Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

53-0000 Transportation and Material Moving Occupations (Major Group)

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations comprises the following occupations: Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors; First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors; Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers; Commercial Pilots; Air Traffic Controllers; Airfield Operations Specialists; Flight Attendants; Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians; Driver/Sales Workers; Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers; Light Truck Drivers; Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity; Passenger Vehicle Drivers, Except Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity; Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other; Locomotive Engineers; Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers; Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers; Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters; Subway and Streetcar Operators; Rail Transportation Workers, All Other; Sailors and Marine Oilers; Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels; Motorboat Operators; Ship Engineers; Bridge and Lock Tenders; Parking Attendants; Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants; Traffic Technicians; Transportation Inspectors; Passenger Attendants; Aircraft Service Attendants and Transportation Workers, All Other; Conveyor Operators and Tenders; Crane and Tower Operators; Dredge Operators; Hoist and Winch Operators; Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators; Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment; Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand; Machine Feeders and Offbearers; Packers and Packagers, Hand; Stockers and Order Fillers; Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators; Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers; Wellhead Pumpers; Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors; Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders; Material Moving Workers, All Other

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National estimates for Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
Industry profile for Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
Geographic profile for Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

National estimates for Transportation and Material Moving Occupations: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Transportation and Material Moving Occupations:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
12,163,360	0.3 %	$ 19.08	$ 39,680	0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for Transportation and Material Moving Occupations:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 10.81	$ 13.02	$ 16.38	$ 22.32	$ 30.32
Annual Wage (2)	$ 22,490	$ 27,070	$ 34,080	$ 46,430	$ 63,050

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Industry profile for Transportation and Material Moving Occupations: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Transportation and Material Moving Occupations are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Transportation and Material Moving Occupations, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Transportation and Material Moving Occupations:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Truck Transportation	1,115,560	75.84	$ 23.01	$ 47,850
Warehousing and Storage	1,061,770	74.89	$ 18.39	$ 38,240
Employment Services	825,520	25.79	$ 14.78	$ 30,750
Food and Beverage Stores (4451 and 4452 only)	753,200	25.90	$ 14.12	$ 29,370
General Merchandise Stores	674,750	22.53	$ 13.86	$ 28,830

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Transportation and Material Moving Occupations:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Couriers and Express Delivery Services	643,820	83.73	$ 21.63	$ 44,990
Inland Water Transportation	19,930	80.58	$ 32.65	$ 67,920
School and Employee Bus Transportation	133,700	78.64	$ 18.73	$ 38,960
Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation	73,950	76.34	$ 16.27	$ 33,840
Truck Transportation	1,115,560	75.84	$ 23.01	$ 47,850

Top paying industries for Transportation and Material Moving Occupations:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Nonscheduled Air Transportation	18,950	41.39	$ 47.52	$ 98,850
Scheduled Air Transportation	272,620	61.76	$ 44.85	$ 93,290
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation)	55,390	2.66	$ 43.54	$ 90,560
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	730	0.08	$ 39.88	$ 82,950
Technical and Trade Schools	6,290	5.02	$ 38.06	$ 79,170

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Geographic profile for Transportation and Material Moving Occupations: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Transportation and Material Moving Occupations are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Transportation and Material Moving Occupations, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in Transportation and Material Moving Occupations:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	1,399,640	85.18	0.97	$ 20.28	$ 42,180
Texas	1,063,900	87.91	1.01	$ 19.39	$ 40,330
Florida	699,650	82.88	0.95	$ 17.92	$ 37,270
Illinois	581,380	103.31	1.18	$ 20.11	$ 41,830
New York	565,210	65.03	0.74	$ 21.55	$ 44,830

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Transportation and Material Moving Occupations:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Kentucky	211,490	118.64	1.36	$ 18.67	$ 38,830
Tennessee	331,750	114.25	1.31	$ 17.45	$ 36,300
New Jersey	424,270	112.16	1.28	$ 19.31	$ 40,170
Arkansas	128,670	109.24	1.25	$ 17.50	$ 36,400
Mississippi	116,990	108.64	1.24	$ 16.64	$ 34,610

Top paying states for Transportation and Material Moving Occupations:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska	25,010	84.42	0.97	$ 28.53	$ 59,350
Hawaii	45,630	79.49	0.91	$ 24.37	$ 50,690
District of Columbia	14,480	21.08	0.24	$ 23.99	$ 49,900
Washington	243,690	76.27	0.87	$ 23.20	$ 48,260
North Dakota	39,020	97.55	1.12	$ 21.98	$ 45,720

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Transportation and Material Moving Occupations:

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	672,500	76.12	0.87	$ 21.56	$ 44,840
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	482,170	82.81	0.95	$ 20.23	$ 42,080
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	451,800	103.57	1.18	$ 20.54	$ 42,720
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	354,830	98.88	1.13	$ 20.87	$ 43,410
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	266,650	101.28	1.16	$ 18.34	$ 38,140
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	262,880	88.55	1.01	$ 19.81	$ 41,210
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	227,620	84.41	0.97	$ 18.47	$ 38,420
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	223,180	149.81	1.71	$ 19.11	$ 39,750
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	221,110	88.16	1.01	$ 19.19	$ 39,910
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	187,860	89.09	1.02	$ 19.06	$ 39,640

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Transportation and Material Moving Occupations:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	103,860	170.78	1.95	$ 17.99	$ 37,420
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	8,960	159.84	1.83	$ 18.52	$ 38,510
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	12,320	150.81	1.72	(8)	(8)
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	223,180	149.81	1.71	$ 19.11	$ 39,750
Lebanon, PA	7,130	148.90	1.70	$ 16.25	$ 33,790
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	14,300	148.83	1.70	$ 17.77	$ 36,960
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	8,400	146.69	1.68	$ 16.80	$ 34,950
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	11,350	144.89	1.66	$ 18.11	$ 37,670
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	34,740	143.32	1.64	$ 17.18	$ 35,740
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	48,740	141.76	1.62	$ 17.87	$ 37,160