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Table
3-20b: Employment in Transportation and Transportation-Related Occupations
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Vehicle operators, pipeline operators, and primary
support |
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53-2011 |
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers |
88,040 |
94,820 |
88,800 |
78,810 |
76,940 |
78,490 |
53-2012 |
Commercial pilots |
18,780 |
18,040 |
18,380 |
19,570 |
19,940 |
21,370 |
53-2022 |
Airfield operations specialists |
4,510 |
4,580 |
5,390 |
5,910 |
4,670 |
4,810 |
53-2021 |
Air traffic controllers |
22,620 |
23,350 |
22,990 |
23,410 |
22,610 |
22,260 |
53-3011 |
Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency
medical technicians |
13,520 |
15,700 |
17,620 |
17,280 |
18,420 |
17,410 |
53-3021 |
Bus drivers, transit and intercity |
160,210 |
175,470 |
190,530 |
197,090 |
187,900 |
183,710 |
53-3022 |
Bus drivers, school |
463,860 |
457,050 |
469,100 |
468,790 |
471,130 |
475,430 |
53-3031 |
Driver/sales workers |
385,210 |
373,660 |
378,220 |
368,730 |
397,630 |
406,910 |
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 |
53-3033 |
Truck drivers, light or delivery services |
1,085,050 |
1,033,220 |
996,000 |
977,920 |
951,400 |
938,730 |
53-3041 |
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs |
119,630 |
130,200 |
125,860 |
125,720 |
131,880 |
132,650 |
53-4011 |
Locomotive engineers |
19,940 |
29,390 |
30,730 |
28,250 |
30,070 |
31,180 |
53-4012 |
Locomotive firers |
890 |
1,040 |
730 |
710 |
630 |
620 |
53-4013 |
Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers |
5,070 |
4,020 |
4,840 |
4,600 |
6,020 |
6,170 |
53-4021 |
Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators |
14,500 |
16,830 |
17,070 |
15,030 |
15,310 |
16,410 |
53-4031 |
Railroad conductors and yardmasters |
36,680 |
40,380 |
40,910 |
38,070 |
35,120 |
35,720 |
53-4041 |
Subway and street car operators |
U |
3,190 |
U |
7,250 |
8,720 |
8,900 |
53-5011 |
Sailors and marine oilers |
27,200 |
30,090 |
28,650 |
25,360 |
27,170 |
27,570 |
53-5021 |
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels |
20,660 |
21,080 |
22,180 |
22,530 |
24,050 |
25,200 |
53-5022 |
Motorboat operators |
4,000 |
3,540 |
3,410 |
3,600 |
3,130 |
2,830 |
53-5031 |
Ship engineers |
6,800 |
7,370 |
7,470 |
8,020 |
10,230 |
10,330 |
53-6011 |
Bridge and lock tenders |
6,970 |
4,790 |
4,500 |
3,900 |
3,490 |
3,500 |
53-7071 |
Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators |
6,940 |
6,510 |
6,070 |
6,920 |
5,250 |
4,680 |
53-7072 |
Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers |
13,480 |
13,730 |
12,920 |
12,360 |
10,540 |
9,810 |
Transportation equipment manufacturing and maintenance
occupations |
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17-2011 |
Aerospace engineers |
71,790 |
71,550 |
74,380 |
74,210 |
71,750 |
73,650 |
17-2121 |
Marine engineers and naval architects |
4,450 |
4,680 |
4,860 |
4,810 |
6,060 |
6,620 |
17-3021 |
Aerospace engineering and operations technicians |
17,270 |
19,850 |
15,570 |
14,700 |
10,650 |
9,260 |
49-2091 |
Avionics technicians |
15,560 |
15,360 |
16,340 |
21,710 |
21,020 |
22,310 |
49-2093 |
Electrical and electronics installers and repairers,
transportation equipment |
14,700 |
15,930 |
16,650 |
17,320 |
17,130 |
17,390 |
49-2096 |
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor
vehicles |
14,250 |
12,480 |
13,210 |
15,200 |
15,070 |
15,490 |
49-3011 |
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians |
125,970 |
135,730 |
135,250 |
125,850 |
113,470 |
112,830 |
49-3021 |
Automotive body and related repairers |
179,960 |
168,170 |
168,630 |
175,370 |
168,630 |
162,820 |
49-3022 |
Automotive glass installers and repairers |
20,520 |
21,240 |
21,550 |
19,710 |
18,040 |
18,150 |
49-3023 |
Automotive service technicians and mechanics |
587,320 |
692,570 |
701,150 |
687,380 |
689,630 |
668,540 |
49-3031 |
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists |
273,320 |
258,800 |
254,420 |
254,470 |
249,230 |
251,430 |
49-3043 |
Rail car repairers |
7,230 |
10,620 |
11,860 |
13,520 |
16,790 |
18,140 |
49-3051 |
Motorboat mechanics |
18,450 |
19,040 |
18,370 |
18,550 |
17,990 |
17,680 |
49-3052 |
