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Occupational Outlook Handbook > Field of Degree > Transportation >

Field of degree: Transportation

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Transportation field of degree. Employment: 150,740. Median annual wage: $77,000.

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Table 1. Transportation degree, 2018
Data	Transportation	All fields
Employment	150,740	55,381,020
Median wage	$77,000	$59,000
Percent employed part time	13	15
Percent employed in occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree	30	59
Percent with an advanced degree	24	37
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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Chart 1. Types of transportation major, 2018
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.

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Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with a transportation degree, by occupational group, 2018
Occupational group	Occupational group share
Transportation and material moving occupations	33%
Management occupations	16
Business and financial operations occupations	7
Sales and related occupations	6
Office and administrative support occupations	5
Other	33
Note: The sum of percents by major may not total 100 due to rounding. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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Table 2. Top-employing occupations for workers with a transportation degree
Occupational Outlook Handbook profile	Percent growth, projected 2019–29	Typical entry-level education	Percent degree holders in this field, this occupation, 2018	Percent of this occupation with an advanced degree, 2018
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary	21%	Doctoral or professional degree	2%	74%
Management analysts	11	Bachelor's degree	2	36
General and operations managers	6	Bachelor's degree	2	12
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	5	Postsecondary nondegree award	2	2
Elementary school teachers, except special education	4	Bachelor's degree	2	50
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers	3	Bachelor's degree	23	19
Aerospace engineers	3	Bachelor's degree	2	38
Air traffic controllers	1	Associate's degree	3	7
Personal service managers, all other; entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling; and managers, all other	-2	Bachelor's degree	6	21
Chief executives	-10	Bachelor's degree	1	30
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 February 22, 2021).

Last Modified Date: Monday, November 30, 2020