Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in Ohio

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 Ohio.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	—	$277,580	1,070
Commercial Pilots	$116,050	$119,380	3,850
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	$91,740	$87,790	210
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	$81,110	$77,000	90
Transportation Inspectors	$79,860	$87,880	440
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$79,300	$76,480	100
Crane and Tower Operators	$62,460	$65,360	2,120
Locomotive Engineers	$62,130	$66,720	190
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$61,090	$64,540	22,610
Wellhead Pumpers	$60,730	$54,860	300
Traffic Technicians	$59,810	$63,370	120
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$58,080	$59,700	91,090
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers	$58,000	$56,370	—
Flight Attendants	$57,170	$59,570	1,010
Airfield Operations Specialists	$56,750	$57,430	240
Bridge and Lock Tenders	$56,080	$55,590	100
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$54,360	$56,620	3,730
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters	$53,490	$57,040	890
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$52,000	$66,230	310
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	$51,580	$58,170	790
Dredge Operators	$51,210	$50,810	50
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$48,730	$49,160	5,000
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers	$48,410	$50,890	140
Bus Drivers, School	$46,900	$48,070	5,450
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$46,340	$48,240	37,440
Sailors and Marine Oilers	$43,640	$43,970	150
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$42,910	$44,950	3,650
Light Truck Drivers	$41,430	$45,750	35,510
Material Moving Workers, All Other	$40,240	$42,020	250
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$38,990	$40,880	105,960
Aircraft Service Attendants	$38,760	$42,320	590
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$37,590	$41,630	660
Hoist and Winch Operators	$37,300	$35,610	50
Transportation Workers, All Other	$37,190	$41,030	210
Stockers and Order Fillers	$37,090	$38,050	136,090
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$37,000	$37,180	19,660
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$35,090	$34,880	2,950
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$34,750	$35,590	12,910
Parking Attendants	$32,710	$33,290	2,750
Driver/Sales Workers	$32,500	$37,300	20,580
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$31,650	$35,220	11,160
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	$30,690	$32,910	290
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$30,350	$33,320	3,050