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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

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.


National estimates for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
Industry profile for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
Geographic profile for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors

National estimates for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
591,760 0.7 % $ 29.25 $ 60,850 0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 17.94 $ 21.68 $ 27.82 $ 35.06 $ 42.26
Annual Wage (2) $ 37,310 $ 45,090 $ 57,860 $ 72,920 $ 87,900


Industry profile for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Warehousing and Storage 57,360 3.02 $ 30.97 $ 64,420
Food and Beverage Retailers (4451 and 4452 only) 54,660 1.83 $ 22.28 $ 46,330
Truck Transportation 44,850 2.88 $ 32.17 $ 66,910
Couriers and Express Delivery Services 40,510 4.23 $ 30.23 $ 62,880
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) 29,080 2.01 $ 29.10 $ 60,520

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Support Activities for Water Transportation 4,450 4.73 $ 41.66 $ 86,650
Couriers and Express Delivery Services 40,510 4.23 $ 30.23 $ 62,880
Other Support Activities for Transportation 1,450 4.03 $ 27.66 $ 57,530
Urban Transit Systems 1,460 3.72 $ 27.47 $ 57,140
Support Activities for Rail Transportation 1,120 3.38 $ 30.85 $ 64,170

Top paying industries for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil 190 1.75 $ 57.45 $ 119,500
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) 1,660 0.08 $ 56.53 $ 117,580
Natural Gas Distribution 60 0.06 $ 55.07 $ 114,540
Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas 110 0.34 $ 53.45 $ 111,170
Motion Picture and Video Industries 410 0.10 $ 52.75 $ 109,710


Geographic profile for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of first-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors by state, May 2022


States with the highest employment level in First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 66,180 3.75 0.94 $ 30.03 $ 62,450
Texas 56,140 4.32 1.08 $ 28.54 $ 59,350
Florida 34,460 3.74 0.93 $ 28.14 $ 58,540
New York 26,180 2.87 0.72 $ 32.95 $ 68,530
Georgia 25,080 5.44 1.36 $ 28.88 $ 60,070


Map of location quotient of first-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors by state, May 2022


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska 1,710 5.59 1.40 $ 33.33 $ 69,330
New Jersey 22,670 5.52 1.38 $ 31.51 $ 65,530
Tennessee 17,180 5.50 1.38 $ 28.77 $ 59,840
Georgia 25,080 5.44 1.36 $ 28.88 $ 60,070
Kentucky 10,090 5.31 1.33 $ 27.14 $ 56,440


Map of annual mean wages of first-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors by state, May 2022


Top paying states for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Dakota 1,800 4.43 1.11 $ 33.70 $ 70,090
Wyoming 1,350 5.02 1.25 $ 33.52 $ 69,720
Alaska 1,710 5.59 1.40 $ 33.33 $ 69,330
New York 26,180 2.87 0.72 $ 32.95 $ 68,530
District of Columbia 820 1.18 0.30 $ 32.18 $ 66,930



Map of employment of first-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors:

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 32,990 3.59 0.90 $ 33.31 $ 69,280
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 23,770 3.90 0.97 $ 29.73 $ 61,830
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 17,350 4.56 1.14 $ 28.63 $ 59,550
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 16,540 3.75 0.94 $ 31.16 $ 64,820
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 15,610 5.72 1.43 $ 29.06 $ 60,440
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 14,400 4.72 1.18 $ 29.24 $ 60,810
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 10,950 3.95 0.99 $ 30.24 $ 62,900
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 10,280 3.92 0.98 $ 28.70 $ 59,690
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 9,070 3.00 0.75 $ 31.79 $ 66,120
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 8,780 5.38 1.34 $ 29.63 $ 61,620


Map of location quotient of first-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Laredo, TX 930 9.09 2.27 $ 24.77 $ 51,520
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 5,380 8.67 2.17 $ 30.39 $ 63,200
Savannah, GA 1,570 8.50 2.13 $ 36.10 $ 75,090
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 780 7.80 1.95 $ 28.58 $ 59,440
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ 440 7.24 1.81 $ 28.99 $ 60,300
Stockton-Lodi, CA 1,890 6.87 1.72 $ 30.76 $ 63,980
Lebanon, PA 340 6.80 1.70 $ 27.22 $ 56,620
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL 1,680 6.67 1.67 $ 29.70 $ 61,780
Houma-Thibodaux, LA 520 6.64 1.66 $ 39.42 $ 81,990
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA 380 6.56 1.64 $ 28.86 $ 60,020


Map of annual mean wages of first-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors by area, May 2022


Top paying metropolitan areas for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Houma-Thibodaux, LA 520 6.64 1.66 $ 39.42 $ 81,990
Savannah, GA 1,570 8.50 2.13 $ 36.10 $ 75,090
Midland, TX 630 6.04 1.51 $ 35.22 $ 73,250
Longview, WA 260 6.42 1.60 $ 33.72 $ 70,140
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 2,510 2.24 0.56 $ 33.71 $ 70,120
Greeley, CO 590 5.52 1.38 $ 33.59 $ 69,870
Casper, WY 200 5.19 1.30 $ 33.52 $ 69,720
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 8,680 4.26 1.06 $ 33.51 $ 69,690
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 32,990 3.59 0.90 $ 33.31 $ 69,280
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 8,070 3.37 0.84 $ 33.16 $ 68,970

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 1,970 5.14 1.29 $ 27.08 $ 56,330
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 1,330 6.79 1.70 $ 33.24 $ 69,130
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) 1,130 3.53 0.88 $ 26.44 $ 55,000
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area 1,040 5.76 1.44 $ 26.75 $ 55,650
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 1,020 4.17 1.04 $ 26.77 $ 55,670

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 1,330 6.79 1.70 $ 33.24 $ 69,130
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 720 6.54 1.63 $ 37.42 $ 77,830
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area 640 6.45 1.61 $ 30.15 $ 62,700
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 620 6.09 1.52 $ 33.60 $ 69,890
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area 1,040 5.76 1.44 $ 26.75 $ 55,650

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 720 6.54 1.63 $ 37.42 $ 77,830
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area 290 4.54 1.13 $ 33.95 $ 70,610
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 420 5.10 1.28 $ 33.74 $ 70,170
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 620 6.09 1.52 $ 33.60 $ 69,890
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 1,330 6.79 1.70 $ 33.24 $ 69,130


About May 2022 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023