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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

NAICS 481100 - Scheduled Air Transportation

These national industry-specific occupational employment and wage estimates are calculated with data collected from employers of all sizes, in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas in every state and the District of Columbia, in NAICS 481100 - Scheduled Air Transportation.

Additional information, including the hourly and annual 10th, 25th, 75th, and 90th percentile wages, is available in the downloadable XLS files.

NAICS 481100 - Scheduled Air Transportation is part of: NAICS 481000 - Air Transportation.

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NAICS 481100 - Scheduled Air Transportation

Occupation code Occupation title (click on the occupation title to view an occupational profile) Level Employment Employment RSE Percent of total employment Median hourly wage Mean hourly wage Annual mean wage Mean wage RSE
00-0000 All Occupations total 441,430 2.2% 100.00% $30.92 $39.68 $82,530 2.1%
11-0000 Management Occupations major 6,490 2.4% 1.47% $58.48 $64.84 $134,870 3.2%
11-1000 Top Executives minor 1,540 6.0% 0.35% $57.29 $68.86 $143,240 7.2%
11-1011 Chief Executives detail 110 19.0% 0.03% (5) $111.74 $232,420 7.3%
11-1021 General and Operations Managers detail 1,430 6.1% 0.32% $55.23 $65.49 $136,210 8.0%
11-2000 Advertising, Marketing, Promotions, Public Relations, and Sales Managers minor 720 4.5% 0.16% $57.93 $64.51 $134,180 3.0%
11-2020 Marketing and Sales Managers broad 570 5.2% 0.13% $59.06 $64.95 $135,100 3.1%
11-2021 Marketing Managers detail 210 6.2% 0.05% $62.12 $70.26 $146,130 4.2%
11-2022 Sales Managers detail 360 7.1% 0.08% $56.98 $61.84 $128,620 3.3%
11-2030 Public Relations and Fundraising Managers broad 130 7.6% 0.03% $52.44 $63.20 $131,460 4.2%
11-3000 Operations Specialties Managers minor 3,430 3.0% 0.78% $59.27 $63.99 $133,090 3.7%
11-3010 Administrative Services and Facilities Managers broad 490 3.9% 0.11% $56.33 $58.28 $121,220 2.8%
11-3021 Computer and Information Systems Managers detail 540 2.1% 0.12% $70.41 $73.87 $153,640 3.4%
11-3031 Financial Managers detail 380 2.5% 0.09% $63.03 $68.74 $142,990 4.2%
11-3061 Purchasing Managers detail 110 1.9% 0.03% $59.72 $62.00 $128,960 3.8%
11-3071 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers detail 1,500 5.4% 0.34% $54.65 $60.60 $126,050 4.2%
11-3111 Compensation and Benefits Managers detail 50 0.1% 0.01% $60.58 $69.36 $144,260 6.8%
11-3121 Human Resources Managers detail 230 4.1% 0.05% $62.01 $68.17 $141,790 4.4%
11-3131 Training and Development Managers detail 110 7.6% 0.02% $54.75 $61.33 $127,560 4.4%
11-9000 Other Management Occupations minor 810 3.3% 0.18% $57.51 $61.09 $127,070 3.2%
11-9041 Architectural and Engineering Managers detail 120 9.1% 0.03% $69.10 $72.85 $151,520 3.5%
11-9051 Food Service Managers detail 40 11.8% 0.01% $48.41 $49.72 $103,420 2.8%
11-9198 Personal Service Managers, All Other; Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling; and Managers, All Other detail 550 4.0% 0.13% $57.46 $61.04 $126,950 4.2%
13-0000 Business and Financial Operations Occupations major 11,120 2.2% 2.52% $34.81 $36.25 $75,390 3.5%
13-1000 Business Operations Specialists minor 9,350 2.4% 2.12% $34.73 $36.27 $75,440 3.3%
13-1020 Buyers and Purchasing Agents broad 1,080 3.0% 0.25% $34.05 $35.10 $73,010 3.2%
13-1041 Compliance Officers detail 840 5.2% 0.19% $34.93 $36.07 $75,030 3.1%
13-1070 Human Resources Workers broad (8) (8) (8) $33.86 $34.97 $72,750 2.6%
13-1071 Human Resources Specialists detail 920 3.0% 0.21% $32.94 $34.08 $70,890 2.6%
