Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2005

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)
6,210 5.8 % $19.73 $41,030 2.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $10.66 $13.02 $16.78 $24.46 $33.81
Annual Wage (2) $22,160 $27,090 $34,900 $50,870 $70,320

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
Scheduled air transportation 2,130 $20.96 $43,600
Support activities for air transportation 1,130 $17.14 $35,650
Couriers 570 $18.08 $37,600
Nonscheduled air transportation 220 $19.82 $41,220
Employment services 190 $19.34 $40,230

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Postal service 50 $36.47 $75,850
Other miscellaneous manufacturing 50 $23.82 $49,540
Local government (OES designation) (8) $23.36 $48,580
Electronic markets and agents and brokers (8) $22.10 $45,970
Scheduled air transportation 2,130 $20.96 $43,600

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 70 $21.47 $44,670 0.023%
Nevada 250 $16.79 $34,920 0.021%
Washington 250 $19.66 $40,880 0.009%
New Mexico 70 $14.94 $31,070 0.009%
Arizona 230 $19.44 $40,440 0.009%

Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
Oklahoma 80 $27.47 $57,140 0.005%
Ohio 270 $24.51 $50,970 0.005%
Oregon 110 $23.21 $48,280 0.007%
New York 250 $22.56 $46,930 0.003%
New Jersey 120 $22.37 $46,540 0.003%

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 50 $21.40 $44,510 0.031%
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 200 $16.35 $34,000 0.023%
Albuquerque, NM 70 $14.96 $31,130 0.020%
Reno-Sparks, NV 40 $16.06 $33,400 0.019%
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 240 $19.65 $40,870 0.018%

Top paying Metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division 80 $27.79 $57,800 0.008%
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division 90 $26.79 $55,720 0.011%
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA 80 $24.48 $50,920 0.008%
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI (8) $23.59 $49,070 (8)
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division (8) $22.90 $47,630 (8)

About May 2005 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.

(8) Estimate not released.

Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2005 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2005 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2005 Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2005 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

List of Occupations in SOC Code Number Order

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Last Modified Date: May 24, 2006