Occupational Employment and Wages, November 2004

53-6041 Traffic Technicians

Conduct field studies to determine traffic volume, speed, effectiveness of signals, adequacy of lighting, and other factors influencing traffic conditions, under direction of traffic engineer.

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)
7,330 3.3 % $17.97 $37,380 1.9 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $11.03 $12.93 $17.54 $22.23 $26.39
Annual Wage (2) $22,940 $26,890 $36,480 $46,230 $54,900

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Local government (OES designation) 4,350 $19.21 $39,950
State government (OES designation) 2,020 $16.00 $33,270
Architectural and engineering services 130 $17.78 $36,990
Rail transportation 70 $27.26 $56,700

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Rail transportation 70 $27.26 $56,700
Local government (OES designation) 4,350 $19.21 $39,950
Architectural and engineering services 130 $17.78 $36,990
State government (OES designation) 2,020 $16.00 $33,270

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
Idaho 460 $12.43 $25,850 0.079%
Alabama 560 $19.38 $40,310 0.030%
Tennessee 670 $14.02 $29,170 0.025%
New Mexico 100 $15.52 $32,290 0.013%
Utah 120 $14.22 $29,570 0.011%

Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
Nevada 50 $25.26 $52,550 0.004%
Michigan 50 $21.88 $45,510 0.001%
Oregon 80 $21.67 $45,080 0.005%
Kansas 80 $21.52 $44,750 0.006%
Pennsylvania 290 $20.97 $43,610 0.005%

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
Montgomery, AL MSA 170 $19.07 $39,670 0.109%
Tuscaloosa, AL MSA 40 $18.54 $38,570 0.051%
Sacramento, CA PMSA 240 $13.18 $27,420 0.031%
Knoxville, TN MSA 100 $14.39 $29,940 0.028%
Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA 40 $14.07 $29,270 0.021%

Top paying Metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA 40 $25.98 $54,030 0.005%
Birmingham, AL MSA 50 $23.09 $48,020 0.011%
Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA PMSA 70 $22.12 $46,010 0.007%
Boston, MA-NH PMSA 50 $21.82 $45,400 0.003%
Philadelphia, PA-NJ PMSA (7) $20.90 $43,470 (7)

About November 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) Estimate not released.

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Last Modified Date: November 9, 2005