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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

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; and the 2010 SOC occupations 53-1021 First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand; and 53-1031 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators.


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
455,390 0.6 % $27.81 $57,840 0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $16.12 $19.75 $26.47 $34.04 $41.98
Annual Wage (2) $33,540 $41,070 $55,060 $70,800 $87,310


Industry profile for this occupation:

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)
Warehousing and Storage 47,020 3.87 $28.45 $59,180
Truck Transportation 41,570 2.73 $29.48 $61,320
Couriers and Express Delivery Services 35,610 5.08 $27.35 $56,880
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) 22,460 2.27 $29.00 $60,310
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) 22,060 1.54 $27.60 $57,400

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 35,610 5.08 $27.35 $56,880
Support Activities for Water Transportation 4,270 4.46 $30.85 $64,170
Support Activities for Rail Transportation 1,560 4.34 $28.15 $58,540
Warehousing and Storage 47,020 3.87 $28.45 $59,180
Waste Collection 6,030 3.24 $29.48 $61,330

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) 1,500 0.07 $50.00 $103,990
Natural Gas Distribution 100 0.09 $45.30 $94,220
Oil and Gas Extraction 1,030 0.73 $44.99 $93,570
Other Pipeline Transportation 70 0.79 $43.52 $90,520
Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil 40 0.32 $43.44 $90,350


Geographic profile for this occupation:

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 50,040 2.88 0.93 $28.39 $59,040
Texas 40,170 3.23 1.04 $27.59 $57,380
Florida 24,120 2.74 0.88 $26.40 $54,900
New York 23,830 2.50 0.81 $30.25 $62,930
Pennsylvania 21,030 3.56 1.15 $28.52 $59,330




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)
New Jersey 18,780 4.59 1.48 $29.94 $62,280
North Dakota 1,910 4.53 1.46 $34.89 $72,580
Tennessee 13,310 4.42 1.43 $26.92 $55,990
Wyoming 1,190 4.34 1.40 $31.70 $65,950
Louisiana 7,660 3.99 1.29 $26.30 $54,700




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska 880 2.77 0.89 $35.10 $73,020
North Dakota 1,910 4.53 1.46 $34.89 $72,580
Wyoming 1,190 4.34 1.40 $31.70 $65,950
Rhode Island 990 2.06 0.66 $31.04 $64,570
Washington 10,850 3.27 1.05 $30.89 $64,250





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 29,530 3.06 0.99 $30.84 $64,140
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 18,620 2.98 0.96 $27.69 $57,600
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 13,130 2.81 0.91 $29.30 $60,950
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 13,030 3.56 1.15 $28.55 $59,380
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 11,060 4.03 1.30 $26.63 $55,380
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 10,190 3.34 1.08 $27.68 $57,580
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 9,510 3.31 1.07 $28.72 $59,740
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 8,310 5.40 1.74 $27.79 $57,810
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 8,030 3.04 0.98 $26.66 $55,460
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 7,500 2.36 0.76 $30.11 $62,620




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 5,080 8.03 2.59 $28.95 $60,210
Enid, OK 180 7.43 2.40 $24.55 $51,060
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 2,160 6.56 2.12 $28.11 $58,460
Stockton-Lodi, CA 1,640 6.50 2.10 $28.54 $59,370
Trenton, NJ 1,540 6.40 2.06 $33.18 $69,010
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 660 6.30 2.03 $24.75 $51,470
Savannah, GA 1,100 6.18 1.99 $27.82 $57,870
Lebanon, PA 310 6.13 1.98 $27.32 $56,830
Laredo, TX 620 5.94 1.92 $23.81 $49,520
Yakima, WA 550 5.92 1.91 $26.28 $54,670




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Fairbanks, AK 110 3.22 1.04 $40.43 $84,100
Midland, TX 410 3.72 1.20 $35.49 $73,830
Casper, WY 190 4.82 1.55 $35.02 $72,850
Hinesville, GA 70 3.69 1.19 $35.02 $72,830
Columbus, IN 100 1.99 0.64 $34.99 $72,770
Walla Walla, WA 80 2.91 0.94 $33.74 $70,180
Longview, WA 150 3.88 1.25 $33.65 $69,980
Anchorage, AK 420 2.40 0.78 $33.36 $69,390
Wheeling, WV-OH 240 3.76 1.21 $33.34 $69,350
Odessa, TX 420 5.17 1.67 $33.29 $69,240

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 1,530 3.88 1.25 $27.17 $56,500
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 980 3.83 1.23 $26.32 $54,750
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 970 3.73 1.20 $28.08 $58,400
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 950 4.72 1.52 $34.31 $71,360
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 900 3.63 1.17 $26.20 $54,490

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 740 5.90 1.90 $43.28 $90,010
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 530 5.69 1.83 $24.52 $51,000
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 350 5.45 1.76 $30.94 $64,350
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area 210 5.24 1.69 $23.83 $49,560
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 420 4.88 1.57 $29.86 $62,100

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 740 5.90 1.90 $43.28 $90,010
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 340 3.13 1.01 $35.13 $73,080
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area 340 3.65 1.18 $34.86 $72,500
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 950 4.72 1.52 $34.31 $71,360
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 340 3.44 1.11 $33.30 $69,260


About May 2019 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 OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020