Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in Maryland

40 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 Maryland.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Ship Engineers	$170,630	$141,620	100
Commercial Pilots	$130,510	$139,340	400
Air Traffic Controllers	$114,620	$116,650	110
Transportation Inspectors	$95,420	$96,030	250
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$95,210	$117,350	460
Hoist and Winch Operators	$87,760	$87,070	160
Subway and Streetcar Operators	$82,590	$78,940	520
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	$79,860	$74,860	150
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters	$78,190	$80,220	280
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$75,170	$74,560	140
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$69,440	$67,560	4,680
Traffic Technicians	$66,920	$66,500	120
Crane and Tower Operators	$66,800	$68,660	310
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers	$66,680	$69,440	90
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$65,020	$68,560	11,960
Airfield Operations Specialists	$64,480	$74,320	50
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$57,180	$58,590	23,910
Bus Drivers, School	$51,040	$51,520	8,320
Material Moving Workers, All Other	$48,520	$50,780	560
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$46,670	$48,660	12,260
Sailors and Marine Oilers	$46,520	$58,330	270
Light Truck Drivers	$46,230	$50,960	19,350
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$45,340	$45,710	200
Aircraft Service Attendants	$43,420	$50,540	160
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$40,550	$41,710	6,040
Motorboat Operators	$40,390	$56,790	40
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$40,240	$42,940	44,620
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$40,080	$44,790	2,710
Stockers and Order Fillers	$38,340	$39,830	39,680
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$37,550	$40,950	90
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	$37,480	$43,350	350
Passenger Attendants	$36,300	$41,730	350
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$35,890	$38,370	5,710
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$35,680	$41,910	1,100
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$35,180	$45,130	1,080
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$35,100	$36,840	6,050
Driver/Sales Workers	$34,960	$40,070	14,160
Taxi Drivers	$34,930	$40,590	—
Parking Attendants	$34,030	$37,220	1,700
Transportation Workers, All Other	$33,280	$40,340	230