Employment and Wages in Select Transportation Occupations: 2023

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This bar graph shows the number employed, median wage, and projected percent change in employment from 2023 to 2033. Sectors are divided into 4 groups: top-five largest employers, bottom-five lowest median wage, top-five highest median wage, and projected fastest growing. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers had the most employees, 2 million. The highest median wage was 219,140 dollars for airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers. Taxi drivers are projected to have the largest percent increase from

Dataset Excel:

F4_07_EmploymentWages_SelectTransportationOccupations_A_v2.xlsx (288.54 KB)

Notes:

Airline pilots on scheduled air carrier routes typically transport passengers and cargo, while commercial pilots on nonscheduled air carrier routes typically transport passengers. “Commercial pilots” includes charter pilots, air ambulance pilots, and air tour pilots. Ambulance drivers excludes emergency medical technicians.

Description:

This graph is from the 2024 Transportation Statistics Annual Report.

Source:

Transportation occupations: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Transportation Statistics, table 3-24 Employment in Transportation and Transportation-Related Occupations, available at https://www.bts.gov/content/employment-transportation-and transportation-related-occupations. Employment and wages: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wages, available at https://bls.gov/oes/. Projected growth rate: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections, available at https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm as of September 2024.

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Employment and Wages in Select Transportation Occupations: 2023