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Snapshot of Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in 2010

8,547,980

Total Employment

12.40 %

Unemployment Rate

$32,660

Average Annual Salary

#4 amongst U.S. occupational groups ranked by total employment.
#6 amongst U.S. occupational groups ranked by future job openings.
#9 amongst U.S. occupational groups ranked by average annual wages growth from the previous year.
#16 amongst U.S. occupational groups ranked by total employment growth from the previous year.
#17 amongst U.S. occupational groups ranked by average annual wages.
#18 amongst U.S. occupational groups ranked by lowest annual unemployment rate.
#19 amongst U.S. occupational groups ranked by percentage of women employed.
#20 amongst U.S. occupational groups ranked by future employment growth.

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

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HIGHEST PAYING OCCUPATIONS

1. Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers: $115,300

2. Air Traffic Controllers: $110,280

3. Commercial Pilots: $73,490

4. Ship Engineers: $70,920

5. Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels: $70,500

Table 1. Highest Paying Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

FASTEST GROWING SALARIES

1. Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers: 0.11 %

2. Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders: 0.10 %

3. Material Moving Workers, All Other: 0.10 %

4. Rail Transportation Workers, All Other: 0.09 %

5. Airfield Operations Specialists: 0.08 %

Table 2. Transportation and Material Moving Occupations with the Fastest Growing Salaries

POPULAR OCCUPATIONS

1. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand: 23.68 %

2. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers: 17.16 %

3. Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers: 9.13 %

4. Packers and Packagers, Hand: 7.92 %

5. Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators: 6.06 %

Table 3. Popular Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
(Percentage of Total Employment for Occupational Group)

FASTEST GROWING EMPLOYMENT

1. Flight Attendants: 10.48 %

2. Locomotive Firers: 0.18 %

3. Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors: 0.15 %

4. Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants: 0.09 %

5. Subway and Streetcar Operators: 0.05 %

Table 4. Transportation and Material Moving Occupations with the Fastest Growing Employment

Employment Information for Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

Total Employment for Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in 2010

Figure 1. Total Employment

Total Employment by Gender for Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in 2010

Figure 2. Employment by Gender

Employment Percent Change for Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in 2010

Figure 3. Employment Percent Change

Unemployment Rate for Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in 2010

Figure 4. Unemployment Rate

Figure 5. Diversity of Employment

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

National Estimates

Total Employment

8,547,980

127,097,160

Total Employment Amount Change from 2009 to 2010

-296,720

-3,550,450

Total Employment Percent Change from 2009 to 2010

-0.03 %

Percent of Women Employed

15.00 %

47.20 %

Percent of Men Employed

85.00 %

52.80 %

Unemployment Rate

12.40 %

9.60 %

Unemployment Rate Amongst Women

13.40 %

8.60 %

Unemployment Rate Amongst Men

12.20 %

10.50 %

Table 5. Employment Information for Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

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Salary Information for Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

Annual Salary Distribution for Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in 2010

Figure 6. Annual Salary Distribution

Hourly Wage Distribution for Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in 2010

Figure 7. Hourly Wage Distribution

Average Annual Salary for Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in 2010

Figure 8. Average Annual Salary

Average Hourly Wage for Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in 2010

Figure 9. Average Hourly Wage

Figure 10. Average Annual Wage Percent Change

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

National Estimates

Average Annual Salary

$32,660

$44,410

Average Hourly Wage

$15.7

$21.35

Average Annual Salary Change from 2009 to 2010

0.01 %

0.02 %

Table 6. Salary Information for Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

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Projections for Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

Projected Employment Growth for Transportation and Material Moving Occupations (2008-2018)

Figure 11. Projected Employment Growth (2008-2018)

Replacement Needs Rate for Transportation and Material Moving Occupations (2008-2018)

Figure 12. Projected Replacement Needs^{( 1 )} Rate (2008-2018)

Projected Job Openings for Transportation and Material Moving Occupations (2008-2018)

Figure 13. Contributions of Employment Growth and Replacement Needs¹ to Projected Job Openings, estimated to be 2,856,500 by 2018.

