Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in Alaska, May 2024
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 state estimates. BLS sorts every occupation into one of 22 major groups; this is the Transportation and Material Moving Occupations group in Alaska. These are estimates of jobs and wages, not job openings.
The group’s own figures in Alaska
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Occupation group code | 53-0000 |
| Employment | 29,470 |
| Jobs per 1,000 | 91.797 |
| Location quotient | 1.04 |
| Mean annual wage | $71,120 |
| Median annual wage | $51,390 |
| Mean hourly wage | $34.19 |
| Median hourly wage | $24.71 |
| 10th percentile annual wage | $35,350 |
| 25th percentile annual wage | $39,010 |
| 75th percentile annual wage | $77,390 |
| 90th percentile annual wage | $118,290 |
Detailed occupations in this group in Alaska
Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this group in Alaska, sorted by employment. Rows where BLS publishes no employment estimate (**) come last. Click a column heading to sort. A cell that reads “not published annually” or “not published hourly” means BLS publishes that row on the other basis only. A cell showing * or # is BLS’s own footnote symbol, explained below the table. Each row is that occupation’s own BLS record for Alaska.
| Occupation | Employment | Median annual wage | Mean annual wage | 10th percentile annual wage | 90th percentile annual wage | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockers and Order Fillers | 6,680 | $39,560 | $43,190 | $31,730 | $58,660 | $19.02 |
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | 3,680 | $45,720 | $54,280 | $35,350 | $92,510 | $21.98 |
| Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | 3,240 | $64,890 | $66,890 | $46,740 | $81,050 | $31.2 |
| Commercial Pilots | 1,870 | $110,930 | $133,750 | $65,400 | # | * |
| First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors | 1,680 | $67,800 | $74,850 | $44,290 | $112,400 | $32.59 |
| Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | 1,620 | $226,490 | $222,280 | $57,690 | # | * |
| Light Truck Drivers | 1,090 | $52,000 | $60,900 | $37,230 | $98,190 | $25 |
| Driver/Sales Workers | 770 | $41,590 | $43,470 | $29,290 | $62,730 | $19.99 |
| Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs | 740 | $37,380 | $42,020 | $28,190 | $57,720 | $17.97 |
| Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels | 710 | $80,430 | $89,170 | $39,000 | $168,110 | $38.67 |
| Packers and Packagers, Hand | 710 | $40,360 | $41,090 | $26,000 | $58,660 | $19.4 |
| Bus Drivers, School | 660 | $49,880 | $50,740 | $37,160 | $61,720 | $23.98 |
| Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment | 630 | $36,870 | $40,310 | $34,330 | $55,760 | $17.73 |
| Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators | 560 | $50,630 | $53,090 | $36,980 | $79,670 | $24.34 |
| Air Traffic Controllers | 500 | $120,370 | $125,090 | $60,400 | $184,950 | $57.87 |
| Sailors and Marine Oilers | 440 | $61,030 | $62,070 | $35,700 | $80,350 | $29.34 |
| Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants | 400 | $37,920 | $39,830 | $31,520 | $57,220 | $18.23 |
| Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors | 330 | $36,830 | $50,340 | $31,060 | $78,860 | $17.71 |
| Ship Engineers | 320 | $80,180 | $91,090 | $39,520 | $135,630 | $38.55 |
| Aircraft Service Attendants | 270 | $45,610 | $47,570 | $38,510 | $57,470 | $21.93 |
| Transportation Inspectors | 200 | $138,030 | $157,750 | $94,100 | # | $66.36 |
| Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity | 190 | $62,300 | $64,280 | $44,390 | $82,960 | $29.95 |
| Passenger Attendants | 170 | $54,290 | $53,330 | $49,440 | $54,320 | $26.1 |
| Airfield Operations Specialists | 160 | $66,250 | $67,360 | $47,500 | $98,880 | $31.85 |
| Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers | 140 | $72,990 | $70,440 | $25,410 | $104,360 | $35.09 |
| Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors | 90 | $60,750 | $66,240 | $51,590 | $91,620 | $29.21 |
| Material Moving Workers, All Other | 90 | $48,870 | $52,680 | $31,930 | $75,270 | $23.5 |
| Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other | 90 | $70,990 | $68,290 | $39,630 | $79,500 | $34.13 |
| Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators | 80 | $104,550 | $101,140 | $71,410 | $132,470 | $50.27 |
| Locomotive Engineers | 80 | * | * | * | * | * |
| Parking Attendants | 60 | $35,480 | $33,780 | $28,710 | $37,110 | $17.06 |
| Crane and Tower Operators | 50 | $80,900 | $89,310 | $69,270 | $106,370 | $38.89 |
| Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders | 50 | $83,330 | $82,620 | $75,640 | $92,480 | $40.06 |
| Hoist and Winch Operators | 30 | $48,930 | $49,580 | $43,880 | $56,130 | $23.53 |
Symbols (BLS wording, workbook sheet Field Descriptions sheet): ** indicates that an employment estimate is not available · * indicates that a wage estimate is not available · # indicates a wage equal to or greater than $115.00 per hour or $239,200 per year. A wage shown as a symbol is not zero and not a blank: BLS publishes no number there.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 state estimates. Record: state_M2024_dl.xlsx!AREA=02&OCC_CODE=53-0000. the group row is AREA 02 / OCC_CODE 53-0000, and each table row is its own detailed record for this area, AREA 02 / OCC_CODE 53-xxxx. Reference period: May 2024. Fetched October 2026 from https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm24st.zip.
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