Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in New York

47 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 York.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers	—	—	180
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	—	$290,170	6,530
Commercial Pilots	$172,500	$205,840	1,070
Air Traffic Controllers	$142,190	$151,270	1,190
Ship Engineers	$131,650	$123,560	600
Flight Attendants	$128,050	$117,580	10,430
Crane and Tower Operators	$110,000	$144,740	1,330
Locomotive Engineers	$107,290	$96,020	1,290
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$103,510	$102,240	2,080
Transportation Inspectors	$91,150	$89,360	3,730
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$82,420	$71,880	16,550
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters	$78,050	$84,800	6,740
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers	$73,840	$81,100	—
Traffic Technicians	$69,930	$70,490	970
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$64,570	$70,190	29,610
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$64,550	$65,260	11,240
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$63,770	$69,280	260
Motorboat Operators	$61,170	$63,770	120
Sailors and Marine Oilers	$61,010	$59,780	1,340
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$60,520	$64,410	61,410
Material Moving Workers, All Other	$59,860	$58,110	—
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	$59,590	$58,870	60
Hoist and Winch Operators	$58,980	$81,250	—
Bus Drivers, School	$56,510	$56,330	37,520
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	$54,280	$56,720	170
Bridge and Lock Tenders	$51,340	$49,340	220
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$50,490	$47,250	1,250
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$49,610	$53,080	19,630
Light Truck Drivers	$46,040	$50,390	52,290
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	$45,110	$48,740	—
Wellhead Pumpers	$44,660	$45,610	50
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$43,660	$46,340	95,990
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$43,040	$43,750	650
Transportation Workers, All Other	$42,620	$54,440	340
Aircraft Service Attendants	$41,820	$44,230	1,770
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$41,580	$46,390	17,620
Airfield Operations Specialists	$40,980	$49,620	1,430
Driver/Sales Workers	$40,970	$43,840	23,860
Taxi Drivers	$40,630	$39,880	1,950
Passenger Attendants	$40,470	$41,230	3,440
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$39,270	$44,710	19,910
Stockers and Order Fillers	$38,630	$41,810	142,870
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$38,340	$44,550	3,130
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$37,830	$38,940	3,270
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$36,150	$38,430	15,600
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	$35,590	$38,100	740
Parking Attendants	$35,260	$36,580	11,680