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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2011
53-0000 Transportation and Material Moving Occupations (Major Group)
This major group comprises the following occupations:
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors ;
First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand ;
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators ;
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers ;
Commercial Pilots ;
Air Traffic Controllers ;
Airfield Operations Specialists ;
Flight Attendants ;
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians ;
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity ;
Bus Drivers, School or Special Client ;
Driver/Sales Workers ;
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers ;
Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers ;
Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs ;
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other ;
Locomotive Engineers ;
Locomotive Firers ;
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers ;
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators ;
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters ;
Subway and Streetcar Operators ;
Rail Transportation Workers, All Other ;
Sailors and Marine Oilers ;
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels ;
Motorboat Operators ;
Ship Engineers ;
Bridge and Lock Tenders ;
Parking Lot Attendants ;
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants ;
Traffic Technicians ;
Transportation Inspectors ;
Transportation Attendants, Except Flight Attendants ;
Transportation Workers, All Other ;
Conveyor Operators and Tenders ;
Crane and Tower Operators ;
Dredge Operators ;
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators ;
Loading Machine Operators, Underground Mining ;
Hoist and Winch Operators ;
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators ;
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment ;
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand ;
Machine Feeders and Offbearers ;
Packers and Packagers, Hand ;
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators ;
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers ;
Wellhead Pumpers ;
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors ;
Mine Shuttle Car Operators ;
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders ;
Material Moving Workers, All Other
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this major group:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 8,635,940 |
0.3 % |
$15.96 |
$33,200 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this major group:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$8.52 |
$10.03 |
$13.83 |
$19.22 |
$26.37 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$17,730 |
$20,860 |
$28,760 |
$39,990 |
$54,860 |
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 (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| General Freight Trucking |
692,610 |
77.24 |
$19.38 |
$40,310 |
| Employment Services |
554,170 |
18.78 |
$11.30 |
$23,510 |
| Warehousing and Storage |
377,000 |
58.35 |
$15.84 |
$32,940 |
| Couriers and Express Delivery Services |
334,250 |
69.91 |
$20.84 |
$43,360 |
| Local Government (OES Designation) |
312,270 |
5.65 |
$18.92 |
$39,350 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| School and Employee Bus Transportation |
172,070 |
86.30 |
$14.64 |
$30,450 |
| General Freight Trucking |
692,610 |
77.24 |
$19.38 |
$40,310 |
| Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation |
64,150 |
76.73 |
$13.04 |
$27,130 |
| Charter Bus Industry |
23,580 |
75.82 |
$13.77 |
$28,640 |
| Urban Transit Systems |
32,050 |
75.05 |
$16.52 |
$34,360 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
56,150 |
2.72 |
$39.65 |
$82,480 |
| Scheduled Air Transportation |
179,880 |
43.89 |
$32.00 |
$66,560 |
| Nonscheduled Air Transportation |
20,940 |
51.01 |
$29.85 |
$62,080 |
| Postal Service |
12,790 |
1.97 |
$29.03 |
$60,390 |
| Technical and Trade Schools |
5,800 |
3.69 |
$28.76 |
$59,830 |
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
890,750 |
63.45 |
0.94 |
$16.38 |
$34,070 |
| Texas |
697,440 |
67.68 |
1.01 |
$15.60 |
$32,440 |
| New York |
440,050 |
52.22 |
0.78 |
$18.31 |
$38,090 |
| Illinois |
439,130 |
78.78 |
1.17 |
$16.40 |
$34,110 |
| Florida |
405,270 |
56.67 |
0.84 |
$15.12 |
$31,440 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Arkansas |
104,570 |
91.75 |
1.36 |
$14.66 |
$30,500 |
| Tennessee |
236,840 |
91.01 |
1.35 |
$14.94 |
$31,070 |
| Kentucky |
155,710 |
89.85 |
1.33 |
$16.38 |
$34,060 |
| Indiana |
240,840 |
87.32 |
1.30 |
$15.52 |
$32,290 |
| Nebraska |
78,920 |
87.24 |
1.30 |
$16.14 |
$33,570 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Alaska |
23,810 |
76.03 |
1.13 |
$23.00 |
$47,830 |
| District of Columbia |
