First-line Supervisors/Managers of Transportation and Material Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators

Definition

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators and helpers.

2004 employment: 228,000
Projected 2004-14 employment change: About as fast as average
Most significant source of postsecondary education or training: Work experience in a related occupation

First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators

2004 employment: 228,000
2014 projected employment: 262,000
Change — numeric: 35,000; percent: 15.3%
2004 median annual earnings: $44,810; earnings group: very high
2004 self-employed: 1.3%
2004 part-time employment: low
2004 unemployment: low
Typical education and training: Work experience in a related occupation
Educational attainment — high school: 54.4%; some college: 30.1%; bachelor's degree: 15.5%

source: Employment Matrix; about this section

National Average and Percentile Annual Earnings, May 2005

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about this section

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

First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
— National
U.S.:	$51,230
— by State
AL:	$45,010
AK:	$65,660
AZ:	$48,400
AR:	$42,400
CA:	$54,180
CO:	$52,510
CT:	$55,040
DE:	$49,350
DC:	$56,040
FL:	$51,560
GA:	$49,170
HI:	$52,650
ID:	$40,170
IL:	$52,450
IN:	$51,180
IA:	$47,140
KS:	$47,480
KY:	$44,280
LA:	$47,950
ME:	$47,260
MD:	$49,240
MA:	$55,140
MI:	$52,880
MN:	$48,890
MS:	$42,850
MO:	$52,940
MT:	$45,170
NE:	$49,560
NV:	$49,740
NH:	$58,500
NJ:	$55,470
NM:	$50,650
NY:	$57,170
NC:	$45,370
ND:	$47,820
OH:	$52,130
OK:	$47,560
OR:	$48,700
PA:	$51,540
RI:	$50,960
SC:	$43,820
SD:	$46,860
TN:	$49,650
TX:	$50,600
UT:	$51,520
VT:	$48,140
VA:	$54,720
WA:	$58,430
WV:	$44,850
WI:	$52,470
WY:	$50,030
GU:	$38,260
PR:	$26,900
VI:	$42,700
— by NAICS Industry Sector
11	$44,440
21	$54,140
22	$63,700
23	$50,870
31-33	$49,770
42	$47,280
44-45	$43,760
48-49	$52,710
51	$48,000
53	$47,760
54	$49,970
55	$52,150
56	$50,320
61	$46,090
62	$39,900
71	$47,530
72	$37,440
81	$38,670
92	$71,200
Also see State and Metropolitan Area and industry estimates of employment and percentile earnings for first-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.

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

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about this section

Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers

Full-time wage and salary workers, 2004
Employment Median weekly earnings
$ W/M ratio
Women
(emp.) (earn.) 33,000 n.a. -
Men
(emp.) (earn.) 147,000 $688
All workers
(emp.) (earn.) 180,000 $655

source: Current Population Survey; about this section

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

Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers

	Percentile earnings distribution
	10th	25th	50th	75th	90th
All workers employment: 193,010 average earnings: $41,000	$19,000	$26,000	$36,000	$49,000	$65,000
Men employment: 159,470 average earnings: $41,000	$20,000	$28,000	$38,000	$50,000	$66,000
Women employment: 33,540 average earnings: $33,000	$15,000	$21,000	$30,000	$40,000	$53,000

source: Bureau of the Census; about this section

2004 Fatal occupational injuries by occupation and event or exposure

Occupation	Fatalities: Event or exposure
Occupation	Total	Tran.	Viol.	Cont.	Falls	Expo.	Fires
Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers	24	13	4	3	-	-	-
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	14	10	-	-	-	-	-

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