Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in New Orleans-Metairie, LA

28 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 Orleans-Metairie, LA.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Commercial Pilots	$153,990	$154,000	250
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$115,480	$199,690	30
Ship Engineers	$105,420	$143,620	330
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$102,770	$122,870	1,820
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	$71,230	$71,710	460
Bridge and Lock Tenders	$68,430	$61,060	40
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$63,320	$66,360	1,900
Crane and Tower Operators	$56,440	$61,120	380
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$52,000	$54,010	5,050
Material Moving Workers, All Other	$50,430	$81,380	690
Motorboat Operators	$48,350	$42,480	80
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$48,000	$52,570	880
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$47,650	$48,990	890
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$43,750	$47,360	850
Driver/Sales Workers	$43,630	$39,310	710
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	$41,720	$45,180	240
Light Truck Drivers	$40,570	$46,440	3,450
Sailors and Marine Oilers	$39,130	$55,320	2,160
Bus Drivers, School	$38,930	$39,670	970
Transportation Workers, All Other	$37,200	$37,600	250
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$37,000	$40,190	630
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$35,250	$35,640	9,400
Stockers and Order Fillers	$33,850	$34,230	5,760
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$31,470	$41,400	60
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$29,280	$32,030	190
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$28,750	$31,660	780
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$27,790	$30,080	440
Parking Attendants	$23,280	$24,040	1,410