Table 3-20b: Employment in Transportation and Transportation-Related Occupations
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Vehicle operators, pipeline operators, and primary support
53-2011 |
Airline
pilots, copilots, and flight engineers |
88,040 |
94,820 |
88,800 |
78,810 |
53-2012 |
Commercial
pilots |
18,780 |
18,040 |
18,380 |
19,570 |
53-2022 |
Airfield
operations specialists |
4,510 |
4,580 |
5,390 |
5,910 |
53-2021 |
Air
traffic controllers |
22,620 |
23,350 |
22,990 |
23,410 |
53-3011 |
Ambulance
drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians |
13,520 |
15,700 |
17,620 |
17,280 |
53-3021 |
Bus
drivers, transit and intercity |
160,210 |
175,470 |
190,530 |
197,090 |
53-3022 |
Bus
drivers, school |
463,860 |
457,050 |
469,100 |
468,790 |
53-3031 |
Driver/sales
workers |
385,210 |
373,660 |
378,220 |
368,730 |
53-3032 |
Truck
drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer |
1,558,400 |
1,577,070 |
1,548,480 |
1,520,880 |
53-3033 |
Truck
drivers, light or delivery services |
1,085,050 |
1,033,220 |
996,000 |
977,920 |
53-3041 |
Taxi
drivers and chauffeurs |
119,630 |
130,200 |
125,860 |
125,720 |
53-4011 |
Locomotive
engineers |
19,940 |
29,390 |
30,730 |
28,250 |
53-4012 |
Locomotive
firers |
890 |
1,040 |
730 |
710 |
53-4013 |
Rail
yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers |
5,070 |
4,020 |
4,840 |
4,600 |
53-4021 |
Railroad
brake, signal, and switch operators |
14,500 |
16,830 |
17,070 |
15,030 |
53-4031 |
Railroad
conductors and yardmasters |
36,680 |
40,380 |
40,910 |
38,070 |
53-4041 |
Subway
and street car operators |
U |
3,190 |
U |
7,250 |
53-5011 |
Sailors
and marine oilers |
27,200 |
30,090 |
28,650 |
25,360 |
53-5021 |
Captains,
mates, and pilots of water vessels |
20,660 |
21,080 |
22,180 |
22,530 |
53-5022 |
Motorboat
operators |
4,000 |
3,540 |
3,410 |
3,600 |
53-5031 |
Ship
engineers |
6,800 |
7,370 |
7,470 |
8,020 |
53-6011 |
Bridge
and lock tenders |
6,970 |
4,790 |
4,500 |
3,900 |
53-7071 |
Gas
compressor and gas pumping station operators |
6,940 |
6,510 |
6,070 |
6,920 |
53-7072 |
Pump
operators, except wellhead pumpers |
13,480 |
13,730 |
12,920 |
12,360 |
Transportation equipment manufacturing and maintenance occupations
17-2011 |
Aerospace
engineers |
71,790 |
71,550 |
74,380 |
74,210 |
17-2121 |
Marine
engineers and naval architects |
4,450 |
4,680 |
4,860 |
4,810 |
17-3021 |
Aerospace
engineering and operations technicians |
17,270 |
19,850 |
15,570 |
14,700 |
49-2091 |
Avionics
technicians |
15,560 |
15,360 |
16,340 |
21,710 |
49-2093 |
Electrical
and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment |
14,700 |
15,930 |
16,650 |
17,320 |
49-2096 |
Electronic
equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles |
14,250 |
12,480 |
13,210 |
15,200 |
49-3011 |
Aircraft
mechanics and service technicians |
125,970 |
135,730 |
135,250 |
125,850 |
49-3021 |
Automotive
body and related repairers |
179,960 |
168,170 |
168,630 |
175,370 |
49-3022 |
Automotive
glass installers and repairers |
20,520 |
21,240 |
21,550 |
19,710 |
49-3023 |
Automotive
service technicians and mechanics |
587,320 |
692,570 |
701,150 |
687,380 |
49-3031 |
Bus
and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists |
273,320 |
258,800 |
254,420 |
254,470 |
49-3043 |
Rail
car repairers |
7,230 |
10,620 |
11,860 |
13,520 |
49-3051 |
Motorboat
mechanics |
18,450 |
19,040 |
18,370 |
18,550 |
49-3052 |
