Field of degree: Transportation
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 |
60 |
Percent with an advanced degree
|
20 |
37 |
Chart 1. Types of transportation major, 2019
Transportation major |
Major share |
Transportation Sciences And Technologies
|
100% |
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 |
Business and financial operations occupations
|
6 |
Sales and related occupations
|
6 |
Other
|
33 |
Table 2. Top-employing occupations for workers with a transportation degree
Occupational Outlook Handbook profile |
Percent growth, projected 2021–31 |
Typical entry-level education |
Percent degree holders in this field, this occupation, 2019 |
Percent of this occupation with an advanced degree, 2019 |
General and operations managers
|
7% |
Bachelor's degree |
2% |
13% |
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
|
6 |
Bachelor's degree |
27 |
15 |
Managers, all other
|
6 |
Bachelor's degree |
5 |
20 |
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
|
6 |
Postsecondary nondegree award |
3 |
2 |
Real estate sales agents
|
5 |
High school diploma or equivalent |
1 |
12 |
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
|
4 |
Postsecondary nondegree award |
1 |
1 |
Police and sheriff's patrol officers
|
3 |
High school diploma or equivalent |
1 |
7 |
Air traffic controllers
|
1 |
Associate's degree |
3 |
7 |
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels
|
1 |
Postsecondary nondegree award |
1 |
5 |
Customer service representatives
|
-4 |
High school diploma or equivalent |
1 |
4 |
Last Modified Date:
Thursday, September 8, 2022