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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
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
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 |
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 |
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 |
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