Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

11-3071 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate transportation, storage, or distribution activities in accordance with organizational policies and applicable government laws or regulations. Includes logistics managers.

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National estimates for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
Industry profile for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
Geographic profile for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

National estimates for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
132,210	1.0 %	$ 50.53	$ 105,100	0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 27.39	$ 35.43	$ 46.34	$ 60.85	$ 78.91
Annual Wage (2)	$ 56,970	$ 73,700	$ 96,390	$ 126,560	$ 164,140

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Industry profile for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers:

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

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Warehousing and Storage	13,730	0.97	$ 46.98	$ 97,720
Truck Transportation	11,140	0.76	$ 47.15	$ 98,080
Management of Companies and Enterprises	8,730	0.36	$ 63.78	$ 132,660
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation)	6,880	0.33	$ 51.69	$ 107,510
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	5,430	0.10	$ 53.51	$ 111,300

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation	870	2.37	$ 59.44	$ 123,630
Freight Transportation Arrangement	4,920	2.11	$ 46.41	$ 96,540
Nonscheduled Air Transportation	650	1.43	$ 57.80	$ 120,220
Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing	2,780	1.43	$ 39.12	$ 81,380
Rail Transportation	2,500	1.17	$ 49.29	$ 102,520

Top paying industries for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	(8)	(8)	$ 85.95	$ 178,780
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	50	0.01	$ 72.74	$ 151,310
Telecommunications	320	0.05	$ 72.23	$ 150,240
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	40	(7)	$ 70.16	$ 145,930
Scientific Research and Development Services	1,300	0.17	$ 68.97	$ 143,460

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Geographic profile for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers:

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

States with the highest employment level in Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	19,080	1.16	1.22	$ 53.64	$ 111,560
Texas	12,980	1.07	1.13	$ 49.82	$ 103,620
Illinois	8,620	1.53	1.61	$ 51.32	$ 106,740
Florida	7,110	0.84	0.89	$ 46.78	$ 97,310
Ohio	5,750	1.12	1.18	$ 47.24	$ 98,260

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska	900	3.05	3.21	$ 46.95	$ 97,660
Illinois	8,620	1.53	1.61	$ 51.32	$ 106,740
New Jersey	5,720	1.51	1.59	$ 63.24	$ 131,540
Tennessee	3,850	1.33	1.40	$ 43.05	$ 89,540
California	19,080	1.16	1.22	$ 53.64	$ 111,560

Top paying states for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia	490	0.71	0.75	$ 68.99	$ 143,510
Delaware	310	0.73	0.77	$ 66.09	$ 137,460
New Jersey	5,720	1.51	1.59	$ 63.24	$ 131,540
New York	4,010	0.46	0.49	$ 58.52	$ 121,720
Rhode Island	270	0.61	0.64	$ 58.32	$ 121,310

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	6,950	1.19	1.26	$ 52.36	$ 108,900
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	6,840	0.77	0.82	$ 63.39	$ 131,860
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	6,810	1.56	1.64	$ 52.22	$ 108,620
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	4,620	1.29	1.35	$ 50.17	$ 104,360
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	3,660	1.23	1.30	$ 54.21	$ 112,760
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	3,230	1.23	1.29	$ 55.45	$ 115,330
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	2,830	1.13	1.19	$ 50.02	$ 104,030
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	2,780	1.19	1.26	$ 59.54	$ 123,830
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	2,550	0.94	0.99	$ 58.40	$ 121,480
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	2,460	0.95	1.00	$ 54.09	$ 112,500

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Anchorage, AK	530	3.20	3.36	$ 48.01	$ 99,860
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	150	2.61	2.75	$ 43.33	$ 90,130
Hinesville, GA	50	2.58	2.72	$ 42.36	$ 88,120
Laredo, TX	250	2.53	2.66	$ 42.02	$ 87,400
Fairbanks, AK	70	2.41	2.54	$ 46.23	$ 96,170
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	190	2.31	2.43	$ 41.96	$ 87,280
Peoria, IL	360	2.25	2.36	$ 64.98	$ 135,160
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	170	2.11	2.22	$ 54.22	$ 112,780
Stockton-Lodi, CA	500	2.01	2.12	$ 57.93	$ 120,490
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	1,200	1.98	2.08	$ 45.25	$ 94,110