Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021

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; Commercial Pilots; Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers; Airfield Operations Specialists; Air Traffic Controllers; Flight Attendants; Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians; Driver/Sales Workers; Light Truck Drivers; Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers; Taxi Drivers; Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity; Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs; Bus Drivers, School; Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other; Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers; Locomotive Engineers; 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; Motorboat Operators; Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels; Ship Engineers; Bridge and Lock Tenders; Parking Attendants; Aircraft Service Attendants; Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants; Traffic Technicians; Transportation Inspectors; Passenger Attendants; Transportation Workers, All Other; Conveyor Operators and Tenders; Crane and Tower Operators; Dredge Operators; Hoist and Winch Operators; Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators; Machine Feeders and Offbearers; Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment; Packers and Packagers, Hand; Stockers and Order Fillers; Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand; 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:

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)
12,639,920	0.2 %	$ 19.88	$ 41,340	0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for Transportation and Material Moving Occupations:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 11.45	$ 14.19	$ 17.72	$ 22.88	$ 29.72
Annual Wage (2)	$ 23,820	$ 29,520	$ 36,860	$ 47,590	$ 61,820

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Industry profile for Transportation and Material Moving Occupations:

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)
Warehousing and Storage	1,237,810	74.69	$ 19.43	$ 40,410
Truck Transportation	1,120,890	75.12	$ 24.32	$ 50,580
Employment Services	885,900	25.40	$ 15.04	$ 31,290
General Merchandise Stores	801,860	25.99	$ 15.16	$ 31,540
Food and Beverage Stores (4451 and 4452 only)	794,700	26.87	$ 14.75	$ 30,670

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	786,980	84.88	$ 22.72	$ 47,260
Inland Water Transportation	19,830	77.77	$ 40.64	$ 84,540
School and Employee Bus Transportation	137,870	77.38	$ 20.27	$ 42,160
Local Messengers and Local Delivery	123,900	76.25	$ 18.73	$ 38,950
Truck Transportation	1,120,890	75.12	$ 24.32	$ 50,580

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	22,570	46.44	$ 54.36	$ 113,070
Scheduled Air Transportation	243,620	62.20	$ 47.43	$ 98,650
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation)	55,230	2.62	$ 44.17	$ 91,880
Inland Water Transportation	19,830	77.77	$ 40.64	$ 84,540
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	770	0.08	$ 40.37	$ 83,960

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Geographic profile for Transportation and Material Moving Occupations:

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	1,449,500	87.69	0.98	$ 21.22	$ 44,130
Texas	1,129,330	92.37	1.03	$ 19.60	$ 40,770
Florida	720,860	83.77	0.93	$ 18.66	$ 38,810
Illinois	593,810	105.68	1.18	$ 20.44	$ 42,520
New York	582,750	67.22	0.75	$ 23.02	$ 47,880

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)
Tennessee	355,630	119.07	1.33	$ 18.16	$ 37,770
Kentucky	213,190	115.97	1.29	$ 19.68	$ 40,940
Arkansas	133,880	112.41	1.25	$ 18.27	$ 38,000
Indiana	333,990	111.95	1.25	$ 18.98	$ 39,470
New Jersey	428,160	111.20	1.24	$ 20.29	$ 42,190

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	27,040	91.40	1.02	$ 26.90	$ 55,940
District of Columbia	14,720	22.24	0.25	$ 26.05	$ 54,190
Hawaii	41,250	75.22	0.84	$ 23.94	$ 49,790
Washington	272,400	84.97	0.95	$ 23.45	$ 48,780
New York	582,750	67.22	0.75	$ 23.02	$ 47,880

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	674,890	77.77	0.87	$ 23.05	$ 47,940
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	481,620	84.21	0.94	$ 21.09	$ 43,860
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	455,970	107.72	1.20	$ 20.86	$ 43,380
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	376,950	105.03	1.17	$ 20.62	$ 42,890
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	281,600	108.81	1.21	$ 20.29	$ 42,200
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	268,590	92.71	1.03	$ 20.53	$ 42,700
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	254,610	166.41	1.85	$ 20.38	$ 42,380
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	228,460	86.06	0.96	$ 19.55	$ 40,670
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	213,470	87.04	0.97	$ 20.62	$ 42,900
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	196,620	92.89	1.04	$ 20.37	$ 42,370

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)
Stockton-Lodi, CA	51,980	202.83	2.26	$ 21.10	$ 43,880
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	105,400	174.27	1.94	$ 19.06	$ 39,640
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	9,540	168.24	1.88	$ 18.90	$ 39,310
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	254,610	166.41	1.85	$ 20.38	$ 42,380
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	38,470	161.40	1.80	$ 18.04	$ 37,530
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	14,480	147.72	1.65	$ 18.73	$ 38,960
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	34,770	146.31	1.63	$ 18.24	$ 37,940
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	11,500	144.43	1.61	(8)	(8)
Danville, IL	3,620	144.29	1.61	$ 19.91	$ 41,410
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	49,700	143.20	1.60	$ 19.11	$ 39,750