Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in Virginia

41 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 Virginia.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	—	$279,820	—
Air Traffic Controllers	$185,890	$171,440	1,130
Commercial Pilots	$115,490	$134,000	1,110
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$89,210	$88,490	190
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$82,470	$88,990	1,890
Ship Engineers	$81,970	$87,940	1,370
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters	$76,720	$69,450	—
Transportation Inspectors	$73,070	$87,400	340
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	$65,720	$62,630	210
Crane and Tower Operators	$65,400	$64,080	1,280
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	$63,410	$60,930	—
Traffic Technicians	$62,360	$65,620	110
Flight Attendants	$62,280	$79,110	3,120
Locomotive Engineers	$61,350	$70,240	520
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$60,210	$63,970	13,440
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$54,500	$56,990	55,430
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$51,140	$52,920	4,040
Bus Drivers, School	$48,600	$50,240	13,530
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$48,380	$49,220	19,360
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$46,080	$45,120	3,720
Transportation Workers, All Other	$45,340	$47,720	90
Sailors and Marine Oilers	$44,720	$46,560	2,390
Material Moving Workers, All Other	$44,540	$49,790	170
Hoist and Winch Operators	$44,310	$43,930	50
Light Truck Drivers	$43,200	$46,340	24,570
Airfield Operations Specialists	$39,860	$51,420	350
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$39,240	$41,940	53,180
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$38,710	$43,270	960
Aircraft Service Attendants	$38,330	$40,320	760
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$38,210	$43,240	710
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$37,350	$39,000	6,690
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$36,450	$37,790	1,620
Stockers and Order Fillers	$36,230	$38,470	68,080
Driver/Sales Workers	$36,040	$39,130	8,740
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$35,590	$37,230	7,640
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	$35,050	$38,650	260
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$34,900	$36,200	8,940
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$31,070	$33,690	2,210
Parking Attendants	$30,660	$33,080	1,820
Passenger Attendants	$28,610	$31,650	—
Taxi Drivers	$28,400	$33,520	370