LARGEST EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

1. Driver/sales workers and truck drivers: 291,900

2. Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer: 232,900

3. Bus drivers: 43,900

4. Truck drivers, light or delivery services: 41,400

5. Taxi drivers and chauffeurs: 36,100

Table 7. Occupations with the Largest Projected Employment Growth (2008 - 2018)

FASTEST GROWING OCCUPATIONS

1. Subway and streetcar operators: 18.75%

2. Refuse and recyclable material collectors: 18.64%

3. Ship engineers: 18.61%

4. Commercial pilots: 18.54%

5. Transportation inspectors: 18.35%

Table 8. Occupations with the Fastest Growing Employment Rates (2008 - 2018)

SMALLEST EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

1. Laborers and material movers, hand: -80,200

2. Packers and packagers, hand: -34,000

3. Machine feeders and offbearers: -31,200

4. Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand: -18,700

5. First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators: -8,100

Table 9. Occupations with the Smallest Projected Employment Growth or Largest Projected Employment Decline (2008 - 2018)

LARGEST NUMBER OF JOB OPENINGS

1. Laborers and material movers, hand: 1,015,500

2. Driver/sales workers and truck drivers: 862,500

3. Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand: 745,800

4. Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer: 554,600

5. Truck drivers, light or delivery services: 217,500

Table 10. Occupations with the Largest Number of Job Openings due to Employment Growth and Replacement Needs (2008 - 2018)

1. Replacement needs are an estimate of job openings resulting from workers retiring from or permanently leaving an occupation.

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Industry Information for Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

HIGHEST PAYING INDUSTRIES

1. Utilities: $47,440

2. Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation): $44,220

3. Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction: $41,240

4. Construction: $37,680

5. Finance and Insurance: $36,120

Table 11. Highest Paying Industries

INDUSTRIES WITH HIGHEST CONCENTRATION

1. Wholesale Trade: 204.11

2. Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction: 145.21

3. Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting: 122.15

4. Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: 105.38

5. Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government): 89.35

Table 12. Industries with the Highest Concentration (Jobs Per Thousand Available in the Industry)

POPULAR INDUSTRIES

1. Wholesale Trade: 13.05 %

2. Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: 9.11 %

3. Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation): 4.88 %

4. Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government): 3.89 %

5. Educational Services: 3.21 %

Table 13. Popular Industries
(Percentage of Total Employment for Occupational Group)

FASTEST GROWING INDUSTRIES

1. Finance and Insurance: 0.03 %

2. Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation): 0.01 %

3. Health Care and Social Assistance: 0.00 %

4. Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: 0.00 %

5. Educational Services: -0.01 %

Table 14. Industries with the Fastest Growing Employment

U.S. States Information for Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

HIGHEST PAYING STATES

1. Alaska: $43,860

2. District of Columbia: $39,010

3. Wyoming: $37,800

4. Hawaii: $37,420

5. New York: $37,200

Table 15. States with the Highest Salaries

STATES WITH HIGHEST CONCENTRATION

1. Tennessee: 90.67

2. Arkansas: 90.59

3. Kentucky: 87.24

4. Indiana: 86.26

5. Nebraska: 86.13

Table 16. States with the Highest Concentration (Jobs Per Thousand Available in the State)

POPULAR STATES

1. California: 10.45 %

2. Texas: 7.91 %

3. New York: 5.10 %

4. Illinois: 5.07 %

5. Pennsylvania: 4.60 %

Table 17. States with Largest Employment
(Percentage of Total Employment for Occupational Group)

FASTEST GROWING STATES

1. District of Columbia: 0.11 %

2. Alaska: 0.07 %

3. Hawaii: 0.04 %

4. North Dakota: 0.03 %

5. Kentucky: 0.01 %

Table 18. States with the Fastest Growing Employment

U.S. Metro Areas Information for Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

HIGHEST PAYING METRO AREAS

1. Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA: $45,430

2. Anchorage, AK: $43,270

3. Fairbanks, AK: $42,620

4. San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA: $41,160

5. Longview, WA: $41,120

Table 19. Metro Areas with the Highest Salaries

METRO AREAS WITH HIGHEST CONCENTRATION

1. Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA: 153.21

2. Longview, WA: 128.1

3. Joplin, MO: 127.61

4. Memphis, TN: 126.11

5. Dalton, GA: 118

Table 20. Metro Areas with the Highest Concentration (Jobs Per Thousand Available in the Metro Area)

POPULAR METRO AREAS

1. Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL: 3.23 %

2. New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY: 3.10 %

3. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA: 3.07 %

4. Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX: 2.03 %

5. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA: 1.99 %

Table 21. Metro Areas with Largest Employment
(Percentage of Total Employment for Occupational Group)

FASTEST GROWING METRO AREAS

1. Gadsden, AL: 0.38 %

2. Niles-Benton Harbor, MI: 0.27 %

3. Jacksonville, NC: 0.23 %

4. Goldsboro, NC: 0.21 %

5. Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL: 0.15 %

Table 22. Metro Areas with the Fastest Growing Employment

Further Information for Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor