Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in Alabama

40 occupations · 2024 BLS OEWS data

Transportation and material moving occupations include truck drivers, pilots, warehouse workers, and others who move people and goods by land, air, and sea. The table below shows 2024 wage data for these occupations as reported in Alabama.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$134,430	$145,930	340
Air Traffic Controllers	$112,740	$115,750	230
Commercial Pilots	$106,840	$104,420	1,140
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	$85,260	$72,650	220
Ship Engineers	$79,240	$84,560	100
Airfield Operations Specialists	$78,270	$74,230	120
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$76,400	$91,710	410
Locomotive Engineers	$73,780	$70,230	490
Transportation Inspectors	$70,550	$78,690	160
Bridge and Lock Tenders	$68,000	$67,390	60
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$60,570	$62,460	11,390
Hoist and Winch Operators	$59,220	$58,930	50
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers	$57,050	$57,190	50
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$54,480	$50,650	310
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	$51,560	$58,430	170
Dredge Operators	$51,110	$53,580	110
Traffic Technicians	$50,660	$49,640	120
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$50,120	$54,040	37,490
Material Moving Workers, All Other	$48,950	$49,110	—
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers	$48,460	$52,260	300
Sailors and Marine Oilers	$48,340	$50,880	190
Crane and Tower Operators	$47,620	$51,470	1,170
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$47,170	$44,970	230
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$42,640	$43,930	16,870
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$39,850	$43,340	2,000
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	$39,410	$41,060	—
Light Truck Drivers	$38,130	$43,240	15,080
Driver/Sales Workers	$37,710	$39,160	5,620
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$37,300	$38,400	1,020
Aircraft Service Attendants	$37,180	$40,250	290
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$37,070	$38,000	2,380
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$35,780	$36,380	37,960
Stockers and Order Fillers	$32,050	$35,370	44,120
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$31,180	$32,320	6,940
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$29,990	$30,760	2,000
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$28,500	$30,070	2,120
Parking Attendants	$28,250	$26,350	1,150
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$27,690	$29,740	7,150
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	$25,480	$27,420	330
Bus Drivers, School	$17,620	$18,790	11,670