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Field of degree: Transportation

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Transportation field of degree. Employment: 187,530. Median annual wage: $90,000.

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Table 1. Transportation degree, 2023
Data	Transportation	All fields
Employment	187,530	63,725,710
Median wage	90,000	70,000
Percent employed part time	17	15
Percent employed in occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree	29	62
Percent with an advanced degree	22	38
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Chart 1. Types of transportation major, 2023.

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Chart 1. Types of transportation, 2023
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, 2023.

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Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with a transportation degree, by occupational group, 2023
Occupational group	Occupational group share
Transportation and material moving occupations	34%
Management occupations	15
Business and financial operations occupations	6
Office and administrative support occupations	6
Sales and related occupations	6
Other	33
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
Occupation	Percent degree holders in this field, this occupation, 2023	Percent of this occupation with an advanced degree, 2023	Percent growth, projected 2024–34	Typical entry-level education
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers	25%	17%	4%	Bachelor's degree
Managers, all other	6	21	4	Bachelor's degree
Air traffic controllers	3	5	1	Associate's degree
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	2	2	4	Postsecondary nondegree award
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers	2	2	4	Postsecondary nondegree award
General and operations managers	2	13	4	Bachelor's degree
Customer service representatives	2	4	-5	High school diploma or equivalent
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary	1	74	17	Doctoral or professional degree
Chief executives	1	32	4	Bachelor's degree
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels	1	6	0	Postsecondary nondegree award
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 August 28, 2025).

Last Modified Date: Thursday, August 28, 2025