Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023
53-6051 Transportation Inspectors
Inspect equipment or goods in connection with the safe transport of cargo or people. Includes rail transportation inspectors, such as freight inspectors, rail inspectors, and other inspectors of transportation vehicles not elsewhere classified. Excludes “Transportation Security Screeners” (33-9093).
National estimates for Transportation Inspectors
Industry profile for Transportation Inspectors
Geographic profile for Transportation Inspectors
National estimates for Transportation Inspectors:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Transportation Inspectors:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 27,670 |
1.8 % |
$ 40.35 |
$ 83,920 |
0.8 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Transportation Inspectors:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 19.13 |
$ 28.90 |
$ 41.96 |
$ 46.94 |
$ 62.03 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 39,790 |
$ 60,110 |
$ 87,290 |
$ 97,630 |
$ 129,020 |
Industry profile for Transportation Inspectors:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Transportation Inspectors are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Transportation Inspectors, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Transportation Inspectors:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
7,560 |
0.14 |
$ 41.71 |
$ 86,750 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) |
4,430 |
0.21 |
$ 59.90 |
$ 124,590 |
| State Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
2,720 |
0.13 |
$ 30.92 |
$ 64,320 |
| Support Activities for Air Transportation |
1,950 |
0.77 |
$ 41.14 |
$ 85,570 |
| Automotive Repair and Maintenance |
1,620 |
0.16 |
$ 20.08 |
$ 41,760 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Transportation Inspectors:
Top paying industries for Transportation Inspectors:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) |
4,430 |
0.21 |
$ 59.90 |
$ 124,590 |
| Scheduled Air Transportation |
1,250 |
0.26 |
$ 57.95 |
$ 120,540 |
| Scientific Research and Development Services |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 47.99 |
$ 99,810 |
| Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only) |
70 |
0.02 |
$ 47.62 |
$ 99,050 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
70 |
(7) |
$ 46.87 |
$ 97,490 |
Geographic profile for Transportation Inspectors:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Transportation Inspectors are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Transportation Inspectors, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Transportation Inspectors:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Texas |
3,400 |
0.25 |
1.38 |
$ 40.54 |
$ 84,320 |
| California |
1,900 |
0.11 |
0.58 |
$ 41.14 |
$ 85,560 |
| Florida |
1,820 |
0.19 |
1.04 |
$ 42.40 |
$ 88,190 |
| New Jersey |
1,300 |
0.31 |
1.70 |
$ 27.07 |
$ 56,310 |
| Georgia |
930 |
0.20 |
1.08 |
$ 44.34 |
$ 92,230 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Transportation Inspectors:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New Jersey |
1,300 |
0.31 |
1.70 |
$ 27.07 |
$ 56,310 |
| Hawaii |
170 |
0.28 |
1.51 |
$ 42.23 |
$ 87,850 |
| Montana |
140 |
0.27 |
1.50 |
$ 34.82 |
$ 72,430 |
| Texas |
3,400 |
0.25 |
1.38 |
$ 40.54 |
$ 84,320 |
| Arizona |
740 |
0.24 |
1.30 |
$ 32.38 |
$ 67,360 |
Top paying states for Transportation Inspectors:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Transportation Inspectors:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
1,130 |
0.28 |
1.56 |
$ 49.62 |
$ 103,210 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
790 |
0.29 |
1.59 |
$ 43.10 |
$ 89,660 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
680 |
0.21 |
1.18 |
$ 40.92 |
$ 85,110 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
600 |
0.10 |
0.53 |
$ 45.61 |
$ 94,870 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
590 |
0.26 |
1.42 |
$ 34.23 |
$ 71,200 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
540 |
0.12 |
0.65 |
$ 37.65 |
$ 78,310 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
440 |
0.16 |
0.86 |
$ 50.54 |
$ 105,120 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
380 |
0.14 |
0.76 |
$ 44.46 |
$ 92,480 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
360 |
0.12 |
0.65 |
$ 47.65 |
$ 99,110 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
340 |
0.22 |
1.18 |
$ 41.82 |
$ 86,990 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Transportation Inspectors:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Savannah, GA |
260 |
1.37 |
7.49 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Anchorage, AK |
140 |
0.84 |
4.63 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Laredo, TX |
80 |
0.76 |
4.15 |
$ 23.08 |
$ 48,010 |
| Springfield, IL |
60 |
0.60 |
3.28 |
$ 38.98 |
$ 81,070 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA |
80 |
0.58 |
3.17 |
$ 32.69 |
$ 67,990 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL |
50 |
0.37 |
2.06 |
$ 39.64 |
$ 82,450 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL |
80 |
0.36 |
1.96 |
$ 39.72 |
$ 82,620 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI |
150 |
0.35 |
1.94 |
$ 43.66 |
$ 90,820 |
| Billings, MT |
30 |
0.35 |
1.90 |
$ 34.83 |
$ 72,450 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME |
70 |
0.34 |
1.87 |
$ 38.72 |
$ 80,530 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Transportation Inspectors:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA |
110 |
0.09 |
0.51 |
$ 54.51 |
$ 113,380 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
320 |
0.15 |
0.84 |
$ 52.89 |
$ 110,010 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN |
130 |
0.12 |
0.65 |
$ 51.81 |
$ 107,770 |
| Oklahoma City, OK |
130 |
0.19 |
1.05 |
$ 51.09 |
$ 106,270 |
| Springfield, MA-CT |
60 |
0.19 |
1.05 |
$ 50.76 |
$ 105,570 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
440 |
0.16 |
0.86 |
$ 50.54 |
$ 105,120 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
1,130 |
0.28 |
1.56 |
$ 49.62 |
$ 103,210 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
360 |
0.12 |
0.65 |
$ 47.65 |
$ 99,110 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
120 |
0.05 |
0.27 |
$ 47.06 |
$ 97,880 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
170 |
0.09 |
0.50 |
$ 47.00 |
$ 97,760 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Transportation Inspectors:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Transportation Inspectors:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Transportation Inspectors:
About May 2023 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.
(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.
(8) Estimate not released.
(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 2023 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: April 3, 2024
United States Department of Labor
