Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

53-0000 Transportation and Material Moving Occupations (Major Group)

This major group comprises the following occupations: Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors ; First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors ; Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers ; Commercial Pilots ; Air Traffic Controllers ; Airfield Operations Specialists ; Flight Attendants ; Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians ; Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity ; Bus Drivers, School or Special Client ; Driver/Sales Workers ; Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers ; Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers ; Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs ; Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other ; Locomotive Engineers ; Locomotive Firers ; Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers ; Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators ; Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters ; Subway and Streetcar Operators ; Rail Transportation Workers, All Other ; Sailors and Marine Oilers ; Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels ; Motorboat Operators ; Ship Engineers ; Bridge and Lock Tenders ; Parking Lot Attendants ; Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants ; Traffic Technicians ; Transportation Inspectors ; Transportation Attendants, Except Flight Attendants ; Transportation Workers, All Other ; Conveyor Operators and Tenders ; Crane and Tower Operators ; Dredge Operators ; Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators ; Loading Machine Operators, Underground Mining ; Hoist and Winch Operators ; Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators ; Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment ; Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand ; Machine Feeders and Offbearers ; Packers and Packagers, Hand ; Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators ; Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers ; Wellhead Pumpers ; Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors ; Mine Shuttle Car Operators ; Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders ; Material Moving Workers, All Other

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National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this major group:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
10,244,260	0.3 %	$18.41	$38,290	0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this major group:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$9.94	$11.87	$15.74	$21.96	$29.75
Annual Wage (2)	$20,670	$24,700	$32,730	$45,670	$61,870

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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)
Truck Transportation	1,122,020	75.97	$21.62	$44,970
Employment Services	890,660	24.32	$13.45	$27,980
Warehousing and Storage	725,670	63.34	$17.70	$36,810
Couriers and Express Delivery Services	535,310	85.55	$20.29	$42,200
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only)	385,920	39.30	$18.60	$38,690

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Couriers and Express Delivery Services	535,310	85.55	$20.29	$42,200
School and Employee Bus Transportation	171,250	79.20	$17.23	$35,830
Inland Water Transportation	20,070	77.21	$31.59	$65,700
Charter Bus Industry	22,560	76.68	$16.21	$33,710
Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation	80,520	76.52	$15.13	$31,470

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	50,350	2.51	$43.60	$90,690
Scheduled Air Transportation	266,950	58.84	$41.90	$87,160
Nonscheduled Air Transportation	20,190	44.80	$38.56	$80,210
Technical and Trade Schools	5,470	4.06	$37.92	$78,880
Natural Gas Distribution	1,830	1.67	$33.32	$69,310

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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)
California	1,160,680	68.24	0.96	$19.01	$39,530
Texas	865,690	71.46	1.01	$19.12	$39,770
Florida	544,380	63.24	0.89	$17.60	$36,600
New York	515,160	54.89	0.78	$20.66	$42,960
Illinois	499,650	83.40	1.18	$19.02	$39,560

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)
Kentucky	180,490	95.50	1.35	$17.79	$37,000
Tennessee	277,290	93.78	1.32	$16.83	$35,010
New Jersey	379,840	93.78	1.32	$18.30	$38,070
Mississippi	99,780	88.78	1.25	$16.01	$33,290
Indiana	269,730	88.49	1.25	$17.34	$36,080

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska	22,570	71.58	1.01	$28.52	$59,320
District of Columbia	15,630	21.95	0.31	$22.92	$47,670
Hawaii	42,020	65.47	0.92	$22.81	$47,450
Wyoming	22,070	81.95	1.16	$22.17	$46,110
North Dakota	33,930	81.45	1.15	$21.77	$45,270

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-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	619,870	65.26	0.92	$20.42	$42,470
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	423,190	69.16	0.98	$18.95	$39,420
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	392,040	84.46	1.19	$19.26	$40,070
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	288,010	80.72	1.14	$20.82	$43,310
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	234,400	87.37	1.23	$18.05	$37,550
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	212,400	71.22	1.01	$19.66	$40,890
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	193,070	67.77	0.96	$18.02	$37,480
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	180,710	69.77	0.99	$19.44	$40,440
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	166,670	111.62	1.58	$18.03	$37,500
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	142,310	71.72	1.01	$23.17	$48,200