Table 3-20a:  Employment in Transportation Occupations (Thousands),,,,,,,,,,,,,
,1985,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001
"Total workers, 16 years and over","107,150","118,793","117,718","118,492","120,259","123,060","124,900","126,708","129,558","131,463","133,488","135,208","135,073"
Total workers in transportation occupations,"3,681","4,039","4,101","4,098","4,250","4,287","4,308","4,451","4,534","4,499","4,643","4,684","4,824"
"Transportation occupation as percent of total workers, 16 years and over",3.40%,3.40%,3.50%,3.50%,3.50%,3.50%,3.40%,3.50%,3.50%,3.40%,3.50%,3.50%,3.60%
"Motor vehicle operators, total","3,298","3,618","3,704","3,726","3,850","3,879","3,900","4,024","4,090","4,069","4,202","4,222","4,356"
Supervisors,51,76,80,87,84,94,87,85,95,88,86,77,88
Truck drivers ,"2,412","2,627","2,684","2,712","2,804","2,815","2,860","3,018","3,075","3,012","3,116","3,088","3,156"
Drivers-sales workers,214,201,215,184,178,164,158,156,150,159,160,167,166
Bus drivers,394,443,469,477,506,511,526,512,472,471,490,539,571
Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs,180,213,197,217,230,238,211,203,248,273,271,280,305
Parking lot attendants,45,53,53,44,41,49,50,46,46,62,68,60,61
"Motor transportation occupations, NEC",2,5,6,5,7,8,8,4,4,3,11,11,9
"Rail transportation, total",148,118,115,108,108,108,104,116,121,104,106,127,112
Railroad conductors and yardmasters,36,36,38,39,38,38,33,45,48,50,45,48,42
Locomotive operating occupations,59,46,44,44,45,47,51,49,53,41,45,63,61
"Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators",46,28,27,20,21,19,17,15,14,7,9,11,7
"Rail vehicle operators, NEC",7,8,6,5,4,4,3,7,6,6,7,5,2
"Water transportation, total",59,53,61,54,61,68,66,70,52,63,57,56,59
"Ship captains and mates, except fishing boats",32,27,32,26,26,30,33,32,24,22,31,38,34
Sailors and deckhands,18,18,18,16,24,27,26,25,21,30,16,14,20
Marine engineers,1,2,4,5,3,6,3,8,2,3,5,2,4
"Bridge, lock, and lighthouse tenders",8,6,7,7,8,5,4,5,5,8,5,3,1
"Air transportation, total",111,150,134,119,126,128,144,146,156,139,167,152,164
Airplane pilots and navigators,77,114,100,96,101,104,114,114,120,113,143,129,136
Air traffic controllers,34,36,34,23,25,24,30,32,36,26,24,23,28
Public transportation attendants,65,100,86,91,105,104,94,95,115,124,111,127,133
KEY:  NEC = not elsewhere classified.,,,,,,,,,,,,,

NOTES,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"Beginning in January 2000, data are not comparable with data for earlier years due to new composite estimation procedures and revised controls used in the household survey for population.  See source for additional information. ",,,,,,,,,,,,,
"The employment totals in tables 3-19 and 3-20 differ.  Table 3-19 shows employment in transportation and related industries; table 3-20 shows employment by transportation occupation.  Some employees of transportation industries have nontransportation jobs (e.g., a bookkeeper in a trucking firm), and some people in transportation occupations do not work in the transportation industry (e.g., a truck driver for a construction firm). ",,,,,,,,,,,,,

SOURCES
"All data except total workers, 16 years and over:"
"1985, 1990-99: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment and Earnings  (Washington, DC: Annual January issues), table 11 of the Household Data Annual Averages Tables, Internet site http://stats.bls.gov/pdf/cpsaatab.htm as of May 31, 2000. "
"2000:  Ibid.,  personal communication, Aug. 6, 2001."
"2001:  Ibid.,  personal communication, Aug. 23, 2002."
"Total workers, 16 years and over:  "
"1985, 1990-2000: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment and Earnings  (Washington, DC: January 2001), revised totals, table 1, Internet site http://stats.bls.gov/pdf/cpsaat1.pdf as of Aug. 3, 2001."
"2001:  Ibid.,  personal communication, Aug. 23, 2002."