Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

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 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
Industry profile for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
Geographic profile for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors

National estimates for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
477,430	0.6 %	$ 28.03	$ 58,300	0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 16.45	$ 19.89	$ 26.38	$ 33.96	$ 42.06
Annual Wage (2)	$ 34,210	$ 41,370	$ 54,870	$ 70,630	$ 87,480

Industry profile for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Warehousing and Storage	49,170	3.47	$ 28.70	$ 59,700
Truck Transportation	41,990	2.85	$ 29.80	$ 61,970
Couriers and Express Delivery Services	39,240	5.10	$ 28.27	$ 58,800
Food and Beverage Stores (4451 and 4452 only)	30,160	1.04	$ 22.01	$ 45,790
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only)	22,500	2.37	$ 29.82	$ 62,020

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Couriers and Express Delivery Services	39,240	5.10	$ 28.27	$ 58,800
Support Activities for Water Transportation	3,710	4.22	$ 31.50	$ 65,530
Support Activities for Rail Transportation	1,410	4.18	$ 28.93	$ 60,180
Other Support Activities for Transportation	1,100	3.47	$ 27.23	$ 56,630
Warehousing and Storage	49,170	3.47	$ 28.70	$ 59,700

Top paying industries for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation)	1,540	0.07	$ 52.64	$ 109,490
Natural Gas Distribution	(8)	(8)	$ 48.52	$ 100,930
Oil and Gas Extraction	1,170	0.94	$ 45.05	$ 93,710
Other Pipeline Transportation	70	0.87	$ 43.48	$ 90,440
Water, Sewage and Other Systems	130	0.23	$ 39.91	$ 83,010

Geographic profile for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	52,740	3.21	0.94	$ 28.88	$ 60,060
Texas	44,160	3.65	1.06	$ 27.59	$ 57,390
Florida	26,590	3.15	0.92	$ 27.04	$ 56,250
New York	22,690	2.61	0.76	$ 30.97	$ 64,420
Pennsylvania	21,080	3.83	1.11	$ 28.39	$ 59,050

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Tennessee	14,760	5.08	1.48	$ 26.60	$ 55,330
North Dakota	1,890	4.72	1.37	$ 34.51	$ 71,770
New Jersey	17,800	4.71	1.37	$ 30.98	$ 64,430
Wyoming	1,200	4.57	1.33	$ 31.93	$ 66,420
Mississippi	4,660	4.32	1.26	$ 24.83	$ 51,650

Top paying states for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska	960	3.24	0.94	$ 34.93	$ 72,640
North Dakota	1,890	4.72	1.37	$ 34.51	$ 71,770
District of Columbia	590	0.86	0.25	$ 32.62	$ 67,840
Wyoming	1,200	4.57	1.33	$ 31.93	$ 66,420
Rhode Island	890	2.00	0.58	$ 31.87	$ 66,280

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors:

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	27,540	3.12	0.91	$ 32.17	$ 66,910
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	18,370	3.16	0.92	$ 27.62	$ 57,460
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	14,200	3.96	1.15	$ 28.72	$ 59,730
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	12,900	2.96	0.86	$ 29.88	$ 62,150
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	11,120	4.22	1.23	$ 27.12	$ 56,410
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	11,100	3.74	1.09	$ 27.38	$ 56,940
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	9,240	3.43	1.00	$ 29.04	$ 60,400
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	8,980	6.03	1.76	$ 28.88	$ 60,060
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	8,310	3.31	0.97	$ 27.92	$ 58,060
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	8,090	3.83	1.12	$ 27.31	$ 56,810

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	5,480	9.02	2.63	$ 29.19	$ 60,720
Cleveland, TN	390	8.24	2.40	$ 20.58	$ 42,810
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	770	7.99	2.33	$ 25.34	$ 52,710
Stockton-Lodi, CA	1,960	7.90	2.30	$ 28.92	$ 60,150
Enid, OK	180	7.66	2.23	$ 24.77	$ 51,520
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	620	7.58	2.21	$ 36.83	$ 76,610
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	2,230	7.16	2.09	$ 28.15	$ 58,550
Savannah, GA	1,200	7.03	2.05	$ 28.21	$ 58,670
Greeley, CO	710	6.75	1.97	$ 32.69	$ 68,000
Laredo, TX	630	6.34	1.85	$ 23.76	$ 49,420