Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
OCCUPATION | JOB SUMMARY | ENTRY-LEVEL EDUCATION | 2010 MEDIAN PAY | |
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Airline and Commercial Pilots |
Airline and commercial pilots fly and navigate airplanes or helicopters. Airline pilots fly for airlines that transport people and cargo on a fixed schedule. Commercial pilots fly aircraft for other reasons, such as charter flights, rescue operations, firefighting, aerial photography, and crop dusting. |
See How to Become One | $92,060 | |
Air Traffic Controllers |
Air traffic controllers coordinate the movement of air traffic to ensure that planes stay safe distances apart. |
Associate’s degree | $108,040 | |
Bus Drivers |
Bus drivers transport people between a variety of places including work, school, shopping, and across state borders. Some drive regular routes, and others transport passengers on chartered trips or sightseeing tours. |
High school diploma or equivalent | $29,160 | |
Delivery Truck Drivers and Driver/Sales Workers |
Delivery truck drivers and driver/sales workers pick up, transport, and drop off packages within a small region or urban area. Most of the time, they transport merchandise from a distribution center to businesses and households. |
High school diploma or equivalent | $27,050 | |
Flight Attendants |
Flight attendants provide personal services to ensure the safety and comfort of airline passengers. |
High school diploma or equivalent | $37,740 | |
Hand Laborers and Material Movers |
Hand laborers and material movers transport objects without using machines. Some workers move freight, stock, or other materials around storage facilities; others clean vehicles; some pick up unwanted household goods; and still others pack materials for moving. |
Less than high school | $22,560 | |
Heavy and Tractor-trailer Truck Drivers |
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers transport goods from one location to another. Most tractor-trailer drivers are long-haul drivers and operate trucks with a capacity of at least 26,001 pounds per gross vehicle weight (GVW). They deliver goods over intercity routes, sometimes spanning several states. |
High school diploma or equivalent | $37,770 | |
Material Moving Machine Operators |
Material moving machine operators use machinery to transport various objects. Some operators move construction materials around building sites or earth around a mine. Others move goods around a warehouse or onto and off of container ships. |
Less than high school | $30,800 | |
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters |
Conductors and yardmasters coordinate the daily activities of both freight and passenger train crews. Conductors work on the train. Yardmasters work in the rail yard. |
High school diploma or equivalent | $49,770 | |
Subway and Streetcar Operators |
Subway and streetcar operators transport passengers in urban and suburban areas. The vehicles they drive travel underground, on above-ground and elevated tracks, on streets, or on separate tracks. |
High school diploma or equivalent | $56,880 | |
Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs |
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs drive people to and from the places they need to go, such as homes, workplaces, airports, and shopping centers. They must know their way around a city to take both residents and visitors to their destinations. |
Less than high school | $22,440 | |
Train Engineers and Operators |
Train engineers and train operators ensure that freight trains and passenger trains stay on time and travel safely. Train engineers drive trains. Train operators work the brakes, signals, or switches. |
High school diploma or equivalent | $46,100 | |
Water Transportation Occupations |
Workers in water transportation occupations operate and maintain ships that take cargo and people over water. These ships travel to and from foreign ports across the ocean, to domestic ports along the coasts, across the Great Lakes, and along the country’s many inland waterways. |
See How to Become One | $46,610 |
Publish Date: Thursday, March 29, 2012