Motorcycle mechanics |
11,390 |
11,720 |
13,290 |
13,030 |
15,000 |
15,920 |
49-3091 |
Bicycle repairers |
8,080 |
7,940 |
7,730 |
7,000 |
7,560 |
7,750 |
49-3092 |
Recreational vehicle service technicians |
13,100 |
12,200 |
11,830 |
12,490 |
12,520 |
12,340 |
49-3093 |
Tire repairers and changers |
99,880 |
88,530 |
86,200 |
81,560 |
85,030 |
87,110 |
51-2011 |
Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems
assemblers |
18,070 |
32,680 |
33,620 |
25,690 |
19,830 |
18,710 |
51-9122 |
Painters, transportation equipment |
45,920 |
43,270 |
44,090 |
45,670 |
47,390 |
49,810 |
51-9197 |
Tire builders |
16,680 |
15,790 |
13,410 |
13,020 |
16,400 |
17,960 |
53-6031 |
Service station attendants |
109,050 |
106,010 |
107,650 |
102,550 |
96,450 |
90,640 |
53-7061 |
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment |
302,380 |
301,330 |
304,500 |
311,070 |
321,630 |
330,520 |
Transportation Infrastructure construction and
maintenance occupations |
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47-2071 |
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators |
58,410 |
56,330 |
57,880 |
58,760 |
60,210 |
61,860 |
47-4051 |
Highway maintenance workers |
139,540 |
145,790 |
148,390 |
146,290 |
139,810 |
136,550 |
47-4061 |
Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators |
8,620 |
9,940 |
11,680 |
10,450 |
12,120 |
10,430 |
49-9097 |
Signal and track switch repairers |
3,720 |
5,540 |
8,550 |
7,990 |
7,600 |
7,780 |
53-7031 |
Dredge operators |
1,910 |
3,100 |
2,920 |
2,850 |
2,190 |
1,730 |
Secondary Support Service Occupations |
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13-1032 |
Insurance appraisers, auto damage |
19,310 |
12,320 |
12,110 |
13,270 |
11,260 |
12,520 |
33-3041 |
Parking enforcement workers |
7,660 |
8,040 |
9,160 |
10,180 |
9,690 |
9,990 |
33-3052 |
Transit and railroad police |
4,590 |
5,760 |
6,750 |
6,010 |
4,790 |
4,610 |
33-9091 |
Crossing guards |
68,310 |
72,830 |
69,990 |
73,020 |
68,910 |
70,180 |
39-6022 |
Travel guides |
4,180 |
5,200 |
5,480 |
4,960 |
5,240 |
4,140 |
39-6031 |
Flight attendants |
123,310 |
126,380 |
115,750 |
104,360 |
99,910 |
101,980 |
39-6032 |
Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and
baggage porters |
22,780 |
23,550 |
25,910 |
26,580 |
28,440 |
27,730 |
41-3041 |
Travel agents |
111,130 |
124,030 |
111,310 |
104,550 |
98,410 |
90,500 |
43-4181 |
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel
clerks |
222,340 |
199,700 |
183,280 |
174,170 |
156,140 |
159,910 |
43-5021 |
Couriers and messengers |
134,370 |
130,210 |
121,670 |
120,900 |
117,460 |
111,700 |
43-5032 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance |
171,560 |
167,180 |
170,050 |
168,380 |
161,570 |
165,910 |
43-5052 |
Postal service mail carriers |
352,550 |
354,980 |
355,120 |
347,420 |
344,090 |
344,050 |
43-5071 |
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks |
886,230 |
864,530 |
802,600 |
792,470 |
757,750 |
747,270 |
53-6021 |
Parking lot attendants |
109,340 |
116,930 |
109,930 |
108,460 |
109,890 |
120,080 |
53-6041 |
Traffic technicians |
5,000 |
4,590 |
5,090 |
5,370 |
5,980 |
6,240 |
53-6051 |
Transportation inspectors |
22,440 |
26,520 |
27,670 |
28,340 |
23,860 |
24,140 |
53-7081 |
Refuse and recyclable material collectors |
135,320 |
118,910 |
125,600 |
132,290 |
137,510 |
139,920 |
53-7121 |
Tank car, truck, and ship loaders |
20,830 |
17,480 |
19,430 |
16,960 |
15,910 |
16,530 |
Other |
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11-3071 |
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers |
123,450 |
116,680 |
108,590 |
107,400 |
90,940 |
88,100 |
53-1011 |
Aircraft cargo handling supervisors |
8,090 |
9,960 |
9,070 |
8,920 |
8,580 |
7,460 |
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 |
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 |
KEY: SOC = Standard Occupational Classification; U = data are not
available.
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.
SOURCE
U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics,
Occupational Employment Statistics, Occupational
Employment and Wages, 2004 (Washington, DC:
May 2005), Internet site http://www.bls.gov/oes as of May 26, 2005.
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