Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2007

53-1011 Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors

Direct ground crew in the loading, unloading, securing, and staging of aircraft cargo or baggage. Determine the quantity and orientation of cargo and compute aircraft center of gravity. May accompany aircraft as member of flight crew and monitor and handle cargo in flight, and assist and brief passengers on safety and emergency procedures. Include loadmasters.

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
State profile for this occupation
Metropolitan area profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
4,690 5.0 % $21.46 $44,630 2.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $11.55 $13.89 $18.16 $27.38 $36.90
Annual Wage (2) $24,030 $28,880 $37,760 $56,950 $76,750

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Support Activities for Air Transportation 1,050 $19.04 $39,600
Scheduled Air Transportation 1,040 $21.75 $45,240
Freight Transportation Arrangement 180 $22.91 $47,650
Local Government (OES designation) 150 $27.13 $56,440
Nonscheduled Air Transportation 120 $21.51 $44,750

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 30 $40.83 $84,930
Postal Service 40 $39.15 $81,420
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers 80 $34.39 $71,520
Waste Collection (8) $30.90 $64,280
Local Government (OES designation) 150 $27.13 $56,440

State profile for this occupation: Top

States with the highest published employment concentrations and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all States with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
Alaska 160 $20.51 $42,670 0.053%
Kentucky 400 $13.36 $27,800 0.022%
New Mexico 60 $19.37 $40,280 0.008%
Nevada 100 $17.43 $36,250 0.008%
Idaho 50 $16.09 $33,460 0.008%

Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
Ohio 160 $32.22 $67,020 0.003%
Oklahoma 80 $29.88 $62,150 0.005%
Illinois 250 $29.01 $60,350 0.004%
Michigan 80 $28.12 $58,500 0.002%
New York 160 $27.80 $57,820 0.002%

Metropolitan area profile for this occupation: Top

Metropolitan areas with the highest published employment concentrations and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all Metropolitan areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Anchorage, AK 130 $19.37 $40,280 0.080%
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN 390 $13.14 $27,330 0.064%
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division 170 $22.49 $46,770 0.017%
Tulsa, OK 60 $31.39 $65,280 0.014%
Salt Lake City, UT 70 $14.47 $30,100 0.011%

Top paying Metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Tulsa, OK 60 $31.39 $65,280 0.014%
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division 200 $28.70 $59,700 0.005%
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 110 $27.79 $57,810 0.002%
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division 30 $27.39 $56,970 0.004%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 190 $27.32 $56,830 0.008%

About May 2007 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas in every State and the District of Columbia. The top five employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable Excel files (XLS).

Percentile wage estimates show the percentage of workers in an occupation that earn less than a given wage and the percentage that earn more. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

Other OES estimates and related information:

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Last Modified Date: April 3, 2008