Table 3-20b: Employment in Transportation and Transportation-Related Occupations,,,,,,,,,
SOC code,Occupation,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006
"Vehicle operators, pipeline operators, and primary support",,,,,,,,,
53-2011,"Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers","88,040","94,820","88,800","78,810","76,940","78,490","76,240","75,810"
53-2012,Commercial pilots,"18,780","18,040","18,380","19,570","19,940","21,370","24,860","27,120"
53-2022,Airfield operations specialists,"4,510","4,580","5,390","5,910","4,670","4,810","4,510","4,760"
53-2021,Air traffic controllers,"22,620","23,350","22,990","23,410","22,610","22,260","21,590","23,240"
53-3011,"Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians","13,520","15,700","17,620","17,280","18,420","17,410","18,320","21,100"
53-3021,"Bus drivers, transit and intercity","160,210","175,470","190,530","197,090","187,900","183,710","183,450","191,120"
53-3022,"Bus drivers, school","463,860","457,050","469,100","468,790","471,130","475,430","465,880","456,570"
53-3031,Driver/sales workers,"385,210","373,660","378,220","368,730","397,630","406,910","400,530","396,680"
53-3032,"Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer","1,558,400","1,577,070","1,548,480","1,520,880","1,520,740","1,553,370","1,624,740","1,673,950"
53-3033,"Truck drivers, light or delivery services","1,085,050","1,033,220","996,000","977,920","951,400","938,730","938,280","941,590"
53-3041,Taxi drivers and chauffeurs,"119,630","130,200","125,860","125,720","131,880","132,650","144,280","154,490"
53-4011,Locomotive engineers,"19,940","29,390","30,730","28,250","30,070","31,180","37,390","36,870"
53-4012,Locomotive firers,890,"1,040",730,710,630,620,540,560
53-4013,"Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers","5,070","4,020","4,840","4,600","6,020","6,170","6,970","5,820"
53-4021,"Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators","14,500","16,830","17,070","15,030","15,310","16,410","20,700","22,810"
53-4031,Railroad conductors and yardmasters,"36,680","40,380","40,910","38,070","35,120","35,720","38,330","37,110"
53-4041,Subway and street car operators,U,"3,190",U,"7,250","8,720","8,900","7,430","6,740"
53-5011,Sailors and marine oilers,"27,200","30,090","28,650","25,360","27,170","27,570","31,090","31,690"
53-5021,"Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels","20,660","21,080","22,180","22,530","24,050","25,200","28,570","29,170"
53-5022,Motorboat operators,"4,000","3,540","3,410","3,600","3,130","2,830","2,700","2,450"
53-5031,Ship engineers,"6,800","7,370","7,470","8,020","10,230","10,330","13,240","14,190"
53-6011,Bridge and lock tenders,"6,970","4,790","4,500","3,900","3,490","3,500","3,620","3,700"
53-7071,Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators,"6,940","6,510","6,070","6,920","5,250","4,680","3,950","3,900"
53-7072,"Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers","13,480","13,730","12,920","12,360","10,540","9,810","9,970","10,030"
Transportation equipment manufacturing and maintenance occupations,,,,,,,,,
17-2011,Aerospace engineers,"71,790","71,550","74,380","74,210","71,750","73,650","81,100","86,720"
17-2121,Marine engineers and naval architects,"4,450","4,680","4,860","4,810","6,060","6,620","6,550","7,810"
17-3021,Aerospace engineering and operations technicians,"17,270","19,850","15,570","14,700","10,650","9,260","9,950","8,280"
49-2091,Avionics technicians,"15,560","15,360","16,340","21,710","21,020","22,310","22,490","15,360"
49-2093,"Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment","14,700","15,930","16,650","17,320","17,130","17,390","20,560","20,480"
49-2096,"Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles","14,250","12,480","13,210","15,200","15,070","15,490","17,650","19,510"
49-3011,Aircraft mechanics and service technicians,"125,970","135,730","135,250","125,850","113,470","112,830","115,120","118,210"
49-3021,Automotive body and related repairers,"179,960","168,170","168,630","175,370","168,630","162,820","158,160","155,500"
49-3022,Automotive glass installers and repairers,"20,520","21,240","21,550","19,710","18,040","18,150","17,760","18,650"
49-3023,Automotive service technicians and mechanics,"587,320","692,570","701,150","687,380","689,630","668,540","654,800","642,360"
49-3031,Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists,"273,320","258,800","254,420","254,470","249,230","251,430","248,280","254,850"
49-3043,Rail car repairers,"7,230","10,620","11,860","13,520","16,790","18,140","24,270","23,810"
49-3051,Motorboat mechanics,"18,450","19,040","18,370","18,550","17,990","17,680","18,190","18,550"
49-3052,Motorcycle mechanics,"11,390","11,720","13,290","13,030","15,000","15,920","16,140","16,700"
49-3091,Bicycle repairers,"8,080","7,940","7,730","7,000","7,560","7,750","7,980","8,350"
49-3092,Recreational vehicle service technicians,"13,100","12,200","11,830","12,490","12,520","12,340","13,540","13,560"
49-3093,Tire repairers and changers,"99,880","88,530","86,200","81,560","85,030","87,110","100,860","103,120"
51-2011,"Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers","18,070","32,680","33,620","25,690","19,830","18,710","22,820","27,680"
51-9122,"Painters, transportation equipment","45,920","43,270","44,090","45,670","47,390","49,810","52,650","52,170"
51-9197,Tire builders,"16,680","15,790","13,410","13,020","16,400","17,960","19,860","23,210"
53-6031,Service station attendants,"109,050","106,010","107,650","102,550","96,450","90,640","96,340","94,780"