13-1081 Logisticians detail 780 9.3% 0.18% $37.88 $38.99 $81,100 3.8%
13-1111 Management Analysts detail 870 8.7% 0.20% $38.52 $41.23 $85,760 2.8%
13-1141 Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists detail 200 2.2% 0.05% $34.89 $35.14 $73,100 2.4%
13-1151 Training and Development Specialists detail 1,760 2.2% 0.40% $33.33 $35.38 $73,590 3.2%
13-1161 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists detail 730 7.6% 0.16% $33.40 $34.32 $71,390 4.3%
13-1198 Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other detail 2,060 4.5% 0.47% $33.82 $36.17 $75,240 6.5%
13-2000 Financial Specialists minor 1,770 4.3% 0.40% $35.20 $36.11 $75,110 5.0%
13-2011 Accountants and Auditors detail 820 9.0% 0.19% $37.55 $38.99 $81,100 3.0%
13-2031 Budget Analysts detail 330 0.6% 0.07% $23.78 $26.19 $54,470 3.1%
13-2098 Financial and Investment Analysts, Financial Risk Specialists, and Financial Specialists, All Other detail 600 2.1% 0.14% $36.64 $37.73 $78,480 3.9%
15-0000 Computer and Mathematical Occupations major 5,610 0.7% 1.27% $39.18 $41.74 $86,810 4.4%
15-1200 Computer Occupations minor (8) (8) (8) $39.78 $42.25 $87,870 4.2%
15-1210 Computer and Information Analysts broad (8) (8) (8) $38.48 $41.01 $85,300 3.8%
15-1211 Computer Systems Analysts detail (8) (8) (8) $37.59 $40.15 $83,510 3.6%
15-1212 Information Security Analysts detail (8) (8) (8) $46.33 $44.86 $93,300 4.0%
15-1230 Computer Support Specialists broad 650 3.6% 0.15% $28.73 $30.34 $63,100 2.3%
15-1231 Computer Network Support Specialists detail 210 5.0% 0.05% $31.76 $34.05 $70,830 3.9%
15-1232 Computer User Support Specialists detail 440 4.7% 0.10% $26.68 $28.53 $59,350 2.5%
15-1240 Database and Network Administrators and Architects broad 750 1.3% 0.17% $43.84 $46.04 $95,760 2.6%
15-1241 Computer Network Architects detail 180 1.4% 0.04% $56.17 $55.06 $114,520 3.1%
15-1244 Network and Computer Systems Administrators detail 430 2.1% 0.10% $39.36 $40.20 $83,610 2.6%
15-1245 Database Administrators and Architects detail 140 0.9% 0.03% $54.01 $52.19 $108,550 3.2%
15-1250 Software and Web Developers, Programmers, and Testers broad (8) (8) (8) $42.98 $44.61 $92,790 4.7%
15-1256 Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers detail 1,910 0.9% 0.43% $42.04 $44.15 $91,840 4.9%
15-1257 Web Developers and Digital Interface Designers detail 100 0.0% 0.02% $48.12 $48.08 $100,010 2.9%
17-0000 Architecture and Engineering Occupations major 1,380 2.0% 0.31% $42.76 $43.77 $91,030 5.5%
17-2000 Engineers minor 1,140 2.4% 0.26% $42.38 $43.99 $91,500 5.5%
17-2011 Aerospace Engineers detail 490 5.0% 0.11% $51.06 $50.13 $104,270 3.0%
17-3000 Drafters, Engineering Technicians, and Mapping Technicians minor 240 0.9% 0.05% $44.95 $42.70 $88,820 5.6%
17-3020 Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters broad 230 1.0% 0.05% $45.60 $42.87 $89,160 5.8%
19-0000 Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations major 190 2.5% 0.04% $37.45 $38.82 $80,740 2.1%
19-5010 Occupational Health and Safety Specialists and Technicians broad 170 2.7% 0.04% $36.76 $38.09 $79,230 2.1%
19-5011 Occupational Health and Safety Specialists detail 140 2.4% 0.03% $38.88 $40.15 $83,510 2.1%
19-5012 Occupational Health and Safety Technicians detail 30 5.0% 0.01% $26.96 $28.37 $59,020 3.9%
23-0000 Legal Occupations major 170 7.9% 0.04% $70.40 $72.99 $151,820 5.7%
23-1000 Lawyers, Judges, and Related Workers minor (8) (8) (8) $77.34 $81.82 $170,180 5.4%
23-1010 Lawyers and Judicial Law Clerks broad (8) (8) (8) $77.34 $81.82 $170,180 5.4%
23-1011 Lawyers detail (8) (8) (8) $77.34 $81.82 $170,180 5.4%
25-0000 Educational Instruction and Library Occupations major (8) (8) (8) $22.75 $24.63 $51,240 5.1%
