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.

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

Air Transportation Workers

Air Traffic Controllers and Airfield Operations Specialists 39 thousand (2024)

Aircraft Pilots and Flight Engineers 151 thousand (2024)

Flight Attendants 130 thousand (2024)

Material Moving Workers

Conveyor Operators and Tenders 26 thousand (2024)

Crane and Tower Operators 42 thousand (2024)

Dredge Operators 1 thousand (2024)

Hoist and Winch Operators 2 thousand (2024)

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 806 thousand (2024)

Laborers and Material Movers 6,784 thousand (2024)

Pumping Station Operators 35 thousand (2024)

Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors 139 thousand (2024)

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders 11 thousand (2024)

Motor Vehicle Operators

Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians 12 thousand (2024)

Driver/Sales Workers and Truck Drivers 3,482 thousand (2024)

Passenger Vehicle Drivers 784 thousand (2024)

Other Transportation Workers

Bridge and Lock Tenders 3 thousand (2024)

Parking Attendants 135 thousand (2024)

Passenger Attendants 25 thousand (2024)

Traffic Technicians 8 thousand (2024)

Transportation Inspectors 23 thousand (2024)

Transportation Service Attendants 126 thousand (2024)

Rail Transportation Workers

Locomotive Engineers and Operators 35 thousand (2024)

Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers 12 thousand (2024)

Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters 43 thousand (2024)

Subway and Streetcar Operators 9 thousand (2024)

Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers

First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers 616 thousand (2024)

Water Transportation Workers

Sailors and Marine Oilers 31 thousand (2024)

Ship and Boat Captains and Operators 38 thousand (2024)

Ship Engineers 9 thousand (2024)