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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
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) |
| 202,760 |
0.7 % |
$28.75 |
$59,800 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$16.23 |
$20.98 |
$27.54 |
$35.04 |
$43.11 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$33,760 |
$43,640 |
$57,270 |
$72,880 |
$89,670 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
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 |
24,240 |
2.43 |
$28.28 |
$58,820 |
| Local Government (OES Designation) |
12,640 |
0.24 |
$33.37 |
$69,400 |
| Couriers and Express Delivery Services |
11,280 |
2.00 |
$32.09 |
$66,740 |
| Warehousing and Storage |
10,290 |
1.13 |
$28.45 |
$59,180 |
| Specialized Freight Trucking |
8,520 |
1.88 |
$28.78 |
$59,870 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Urban Transit Systems |
1,360 |
2.93 |
$24.94 |
$51,870 |
| Support Activities for Water Transportation |
2,550 |
2.76 |
$34.74 |
$72,270 |
| Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation |
2,760 |
2.62 |
$23.91 |
$49,740 |
| Waste Collection |
4,350 |
2.59 |
$28.47 |
$59,220 |
| Support Activities for Road Transportation |
2,530 |
2.55 |
$26.24 |
$54,580 |
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) |
| Texas |
22,110 |
1.88 |
1.30 |
$30.05 |
$62,500 |
| California |
19,800 |
1.24 |
0.86 |
$29.47 |
$61,290 |
| New York |
11,020 |
1.21 |
0.84 |
$33.18 |
$69,010 |
| Florida |
10,960 |
1.33 |
0.92 |
$27.43 |
$57,060 |
| Pennsylvania |
8,610 |
1.50 |
1.04 |
$30.83 |
$64,130 |
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 |
860 |
3.12 |
2.16 |
$33.14 |
$68,930 |
| North Dakota |
1,030 |
2.41 |
1.67 |
$33.04 |
$68,720 |
| Arkansas |
2,550 |
2.14 |
1.48 |
$24.00 |
$49,920 |
| Vermont |
620 |
2.02 |
1.40 |
$30.81 |
$64,090 |
| North Carolina |
8,560 |
2.02 |
1.40 |
$26.56 |
$55,250 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Alaska |
390 |
1.21 |
0.84 |
$35.03 |
$72,860 |
| New York |
11,020 |
1.21 |
0.84 |
$33.18 |
$69,010 |
| Wyoming |
860 |
3.12 |
2.16 |
$33.14 |
$68,930 |
| North Dakota |
1,030 |
2.41 |
1.67 |
$33.04 |
$68,720 |
| District of Columbia |
480 |
0.68 |
0.47 |
$32.14 |
$66,860 |
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-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
8,850 |
1.34 |
0.93 |
$33.81 |
$70,330 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
6,100 |
1.44 |
1.00 |
$29.83 |
$62,040 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
5,400 |
1.84 |
1.27 |
$32.50 |
$67,610 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
4,750 |
1.96 |
1.35 |
$28.95 |
$60,210 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
4,030 |
1.58 |
1.09 |
$28.62 |
$59,520 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
3,290 |
0.91 |
0.63 |
$31.06 |
$64,600 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
3,180 |
1.28 |
0.88 |
$30.90 |
$64,280 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
2,550 |
1.87 |
1.30 |
$28.06 |
$58,370 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division |
2,490 |
1.57 |
1.08 |
$33.22 |
$69,100 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC |
2,390 |
2.05 |
1.42 |
$28.10 |
$58,450 |
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