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Field of degree: Transportation

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Transportation field of degree. Employment: 177,050. Median annual wage: $82,000.

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Table 1. Transportation degree, 2021
Data	Transportation	All fields
Employment	177,050	59,687,450
Median wage	82,000	63,000
Percent employed part time	14	14
Percent employed in occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree	31	62
Percent with an advanced degree	21	38
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Chart 1. Types of transportation major, 2021.

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Chart 1. Types of transportation, 2021
Transportation major	Major share
Transportation Sciences And Technologies	100%
Note: The sum of percents by major may not total 100 due to rounding. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with a transportation degree, by occupational group, 2021.

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Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with a transportation degree, by occupational group, 2021
Occupational group	Occupational group share
Transportation and material moving occupations	36%
Management occupations	15
Business and financial operations occupations	7
Office and administrative support occupations	7
Computer and mathematical occupations	5
Other	31
Note: The sum of percents by major may not total 100 due to rounding. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Table 2. Top-employing occupations for workers with a transportation degree.

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Table 2. Top-employing occupations for workers with a transportation degree
Occupational Outlook Handbook profile	Percent growth, projected 2022–32	Typical entry-level education	Percent degree holders in this field, this occupation, 2021	Percent of this occupation with an advanced degree, 2021
Software developers	26%	Bachelor's degree	1%	32%
Management analysts	10	Bachelor's degree	1	35
Aerospace engineers	6	Bachelor's degree	1	38
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	4	Postsecondary nondegree award	2	2
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers	4	Bachelor's degree	26	15
General and operations managers	4	Bachelor's degree	2	13
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers	4	Postsecondary nondegree award	2	2
Managers, all other	3	Bachelor's degree	5	21
Air traffic controllers	1	Associate's degree	3	7
Customer service representatives	-5	High school diploma or equivalent	2	4
Note: Occupational profiles may comprise multiple SOC occupations, which may have differing education categories. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections program (projected growth, entry-level education) and U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (degree holders, advanced degrees).

Suggested citation:

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Field of degree: Transportation,
at https://www.bls.gov/ooh/field-of-degree/transportation/transportation-field-of-degree.htm (visited April 21, 2024).

Last Modified Date: Wednesday, September 6, 2023