Field of degree: Transportation
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 |
Chart 1. Types of transportation major, 2018
Transportation major
|
Major share
|
Transportation sciences and technologies
|
100% |
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 |
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 |
Last Modified Date:
Monday, November 30, 2020