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Figure 7-8. Median Annual Wage and Employment for Most Common Transportation Occupations (Top 3) in Services Sectors, 2015

Thursday, November 3, 2016

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Industry Occupation code Occupation Number employed Annual median wage
Information        
  00-0000 Industry Total 2,749,040 57,860
  53-0000 All Transportation and Material Moving Occupations 46,110 27,290
  Transportation occupations employing the most workers (top 3)      
  53-3041 Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs 1,540 38,000
  53-3033 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers 5,820 29,750
  53-3031 Driver/Sales Workers 5,890 24,510
Finance and Insurance        
  00-0000 Industry Total 5,665,510 49,090
  53-0000 All Transportation and Material Moving Occupations 2,610 .
  Transportation occupations employing the most workers (top 3)      
  53-3033 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers 270 25,430
  53-2012 Commercial Pilots 330 109,780
  53-3041 Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs 520 33,250
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing        
  00-0000 Industry Total 2,066,420 34,810
  53-0000 All Transportation and Material Moving Occupations 132,640 26,290
  Transportation occupations employing the most workers (top 3)      
  53-3041 Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs 11,570 21,250
  53-3032 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 16,960 40,950
  53-3033 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers 25,670 27,630
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services        
  00-0000 Industry Total 8,483,010 62,640
  53-0000 All Transportation and Material Moving Occupations 67,170 28,970
  Transportation occupations employing the most workers (top 3)      
  53-2012 Commercial Pilots 1,590 87,080
  53-3032 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 5,100 39,400
  53-3033 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers 5,390 29,960
Management of Companies and Enterprises        
  00-0000 Industry Total 2,259,540 63,630
  53-0000 All Transportation and Material Moving Occupations 52,160 33,610
  Transportation occupations employing the most workers (top 3)      
  53-1031 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators 2,510 58,160
  53-3033 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers 4,340 29,360
  53-3032 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 10,070 41,390
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services        
  00-0000 Industry Total 8,882,420 27,930
  53-0000 All Transportation and Material Moving Occupations 1,092,710 23,540
  Transportation occupations employing the most workers (top 3)      
  53-1031 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators 10,040 55,980
  53-3033 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers 32,450 29,270
  53-3032 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 90,840 38,060
Educational Services        
  00-0000 Industry Total 12,861,660 45,530
  53-0000 All Transportation and Material Moving Occupations 255,250 28,980
  Transportation occupations employing the most workers (top 3)      
  53-2012 Commercial Pilots 4,940 65,900
  53-1031 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators 5,540 51,510
  53-3022 Bus Drivers, School or Special Client 215,970 28,560
Health Care and Social Assistance        
  00-0000 Industry Total 18,738,850 36,850
  53-0000 All Transportation and Material Moving Occupations 132,830 24,280
  Transportation occupations employing the most workers (top 3)      
  53-3033 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers 16,210 25,830
  53-3022 Bus Drivers, School or Special Client 28,430 23,720
  53-3041 Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs 29,510 23,980
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation        
  00-0000 Industry Total 2,243,250 24,940
  53-0000 All Transportation and Material Moving Occupations 52,710 25,840
  Transportation occupations employing the most workers (top 3)      
  53-6031 Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants 2,020 21,340
  53-3021 Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity 2,160 28,040
  53-6021 Parking Lot Attendants 10,300 20,260
Accommodation and Food Services        
  00-0000 Industry Total 12,922,560 19,740
  53-0000 All Transportation and Material Moving Occupations 246,770 19,240
  Transportation occupations employing the most workers (top 3)      
  53-6021 Parking Lot Attendants 10,440 20,070
  53-3033 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers 35,130 19,780
  53-3031 Driver/Sales Workers 173,950 18,990
Other Services (except Public Administration)        
  00-0000 Industry Total 4,010,090 29,730
  53-0000 All Transportation and Material Moving Occupations 387,470 21,540
  Transportation occupations employing the most workers (top 3)      
  53-3031 Driver/Sales Workers 17,650 33,520
  53-6031 Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants 44,030 21,090
  53-6021 Parking Lot Attendants 90,790 20,330


NOTE: Median wage is for all occupations within each industry (transportation and non-transportation occupations).

Top three transportation occupations are the transportation occupations employing the largest number of workers and are selected from detailed occupation group in Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wages table.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wages, available at http://www.bls.gov/oes as of Aug. 11, 2016.