Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in Wisconsin

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 Wisconsin.

Occupation	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Workers
Air Traffic Controllers	$106,750	$108,330	140
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$103,400	$100,380	50
Commercial Pilots	$103,290	$123,400	960
Transportation Inspectors	$100,310	$97,610	100
Locomotive Engineers	$82,190	$80,230	400
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$81,410	$83,560	40
Crane and Tower Operators	$68,310	$72,460	730
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters	$67,670	$67,400	410
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers	$65,150	$63,070	90
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$64,610	$74,590	150
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$62,570	$65,060	11,670
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	$61,040	$71,520	80
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$60,390	$56,370	1,330
Traffic Technicians	$59,870	$63,100	40
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$57,380	$56,980	52,980
Bridge and Lock Tenders	$55,530	$58,820	100
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	$54,560	$59,470	110
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$51,100	$51,850	2,280
Sailors and Marine Oilers	$48,180	$48,740	110
Bus Drivers, School	$47,480	$48,840	9,000
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$47,470	$47,500	450
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$46,660	$49,520	15,430
Light Truck Drivers	$46,480	$47,750	19,020
Transportation Workers, All Other	$43,450	$46,650	170
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$42,290	$42,840	74,510
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$40,740	$45,140	300
Hoist and Winch Operators	$37,610	$37,050	—
Airfield Operations Specialists	$37,480	$42,210	110
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$37,290	$41,670	390
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$36,820	$37,470	13,560
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	$36,750	$37,110	290
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$36,210	$35,860	2,290
Aircraft Service Attendants	$36,020	$38,110	60
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$35,320	$35,800	6,980
Stockers and Order Fillers	$34,760	$37,110	45,560
Passenger Attendants	$31,610	$41,840	140
Parking Attendants	$31,560	$32,350	1,060
Material Moving Workers, All Other	$30,620	$34,270	1,190
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$29,430	$31,640	5,660
Driver/Sales Workers	$27,030	$33,400	9,150
Taxi Drivers	$25,420	$26,430	860