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Transportation and material moving occupations

Earnings Graph | Relative Pay | Area and Industry Statistics | Demographics | Race and Ethnic Distribution | Union Statistics | Hourly and Minimum Wage | Work Hours | Employee Tenure | Census Statistics | Fatalities

The Transportation and material moving occupations section of the Occupational Outlook Handbook consists of:

 

Earnings Graph

National Average and Percentile Annual Earnings, May 2005

Metropolitan area and State estimates.

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about this section

Relative Pay

Metropolitan Area Relative Pay for Transportation and material moving occupations

source: National Compensation Survey; about this section

Area and Industry Statistics

May 2005 Mean Annual Earnings and Employment, wage and salary workers

Transportation and material moving occupations
— National
U.S.: $28,820
— by State
AL: $25,290
AK: $43,020
AZ: $29,260
AR: $26,490
CA: $28,950
CO: $31,130
CT: $30,140
DE: $29,370
DC: $30,680
FL: $25,940
GA: $28,730
HI: $30,320
ID: $25,620
IL: $30,320
IN: $28,950
IA: $27,520
KS: $28,200
KY: $27,830
LA: $26,660
ME: $26,320
MD: $28,810
MA: $31,240
MI: $32,010
MN: $32,720
MS: $25,320
MO: $28,730
MT: $27,920
NE: $30,110
NV: $28,320
NH: $29,390
NJ: $29,720
NM: $27,070
NY: $32,810
NC: $26,520
ND: $27,600
OH: $28,390
OK: $26,090
OR: $28,630
PA: $28,740
RI: $27,770
SC: $25,510
SD: $25,030
TN: $27,910
TX: $27,430
UT: $30,540
VT: $27,600
VA: $28,880
WA: $32,570
WV: $25,650
WI: $28,910
WY: $33,470
GU: $20,900
PR: $15,830
VI: $22,670
— by NAICS Industry Sector
11 $22,720
21 $34,780
22 $40,730
23 $32,060
31-33 $27,530
42 $27,460
44-45 $21,600
48-49 $37,030
51 $25,700
52 $38,830
53 $24,330
54 $28,160
55 $30,570
56 $22,790
61 $25,030
62 $21,960
71 $24,060
72 $17,390
81 $20,640
92 $39,260
Also see State and Metropolitan Area and industry estimates of employment and percentile earnings for transportation and material moving occupations.

Width of bars indicates mean annual wages; color of bars indicates employment.

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about this section

Demographics

Transportation and material moving occupations

  • Employed persons, 2004
    • Employed persons:
    8,491,000    		Percent of total
    WomenMenBlackAsianHispanic
    14.7% 85.3% 16.1% 2.0% 18.3%
  • Full-time wage and salary workers, 2004
     EmploymentMedian weekly earnings
    $W/M ratio
    Women
    (emp.) (earn.)    		 842,000$4100.747
    Men
    (emp.) (earn.)    		 5,762,000$549
    All workers
    (emp.) (earn.)    		 6,604,000$520 

source: Current Population Survey; about this section

Race and Ethnic Distribution

Employed persons by occupation, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex (Percent distribution), 2004

OccupationPercent distribution: Race, ethnicity, and sex
sexTotalWhiteBlackAsianHisp.
Transportation and
material moving occupations		T 6.1% 5.9% 9.2% 2.9% 8.7%
W 1.9% 1.9% 2.8% 1.1% 3.6%
M 9.7% 9.2% 16.5% 4.4% 12.0%

source: Current Population Survey; about this section

Union Statistics

• Union affiliation of employed wage & salary workers
• Median weekly earnings of full-time wage & salary workers

Transportation and material moving occupations

  • Employed wage and salary workers, 2005
    • Employed persons: 8,135,000
    Members of unionsRepresented by unions
    NumberPercentNumberPercent
    1,547,000 19.0% 1,655,000 20.3%
    more union employment statistics
  • Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers, 2005
    All full-time wage and salary workers $543
    — Members of unions$721
    — Represented by unions$717
    — Non-union$508
    more union earnings statistics

source: Current Population Survey; about this section

Hourly and Minimum Wage

Employed wage and salary workers paid hourly rates and those with earnings at or below the Federal minimum wage, 2004

Transportation and material moving occupations

Paid hourly wages 6,087,000
At or below $5.15 per hour 89,000
At $5.15 47,000
Below $5.15 42,000

source: Current Population Survey; about this section

Work Hours

Average hours worked per day at main job only by employed persons on weekdays and weekend days by occupation, 2004 annual averages

OccupationHours & percentage working by day
Average dayAverage weekdayAverage Sat., Sun., and holiday
PercentHoursPercentHoursPercentHours
Transportation and material moving 66.1 8.17 85.0 8.42 33.6 7.09

Average hours worked per day at main job only by employed persons at workplace or home by occupation, 2004 annual averages

OccupationHours & percentage working at workplace or home
At workplaceAt home
PercentHoursPercentHours
Transportation and material moving 95.4 8.11--

source: American Time Use Survey; about this section

Employee Tenure

Median years of tenure with current employer for employed wage and salary workers, 2004

OccupationEmployee Tenure, median (years)
Transportation and material moving occupations 3.4

source: Current Population Survey; about this section

Census Statistics

1999 employment and earnings distribution, year-round full-time workers

Other transportation workers

 Percentile earnings distribution
10th25th50th75th90th
All workers
employment: 10,390
average earnings: $34,000		$17,000$22,000$31,000$42,000$52,000
Men
employment: 9,040
average earnings: $34,000		$18,000$22,000$31,000$42,000$54,000
Women
employment: 1,350
average earnings: $32,000		$15,000$20,000$29,000$41,000$50,000

source: Bureau of the Census; about this section

Fatalities

2004 Fatal occupational injuries by occupation and event or exposure

OccupationFatalities: Event or exposure
TotalTran.Viol.Cont.FallsExpo.Fires
Transportation and material moving occupations 1,490 1,067 85 197 76 53 11
Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers 24 13 4 3---
Air transportation workers 109 109-----
Motor vehicle operators 1,005 770 64 99 40 29-
Rail transportation workers 21 20-----
Water transportation workers 45 43-----
Other transportation workers 15 3 7 3---
Material moving workers 271 109 12 93 30 18 9

source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities Program; about this section

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