13,320 |
20.66 |
0.31 |
$19.68 |
$40,940 |
| Wyoming |
22,450 |
82.38 |
1.22 |
$19.39 |
$40,320 |
| New York |
440,050 |
52.22 |
0.78 |
$18.31 |
$38,090 |
| Hawaii |
37,430 |
64.84 |
0.96 |
$18.22 |
$37,890 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division |
283,130 |
79.02 |
1.17 |
$16.81 |
$34,970 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
270,480 |
70.75 |
1.05 |
$16.02 |
$33,310 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
266,880 |
52.72 |
0.78 |
$19.47 |
$40,490 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX |
176,980 |
69.36 |
1.03 |
$17.11 |
$35,580 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA |
172,900 |
77.60 |
1.15 |
$16.58 |
$34,480 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
141,070 |
68.99 |
1.02 |
$15.72 |
$32,700 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ |
106,850 |
62.90 |
0.93 |
$16.49 |
$34,310 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
104,220 |
91.26 |
1.36 |
$16.02 |
$33,320 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division |
100,980 |
55.63 |
0.83 |
$17.12 |
$35,610 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
96,860 |
56.60 |
0.84 |
$17.34 |
$36,070 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA |
14,310 |
158.41 |
2.35 |
$22.20 |
$46,170 |
| Dalton, GA |
8,440 |
132.94 |
1.97 |
$12.94 |
$26,920 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR |
76,220 |
130.82 |
1.94 |
$15.74 |
$32,750 |
| Joplin, MO |
9,120 |
120.76 |
1.79 |
$18.16 |
$37,780 |
| Springfield, OH |
5,690 |
117.68 |
1.75 |
$14.58 |
$30,320 |
| Lebanon, PA |
5,450 |
115.88 |
1.72 |
$14.19 |
$29,510 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK |
13,080 |
115.79 |
1.72 |
$16.48 |
$34,270 |
| Longview, WA |
3,890 |
115.20 |
1.71 |
$18.81 |
$39,120 |
| Stockton, CA |
21,490 |
110.36 |
1.64 |
$17.16 |
$35,700 |
| Morristown, TN |
4,810 |
109.76 |
1.63 |
$14.81 |
$30,800 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Anchorage, AK |
13,470 |
80.10 |
1.19 |
$23.42 |
$48,700 |
| Fairbanks, AK |
2,350 |
66.63 |
0.99 |
$22.62 |
$47,050 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA |
14,310 |
158.41 |
2.35 |
$22.20 |
$46,170 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division |
45,010 |
46.90 |
0.70 |
$19.77 |
$41,120 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division |
52,440 |
77.40 |
1.15 |
$19.53 |
$40,620 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division |
85,370 |
62.33 |
0.93 |
$19.47 |
$40,490 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
266,880 |
52.72 |
0.78 |
$19.47 |
$40,490 |
| Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division |
7,680 |
60.03 |
0.89 |
$19.17 |
$39,880 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division |
57,610 |
60.50 |
0.90 |
$19.08 |
$39,690 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division |
19,080 |
74.84 |
1.11 |
$19.03 |
$39,570 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:
| Nonmetropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Kansas nonmetropolitan area |
28,920 |
75.95 |
1.13 |
$13.78 |
$28,660 |
| Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area |
26,330 |
90.15 |
1.34 |
$12.99 |
$27,010 |
| Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area |
23,340 |
84.26 |
1.25 |
$13.38 |
$27,830 |
| East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area |
23,260 |
99.40 |
1.48 |
$15.29 |
$31,800 |
| Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area |
22,110 |
89.35 |
1.33 |
$15.02 |
$31,250 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| Nonmetropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Far Western North Dakota nonmetropolitan area |
6,210 |
132.97 |
1.98 |
$21.08 |
$43,860 |
| Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area |
8,150 |
126.95 |
1.89 |
$16.66 |
$34,660 |
| Northern Utah nonmetropolitan area |
2,000 |
114.49 |
1.70 |
$16.68 |
$34,700 |
| Central Arkansas nonmetropolitan area |
8,610 |
111.55 |
1.66 |
$14.17 |
$29,480 |
| West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area |
7,350 |
108.65 |
1.61 |
$12.85 |
$26,730 |
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:
About May 2011 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
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.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OES estimates and related information:
May 2011 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2011 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2011 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2011 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
List of Occupations in SOC Code Number Order
List of Occupations in Alphabetical Order
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Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 27, 2012
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