Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2004

53-3099 Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other

All motor vehicle operators not listed separately.

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)
85,520 4.9 % $11.04 $22,960 1.7 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $6.10 $7.07 $9.45 $13.79 $18.97
Annual Wage (2) $12,680 $14,700 $19,650 $28,680 $39,450

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Employment services 16,730 $8.35 $17,370
Automobile dealers 8,030 $8.66 $18,020
Automotive equipment rental and leasing 6,940 $9.03 $18,780
Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers 6,150 $8.54 $17,760
State government (OES designation) 5,710 $12.71 $26,430

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Support activities for water transportation 520 $20.77 $43,200
Rail transportation 410 $20.48 $42,590
Motor vehicle parts manufacturing 90 $19.90 $41,400
Power generation and supply 130 $19.48 $40,520
Other miscellaneous store retailers (7) $19.18 $39,890

State profile for this occupation: Top

States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
Florida 14,990 $8.23 $17,120 0.204%
Alaska 370 $19.52 $40,600 0.126%
Hawaii 680 $12.26 $25,500 0.120%
North Carolina 4,330 $12.05 $25,060 0.116%
New Hampshire 680 $8.82 $18,350 0.111%

Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
Alaska 370 $19.52 $40,600 0.126%
District of Columbia 330 $18.34 $38,150 0.055%
Washington 630 $18.26 $37,980 0.024%
Wyoming 130 $18.02 $37,490 0.053%
Mississippi 110 $15.32 $31,870 0.010%

Metropolitan area profile for this occupation: Top

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

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA 4,530 $9.61 $20,000 0.381%
Jacksonville, NC MSA 110 $16.07 $33,420 0.287%
Manchester, NH PMSA 290 $9.61 $19,980 0.260%
Flint, MI PMSA 380 $8.02 $16,680 0.242%
Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA 380 $6.93 $14,420 0.197%

Top paying Metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Tacoma, WA PMSA 130 $21.89 $45,530 0.054%
San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA 30 $20.24 $42,090 0.030%
Lima, OH MSA 40 $19.75 $41,070 0.053%
Anchorage, AK MSA (7) $18.94 $39,400 (7)
El Paso, TX MSA 40 $17.82 $37,060 0.016%

About May 2004 National, State, and Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors in metropolitan and non-metropolitan 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.

(7) Estimates not released.

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May 2004 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

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Last Modified Date: June 02, 2005