Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in Indiana

44 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 Indiana.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Passenger Attendants	—	—	40
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$171,050	$188,780	—
Air Traffic Controllers	$155,790	$142,480	620
Ship Engineers	$100,000	$116,010	180
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	$98,360	$91,140	100
Commercial Pilots	$96,730	$105,550	660
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$82,750	$80,820	80
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters	$82,460	$79,670	1,670
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$81,510	$100,880	810
Transportation Inspectors	$78,100	$76,460	320
Locomotive Engineers	$63,160	$75,700	860
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$62,930	$65,480	14,960
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers	$61,650	$61,020	—
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	$60,680	$63,950	—
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$60,090	$61,160	57,870
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$59,260	$54,920	2,980
Traffic Technicians	$58,830	$55,310	70
Crane and Tower Operators	$57,890	$62,440	1,600
Dredge Operators	$55,470	$54,580	40
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$50,400	$51,500	1,710
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	$49,280	$58,420	340
Material Moving Workers, All Other	$48,680	$49,740	110
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers	$47,960	$51,650	300
Sailors and Marine Oilers	$47,900	$59,490	450
Bridge and Lock Tenders	$47,670	$54,750	90
Bus Drivers, School	$47,070	$45,740	10,700
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$45,410	$45,520	660
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$45,310	$46,710	27,890
Airfield Operations Specialists	$43,420	$46,270	370
Light Truck Drivers	$43,070	$47,560	22,330
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$39,820	$41,720	97,350
Aircraft Service Attendants	$38,850	$39,870	350
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$38,640	$39,410	13,390
Hoist and Winch Operators	$38,370	$39,440	160
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$37,650	$38,790	3,450
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$36,380	$43,040	750
Driver/Sales Workers	$35,660	$39,730	12,110
Stockers and Order Fillers	$35,510	$37,470	62,540
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$35,280	$36,700	7,800
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$33,550	$34,380	4,090
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$32,920	$34,060	3,130
Transportation Workers, All Other	$32,880	$37,930	290
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	$32,510	$35,430	340
Parking Attendants	$30,590	$31,120	2,400