Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in U.S.

50 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 U.S..

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$226,600	$280,570	99,300
Air Traffic Controllers	$144,580	$142,740	22,400
Commercial Pilots	$122,670	$142,960	51,830
Ship Engineers	$101,320	$105,600	8,580
Transportation Inspectors	$85,750	$86,490	23,320
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$85,540	$97,660	35,390
Subway and Streetcar Operators	$84,830	$75,620	9,200
Locomotive Engineers	$77,400	$81,540	31,990
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters	$74,080	$75,490	42,710
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	$71,510	$71,750	5,110
Wellhead Pumpers	$70,010	$70,070	17,350
Flight Attendants	$67,130	$78,950	130,110
Crane and Tower Operators	$66,370	$71,560	42,000
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers	$65,480	$63,170	12,460
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$63,940	$66,190	10,160
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$61,890	$65,670	605,510
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	$60,020	$61,950	12,600
Bridge and Lock Tenders	$58,490	$56,520	2,720
Traffic Technicians	$58,480	$61,310	7,580
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	$58,070	$60,010	10,920
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers	$58,030	$60,810	3,300
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$57,440	$58,390	148,980
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$57,440	$58,400	2,070,480
Airfield Operations Specialists	$56,750	$67,120	16,640
Hoist and Winch Operators	$52,310	$64,070	2,480
Motorboat Operators	$51,880	$55,370	2,380
Sailors and Marine Oilers	$49,610	$55,320	31,360
Rail Transportation Workers, All Other	$49,330	$53,500	1,520
Dredge Operators	$48,430	$55,820	1,030
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$48,350	$51,210	139,180
Bus Drivers, School	$47,040	$46,660	387,920
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$46,390	$47,830	805,770
Light Truck Drivers	$44,140	$47,950	994,410
Material Moving Workers, All Other	$41,690	$46,650	25,190
Aircraft Service Attendants	$41,540	$43,630	27,310
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$41,230	$44,800	26,060
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$39,700	$42,840	46,690
Transportation Workers, All Other	$39,630	$45,040	10,960
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$38,940	$41,420	2,982,530
Passenger Attendants	$37,560	$38,480	25,340
Driver/Sales Workers	$37,130	$39,670	417,420
Stockers and Order Fillers	$37,090	$38,910	2,779,530
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$36,670	$39,070	229,630
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$36,260	$40,980	50,330
Taxi Drivers	$36,220	$39,310	17,510
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$35,580	$36,600	601,440
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$35,270	$36,290	373,960
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$34,850	$35,800	98,270
Parking Attendants	$34,600	$34,190	134,650
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	$34,330	$35,550	12,080