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Field of degree: Transportation

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Transportation field of degree. Employment: 161,160. Median annual wage: $80,000.

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Table 1. Transportation degree, 2019
Data	Transportation	All fields
Employment	161,160	56,820,460
Median wage	80,000	60,000
Percent employed part time	14	15
Percent employed in occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree	26	61
Percent with an advanced degree	21	37
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Chart 1. Types of transportation major, 2019.

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Chart 1. Types of transportation major, 2019
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, 2019.

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Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with a transportation degree, by occupational group, 2019
Occupational group	Occupational group share
Transportation and material moving occupations	37%
Management occupations	13
Office and administrative support occupations	6
Sales and related occupations	6
Business and financial operations 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.

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 2020–30	Typical entry-level education	Percent degree holders in this field, this occupation, 2019	Percent of this occupation with an advanced degree, 2019
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers	14%	Bachelor's degree	27%	15%
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels	13	Postsecondary nondegree award	1	5
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	12	Postsecondary nondegree award	3	2
General and operations managers	9	Bachelor's degree	2	13
Personal service managers, all other; entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling; and managers, all other	7	Bachelor's degree	5	20
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	7	High school diploma or equivalent	1	7
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers	6	Postsecondary nondegree award	1	1
Air traffic controllers	4	Associate's degree	4	7
Real estate sales agents	4	High school diploma or equivalent	2	12
Customer service representatives	-1	High school diploma or equivalent	1	4
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 20, 2022).

Last Modified Date: Friday, December 3, 2021