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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
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.
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) |
| 549,260 |
0.5 % |
$ 28.16 |
$ 58,580 |
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 |
$ 17.70 |
$ 20.50 |
$ 26.37 |
$ 33.73 |
$ 39.54 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 36,820 |
$ 42,640 |
$ 54,850 |
$ 70,160 |
$ 82,240 |
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) |
| Food and Beverage Stores (4451 and 4452 only) |
50,570 |
1.71 |
$ 21.48 |
$ 44,690 |
| Warehousing and Storage |
50,220 |
3.03 |
$ 29.37 |
$ 61,080 |
| Truck Transportation |
42,890 |
2.87 |
$ 30.77 |
$ 64,000 |
| Couriers and Express Delivery Services |
39,030 |
4.21 |
$ 29.30 |
$ 60,940 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) |
26,790 |
1.96 |
$ 28.62 |
$ 59,530 |
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 |
39,030 |
4.21 |
$ 29.30 |
$ 60,940 |
| Other Support Activities for Transportation |
1,310 |
3.95 |
$ 27.55 |
$ 57,300 |
| Urban Transit Systems |
1,470 |
3.78 |
$ 26.56 |
$ 55,250 |
| Support Activities for Rail Transportation |
1,220 |
3.75 |
$ 29.02 |
$ 60,360 |
| Support Activities for Water Transportation |
3,270 |
3.64 |
$ 40.15 |
$ 83,510 |
Top paying industries 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:
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 |
59,850 |
3.62 |
0.93 |
$ 28.98 |
$ 60,290 |
| Texas |
48,940 |
4.00 |
1.03 |
$ 27.96 |
$ 58,150 |
| Florida |
31,340 |
3.64 |
0.93 |
$ 26.27 |
$ 54,640 |
| New York |
24,940 |
2.88 |
0.74 |
$ 31.93 |
$ 66,420 |
| Ohio |
23,710 |
4.56 |
1.17 |
$ 26.64 |
$ 55,410 |
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 |
17,290 |
5.79 |
1.49 |
$ 27.11 |
$ 56,390 |
| New Jersey |
21,280 |
5.53 |
1.42 |
$ 31.00 |
$ 64,480 |
| Georgia |
23,120 |
5.28 |
1.35 |
$ 27.31 |
$ 56,810 |
| Wyoming |
1,340 |
5.16 |
1.32 |
$ 30.94 |
$ 64,360 |
| Arkansas |
6,100 |
5.13 |
1.31 |
$ 24.93 |
$ 51,850 |
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) |
| District of Columbia |
830 |
1.25 |
0.32 |
$ 33.52 |
$ 69,720 |
| Alaska |
1,360 |
4.59 |
1.18 |
$ 33.51 |
$ 69,690 |
| North Dakota |
1,790 |
4.54 |
1.16 |
$ 32.71 |
$ 68,050 |
| New York |
24,940 |
2.88 |
0.74 |
$ 31.93 |
$ 66,420 |
| Rhode Island |
1,280 |
2.80 |
0.72 |
$ 31.64 |
$ 65,820 |
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 |
30,910 |
3.56 |
0.91 |
$ 32.62 |
$ 67,860 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
21,060 |
3.68 |
0.94 |
$ 28.42 |
$ 59,110 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
15,200 |
4.23 |
1.09 |
$ 28.41 |
$ 59,080 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
14,490 |
5.60 |
1.44 |
$ 27.21 |
$ 56,590 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
13,870 |
3.28 |
0.84 |
$ 29.45 |
$ 61,250 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
12,130 |
4.19 |
1.07 |
$ 28.59 |
$ 59,470 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
10,470 |
3.94 |
1.01 |
$ 28.69 |
$ 59,680 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
9,460 |
3.86 |
0.99 |
$ 26.84 |
$ 55,830 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
9,040 |
4.71 |
1.21 |
$ 32.86 |
$ 68,360 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
8,700 |
5.68 |
1.46 |
$ 27.92 |
$ 58,070 |
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 |
5,600 |
9.26 |
2.38 |
$ 29.81 |
$ 62,000 |
| Laredo, TX |
850 |
8.75 |
2.24 |
$ 23.37 |
$ 48,620 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV |
770 |
7.91 |
2.03 |
$ 27.01 |
$ 56,180 |
| Savannah, GA |
1,340 |
7.58 |
1.95 |
$ 35.51 |
$ 73,850 |
| Cleveland, TN |
330 |
7.31 |
1.88 |
$ 24.30 |
$ 50,550 |
| Houma-Thibodaux, LA |
560 |
7.03 |
1.80 |
$ 37.70 |
$ 78,410 |
| Longview, WA |
270 |
6.99 |
1.79 |
$ 31.16 |
$ 64,800 |
| Morristown, TN |
310 |
6.77 |
1.74 |
$ 25.97 |
$ 54,010 |
| Yakima, WA |
620 |
6.76 |
1.73 |
$ 25.31 |
$ 52,640 |
| Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ |
380 |
6.56 |
1.68 |
$ 28.55 |
$ 59,390 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for 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) |
| Houma-Thibodaux, LA |
560 |
7.03 |
1.80 |
$ 37.70 |
$ 78,410 |
| Savannah, GA |
1,340 |
7.58 |
1.95 |
$ 35.51 |
$ 73,850 |
| Fairbanks, AK |
150 |
4.46 |
1.14 |
$ 33.48 |
$ 69,640 |
| Midland, TX |
520 |
5.50 |
1.41 |
$ 33.17 |
$ 68,990 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
6,900 |
3.08 |
0.79 |
$ 33.12 |
$ 68,880 |
| Anchorage, AK |
730 |
4.52 |
1.16 |
$ 33.01 |
$ 68,660 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
9,040 |
4.71 |
1.21 |
$ 32.86 |
$ 68,360 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
2,320 |
2.17 |
0.56 |
$ 32.64 |
$ 67,900 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
30,910 |
3.56 |
0.91 |
$ 32.62 |
$ 67,860 |
| Odessa, TX |
430 |
6.39 |
1.64 |
$ 32.45 |
$ 67,500 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors:
| Nonmetropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Kansas nonmetropolitan area |
1,760 |
4.68 |
1.20 |
$ 25.73 |
$ 53,510 |
| West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area |
1,170 |
6.36 |
1.63 |
$ 32.23 |
$ 67,030 |
| North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) |
1,140 |
3.63 |
0.93 |
$ 25.68 |
$ 53,400 |
| West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area |
1,110 |
4.64 |
1.19 |
$ 26.13 |
$ 54,350 |
| North Georgia nonmetropolitan area |
1,100 |
6.46 |
1.66 |
$ 24.88 |
$ 51,740 |
Nonmetropolitan 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:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors:
About May 2021 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 OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
