Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

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

This major group 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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Industry profile for this occupation
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National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this major group:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
12,532,030	0.3 %	$18.23	$37,920	0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for this major group:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$10.21	$12.12	$15.60	$21.45	$29.25
Annual Wage (2)	$21,240	$25,220	$32,440	$44,610	$60,830

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Industry profile for this occupation: Top

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

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Truck Transportation	1,159,580	76.21	$22.14	$46,060
Employment Services	954,800	25.94	$13.97	$29,060
Warehousing and Storage	882,880	72.71	$17.96	$37,350
Food and Beverage Stores (4451 and 4452 only)	725,960	24.94	$13.26	$27,580
General Merchandise Stores	662,640	21.17	$13.24	$27,530

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Couriers and Express Delivery Services	597,090	85.19	$20.37	$42,370
Inland Water Transportation	21,610	80.55	$31.60	$65,730
School and Employee Bus Transportation	172,330	78.73	$18.04	$37,520
Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation	86,870	77.03	$15.78	$32,830
Truck Transportation	1,159,580	76.21	$22.14	$46,060

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Nonscheduled Air Transportation	19,420	42.49	$43.55	$90,580
Scheduled Air Transportation	275,860	60.88	$42.45	$88,290
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	54,740	2.73	$41.68	$86,690
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	770	0.08	$38.09	$79,220
Technical and Trade Schools	6,330	4.66	$35.94	$74,760

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Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

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

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	1,453,200	83.60	0.98	$19.03	$39,570
Texas	1,049,310	84.41	0.99	$18.46	$38,400
Florida	708,190	80.53	0.94	$17.19	$35,760
New York	631,580	66.32	0.78	$20.51	$42,650
Illinois	611,700	101.51	1.19	$19.02	$39,570

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Kentucky	216,310	114.03	1.34	$17.85	$37,120
Tennessee	339,500	112.88	1.32	$16.84	$35,020
New Jersey	449,660	110.00	1.29	$18.28	$38,030
Mississippi	122,600	108.67	1.27	$16.05	$33,390
Arkansas	128,920	105.90	1.24	$16.61	$34,540

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska	26,820	84.58	0.99	$27.73	$57,680
District of Columbia	17,530	24.23	0.28	$22.49	$46,780
Hawaii	51,190	80.54	0.94	$22.15	$46,070
Washington	263,330	79.35	0.93	$21.85	$45,440
Wyoming	25,730	94.14	1.10	$21.62	$44,960

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

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	753,170	78.01	0.91	$20.29	$42,200
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	528,480	84.70	0.99	$18.98	$39,470
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	478,700	102.36	1.20	$19.31	$40,160
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	347,580	95.05	1.11	$19.88	$41,360
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	271,270	98.87	1.16	$17.55	$36,500
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	258,690	84.75	0.99	$18.88	$39,260
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	234,890	81.66	0.96	$17.56	$36,520
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	231,580	87.64	1.03	$18.51	$38,500
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	207,620	134.96	1.58	$17.96	$37,350
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	178,230	72.10	0.84	$22.86	$47,560