Transportation and Material Moving Occupations: salaries

U.S. median pay and employment for 50 transportation and material moving occupations. Open a job to see pay by state and city.

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Air Traffic Controller$148,080$71.1922,510
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisor$58,170$27.979,760
Aircraft Service Attendant$40,450$19.4531,300
Airfield Operations Specialist$56,850$27.3315,190
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$232,140—103,560
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians$35,450$17.0412,630
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$35,670$17.15102,010
Bridge and Lock Tenders$57,700$27.743,040
Bus Drivers, School$47,920$23.04402,930
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$59,050$28.39159,240
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels$92,460$44.4536,850
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$35,830$17.23380,430
Commercial Pilot$123,220—47,630
Conveyor Operators and Tenders$42,420$20.3922,930
Crane and Tower Operators$68,080$32.7342,890
Dredge Operator$49,640$23.861,040
Driver/Sales Worker$38,770$18.64409,180
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$62,890$30.23623,640
Flight Attendant$63,580—131,650
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators$77,320$37.173,510
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$58,640$28.192,062,040
Hoist and Winch Operators$56,450$27.142,600
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$46,420$22.32774,420
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$40,240$19.352,950,280
Light Truck Driver$44,860$21.57983,300
Locomotive Engineer$81,410$39.1433,470
Machine Feeders and Offbearers$41,220$19.8242,330
Material Moving Workers, All Other$41,800$20.1023,480
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other$37,180$17.8746,880
Motorboat Operator$47,520$22.852,480
Packers and Packagers, Hand$36,280$17.44559,820
Parking Attendant$35,150$16.90137,880
Passenger Attendant$37,720$18.1427,110
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers$61,770$29.709,780
Rail Transportation Workers, All Other$56,360$27.101,120
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers$60,600$29.143,920
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers$68,840$33.1012,400
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters$78,000$37.5046,440
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$49,690$23.89147,240
Sailors and Marine Oilers$51,520$24.7731,670
Ship Engineer$109,530$52.668,400
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$37,290$17.93248,530
Stockers and Order Fillers$37,330$17.952,833,810
Subway and Streetcar Operators$86,380$41.5310,200
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders$58,870$28.3010,700
Taxi Driver$42,100$20.2441,050
Traffic Technician$59,090$28.417,860
Transportation Inspector$92,100$44.2824,500
Transportation Workers, All Other$45,650$21.9513,550
Wellhead Pumper$69,960$33.6317,990