Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in Tennessee

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 Tennessee.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Air Traffic Controllers	$153,670	$144,150	610
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$129,620	$132,520	190
Commercial Pilots	$119,330	$133,850	1,020
Ship Engineers	$101,230	$98,660	180
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$91,880	$109,250	840
Locomotive Engineers	$76,290	$88,200	610
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$75,300	$74,930	80
Transportation Inspectors	$74,450	$77,080	430
Bridge and Lock Tenders	$65,060	$62,650	40
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$63,800	$67,810	18,740
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	$62,650	$67,720	40
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters	$61,890	$67,180	730
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	$57,250	$66,440	140
Crane and Tower Operators	$56,530	$59,300	500
Aircraft Service Attendants	$55,690	$51,320	1,060
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$55,610	$57,670	63,130
Traffic Technicians	$54,910	$55,590	210
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	$52,150	$48,110	—
Transportation Workers, All Other	$50,850	$53,790	1,250
Sailors and Marine Oilers	$48,220	$56,100	730
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$48,140	$52,740	2,100
Rail Transportation Workers, All Other	$47,480	$49,520	270
Airfield Operations Specialists	$45,630	$45,280	380
Motorboat Operators	$44,280	$43,220	130
Light Truck Drivers	$43,680	$49,830	30,680
Hoist and Winch Operators	$42,000	$42,810	50
Driver/Sales Workers	$41,200	$39,390	7,080
Bus Drivers, School	$41,100	$43,420	7,660
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$40,760	$43,460	18,900
Material Moving Workers, All Other	$40,000	$42,420	850
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$38,570	$40,140	2,630
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$38,290	$42,740	440
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$37,910	$39,430	111,240
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$36,980	$36,720	1,580
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$36,660	$38,910	560
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	$35,690	$36,830	430
Stockers and Order Fillers	$35,360	$36,810	62,480
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$34,630	$34,940	8,210
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$34,320	$34,420	14,080
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$33,450	$35,480	2,490
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$30,590	$31,980	2,840
Parking Attendants	$30,490	$28,860	2,250
Passenger Attendants	$26,720	$29,570	150