Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in Alaska

34 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 Alaska.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Locomotive Engineers	—	—	80
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$226,490	$222,280	1,620
Transportation Inspectors	$138,030	$157,750	200
Air Traffic Controllers	$120,370	$125,090	500
Commercial Pilots	$110,930	$133,750	1,870
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	$104,550	$101,140	80
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	$83,330	$82,620	50
Crane and Tower Operators	$80,900	$89,310	50
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$80,430	$89,170	710
Ship Engineers	$80,180	$91,090	320
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	$72,990	$70,440	140
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$70,990	$68,290	90
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$67,800	$74,850	1,680
Airfield Operations Specialists	$66,250	$67,360	160
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$64,890	$66,890	3,240
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$62,300	$64,280	190
Sailors and Marine Oilers	$61,030	$62,070	440
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$60,750	$66,240	90
Passenger Attendants	$54,290	$53,330	170
Light Truck Drivers	$52,000	$60,900	1,090
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$50,630	$53,090	560
Bus Drivers, School	$49,880	$50,740	660
Hoist and Winch Operators	$48,930	$49,580	30
Material Moving Workers, All Other	$48,870	$52,680	90
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$45,720	$54,280	3,680
Aircraft Service Attendants	$45,610	$47,570	270
Driver/Sales Workers	$41,590	$43,470	770
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$40,360	$41,090	710
Stockers and Order Fillers	$39,560	$43,190	6,680
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$37,920	$39,830	400
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$37,380	$42,020	740
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$36,870	$40,310	630
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$36,830	$50,340	330
Parking Attendants	$35,480	$33,780	60