Table 5-3 Employment in Select Transportation and Transportation-Related Occupations: 2000, 2007-2014 (Thousands)
Thursday, March 31, 2016
| Occupation (SOC code) | 2000 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle operators, pipeline operators, and primary supporta | 3,406 | 3,472 | 3,431 | 3,221 | 4,523 | 3,129 | 3,178 | 3,223 | 3,300 |
| Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers (53-2011) | 95 | 78 | 77 | 74 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 73 | 76 |
| Air traffic controllers (53-2021) | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Driver/sales workers (53-3031) | 374 | 382 | 373 | 363 | 372 | 388 | 394 | 396 | 406 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer (53-3032) | 1,577 | 1,694 | 1,673 | 1,551 | 1,467 | 1,509 | 1,557 | 1,585 | 1,625 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services (53-3033) | 1,033 | 923 | 909 | 835 | 780 | 771 | 769 | 777 | 797 |
| Taxi drivers and chauffeurs (53-3041) | 130 | 166 | 171 | 168 | 1612 | 167 | 167 | 170 | 178 |
| Locomotive engineers (53-4011) | 29 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 41 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 38 |
| Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers (53-4013) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators (53-4021) | 17 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 |
| Railroad conductors and yardmasters (53-4031) | 40 | 38 | 40 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 43 |
| Sailors and marine oilers (53-5011) | 30 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 28 |
| Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels (53-5021) | 21 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 |
| Ship engineers (53-5031) | 7 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Bridge and lock tenders (53-6011) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators (53-7071) | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers (53-7072) | 14 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
| Transportation equipment manufacturing and maintenance occupationsa | 754 | 795 | 759 | 708 | 700 | 719 | 748 | 761 | 767 |
| Aerospace engineers (17-2011) | 72 | 86 | 68 | 71 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 72 | 69 |
| Marine engineers and naval architects (17-2121) | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists (49-3031) | 259 | 250 | 249 | 233 | 223 | 223 | 230 | 238 | 243 |
| Rail car repairers (49-3043) | 11 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
| Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants (53-6031) | 106 | 93 | 84 | 79 | 86 | 102 | 109 | 113 | 105 |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment (53-7061) | 301 | 336 | 331 | 299 | 288 | 291 | 303 | 312 | 322 |
| Transportation Infrastructure construction and maintenance occupationsa | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
| Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators (47-4061) | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
| Signal and track switch repairers (49-9097) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Dredge operators (53-7031) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Secondary Support Service Occupationsa | 1,548 | 1,465 | 1,482 | 1,405 | 1,353 | 1,347 | 1,344 | 1,336 | 1,331 |
| Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance (43-5032) | 167 | 190 | 193 | 185 | 181 | 182 | 185 | 185 | 190 |
| Parking lot attendants (53-6021) | 117 | 132 | 136 | 130 | 125 | 126 | 127 | 130 | 136 |
| Postal service mail carriers (43-5052) | 355 | 348 | 355 | 339 | 325 | 315 | 305 | 307 | 307 |
| Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks (43-5071) | 865 | 756 | 761 | 715 | 688 | 688 | 691 | 677 | 662 |
| Transportation inspectors (53-6051) | 27 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Tank car, truck, and ship loaders (53-7121) | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
| Othera | 117 | 93 | 96 | 92 | 90 | 92 | 99 | 103 | 106 |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution managers (11-3071) | 117 | 93 | 96 | 92 | 90 | 92 | 99 | 103 | 106 |
KEY: SOC = Standard Occupational Classification
a Total is for the selected occupations.
SOURCE: Transportation and transportation-related occupations from U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics, Table 3-24, available at www.bts.gov; Data from U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wages, available at http://www.bls.gov/oes as of April 2015