TABLE 6-3 Employment in Selected Freight Transportation and Freight Transportation-Related Occupations: 2000, 2007–2012
Thursday, April 9, 2015
Thousands
| Occupation (SOC code) | 2000 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle operators, pipeline operators, and primary support | 3,158 | 3,202 | 3,159 | 2,956 | 2,818 | 2,871 | 2,922 |
| Driver/sales worker (53-3031) | 374 | 382 | 373 | 363 | 372 | 388 | 394 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer (53-3032) | 1,577 | 1,694 | 1,673 | 1,551 | 1,467 | 1,509 | 1,557 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services (53-3033) | 1,033 | 923 | 909 | 835 | 780 | 771 | 769 |
| Locomotive engineers (53-4011) | 29 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 41 | 39 | 37 |
| Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers (53-4013) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators (53-4021) | 17 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
| Railroad conductors and yardmasters (53-4031) | 40 | 38 | 40 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 43 |
| Sailors and marine oilers (53-5011) | 30 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 |
| Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels (53-5021) | 21 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| Ship engineers (53-5031) | 7 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Bridge and lock tenders (53-6011) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators (53-7071) | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers (53-7072) | 14 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 |
| Transportation equipment manufacturing and maintenance occupations | 269 | 310 | 269 | 254 | 242 | 242 | 230 |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists (49-3031) | 259 | 250 | 249 | 233 | 223 | 223 | 19 |
| Rail car repairers (49-3043) | 11 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
| Transportation infrastructure construction and maintenance occupations | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 27 |
| Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators (47-4061) | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
| Signal and track switch repairers (49-9097) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Dredge operators (53-7031) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Secondary support service occupations | 1,431 | 1,333 | 1,346 | 1,275 | 1,228 | 1,221 | 1,218 |
| Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance (43-5032) | 167 | 190 | 193 | 185 | 181 | 182 | 185 |
| Postal service mail carriers (43-5052) | 355 | 348 | 355 | 339 | 325 | 315 | 305 |
| Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks (43-5071) | 865 | 756 | 761 | 715 | 688 | 688 | 691 |
| Transportation inspectors (53-6051) | 27 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
| Tank car, truck, and ship loaders (53-7121) | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
KEY: SOC = Standard Occupational Classification.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wages,available at http://www.bls.gov/oes/ as of August 2014.