27-0000 Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations major (8) (8) (8) (8) (8) (8) (8)
27-3031 Public Relations Specialists detail 250 1.3% 0.06% $26.97 $30.22 $62,870 2.7%
27-3040 Writers and Editors broad 190 10.6% 0.04% $33.93 $35.37 $73,570 3.7%
27-3042 Technical Writers detail 160 12.3% 0.04% $32.97 $35.20 $73,220 4.5%
29-0000 Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations major 40 43.2% 0.01% (8) (8) (8) (8)
33-0000 Protective Service Occupations major 430 5.3% 0.10% $18.44 $22.73 $47,280 5.8%
33-1000 Supervisors of Protective Service Workers minor 30 15.8% 0.01% $37.66 $38.72 $80,540 4.7%
33-1090 Miscellaneous First-Line Supervisors, Protective Service Workers broad 30 15.8% 0.01% $37.66 $38.72 $80,540 4.7%
33-9000 Other Protective Service Workers minor (8) (8) (8) $17.71 $21.66 $45,050 6.0%
33-9021 Private Detectives and Investigators detail 40 7.8% 0.01% (8) (8) (8) (8)
33-9090 Miscellaneous Protective Service Workers broad (8) (8) (8) $14.68 $17.75 $36,910 6.1%
33-9093 Transportation Security Screeners detail (8) (8) (8) $14.54 $15.99 $33,250 5.5%
37-0000 Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations major 90 36.8% 0.02% $16.26 $18.69 $38,870 6.7%
37-2000 Building Cleaning and Pest Control Workers minor 90 38.6% 0.02% $16.06 $18.25 $37,960 6.5%
37-2010 Building Cleaning Workers broad 90 38.6% 0.02% $16.06 $18.25 $37,960 6.5%
37-2011 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners detail 90 38.6% 0.02% $16.06 $18.25 $37,960 6.5%
39-0000 Personal Care and Service Occupations major 540 23.0% 0.12% $18.74 $21.87 $45,490 7.9%
39-1000 Supervisors of Personal Care and Service Workers minor (8) (8) (8) $28.27 $29.77 $61,920 14.3%
39-1098 First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service and Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services detail (8) (8) (8) $28.27 $29.77 $61,920 14.3%
39-6010 Baggage Porters, Bellhops, and Concierges broad (8) (8) (8) $15.28 $16.07 $33,430 6.2%
39-6011 Baggage Porters and Bellhops detail 220 20.4% 0.05% $14.33 $14.00 $29,120 3.7%
41-0000 Sales and Related Occupations major 2,950 13.3% 0.67% $32.70 $34.24 $71,220 2.3%
41-1010 First-Line Supervisors of Sales Workers broad 310 24.9% 0.07% $40.17 $44.76 $93,090 6.4%
41-1012 First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers detail 290 26.6% 0.07% $41.32 $45.86 $95,390 5.9%
41-2000 Retail Sales Workers minor 40 33.0% 0.01% $12.88 $15.41 $32,050 3.7%
41-3000 Sales Representatives, Services minor 2,400 14.1% 0.54% $32.10 $33.28 $69,210 3.0%
41-3041 Travel Agents detail (8) (8) (8) $9.52 $14.81 $30,800 17.3%
41-3091 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel detail 2,350 14.3% 0.53% $32.20 $33.51 $69,700 3.0%
41-4010 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing broad 180 28.6% 0.04% $31.17 $34.70 $72,170 10.5%
41-4012 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products detail 140 34.9% 0.03% $31.64 $35.33 $73,490 10.7%
43-0000 Office and Administrative Support Occupations major 97,670 3.0% 22.13% $24.43 $24.98 $51,950 0.9%
43-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers detail 8,360 3.1% 1.89% $33.45 $33.32 $69,310 1.3%
43-3000 Financial Clerks minor 1,350 9.8% 0.31% $22.24 $23.10 $48,040 3.0%
43-3021 Billing and Posting Clerks detail 70 8.3% 0.01% $20.69 $20.92 $43,510 3.6%
43-3031 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks detail 810 10.9% 0.18% $21.12 $22.04 $45,830 3.8%
43-3051 Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks detail 400 15.0% 0.09% $24.66 $25.61 $53,260 3.0%
