Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in North Carolina

45 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 North Carolina.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$154,360	$149,350	4,310
Commercial Pilots	$126,740	$136,910	1,470
Air Traffic Controllers	$120,580	$130,610	440
Motorboat Operators	$81,220	$69,960	40
Transportation Inspectors	$75,570	$77,910	450
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$66,680	$80,070	430
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$66,190	$69,360	130
Locomotive Engineers	$64,110	$65,300	260
Flight Attendants	$64,100	$73,420	4,320
Crane and Tower Operators	$62,060	$63,970	1,100
Ship Engineers	$61,050	$68,960	80
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$59,140	$61,170	20,180
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	$56,670	$56,480	—
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters	$55,880	$62,720	500
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$49,580	$53,990	64,610
Traffic Technicians	$48,830	$51,780	120
Dredge Operators	$46,650	$58,670	80
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	$43,990	$44,390	—
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	$43,390	$44,590	310
Sailors and Marine Oilers	$43,250	$45,180	310
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$42,250	$43,340	25,640
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$41,790	$40,790	2,460
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$40,500	$40,690	6,460
Light Truck Drivers	$38,800	$42,880	37,860
Material Moving Workers, All Other	$38,260	$42,640	270
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$38,110	$38,680	760
Bus Drivers, School	$36,620	$37,440	11,960
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers	$36,290	$51,640	50
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$36,120	$36,950	1,980
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$36,080	$37,320	113,330
Airfield Operations Specialists	$36,050	$42,410	800
Aircraft Service Attendants	$35,850	$37,760	620
Transportation Workers, All Other	$35,840	$39,820	—
Stockers and Order Fillers	$35,350	$36,220	88,230
Taxi Drivers	$34,790	$35,400	170
Bridge and Lock Tenders	$33,970	$35,740	—
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$33,400	$33,860	24,230
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	$32,630	$32,850	140
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$31,970	$33,520	4,780
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$31,950	$32,770	3,170
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$30,700	$31,890	12,750
Parking Attendants	$30,650	$30,300	2,540
Passenger Attendants	$30,490	$30,610	320
Driver/Sales Workers	$30,210	$33,600	13,850
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$28,700	$32,070	1,970