Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

53-7121 Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders

Load and unload chemicals and bulk solids, such as coal, sand, and grain, into or from tank cars, trucks, or ships, using material moving equipment. May perform a variety of other tasks relating to shipment of products. May gauge or sample shipping tanks and test them for leaks.

National estimates for Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders
Industry profile for Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders
Geographic profile for Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders

National estimates for Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
11,400	4.7 %	$ 29.10	$ 60,530	1.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 18.68	$ 22.35	$ 28.18	$ 34.96	$ 42.70
Annual Wage (2)	$ 38,850	$ 46,500	$ 58,620	$ 72,710	$ 88,810

Industry profile for Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Support Activities for Water Transportation	2,570	2.70	$ 30.88	$ 64,220
Support Activities for Rail Transportation	1,510	4.12	$ 28.51	$ 59,300
Inland Water Transportation	1,290	4.96	$ 35.72	$ 74,290
Warehousing and Storage	740	0.04	$ 29.12	$ 60,580
Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only)	540	0.15	$ 30.73	$ 63,920

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Inland Water Transportation	1,290	4.96	$ 35.72	$ 74,290
Support Activities for Rail Transportation	1,510	4.12	$ 28.51	$ 59,300
Support Activities for Water Transportation	2,570	2.70	$ 30.88	$ 64,220
Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers	380	0.54	$ 19.60	$ 40,760
Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying	400	0.40	$ 29.03	$ 60,380

Top paying industries for Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	150	0.04	$ 50.88	$ 105,820
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	90	0.03	$ 39.65	$ 82,480
Inland Water Transportation	1,290	4.96	$ 35.72	$ 74,290
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	290	0.27	$ 33.19	$ 69,040
Coal Mining	40	0.09	$ 31.72	$ 65,970

Geographic profile for Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Map of employment of tank car, truck, and ship loaders by state, May 2023

States with the highest employment level in Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Texas	2,970	0.22	2.92	$ 30.09	$ 62,580
Florida	990	0.10	1.37	$ 29.67	$ 61,710
Louisiana	980	0.53	7.03	$ 29.15	$ 60,630
Ohio	790	0.14	1.92	$ 24.50	$ 50,960
Indiana	410	0.13	1.74	$ 29.14	$ 60,610

Map of location quotient of tank car, truck, and ship loaders by state, May 2023

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
North Dakota	330	0.78	10.40	$ 26.99	$ 56,130
Louisiana	980	0.53	7.03	$ 29.15	$ 60,630
Alaska	70	0.22	2.97	$ 37.05	$ 77,050
Texas	2,970	0.22	2.92	$ 30.09	$ 62,580
West Virginia	130	0.20	2.60	$ 25.82	$ 53,700

Map of annual mean wages of tank car, truck, and ship loaders by state, May 2023

Top paying states for Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New Jersey	(8)	(8)	(8)	$ 39.56	$ 82,290
Alaska	70	0.22	2.97	$ 37.05	$ 77,050
Wisconsin	290	0.10	1.35	$ 36.78	$ 76,490
Massachusetts	140	0.04	0.52	$ 36.68	$ 76,290
New Hampshire	90	0.13	1.71	$ 32.91	$ 68,450

Map of employment of tank car, truck, and ship loaders by area, May 2023

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	1,750	0.55	7.31	$ 32.05	$ 66,660
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	660	0.24	3.22	$ 31.21	$ 64,920
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	540	1.06	14.08	$ 32.07	$ 66,710
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	240	0.05	0.70	$ 33.39	$ 69,440
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	190	0.28	3.76	$ 31.09	$ 64,680
Salt Lake City, UT	180	0.23	3.01	$ 22.76	$ 47,340
Mobile, AL	180	1.04	13.85	$ 35.73	$ 74,330
St. Louis, MO-IL	170	0.13	1.70	$ 28.49	$ 59,260
Baton Rouge, LA	140	0.37	4.94	$ 25.87	$ 53,820
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	140	0.88	11.68	$ 27.61	$ 57,420

Map of location quotient of tank car, truck, and ship loaders by area, May 2023

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Lake Charles, LA	130	1.41	18.72	$ 25.43	$ 52,890
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	540	1.06	14.08	$ 32.07	$ 66,710
Mobile, AL	180	1.04	13.85	$ 35.73	$ 74,330
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	140	0.88	11.68	$ 27.61	$ 57,420
Wheeling, WV-OH	40	0.72	9.61	$ 21.54	$ 44,800
Charleston, WV	70	0.70	9.36	$ 24.81	$ 51,610
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	50	0.59	7.85	$ 28.27	$ 58,800
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	1,750	0.55	7.31	$ 32.05	$ 66,660
Baton Rouge, LA	140	0.37	4.94	$ 25.87	$ 53,820
Toledo, OH	100	0.34	4.53	$ 33.69	$ 70,070

Map of annual mean wages of tank car, truck, and ship loaders by area, May 2023

Top paying metropolitan areas for Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	100	0.13	1.70	$ 47.48	$ 98,760
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	(8)	(8)	(8)	$ 39.44	$ 82,030
Mobile, AL	180	1.04	13.85	$ 35.73	$ 74,330
Toledo, OH	100	0.34	4.53	$ 33.69	$ 70,070
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	240	0.05	0.70	$ 33.39	$ 69,440
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	540	1.06	14.08	$ 32.07	$ 66,710
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	1,750	0.55	7.31	$ 32.05	$ 66,660
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	100	0.09	1.14	$ 32.00	$ 66,570
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	50	0.03	0.44	$ 31.45	$ 65,410
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	660	0.24	3.22	$ 31.21	$ 64,920

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders:

Nonmetropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	230	2.04	27.23	$ 28.29	$ 58,850
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	120	0.37	4.90	$ 20.84	$ 43,350
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	70	1.06	14.10	$ 23.70	$ 49,290
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	60	0.29	3.86	$ 29.12	$ 60,580
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	50	0.33	4.36	$ 25.15	$ 52,320

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders:

Nonmetropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	230	2.04	27.23	$ 28.29	$ 58,850
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	70	1.06	14.10	$ 23.70	$ 49,290
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	50	0.53	7.00	$ 24.15	$ 50,230
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	120	0.37	4.90	$ 20.84	$ 43,350
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	50	0.33	4.36	$ 25.15	$ 52,320

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders:

Nonmetropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	(8)	(8)	(8)	$ 35.96	$ 74,790
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	60	0.29	3.86	$ 29.12	$ 60,580
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	230	2.04	27.23	$ 28.29	$ 58,850
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	50	0.24	3.20	$ 25.52	$ 53,070
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	50	0.33	4.36	$ 25.15	$ 52,320

About May 2023 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.

(8) Estimate not released.

(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 2023 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

Last Modified Date: April 3, 2024