Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in Kansas

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 Kansas.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Air Traffic Controllers	$156,620	$148,420	410
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$136,510	$134,580	70
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	$105,790	$99,000	90
Transportation Inspectors	$103,810	$89,390	230
Commercial Pilots	$103,400	$110,860	730
Locomotive Engineers	$76,680	$73,010	990
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters	$65,940	$62,390	1,300
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers	$65,370	$64,050	460
Crane and Tower Operators	$64,430	$65,380	620
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$62,670	$65,310	6,960
Wellhead Pumpers	$60,560	$60,390	520
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$56,940	$59,350	23,250
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers	$52,710	$49,970	60
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$49,430	$51,060	480
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$48,120	$48,100	8,910
Bus Drivers, School	$44,720	$43,460	4,910
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$44,480	$43,440	410
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	$44,130	$49,950	—
Driver/Sales Workers	$43,380	$41,940	2,460
Light Truck Drivers	$42,620	$45,710	10,310
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$42,540	$41,300	980
Traffic Technicians	$41,590	$44,250	130
Transportation Workers, All Other	$41,090	$39,990	40
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$39,960	$41,220	24,580
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$39,870	$42,870	1,040
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$38,130	$37,870	6,950
Stockers and Order Fillers	$35,830	$36,910	27,020
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$35,660	$37,050	5,440
Aircraft Service Attendants	$34,730	$37,220	210
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$34,670	$34,460	900
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$33,120	$32,980	2,260
Parking Attendants	$32,380	$32,440	170
Taxi Drivers	$24,860	$24,680	70
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$22,300	$33,440	150