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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2012
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) |
| 197,300 |
0.8 % |
$26.65 |
$55,430 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$15.19 |
$19.52 |
$25.60 |
$32.75 |
$39.51 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$31,590 |
$40,610 |
$53,240 |
$68,110 |
$82,170 |
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 |
19,510 |
2.12 |
$27.13 |
$56,430 |
| Local Government (OES Designation) |
11,910 |
0.22 |
$30.53 |
$63,490 |
| Couriers and Express Delivery Services |
9,750 |
2.04 |
$28.98 |
$60,270 |
| Specialized Freight Trucking |
9,150 |
2.20 |
$27.48 |
$57,160 |
| Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers |
8,460 |
1.18 |
$26.14 |
$54,370 |
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 |
19,500 |
1.36 |
0.90 |
$27.85 |
$57,930 |
| Texas |
16,250 |
1.54 |
1.01 |
$26.47 |
$55,050 |
| New York |
11,540 |
1.35 |
0.89 |
$30.45 |
$63,340 |
| Florida |
8,770 |
1.21 |
0.80 |
$26.38 |
$54,870 |
| Ohio |
8,730 |
1.73 |
1.14 |
$25.09 |
$52,190 |
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 |
930 |
3.36 |
2.22 |
$29.90 |
$62,190 |
| North Dakota |
1,190 |
2.96 |
1.95 |
$29.47 |
$61,300 |
| Kentucky |
4,180 |
2.37 |
1.56 |
$22.98 |
$47,800 |
| Oklahoma |
3,490 |
2.28 |
1.51 |
$26.61 |
$55,340 |
| Alaska |
730 |
2.28 |
1.50 |
$32.48 |
$67,560 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Alaska |
730 |
2.28 |
1.50 |
$32.48 |
$67,560 |
| Rhode Island |
540 |
1.20 |
0.79 |
$31.88 |
$66,300 |
| District of Columbia |
580 |
0.89 |
0.59 |
$31.14 |
$64,770 |
| New York |
11,540 |
1.35 |
0.89 |
$30.45 |
$63,340 |
| Wyoming |
930 |
3.36 |
2.22 |
$29.90 |
$62,190 |
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 |
7,710 |
1.50 |
0.99 |
$31.96 |
$66,470 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
6,370 |
1.65 |
1.09 |
$28.17 |
$58,600 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX |
3,970 |
1.50 |
0.99 |
$27.16 |
$56,500 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA |
3,760 |
1.66 |
1.10 |
$26.27 |
$54,650 |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division |
3,700 |
1.02 |
0.67 |
$30.08 |
$62,560 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
3,460 |
1.65 |
1.09 |
$28.25 |
$58,760 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
2,980 |
1.27 |
0.84 |
$28.90 |
$60,100 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division |
2,660 |
1.89 |
1.25 |
$29.69 |
$61,760 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
2,300 |
1.31 |
0.87 |
$26.61 |
$55,350 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ |
2,010 |
1.16 |
0.77 |
$26.05 |
$54,180 |
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