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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 |
76,240 |
75,810 |
78,250 |
53-2012 |
Commercial pilots |
18,780 |
18,040 |
18,380 |
19,570 |
19,940 |
21,370 |
24,860 |
27,120 |
29,180 |
53-2021 |
Air traffic controllers |
22,620 |
23,350 |
22,990 |
23,410 |
22,610 |
22,260 |
21,590 |
23,240 |
24,180 |
53-2022 |
Airfield operations
specialists |
4,510 |
4,580 |
5,390 |
5,910 |
4,670 |
4,810 |
4,510 |
4,760 |
6,210 |
53-3011 |
Ambulance drivers and
attendants, except emergency medical technicians |
13,520 |
15,700 |
17,620 |
17,280 |
18,420 |
17,410 |
18,320 |
21,100 |
21,520 |
53-3021 |
Bus drivers, transit and
intercity |
160,210 |
175,470 |
190,530 |
197,090 |
187,900 |
183,710 |
183,450 |
191,120 |
189,050 |
53-3022 |
Bus drivers, school |
463,860 |
457,050 |
469,100 |
468,790 |
471,130 |
475,430 |
465,880 |
456,570 |
461,590 |
53-3031 |
Driver/sales workers |
385,210 |
373,660 |
378,220 |
368,730 |
397,630 |
406,910 |
400,530 |
396,680 |
382,360 |
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 |
1,624,740 |
1,673,950 |
1,693,590 |
53-3033 |
Truck drivers, light or
delivery services |
1,085,050 |
1,033,220 |
996,000 |
977,920 |
951,400 |
938,730 |
938,280 |
941,590 |
922,900 |
53-3041 |
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs |
119,630 |
130,200 |
125,860 |
125,720 |
131,880 |
132,650 |
144,280 |
154,490 |
165,590 |
53-4011 |
Locomotive engineers |
19,940 |
29,390 |
30,730 |
28,250 |
30,070 |
31,180 |
37,390 |
36,870 |
41,760 |
53-4012 |
Locomotive firers |
890 |
1,040 |
730 |
710 |
630 |
620 |
540 |
560 |
580 |
53-4013 |
Rail yard engineers, dinkey
operators, and hostlers |
5,070 |
4,020 |
4,840 |
4,600 |
6,020 |
6,170 |
6,970 |
5,820 |
4,950 |
53-4021 |
Railroad brake, signal, and
switch operators |
14,500 |
16,830 |
17,070 |
15,030 |
15,310 |
16,410 |
20,700 |
22,810 |
23,120 |
53-4031 |
Railroad conductors and
yardmasters |
36,680 |
40,380 |
40,910 |
38,070 |
35,120 |
35,720 |
38,330 |
37,110 |
37,540 |
53-4041 |
Subway and street car
operators |
U |
3,190 |
U |
7,250 |
8,720 |
8,900 |
7,430 |
6,740 |
6,600 |
53-5011 |
Sailors and marine oilers |
27,200 |
30,090 |
28,650 |
25,360 |
27,170 |
27,570 |
31,090 |
31,690 |
32,520 |
53-5021 |
Captains, mates, and pilots
of water vessels |
20,660 |
21,080 |
22,180 |
22,530 |
24,050 |
25,200 |
28,570 |
29,170 |
30,540 |
53-5022 |
Motorboat operators |
4,000 |
3,540 |
3,410 |
3,600 |
3,130 |
2,830 |
2,700 |
2,450 |
3,250 |
53-5031 |
Ship engineers |
6,800 |
7,370 |
7,470 |
8,020 |
10,230 |
10,330 |
13,240 |
14,190 |
13,710 |
53-6011 |
Bridge and lock tenders |
6,970 |
4,790 |
4,500 |
3,900 |
3,490 |
3,500 |
3,620 |
3,700 |
4,750 |
53-7071 |
Gas compressor and gas
pumping station operators |
6,940 |
6,510 |
6,070 |
6,920 |
5,250 |
4,680 |
3,950 |
3,900 |
4,230 |
53-7072 |
Pump operators, except
wellhead pumpers |
13,480 |
13,730 |
12,920 |
12,360 |
10,540 |
9,810 |
9,970 |
10,030 |
10,400 |
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 |
81,100 |
86,720 |
85,510 |
17-2121 |
Marine engineers and naval
architects |
4,450 |
4,680 |
4,860 |
4,810 |
6,060 |
6,620 |
6,550 |
7,810 |
