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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2011
53-1031 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators and helpers.
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) |
| 198,690 |
0.7 % |
$26.54 |
$55,210 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$15.25 |
$19.54 |
$25.45 |
$32.56 |
$39.25 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$31,730 |
$40,640 |
$52,950 |
$67,730 |
$81,640 |
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) |
| General Freight Trucking |
19,150 |
2.14 |
$26.51 |
$55,130 |
| Local Government (OES Designation) |
12,930 |
0.23 |
$30.29 |
$63,000 |
| Couriers and Express Delivery Services |
9,640 |
2.02 |
$29.25 |
$60,850 |
| Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers |
8,850 |
1.24 |
$26.38 |
$54,880 |
| Specialized Freight Trucking |
8,810 |
2.24 |
$27.35 |
$56,880 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
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 |
20,390 |
1.45 |
0.94 |
$27.80 |
$57,830 |
| Texas |
15,610 |
1.52 |
0.98 |
$25.89 |
$53,850 |
| New York |
11,720 |
1.39 |
0.90 |
$30.76 |
$63,970 |
| Florida |
9,300 |
1.30 |
0.84 |
$26.54 |
$55,200 |
| Ohio |
8,560 |
1.72 |
1.11 |
$25.41 |
$52,850 |
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) |
| Wyoming |
840 |
3.07 |
1.98 |
$29.51 |
$61,370 |
| North Dakota |
970 |
2.61 |
1.69 |
$27.19 |
$56,550 |
| West Virginia |
1,710 |
2.44 |
1.57 |
$23.39 |
$48,650 |
| Alaska |
720 |
2.31 |
1.49 |
$32.01 |
$66,590 |
| Oklahoma |
3,370 |
2.25 |
1.45 |
$25.14 |
$52,290 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Alaska |
720 |
2.31 |
1.49 |
$32.01 |
$66,590 |
| District of Columbia |
540 |
0.84 |
0.54 |
$31.42 |
$65,350 |
| New York |
11,720 |
1.39 |
0.90 |
$30.76 |
$63,970 |
| Rhode Island |
540 |
1.19 |
0.77 |
$30.38 |
$63,190 |
| Wyoming |
840 |
3.07 |
1.98 |
$29.51 |
$61,370 |
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-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
7,840 |
1.55 |
1.00 |
$32.38 |
$67,350 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
6,900 |
1.81 |
1.17 |
$28.61 |
$59,510 |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division |
4,020 |
1.12 |
0.72 |
$28.86 |
$60,040 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA |
4,020 |
1.80 |
1.16 |
$26.01 |
$54,090 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX |
3,600 |
1.41 |
0.91 |
$28.02 |
$58,280 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
3,190 |
1.56 |
1.01 |
$26.20 |
$54,490 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division |
2,790 |
2.04 |
1.31 |
$29.11 |
$60,550 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
2,760 |
1.19 |
0.77 |
$30.30 |
$63,020 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
2,170 |
1.27 |
0.82 |
$26.28 |
$54,660 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ |
2,160 |
1.27 |
0.82 |
$26.62 |
$55,360 |
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