Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in Pennsylvania

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 Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$172,710	$207,920	4,030
Commercial Pilots	$129,540	$136,440	740
Air Traffic Controllers	$129,310	$136,770	410
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$82,050	$91,250	530
Locomotive Engineers	$81,210	$79,330	1,460
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters	$79,180	$73,090	2,580
Transportation Inspectors	$75,420	$95,790	310
Bridge and Lock Tenders	$67,500	$66,440	120
Ship Engineers	$64,290	$70,450	370
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers	$64,130	$58,290	60
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	$64,080	$63,720	430
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	$62,850	$55,370	130
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$62,290	$64,670	23,530
Airfield Operations Specialists	$59,480	$57,410	550
Traffic Technicians	$58,800	$61,320	80
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$58,540	$58,620	90,160
Crane and Tower Operators	$57,760	$67,200	1,650
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	$56,800	$60,850	330
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$56,700	$63,730	290
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers	$51,990	$49,340	360
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$48,010	$51,810	4,300
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$47,900	$49,210	46,220
Bus Drivers, School	$45,710	$44,310	23,580
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$44,590	$46,880	570
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$44,090	$43,160	1,370
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$42,690	$43,700	5,800
Light Truck Drivers	$42,430	$44,770	42,360
Flight Attendants	$41,560	$53,760	3,740
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$41,170	$42,240	137,640
Material Moving Workers, All Other	$40,300	$52,300	230
Aircraft Service Attendants	$39,210	$42,310	680
Wellhead Pumpers	$38,550	$48,190	590
Sailors and Marine Oilers	$38,150	$43,890	290
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$36,670	$37,020	24,490
Stockers and Order Fillers	$36,190	$37,680	101,180
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$35,070	$35,920	14,430
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$34,960	$36,030	11,810
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	$32,630	$32,870	1,550
Passenger Attendants	$32,040	$31,890	440
Taxi Drivers	$30,950	$31,270	280
Driver/Sales Workers	$30,680	$34,890	19,010
Parking Attendants	$30,170	$31,400	5,270
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$29,110	$42,790	1,080
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$28,830	$29,980	1,320
Transportation Workers, All Other	$27,730	$36,260	—