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Field of degree: Transportation

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Transportation field of degree. Employment: 200,750. Median annual wage: $100,000.

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Table 1. Transportation degree, 2024
Data	Transportation	All fields
Employment	200,750	65,886,610
Median wage	100,000	73,000
Percent employed part time	14	15
Percent employed in occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree	30	61
Percent with an advanced degree	22	39
Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Chart 1. Type of transportation major, 2024.

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Chart 1. Type of transportation, 2024
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.

Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with a transportation degree, by occupational group, 2024.

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Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with a transportation degree, by occupational group, 2024
Occupational group	Occupational group share
Transportation and material moving occupations	36
Management occupations	16
Architecture and engineering occupations	6
Business and financial operations occupations	5
Educational instruction and library occupations	5
Other	32
Note: The sum of percents by major may not total 100 due to rounding. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

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, 2024	Percent of this occupation with an advanced degree, 2024	Percent growth, projected 2025–35	Typical entry-level education
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers	26	18	8	Bachelor's degree
Managers, all other	7	22	5	Bachelor's degree
Air traffic controllers	3	7	2	Associate's degree
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels	2	4	4	Postsecondary nondegree award
Chief executives	2	32	3	Bachelor's degree
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary	2	75	18	Doctoral or professional degree
Software developers	2	33	10	Bachelor's degree
Aerospace engineers	1	37	8	Bachelor's degree
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	1	2	5	Postsecondary nondegree award
General and operations managers	1	13	5	Bachelor's degree
Note: Occupational profiles may comprise multiple SOC occupations, which may have differing education categories. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and U.S. Census Bureau.

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 October 29, 2026).

Last modified date: October 29, 2026