6,620 |
17-3021 |
Aerospace engineering and
operations technicians |
17,270 |
19,850 |
15,570 |
14,700 |
10,650 |
9,260 |
9,950 |
8,280 |
7,870 |
49-2091 |
Avionics technicians |
15,560 |
15,360 |
16,340 |
21,710 |
21,020 |
22,310 |
22,490 |
15,360 |
16,300 |
49-2093 |
Electrical and electronics
installers and repairers, transportation equipment |
14,700 |
15,930 |
16,650 |
17,320 |
17,130 |
17,390 |
20,560 |
20,480 |
18,160 |
49-2096 |
Electronic equipment
installers and repairers, motor vehicles |
14,250 |
12,480 |
13,210 |
15,200 |
15,070 |
15,490 |
17,650 |
19,510 |
19,310 |
49-3011 |
Aircraft mechanics and
service technicians |
125,970 |
135,730 |
135,250 |
125,850 |
113,470 |
112,830 |
115,120 |
118,210 |
118,780 |
49-3021 |
Automotive body and related
repairers |
179,960 |
168,170 |
168,630 |
175,370 |
168,630 |
162,820 |
158,160 |
155,500 |
152,790 |
49-3022 |
Automotive glass installers
and repairers |
20,520 |
21,240 |
21,550 |
19,710 |
18,040 |
18,150 |
17,760 |
18,650 |
18,340 |
49-3023 |
Automotive service
technicians and mechanics |
587,320 |
692,570 |
701,150 |
687,380 |
689,630 |
668,540 |
654,800 |
642,360 |
650,780 |
49-3031 |
Bus and truck mechanics and
diesel engine specialists |
273,320 |
258,800 |
254,420 |
254,470 |
249,230 |
251,430 |
248,280 |
254,850 |
250,370 |
49-3043 |
Rail car repairers |
7,230 |
10,620 |
11,860 |
13,520 |
16,790 |
18,140 |
24,270 |
23,810 |
23,190 |
49-3051 |
Motorboat mechanics |
18,450 |
19,040 |
18,370 |
18,550 |
17,990 |
17,680 |
18,190 |
18,550 |
19,610 |
49-3052 |
Motorcycle mechanics |
11,390 |
11,720 |
13,290 |
13,030 |
15,000 |
15,920 |
16,140 |
16,700 |
16,800 |
49-3091 |
Bicycle repairers |
8,080 |
7,940 |
7,730 |
7,000 |
7,560 |
7,750 |
7,980 |
8,350 |
9,130 |
49-3092 |
Recreational vehicle
service technicians |
13,100 |
12,200 |
11,830 |
12,490 |
12,520 |
12,340 |
13,540 |
13,560 |
14,030 |
49-3093 |
Tire repairers and changers |
99,880 |
88,530 |
86,200 |
81,560 |
85,030 |
87,110 |
100,860 |
103,120 |
100,510 |
51-2011 |
Aircraft structure,
surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers |
18,070 |
32,680 |
33,620 |
25,690 |
19,830 |
18,710 |
22,820 |
27,680 |
34,410 |
51-9122 |
Painters, transportation
equipment |
45,920 |
43,270 |
44,090 |
45,670 |
47,390 |
49,810 |
52,650 |
52,170 |
51,260 |
51-9197 |
Tire builders |
16,680 |
15,790 |
13,410 |
13,020 |
16,400 |
17,960 |
19,860 |
23,210 |
20,530 |
53-6031 |
Service station attendants |
109,050 |
106,010 |
107,650 |
102,550 |
96,450 |
90,640 |
96,340 |
94,780 |
93,140 |
53-7061 |
Cleaners of vehicles and
equipment |
302,380 |
301,330 |
304,500 |
311,070 |
321,630 |
330,520 |
333,350 |
334,560 |
336,210 |
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 |
63,220 |
63,090 |
63,850 |
47-4051 |
Highway maintenance workers |
139,540 |
145,790 |
148,390 |
146,290 |
139,810 |
136,550 |
140,600 |
138,670 |
137,140 |
47-4061 |
Rail-track laying and
maintenance equipment operators |
8,620 |
9,940 |
11,680 |
10,450 |
12,120 |
10,430 |
13,510 |
13,680 |
14,050 |
49-9097 |
Signal and track switch
repairers |
3,720 |
5,540 |
8,550 |
7,990 |
7,600 |
7,780 |
6,100 |
5,980 |
6,090 |
53-7031 |
Dredge operators |
