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Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in California

48 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 California.

Occupation Median Annual
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers —
Air Traffic Controllers $152,010
Ship Engineers $134,660
Commercial Pilots $122,100
Motorboat Operators $87,900
Traffic Technicians $80,570
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels $79,560
Flight Attendants $77,870
Subway and Streetcar Operators $76,770
Transportation Inspectors $75,590
Locomotive Engineers $74,710
Crane and Tower Operators $69,970
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters $67,550
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors $66,840
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers $65,500
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors $64,440
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity $62,430
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors $61,650
Airfield Operations Specialists $61,100
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators $60,270
Wellhead Pumpers $60,220
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $59,950
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders $59,510
Bus Drivers, School $58,280
Bridge and Lock Tenders $57,750
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers $57,720
Sailors and Marine Oilers $54,980
Rail Transportation Workers, All Other $54,710
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers $51,350
Transportation Workers, All Other $48,910
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators $48,720
Light Truck Drivers $45,500
Aircraft Service Attendants $45,290
Driver/Sales Workers $44,370
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $42,660
Conveyor Operators and Tenders $41,660
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs $41,600
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other $41,340
Passenger Attendants $40,890
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants $39,580
Stockers and Order Fillers $39,450
Machine Feeders and Offbearers $38,960
Taxi Drivers $38,500
Material Moving Workers, All Other $37,530
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment $37,300
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians $36,960
Packers and Packagers, Hand $36,550
Parking Attendants $36,350