Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers
603 thousand people employed within this category.
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers - 603 thousand
Air Transportation Workers
313 thousand people employed within this category.
Aircraft Pilots and Flight Engineers - 146 thousand
Air Traffic Controllers and Airfield Operations Specialists - 41 thousand
Flight Attendants - 126 thousand
Motor Vehicle Operators
4,353 thousand people employed within this category.
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians - 12 thousand
Driver/Sales Workers and Truck Drivers - 3,511 thousand
Passenger Vehicle Drivers - 779 thousand
Rail Transportation Workers
112 thousand people employed within this category.
Locomotive Engineers and Operators - 35 thousand
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers - 14 thousand
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters - 46 thousand
Subway and Streetcar Operators - 15 thousand
Water Transportation Workers
76 thousand people employed within this category.
Sailors and Marine Oilers - 30 thousand
Ship and Boat Captains and Operators - 37 thousand
Ship Engineers - 9 thousand
Other Transportation Workers
305 thousand people employed within this category.
Bridge and Lock Tenders - 3 thousand
Parking Attendants - 118 thousand
Transportation Service Attendants - 117 thousand
Traffic Technicians - 8 thousand
Transportation Inspectors - 28 thousand
Passenger Attendants - 20 thousand
Material Moving Workers
7,990 thousand people employed within this category.
Conveyor Operators and Tenders - 25 thousand
Crane and Tower Operators - 42 thousand
Dredge Operators - 1 thousand
Hoist and Winch Operators - 2 thousand
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators - 779 thousand
Laborers and Material Movers - 6,936 thousand
Pumping Station Operators - 34 thousand
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors - 135 thousand
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders - 11 thousand
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.