53-7061,Cleaners of vehicles and equipment,"302,380","301,330","304,500","311,070","321,630","330,520","333,350","334,560"
Transportation Infrastructure construction and maintenance occupations,,,,,,,,,
47-2071,"Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators","58,410","56,330","57,880","58,760","60,210","61,860","63,220","63,090"
47-4051,Highway maintenance workers,"139,540","145,790","148,390","146,290","139,810","136,550","140,600","138,670"
47-4061,Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators,"8,620","9,940","11,680","10,450","12,120","10,430","13,510","13,680"
49-9097,Signal and track switch repairers,"3,720","5,540","8,550","7,990","7,600","7,780","6,100","5,980"
53-7031,Dredge operators,"1,910","3,100","2,920","2,850","2,190","1,730","1,720","1,780"
Secondary Support Service Occupations,,,,,,,,,
13-1032,"Insurance appraisers, auto damage","19,310","12,320","12,110","13,270","11,260","12,520","12,900","12,630"
33-3041,Parking enforcement workers,"7,660","8,040","9,160","10,180","9,690","9,990","10,140","10,090"
33-3052,Transit and railroad police,"4,590","5,760","6,750","6,010","4,790","4,610","5,090","5,320"
33-9091,Crossing guards,"68,310","72,830","69,990","73,020","68,910","70,180","69,390","67,750"
39-6022,Travel guides,"4,180","5,200","5,480","4,960","5,240","4,140","3,120","3,220"
39-6031,Flight attendants,"123,310","126,380","115,750","104,360","99,910","101,980","99,590","96,760"
39-6032,"Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters","22,780","23,550","25,910","26,580","28,440","27,730","24,810","20,790"
41-3041,Travel agents,"111,130","124,030","111,310","104,550","98,410","90,500","88,590","87,600"
43-4181,Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks,"222,340","199,700","183,280","174,170","156,140","159,910","160,120","157,650"
43-5021,Couriers and messengers,"134,370","130,210","121,670","120,900","117,460","111,700","106,520","105,070"
43-5032,"Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance","171,560","167,180","170,050","168,380","161,570","165,910","172,550","185,410"
43-5052,Postal service mail carriers,"352,550","354,980","355,120","347,420","344,090","344,050","347,180","346,990"
43-5071,"Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks","886,230","864,530","802,600","792,470","757,750","747,270","759,910","763,350"
53-6021,Parking lot attendants,"109,340","116,930","109,930","108,460","109,890","120,080","124,250","131,870"
53-6041,Traffic technicians,"5,000","4,590","5,090","5,370","5,980","6,240","6,990","6,560"
53-6051,Transportation inspectors,"22,440","26,520","27,670","28,340","23,860","24,140","25,570","23,790"
53-7081,Refuse and recyclable material collectors,"135,320","118,910","125,600","132,290","137,510","139,920","133,930","125,770"
53-7121,"Tank car, truck, and ship loaders","20,830","17,480","19,430","16,960","15,910","16,530","15,950","15,360"
Other,,,,,,,,,
11-3071,"Transportation, storage, and distribution managers","123,450","116,680","108,590","107,400","90,940","88,100","84,870","89,010"
53-1011,Aircraft cargo handling supervisors,"8,090","9,960","9,070","8,920","8,580","7,460","6,210","5,620"
53-1021,"First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand","138,210","146,790","147,490","147,180","159,780","169,860","176,030","178,820"
53-1031,First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators,"175,260","186,710","197,430","207,280","211,960","222,590","221,520","220,570"
KEY: SOC = Standard Occupational Classification.,,,,,,,,,
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NOTES,,,,,,,,,
"Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) uses a mail survey to measure employment levels and wage rates for all full- and part-time wage and salary workers in nonfarm establishments.  The survey does not include self-employed owners and partners in unincorporated firms, household workers, or unpaid family workers.  In 1999 OES began using the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system to organize occupational data.  Consequently estimates from 1999 and subsequent years are not directly comparable to previous occupational estimates.  The SOC is being adopted by all federal agences and consists of 821 detailed occupations, grouped into 449 board occupations, 96 minor groups, and 23 major groups.  ",,,,,,,,,
"A broad definition of transportation and transportation-related occupations is used in this table based on Sen, B. and M. Rossetti, ""A Complete Count of the U.S. Transportation Workforce,"" Transportation Research Record 1719: 2000, pp 259-266.  Some occupational categories may include workers not engaged in transportation or transportation-related activities.  For example, the category ""first-line supervisors/managers"" (53-1021 and 53-1031) may include workers in material moving occupations along with transportation occupations.  Moreover, some workers engaged in transportation and transportation-related activities may be excluded.  For example, ""baggage porters and bellhops"" is not included in this table because it is believed that a large share of workers in this category work in hotels or similar establishments. ",,,,,,,,,
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SOURCE,,,,,,,,,
"U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2006 (Washington, DC: May 2007), Internet site http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#b51-0000 as of Dec. 18, 2007.",,,,,,,,,
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