Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in Texas

49 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 Texas.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$214,670	$261,260	10,050
Air Traffic Controllers	$167,710	$155,660	2,020
Commercial Pilots	$162,930	$172,030	5,030
Ship Engineers	$122,150	$121,290	870
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$105,790	$110,750	4,090
Transportation Inspectors	$84,180	$88,280	2,890
Airfield Operations Specialists	$77,460	$83,890	1,550
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	$77,370	$76,680	1,880
Locomotive Engineers	$77,080	$74,360	4,040
Wellhead Pumpers	$75,590	$73,050	9,910
Crane and Tower Operators	$72,870	$69,120	6,650
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers	$69,840	$60,270	2,050
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters	$67,580	$70,010	4,340
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$65,850	$66,770	1,260
Sailors and Marine Oilers	$65,680	$64,480	5,600
Motorboat Operators	$60,000	$57,910	280
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	$59,430	$63,220	2,580
Bridge and Lock Tenders	$59,300	$55,940	70
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	$58,670	$62,860	4,280
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$58,570	$62,860	57,010
Subway and Streetcar Operators	$57,200	$53,990	230
Flight Attendants	$57,170	$54,750	13,180
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers	$53,250	$59,530	80
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$53,070	$56,470	212,700
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$49,070	$48,510	9,510
Traffic Technicians	$47,890	$50,050	700
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$45,820	$45,200	106,350
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$45,710	$45,060	10,720
Bus Drivers, School	$42,780	$42,710	34,320
Material Moving Workers, All Other	$41,800	$42,880	2,880
Light Truck Drivers	$40,760	$46,470	71,660
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$39,310	$41,360	3,510
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$37,600	$41,450	1,910
Aircraft Service Attendants	$37,120	$38,860	3,040
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$37,010	$38,190	224,960
Hoist and Winch Operators	$36,420	$37,800	80
Stockers and Order Fillers	$36,120	$37,480	283,120
Taxi Drivers	$35,610	$48,520	150
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$35,590	$35,030	13,070
Driver/Sales Workers	$35,580	$36,980	38,930
Transportation Workers, All Other	$35,510	$42,860	520
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$31,330	$36,840	3,750
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$31,210	$32,290	51,180
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$30,770	$32,760	9,750
Parking Attendants	$30,690	$31,020	11,150
Passenger Attendants	$30,330	$31,390	4,790
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	$29,910	$29,760	450
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$29,280	$31,920	37,570
Rail Transportation Workers, All Other	$22,160	$32,870	150