Motorcycle
mechanics |
11,390 |
11,720 |
13,290 |
13,030 |
49-3091 |
Bicycle
repairers |
8,080 |
7,940 |
7,730 |
7,000 |
49-3092 |
Recreational
vehicle service technicians |
13,100 |
12,200 |
11,830 |
12,490 |
49-3093 |
Tire
repairers and changers |
99,880 |
88,530 |
86,200 |
81,560 |
51-2011 |
Aircraft
structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers |
18,070 |
32,680 |
33,620 |
25,690 |
51-9122 |
Painters,
transportation equipment |
45,920 |
43,270 |
44,090 |
45,670 |
51-9197 |
Tire
builders |
16,680 |
15,790 |
13,410 |
13,020 |
53-6031 |
Service
station attendants |
109,050 |
106,010 |
107,650 |
102,550 |
53-7061 |
Cleaners
of vehicles and equipment |
302,380 |
301,330 |
304,500 |
311,070 |
Transportation Infrastructure construction and
maintenance occupations
47-2071 |
Paving,
surfacing, and tamping equipment operators |
58,410 |
56,330 |
57,880 |
58,760 |
47-4051 |
Highway
maintenance workers |
139,540 |
145,790 |
148,390 |
146,290 |
47-4061 |
Rail-track
laying and maintenance equipment operators |
8,620 |
9,940 |
11,680 |
10,450 |
49-9097 |
Signal
and track switch repairers |
3,720 |
5,540 |
8,550 |
7,990 |
53-7031 |
Dredge
operators |
1,910 |
3,100 |
2,920 |
2,850 |
Secondary Support Service Occupations
13-1032 |
Insurance
appraisers, auto damage |
19,310 |
12,320 |
12,110 |
13,270 |
33-3041 |
Parking
enforcement workers |
7,660 |
8,040 |
9,160 |
10,180 |
33-3052 |
Transit
and railroad police |
4,590 |
5,760 |
6,750 |
6,010 |
33-9091 |
Crossing
guards |
68,310 |
72,830 |
69,990 |
73,020 |
39-6022 |
Travel
guides |
4,180 |
5,200 |
5,480 |
4,960 |
39-6031 |
Flight
attendants |
123,310 |
126,380 |
115,750 |
104,360 |
39-6032 |
Transportation
attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters |
22,780 |
23,550 |
25,910 |
26,580 |
41-3041 |
Travel
agents |
111,130 |
124,030 |
111,310 |
104,550 |
43-4181 |
Reservation
and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks |
222,340 |
199,700 |
183,280 |
174,170 |
43-5021 |
Couriers
and messengers |
134,370 |
130,210 |
121,670 |
120,900 |
43-5032 |
Dispatchers,
except police, fire, and ambulance |
171,560 |
167,180 |
170,050 |
168,380 |
43-5052 |
Postal
service mail carriers |
352,550 |
354,980 |
355,120 |
347,420 |
43-5071 |
Shipping,
receiving, and traffic clerks |
886,230 |
864,530 |
802,600 |
792,470 |
53-6021 |
Parking
lot attendants |
109,340 |
116,930 |
109,930 |
108,460 |
53-6041 |
Traffic
technicians |
5,000 |
4,590 |
5,090 |
5,370 |
53-6051 |
Transportation
inspectors |
22,440 |
26,520 |
27,670 |
28,340 |
53-7081 |
Refuse
and recyclable material collectors |
135,320 |
118,910 |
125,600 |
132,290 |
53-7121 |
Tank
car, truck, and ship loaders |
20,830 |
17,480 |
19,430 |
16,960 |
Other
11-3071 |
Transportation,
storage, and distribution managers |
123,450 |
116,680 |
108,590 |
107,400 |
53-1011 |
Aircraft
cargo handling supervisors |
8,090 |
9,960 |
9,070 |
8,920 |
53-1021 |
First-line
supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand |
138,210 |
146,790 |
147,490 |
147,180 |
53-1031 |
First-line
supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and
vehicle operators |
175,260 |
186,710 |
197,430 |
207,280 |
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.
SOURCES
U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wages, 2002 (Washington, DC: November 2003), Internet site http://www.bls.gov/oes.
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