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Field of degree: Transportation

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Transportation field of degree. Employment: 165,880. Median annual wage: $89,000.

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Table 1. Transportation degree, 2022
Data	Transportation	All fields
Employment	165,880	62,187,580
Median wage	89,000	66,000
Percent employed part time	14	14
Percent employed in occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree	28	62
Percent with an advanced degree	21	38
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Chart 1. Types of transportation major, 2022.

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Chart 1. Types of transportation, 2022
Transportation major	Major share
Transportation Sciences And Technologies	100%
Note: The sum of percents by major may not total 100 due to rounding. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with a transportation degree, by occupational group, 2022.

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Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with a transportation degree, by occupational group, 2022
Occupational group	Occupational group share
Transportation and material moving occupations	35%
Management occupations	16
Business and financial operations occupations	6
Office and administrative support occupations	6
Sales and related occupations	5
Other	31
Note: The sum of percents by major may not total 100 due to rounding. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Table 2. Top-employing occupations for workers with a transportation degree.

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Table 2. Top-employing occupations for workers with a transportation degree
Occupational Outlook Handbook profile	Percent growth, projected 2023–33	Typical entry-level education	Percent degree holders in this field, this occupation, 2022	Percent of this occupation with an advanced degree, 2022
Software developers	18%	Bachelor's degree	2%	32%
General and operations managers	6	Bachelor's degree	1	13
Managers, all other	6	Bachelor's degree	7	21
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	5	Postsecondary nondegree award	2	2
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers	5	Bachelor's degree	24	17
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers	5	Postsecondary nondegree award	1	1
Air traffic controllers	3	Associate's degree	4	7
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels	2	Postsecondary nondegree award	2	7
Customer service representatives	-5	High school diploma or equivalent	1	4
First-line supervisors of retail sales workers	-6	High school diploma or equivalent	1	5
Note: Occupational profiles may comprise multiple SOC occupations, which may have differing education categories. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections program (projected growth, entry-level education) and U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (degree holders, advanced degrees).

Suggested citation:

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Field of degree: Transportation,
at https://www.bls.gov/ooh/field-of-degree/transportation/transportation-field-of-degree.htm (visited June 12, 2025).

Last Modified Date: Thursday, August 29, 2024