43-3061 Procurement Clerks detail 40 16.6% 0.01% $24.40 $24.02 $49,950 4.6%
43-4000 Information and Record Clerks minor 71,500 3.6% 16.20% $24.16 $24.42 $50,800 1.1%
43-4051 Customer Service Representatives detail 13,090 3.2% 2.97% $21.93 $23.28 $48,430 1.7%
43-4071 File Clerks detail 220 5.9% 0.05% $20.55 $20.52 $42,680 5.2%
43-4161 Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping detail 160 2.4% 0.04% $22.38 $22.43 $46,650 2.7%
43-4171 Receptionists and Information Clerks detail (8) (8) (8) $22.11 $21.30 $44,310 3.1%
43-4181 Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks detail 57,780 4.3% 13.09% $24.94 $24.73 $51,430 1.2%
43-4199 Information and Record Clerks, All Other detail 70 19.4% 0.02% $20.94 $21.48 $44,680 2.8%
43-5000 Material Recording, Scheduling, Dispatching, and Distributing Workers minor 13,000 5.2% 2.94% $21.97 $23.86 $49,630 2.2%
43-5011 Cargo and Freight Agents detail (8) (8) (8) $20.81 $22.12 $46,000 1.9%
43-5021 Couriers and Messengers detail (8) (8) (8) $13.92 $13.72 $28,540 6.9%
43-5030 Dispatchers broad (8) (8) (8) $24.84 $31.78 $66,100 9.5%
43-5032 Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance detail (8) (8) (8) $24.84 $31.78 $66,100 9.5%
43-5061 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks detail 1,690 4.5% 0.38% $24.32 $26.27 $54,630 2.4%
43-6010 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants broad 1,950 5.7% 0.44% $20.89 $21.63 $44,980 1.7%
43-6011 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants detail 260 3.8% 0.06% $30.06 $30.95 $64,380 2.3%
43-6014 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive detail 1,690 6.3% 0.38% $20.00 $20.16 $41,940 1.3%
43-9000 Other Office and Administrative Support Workers minor 1,510 9.1% 0.34% $19.84 $20.70 $43,050 3.7%
43-9061 Office Clerks, General detail 1,110 12.0% 0.25% $20.08 $20.90 $43,460 4.8%
49-0000 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations major 38,640 4.7% 8.75% $43.70 $41.53 $86,380 1.2%
49-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers detail 3,260 4.9% 0.74% $48.58 $46.58 $96,890 1.7%
49-2094 Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment detail (8) (8) (8) $29.12 $32.29 $67,160 8.4%
49-3000 Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers minor 31,450 4.4% 7.12% $43.82 $41.55 $86,430 1.3%
49-3011 Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians detail 29,940 4.2% 6.78% $43.93 $41.71 $86,760 1.3%
49-3020 Automotive Technicians and Repairers broad 50 38.0% 0.01% $25.76 $26.60 $55,320 13.5%
49-3023 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics detail 50 38.0% 0.01% $25.76 $26.60 $55,320 13.5%
49-9000 Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations minor (8) (8) (8) $36.03 $35.04 $72,870 3.1%
49-9021 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers detail (8) (8) (8) $28.09 $30.02 $62,450 5.5%
49-9071 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General detail 2,230 12.2% 0.51% $37.54 $35.57 $73,980 3.5%
49-9090 Miscellaneous Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers broad (8) (8) (8) $30.04 $31.64 $65,820 4.1%
49-9098 Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers detail 80 6.9% 0.02% $18.38 $20.97 $43,620 7.3%
51-0000 Production Occupations major (8) (8) (8) (8) (8) (8) (8)
51-2000 Assemblers and Fabricators minor 230 13.8% 0.05% $41.98 $37.27 $77,520 5.8%
51-2011 Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers detail 230 13.9% 0.05% $42.03 $37.27 $77,530 6.2%
51-4000 Metal Workers and Plastic Workers minor 480 1.4% 0.11% $44.62 $42.98 $89,400 2.7%
51-4041 Machinists detail 380 1.8% 0.09% $44.63 $42.94 $89,320 2.8%
