Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in South Carolina

39 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 South Carolina.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Locomotive Engineers	—	—	240
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$158,290	$163,870	160
Commercial Pilots	$119,810	$127,730	310
Air Traffic Controllers	$107,330	$111,060	190
Ship Engineers	$99,670	$95,970	60
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	$79,250	$68,460	60
Transportation Inspectors	$79,040	$79,310	350
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters	$72,520	$85,490	180
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$62,050	$56,820	180
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$61,190	$63,200	7,000
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$58,280	$65,560	410
Crane and Tower Operators	$55,410	$61,170	980
Traffic Technicians	$55,330	$54,070	130
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$51,810	$55,110	32,700
Sailors and Marine Oilers	$48,870	$50,060	210
Transportation Workers, All Other	$45,340	$51,350	60
Bus Drivers, School	$42,330	$40,470	5,930
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$41,770	$44,240	13,380
Light Truck Drivers	$38,960	$43,320	13,140
Material Moving Workers, All Other	$38,740	$42,010	70
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$38,580	$39,860	720
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$37,380	$37,100	2,600
Aircraft Service Attendants	$37,260	$40,710	150
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$37,190	$38,250	54,530
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$36,580	$40,170	720
Hoist and Winch Operators	$35,970	$37,720	40
Stockers and Order Fillers	$35,330	$35,840	43,950
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$35,070	$39,980	330
Airfield Operations Specialists	$33,490	$38,490	160
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$30,830	$32,290	7,200
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$30,570	$32,820	2,160
Driver/Sales Workers	$30,510	$32,710	5,120
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$30,330	$35,090	280
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	$29,810	$31,560	1,010
Taxi Drivers	$29,810	$26,990	—
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$29,650	$31,130	5,620
Parking Attendants	$28,570	$27,280	1,330
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$28,040	$32,980	630
Passenger Attendants	$27,040	$30,190	290