Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in Washington

45 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 Washington.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	—	$382,350	3,650
Air Traffic Controllers	$164,070	$150,020	600
Commercial Pilots	$123,530	$155,450	1,060
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$104,560	$105,140	1,600
Flight Attendants	$103,950	$103,150	—
Transportation Inspectors	$97,360	$104,470	420
Crane and Tower Operators	$96,870	$95,020	890
Ship Engineers	$96,390	$102,680	910
Subway and Streetcar Operators	$86,750	$80,730	170
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	$84,010	$85,640	40
Rail Transportation Workers, All Other	$82,910	$81,820	100
Airfield Operations Specialists	$82,540	$84,060	160
Traffic Technicians	$79,150	$82,870	50
Bridge and Lock Tenders	$75,920	$72,820	50
Locomotive Engineers	$73,410	$69,370	810
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$71,440	$68,350	3,890
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$70,360	$71,670	7,100
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$70,260	$72,350	14,220
Material Moving Workers, All Other	$67,440	$65,270	80
Sailors and Marine Oilers	$64,860	$64,760	1,910
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$63,760	$67,060	40,700
Transportation Workers, All Other	$63,400	$60,410	90
Motorboat Operators	$62,110	$61,920	100
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters	$61,860	$69,600	1,020
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers	$61,210	$69,700	390
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$60,510	$72,770	90
Bus Drivers, School	$60,250	$60,110	9,420
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$49,000	$52,870	410
Aircraft Service Attendants	$48,480	$51,410	1,230
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$48,270	$51,460	16,310
Light Truck Drivers	$47,870	$52,920	22,170
Hoist and Winch Operators	$47,680	$55,960	190
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	$47,360	$56,620	—
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$45,850	$47,280	50,310
Passenger Attendants	$45,430	$45,180	540
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$44,030	$46,150	610
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$43,810	$44,740	1,160
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$43,190	$46,170	5,330
Stockers and Order Fillers	$42,210	$44,670	55,260
Parking Attendants	$41,200	$41,700	2,780
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	$40,560	$40,480	60
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$39,630	$42,090	8,070
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$39,020	$41,940	2,620
Driver/Sales Workers	$38,800	$45,880	8,930
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$36,340	$39,400	15,510