Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

Air Transportation Workers

313 thousand (2023)

Air Traffic Controllers and Airfield Operations Specialists 41 thousand (2023)

Aircraft Pilots and Flight Engineers 146 thousand (2023)

Flight Attendants 126 thousand (2023)

Material Moving Workers

7,990 thousand (2023)

Conveyor Operators and Tenders 25 thousand (2023)

Crane and Tower Operators 42 thousand (2023)

Dredge Operators 1 thousand (2023)

Hoist and Winch Operators 2 thousand (2023)

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 779 thousand (2023)

Laborers and Material Movers 6,936 thousand (2023)

Pumping Station Operators 34 thousand (2023)

Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors 135 thousand (2023)

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders 11 thousand (2023)

Motor Vehicle Operators

4,353 thousand (2023)

Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians 12 thousand (2023)

Driver/Sales Workers and Truck Drivers 3,511 thousand (2023)

Passenger Vehicle Drivers 779 thousand (2023)

Other Transportation Workers

305 thousand (2023)

Bridge and Lock Tenders 3 thousand (2023)

Parking Attendants 118 thousand (2023)

Passenger Attendants 20 thousand (2023)

Traffic Technicians 8 thousand (2023)

Transportation Inspectors 28 thousand (2023)

Transportation Service Attendants 117 thousand (2023)

Rail Transportation Workers

112 thousand (2023)

Locomotive Engineers and Operators 35 thousand (2023)

Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers 14 thousand (2023)

Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters 46 thousand (2023)

Subway and Streetcar Operators 15 thousand (2023)

Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers

603 thousand (2023)

First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers 603 thousand (2023)

Water Transportation Workers

76 thousand (2023)

Sailors and Marine Oilers 30 thousand (2023)

Ship and Boat Captains and Operators 37 thousand (2023)

Ship Engineers 9 thousand (2023)

Please note that when the total number of employees in a category exceeds the sum of the occupations within it, it indicates the exclusion of certain occupations.

Typically, these omitted occupations are categorized as 'all other', and usually consist of roles with relatively small workforce numbers.