51-4120 Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Workers broad 60 2.3% 0.01% $45.40 $44.34 $92,230 3.3%
51-4121 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers detail 60 2.3% 0.01% $45.40 $44.34 $92,230 3.3%
51-9000 Other Production Occupations minor 520 13.5% 0.12% $45.96 $41.53 $86,380 3.9%
51-9061 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers detail 450 15.1% 0.10% $49.65 $41.59 $86,510 4.8%
51-9120 Painting Workers broad 70 4.7% 0.02% $43.78 $41.15 $85,600 3.3%
51-9124 Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders detail 70 5.1% 0.01% $43.45 $40.45 $84,140 3.5%
53-0000 Transportation and Material Moving Occupations major 272,620 2.8% 61.76% $31.63 $44.85 $93,290 2.7%
53-1040 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers broad 6,030 6.4% 1.37% $33.97 $32.85 $68,330 1.2%
53-1041 Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors detail 3,890 8.3% 0.88% $33.48 $31.60 $65,720 1.5%
53-1047 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors detail 2,150 4.2% 0.49% $35.02 $35.13 $73,070 1.5%
53-2000 Air Transportation Workers minor 189,500 3.3% 42.93% (4) (4) $111,210 3.2%
53-2010 Aircraft Pilots and Flight Engineers broad 74,570 3.5% 16.89% (4) (4) $191,230 4.4%
53-2011 Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers detail 72,290 3.6% 16.38% (4) (4) $191,340 4.5%
53-2012 Commercial Pilots detail 2,280 13.7% 0.52% (4) (4) $187,940 16.5%
53-2020 Air Traffic Controllers and Airfield Operations Specialists broad 2,480 3.0% 0.56% $24.85 $29.74 $61,860 10.9%
53-2021 Air Traffic Controllers detail 100 30.1% 0.02% $38.42 $43.74 $90,970 13.5%
53-2022 Airfield Operations Specialists detail 2,390 2.8% 0.54% $24.30 $29.16 $60,650 10.4%
53-2031 Flight Attendants detail 112,450 3.3% 25.47% (4) (4) $59,230 2.0%
53-3000 Motor Vehicle Operators minor 330 14.8% 0.08% $21.72 $22.40 $46,580 3.8%
53-3030 Driver/Sales Workers and Truck Drivers broad 270 13.7% 0.06% (8) (8) (8) (8)
53-3032 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers detail 80 32.2% 0.02% $18.93 $19.45 $40,460 6.5%
53-3058 Passenger Vehicle Drivers, Except Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity detail (8) (8) (8) $17.98 $17.51 $36,430 5.8%
53-6051 Transportation Inspectors detail 1,280 6.5% 0.29% $50.51 $46.33 $96,360 2.7%
53-7000 Material Moving Workers minor 66,810 3.8% 15.13% $20.67 $23.53 $48,940 2.0%
53-7060 Laborers and Material Movers broad 55,650 4.3% 12.61% $19.51 $22.95 $47,730 2.5%
53-7061 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment detail 750 23.6% 0.17% $14.98 $16.85 $35,040 3.8%
53-7062 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand detail 50,760 4.4% 11.50% $19.46 $22.99 $47,820 2.8%
53-7065 Stockers and Order Fillers detail 4,140 5.9% 0.94% $23.86 $23.56 $49,010 2.5%
53-7199 Material Moving Workers, All Other detail (8) (8) (8) $22.50 $22.96 $47,750 9.5%


About May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

(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.

(4) Wages for some occupations that do not generally work year-round, full time, are reported either as hourly wages or annual salaries depending on how they are typically paid.

(5) This wage is equal to or greater than $100.00 per hour or $208,000 per year.

(8) Estimate not released.



Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates (cross-industry estimates)

May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates (cross-industry estimates)

May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates (cross-industry estimates)

May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Occupation Profiles

Technical notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021