Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in West Virginia

38 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 West Virginia.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	—	—	30
Commercial Pilots	$102,640	$108,810	60
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$95,170	$91,890	110
Air Traffic Controllers	$86,390	$88,920	90
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	$78,780	$72,280	80
Locomotive Engineers	$72,660	$71,000	220
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers	$70,480	$74,450	70
Hoist and Winch Operators	$65,930	$60,420	60
Bridge and Lock Tenders	$65,460	$65,660	60
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$63,200	$58,820	450
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers	$62,480	$63,220	110
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters	$62,120	$71,860	340
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	$56,620	$54,380	170
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	$55,380	$57,060	—
Crane and Tower Operators	$54,650	$58,710	200
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$50,910	$57,580	2,950
Transportation Inspectors	$50,770	$69,430	90
Traffic Technicians	$50,500	$52,440	80
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$49,040	$51,920	11,560
Wellhead Pumpers	$48,780	$52,160	730
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$45,440	$43,610	580
Rail Transportation Workers, All Other	$44,200	$48,260	100
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$40,930	$41,800	1,620
Airfield Operations Specialists	$38,470	$38,610	70
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$36,630	$37,960	860
Light Truck Drivers	$36,110	$44,110	3,690
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$35,990	$36,780	10,400
Stockers and Order Fillers	$34,060	$34,340	12,580
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$33,110	$33,270	790
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$31,210	$38,410	270
Bus Drivers, School	$30,080	$31,660	3,330
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$29,820	$32,940	280
Driver/Sales Workers	$28,660	$34,790	2,350
Parking Attendants	$27,970	$28,430	160
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$27,740	$29,640	990
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$27,700	$27,810	1,040
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$26,300	$28,120	240
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	$25,190	$25,900	230