Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in Mississippi

36 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 Mississippi.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters	—	—	320
Traffic Technicians	—	—	40
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$112,670	$120,580	530
Commercial Pilots	$99,920	$129,030	300
Ship Engineers	$92,150	$97,530	100
Air Traffic Controllers	$91,480	$94,890	130
Transportation Inspectors	$76,820	$79,560	—
Bridge and Lock Tenders	$73,240	$62,460	50
Crane and Tower Operators	$62,510	$60,210	770
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	$61,250	$60,540	70
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers	$59,690	$55,790	50
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$59,260	$62,700	5,140
Wellhead Pumpers	$51,660	$59,280	—
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$50,700	$55,240	25,490
Sailors and Marine Oilers	$49,030	$56,100	560
Airfield Operations Specialists	$48,570	$52,420	50
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$42,430	$42,810	9,250
Light Truck Drivers	$38,820	$45,790	6,520
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$38,420	$40,970	870
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$37,610	$37,590	340
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	$37,280	$39,260	—
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$36,070	$37,930	1,790
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$35,920	$36,270	28,460
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$35,090	$35,950	250
Stockers and Order Fillers	$34,690	$35,990	26,910
Driver/Sales Workers	$34,290	$34,560	2,290
Transportation Workers, All Other	$32,930	$33,530	50
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$31,730	$31,540	4,210
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$29,130	$29,530	2,620
Bus Drivers, School	$28,940	$30,660	3,880
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$28,720	$29,820	560
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$28,400	$29,700	1,330
Parking Attendants	$25,550	$26,680	380
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	$23,080	$25,840	350
Hoist and Winch Operators	$22,150	$27,240	30
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$20,990	$32,980	200