Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in Kentucky

43 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 Kentucky.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	—	$413,070	—
Air Traffic Controllers	$126,550	$121,680	210
Ship Engineers	$101,700	$108,600	240
Commercial Pilots	$101,290	$122,050	540
Transportation Inspectors	$82,460	$79,690	270
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$81,820	$103,310	1,490
Locomotive Engineers	$79,690	$76,260	400
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	$66,640	$64,200	360
Bridge and Lock Tenders	$60,780	$59,860	90
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$60,000	$62,710	9,880
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers	$56,090	$56,990	260
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$55,920	$58,860	1,530
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$55,590	$60,060	33,430
Crane and Tower Operators	$55,100	$57,850	770
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters	$51,570	$52,540	130
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$50,360	$48,030	2,410
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers	$50,090	$52,260	120
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	$48,980	$56,850	60
Passenger Attendants	$44,020	$43,400	—
Rail Transportation Workers, All Other	$43,770	$46,430	60
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$43,340	$44,990	11,370
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	$43,130	$47,800	70
Light Truck Drivers	$42,710	$48,310	17,920
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$41,770	$41,550	58,120
Sailors and Marine Oilers	$41,730	$50,060	1,180
Bus Drivers, School	$40,610	$43,200	7,160
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$39,420	$43,460	940
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$39,380	$38,320	570
Aircraft Service Attendants	$37,960	$43,300	830
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$36,930	$40,130	2,060
Wellhead Pumpers	$36,860	$44,890	110
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$36,760	$37,620	5,960
Stockers and Order Fillers	$36,150	$38,370	49,470
Motorboat Operators	$36,140	$39,390	—
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	$34,980	$33,730	150
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$34,150	$45,710	—
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$32,080	$34,580	5,040
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$31,950	$33,220	2,200
Driver/Sales Workers	$31,620	$35,270	6,950
Parking Attendants	$30,860	$30,660	920
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$30,650	$31,330	700
Taxi Drivers	$28,510	$28,100	80
Hoist and Winch Operators	$17,330	$25,160	40