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The air transportation subsector is part of the transportation and warehousing sector.
Industries in the Air Transportation subsector provide air transportation of passengers and/or cargo using aircraft, such as airplanes and helicopters. The subsector distinguishes scheduled from nonscheduled air transportation. Scheduled air carriers fly regular routes on regular schedules and operate even if flights are only partially loaded. Nonscheduled carriers often operate during nonpeak time slots at busy airports. These establishments have more flexibility with respect to choice of airport, hours of operation, load factors, and similar operational characteristics. Nonscheduled carriers provide chartered air transportation of passengers, cargo, or specialty flying services. Specialty flying services establishments use general-purpose aircraft to provide a variety of specialized flying services.
North American Industry Classification System
The air transportation subsector consists of these industry groups:
This section provides information relating to employment in air transportation. These data are obtained from employer or establishment surveys. The following tables present an overview of the industry including the number of jobs, data for occupations common to the industry, and projections of occupational employment change.
Data series | Back data |
Jul. 2024 |
Aug. 2024 |
Sep. 2024 |
Oct. 2024 |
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Employment (in thousands) |
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Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted) |
575.2 | 576.9 | (p)575.2 | (p)574.3 | |
Footnotes |
(Source: Current Employment Statistics)
Data series | Employment, 2023 |
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33,290 | |
80,650 | |
10,480 | |
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks |
71,150 |
(Source: Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics)
For projected (future) employment estimates, see the National Employment Matrix, which includes employment estimates by industry and occupation for air transportation.
(Source: Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections)
Recent hourly and annual earnings for occupations commonly found in air transportation.
Data series | Wages, 2023 | |||
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Hourly | Annual | |||
Median | Mean | Median | Mean | |
$41.51 | $44.46 | $86,340 | $92,480 | |
(1)-$ | (1)-$ | $230,870 | $256,830 | |
$21.81 | $24.41 | $45,360 | $50,770 | |
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks |
$21.98 | $24.26 | $45,710 | $50,460 |
Footnotes |
(Source: Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics)
This section presents data for the industry on the number of workplace fatalities and the rates of workplace injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers in air transportation. An injury or illness is considered to be work-related if an event or exposure in the work environment either caused or contributed to the resulting condition or significantly aggravated a pre-existing condition.
Data series | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Fatalities |
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34 | 23 | 23 | 22 | |
Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. |
Data series | 2022 |
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Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers |
|
6.3 | |
Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer |
5.3 |
4.1 | |
1.3 | |
Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. |
(Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities)
This section provides industry-specific pricing information. The producer price index measures the percentage change in prices that domestic producers receive for goods and services. The prices included in the producer price index are from the first commercial transaction. The import price index reflects the percentage change in prices paid to foreign producers for their goods and services within the U.S., while the export price index measures the percentage change in prices received by U.S. producers for goods and services sold outside the U.S.
Data series | Back data |
Jun. 2024 |
Jul. 2024 |
Aug. 2024 |
Sep. 2024 |
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(p)269.869 | (p)265.765 | (p)257.913 | (p)251.819 | ||
Percent change from previous month |
(p)4.4% | (p)-1.5% | (p)-3.0% | (p)-2.4% | |
197.9 | 175.5 | 153.8 | 175.2 | ||
Percent change from previous month |
9.0% | -11.3% | -12.4% | 13.9% | |
195.4 | 196.6 | 180.6 | 178.0 | ||
Percent change from previous month |
10.6% | 0.6% | -8.1% | -1.4% | |
Footnotes |
(Source: Producer Price Indexes, International Price Program)
This section presents data on the number of establishments in air transportation. Also included in this section is information on productivity, presented as the rate of change in output per hour of workers in the industry.
Data series | Back data |
2nd quarter 2023 |
3rd quarter 2023 |
4th quarter 2023 |
1st quarter 2024 |
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Number of establishments |
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7,266 | 7,359 | 7,504 | (p)7,637 | ||
5 | 5 | 5 | (p)5 | ||
1 | 1 | 1 | (p)1 | ||
3 | 3 | 3 | (p)3 | ||
Footnotes |
(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)
This section presents productivity and related data for the industry, presented as the percent change from the previous year. Measures of total factor productivity (TFP) compare growth in output to the growth in a combination of inputs that include labor, capital, energy, materials, and services. Measures of labor productivity, or output per hour, compare the growth in output to the growth in hours worked.
Data series | Back data |
2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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2.6 | -48.2 | 51.0 | 14.2 | ||
4.0 | -60.2 | 71.0 | 33.1 | ||
1.5 | -23.3 | 13.3 | 16.6 | ||
0.9 | -1.7 | -2.3 | -1.2 | ||
1.3 | -14.5 | 12.6 | 14.1 | ||
2.8 | -53.4 | 53.6 | 16.9 |
(Source: Productivity)
Data extracted on: November 01, 2024