1,910 |
4.53 |
1.46 |
$34.89 |
$72,580 |
| Wyoming |
1,190 |
4.34 |
1.40 |
$31.70 |
$65,950 |
| Rhode Island |
990 |
2.06 |
0.66 |
$31.04 |
$64,570 |
| Washington |
10,850 |
3.27 |
1.05 |
$30.89 |
$64,250 |
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 |
29,530 |
3.06 |
0.99 |
$30.84 |
$64,140 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
18,620 |
2.98 |
0.96 |
$27.69 |
$57,600 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
13,130 |
2.81 |
0.91 |
$29.30 |
$60,950 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
13,030 |
3.56 |
1.15 |
$28.55 |
$59,380 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
11,060 |
4.03 |
1.30 |
$26.63 |
$55,380 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
10,190 |
3.34 |
1.08 |
$27.68 |
$57,580 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
9,510 |
3.31 |
1.07 |
$28.72 |
$59,740 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
8,310 |
5.40 |
1.74 |
$27.79 |
$57,810 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
8,030 |
3.04 |
0.98 |
$26.66 |
$55,460 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
7,500 |
2.36 |
0.76 |
$30.11 |
$62,620 |
United States Department of Labor
