Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in New Jersey

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 New Jersey.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Commercial Pilots	—	$229,820	790
Air Traffic Controllers	$135,470	$142,650	210
Ship Engineers	$117,090	$114,450	170
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$91,700	$107,930	880
Crane and Tower Operators	$88,470	$93,240	740
Locomotive Engineers	$84,230	$85,160	—
Rail Transportation Workers, All Other	$84,190	$81,730	50
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	$81,900	$78,480	290
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers	$79,990	$73,560	90
Transportation Workers, All Other	$70,700	$69,070	140
Dredge Operators	$70,400	$67,590	80
Subway and Streetcar Operators	$68,960	$72,890	160
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$65,860	$69,170	22,940
Material Moving Workers, All Other	$64,850	$64,330	640
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$64,720	$67,630	49,450
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$64,000	$67,210	90
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$62,200	$61,350	5,850
Sailors and Marine Oilers	$61,610	$66,200	570
Traffic Technicians	$59,750	$61,850	110
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers	$59,450	$65,710	210
Bus Drivers, School	$59,140	$56,710	12,200
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	$59,050	$59,430	110
Transportation Inspectors	$54,860	$64,750	1,020
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$50,700	$52,730	4,710
Aircraft Service Attendants	$47,350	$47,810	1,240
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$47,010	$55,040	1,550
Light Truck Drivers	$45,920	$49,610	35,290
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$45,620	$49,050	17,730
Motorboat Operators	$44,640	$52,970	120
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$42,930	$43,640	650
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$42,770	$40,400	76,060
Airfield Operations Specialists	$41,450	$52,260	480
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$39,830	$43,720	8,590
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	$39,200	$38,010	170
Passenger Attendants	$39,100	$40,250	1,240
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$39,050	$41,950	101,720
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$37,910	$42,000	210
Driver/Sales Workers	$37,450	$43,460	11,700
Stockers and Order Fillers	$36,800	$39,250	70,780
Taxi Drivers	$36,460	$40,620	30
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$36,090	$37,800	10,880
Parking Attendants	$35,280	$35,790	4,850
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$34,390	$35,640	9,690