Transportation & Material Moving Occupations

Minor Occupation Group

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2021 Workforce

11.5M

Average Age

41.5

Average Salary

$39,316

Average Male Salary

$42,309

Average Female Salary

$27,914

About

Transportation & Material Moving Occupations are most often employed by the Truck transportation industry. The average yearly wage for Transportation & Material Moving Occupations was $39,316 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Transportation & Material Moving Occupations are Johnson County PUMA, TX, Clayton County (North)Forest Park City PUMA, GA, and Moreno Valley City PUMA, CA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Transportation & Material Moving Occupations are Fontana City (East) PUMA, CA, Johnson County PUMA, TX, and Memphis City (Southwest) PUMA, TN.

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Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Transportation & Material Moving Occupations workforce. Transportation & Material Moving Occupations workforce in 2021 was 11,523,938 people, of which 20.8% were women and 79.2% were men. Transportation & Material Moving Occupations are paid most in Wellington Village & Agricultural Reserve PUMA, FL but are relatively concentrated in Fontana City (East) PUMA, CA.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

9,128,064

Male Workforce

± 71.9k

2,395,874

Female Workforce

± 37.7k

The Transportation & Material Moving Occupations workforce in 2021 was 11,523,938 people (20.8% women and 79.2% men). This implies an average annual growth of 35.6% between 2014 (8,498,002) and 2021 (11,523,938).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Transportation & Material Moving Occupations.

During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Alaska ($58,067), Hawaii ($46,452), and Wyoming ($45,317).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$39,316

AVERAGE WAGE

#12 in the ranking (2021)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Transportation & Material Moving Occupations earned an average of $39,316, $20,279 less than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Transportation & Material Moving Occupations in relation to all Minor Occupation Group in 2021.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.426

WAGE GINI

In 2021, Transportation & Material Moving Occupations had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.426, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Transportation & Material Moving Occupations (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Transportation & Material Moving Occupations compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Transportation & Material Moving Occupations and on wages for those in the field. Truck transportation is the industry that employs the most Transportation & Material Moving Occupations, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Transportation & Material Moving Occupations, by average wage, is Air transportation ($105,428).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

11.5M

2021 Workforce

± 80,075

1.84%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 0.97%

This graphic shows the share of Transportation & Material Moving Occupations employed by various industries. Truck transportation employs the largest share of Transportation & Material Moving Occupations at 51.2%, followed by Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores with 27.1% and General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters with 21.8%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Transportation & Material Moving Occupations in the US. The workforce of Transportation & Material Moving Occupations in 2021 was 11,523,938 people, with 20.8% woman, and 79.2% men. The average age of male Transportation & Material Moving Occupations in the workforce is 41.6 and of female Transportation & Material Moving Occupations is 41.4, and the most common race/ethnicity for Transportation & Material Moving Occupations is White.

Gender and Age

Metric

The workforce of Transportation & Material Moving Occupations in 2021 was 11,523,938 people, with 20.8% woman, and 79.2% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 20 to 24 years (1,374,037 people), 25 to 29 years (1,271,913 people), and 50 to 54 years (1,168,482 people). Among them they concentrated 33.1% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 22.7% of Transportation & Material Moving Occupations workers were Hispanic and 77.3% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (81.4%), Puerto Rican (12.1)%, and Salvadoran (6.48)%

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Races

In 2021, 62.3% of the Transportation & Material Moving Occupations workforce were White, of which 19.7% were women and 80.3% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (18.4%) and Other (7.85%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Transportation & Material Moving Occupations from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Transportation & Material Moving Occupations is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2021 were Transportation.

Among the necessary skills for Transportation & Material Moving Occupations, Critical Thinking stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Transportation & Material Moving Occupations need more than the average amount of Operation and Control.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Transportation & Material Moving Occupations in 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (277,541 people), Engineering (94,399 people), and Social Sciences (86,298 people).

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Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Transportation & Material Moving Occupations workers were High School or Equivalent (5,053,617 people), Some college (2,823,556 people), and Secondary Education (1,295,701 people).

The graphic shows the Transportation & Material Moving Occupations workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Transportation & Material Moving Occupations from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Transportation & Material Moving Occupations need many skills, but most especially Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Speaking.