1,910 |
3,100 |
2,920 |
2,850 |
2,190 |
1,730 |
1,720 |
1,780 |
1,910 |
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 |
12,900 |
12,630 |
12,150 |
33-3041 |
Parking enforcement workers |
7,660 |
8,040 |
9,160 |
10,180 |
9,690 |
9,990 |
10,140 |
10,090 |
9,910 |
33-3052 |
Transit and railroad police |
4,590 |
5,760 |
6,750 |
6,010 |
4,790 |
4,610 |
5,090 |
5,320 |
5,530 |
33-9091 |
Crossing guards |
68,310 |
72,830 |
69,990 |
73,020 |
68,910 |
70,180 |
69,390 |
67,750 |
67,570 |
39-6022 |
Travel guides |
4,180 |
5,200 |
5,480 |
4,960 |
5,240 |
4,140 |
3,120 |
3,220 |
3,520 |
39-6031 |
Flight attendants |
123,310 |
126,380 |
115,750 |
104,360 |
99,910 |
101,980 |
99,590 |
96,760 |
97,010 |
39-6032 |
Transportation attendants,
except flight attendants and baggage porters |
22,780 |
23,550 |
25,910 |
26,580 |
28,440 |
27,730 |
24,810 |
20,790 |
20,690 |
41-3041 |
Travel agents |
111,130 |
124,030 |
111,310 |
104,550 |
98,410 |
90,500 |
88,590 |
87,600 |
85,580 |
43-4181 |
Reservation and
transportation ticket agents and travel clerks |
222,340 |
199,700 |
183,280 |
174,170 |
156,140 |
159,910 |
160,120 |
157,650 |
167,390 |
43-5021 |
Couriers and messengers |
134,370 |
130,210 |
121,670 |
120,900 |
117,460 |
111,700 |
106,520 |
105,070 |
100,820 |
43-5032 |
Dispatchers, except police,
fire, and ambulance |
171,560 |
167,180 |
170,050 |
168,380 |
161,570 |
165,910 |
172,550 |
185,410 |
190,190 |
43-5052 |
Postal service mail
carriers |
352,550 |
354,980 |
355,120 |
347,420 |
344,090 |
344,050 |
347,180 |
346,990 |
348,070 |
43-5071 |
Shipping, receiving, and
traffic clerks |
886,230 |
864,530 |
802,600 |
792,470 |
757,750 |
747,270 |
759,910 |
763,350 |
755,790 |
53-6021 |
Parking lot attendants |
109,340 |
116,930 |
109,930 |
108,460 |
109,890 |
120,080 |
124,250 |
131,870 |
131,860 |
53-6041 |
Traffic technicians |
5,000 |
4,590 |
5,090 |
5,370 |
5,980 |
6,240 |
6,990 |
6,560 |
6,550 |
53-6051 |
Transportation inspectors |
22,440 |
26,520 |
27,670 |
28,340 |
23,860 |
24,140 |
25,570 |
23,790 |
24,130 |
53-7081 |
Refuse and recyclable
material collectors |
135,320 |
118,910 |
125,600 |
132,290 |
137,510 |
139,920 |
133,930 |
125,770 |
126,270 |
53-7121 |
Tank car, truck, and ship
loaders |
20,830 |
17,480 |
19,430 |
16,960 |
15,910 |
16,530 |
15,950 |
15,360 |
14,870 |
Other |
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11-3071 |
Transportation, storage,
and distribution managers |
123,450 |
116,680 |
108,590 |
107,400 |
90,940 |
88,100 |
84,870 |
89,010 |
92,790 |
53-1011 |
Aircraft cargo handling
supervisors |
8,090 |
9,960 |
9,070 |
8,920 |
8,580 |
7,460 |
6,210 |
5,620 |
4,690 |
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 |
176,030 |
178,820 |
184,400 |
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 |
221,520 |
220,570 |
223,710 |
KEY: SOC = Standard Occupational Classification.
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 agencies 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, May 2007 (Washington, DC: May 2007), available at http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm as of December 2008.
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