Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in Colorado, 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 Colorado. These are estimates of jobs and wages, not job openings.
The group’s own figures in Colorado
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Occupation group code | 53-0000 |
| Employment | 218,520 |
| Jobs per 1,000 | 75.581 |
| Location quotient | 0.85 |
| Mean annual wage | $56,150 |
| Median annual wage | $46,280 |
| Mean hourly wage | $26.99 |
| Median hourly wage | $22.25 |
| 10th percentile annual wage | $36,180 |
| 25th percentile annual wage | $39,120 |
| 75th percentile annual wage | $59,000 |
| 90th percentile annual wage | $76,410 |
Detailed occupations in this group in Colorado
Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this group in Colorado, 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 Colorado.
| Occupation | Employment | Median annual wage | Mean annual wage | 10th percentile annual wage | 90th percentile annual wage | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockers and Order Fillers | 56,840 | $40,710 | $42,250 | $36,110 | $50,530 | $19.57 |
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | 31,580 | $45,210 | $45,960 | $36,270 | $58,470 | $21.74 |
| Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | 27,840 | $60,260 | $61,750 | $45,730 | $80,150 | $28.97 |
| Light Truck Drivers | 13,810 | $46,960 | $50,450 | $36,450 | $70,040 | $22.58 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors | 12,510 | $65,140 | $70,280 | $48,560 | $97,940 | $31.32 |
| Driver/Sales Workers | 10,770 | $43,560 | $44,390 | $29,990 | $59,680 | $20.94 |
| Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators | 8,330 | $48,460 | $50,900 | $39,730 | $63,560 | $23.3 |
| Flight Attendants | 7,540 | $61,050 | $62,650 | $30,740 | $93,510 | * |
| Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment | 6,430 | $39,480 | $41,440 | $35,390 | $48,810 | $18.98 |
| Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | 5,840 | $211,860 | $254,770 | $103,310 | # | * |
| Packers and Packagers, Hand | 4,910 | $39,000 | $40,690 | $33,370 | $48,700 | $18.75 |
| Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs | 3,940 | $38,840 | $41,480 | $31,810 | $49,290 | $18.68 |
| Bus Drivers, School | 3,720 | $49,490 | $51,280 | $37,890 | $61,980 | $23.79 |
| Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other | 3,520 | $37,950 | $42,040 | $31,650 | $58,200 | $18.24 |
| Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors | 3,410 | $60,610 | $57,190 | $38,960 | $73,670 | $29.14 |
| Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity | 3,310 | $61,310 | $58,130 | $46,570 | $65,260 | $29.48 |
| Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants | 3,290 | $38,420 | $40,170 | $34,440 | $47,050 | $18.47 |
| Parking Attendants | 1,350 | $38,800 | $41,100 | $32,350 | $48,200 | $18.65 |
| Commercial Pilots | 1,170 | $122,700 | $130,580 | $50,900 | $205,570 | * |
| Aircraft Service Attendants | 850 | $46,650 | $46,640 | $39,530 | $55,860 | $22.43 |
| Air Traffic Controllers | 780 | $172,310 | $153,010 | $74,260 | $207,130 | $82.84 |
| Crane and Tower Operators | 600 | $74,140 | $73,920 | $56,760 | $85,920 | $35.65 |
| Machine Feeders and Offbearers | 590 | $38,020 | $43,140 | $32,910 | $59,440 | $18.28 |
| Material Moving Workers, All Other | 510 | $60,680 | $59,510 | $44,530 | $75,580 | $29.18 |
| Locomotive Engineers | 450 | $79,960 | $77,020 | $58,710 | $84,830 | $38.44 |
| Conveyor Operators and Tenders | 430 | $39,720 | $44,030 | $36,870 | $55,170 | $19.1 |
| Transportation Inspectors | 420 | $91,660 | $94,600 | $34,690 | $149,450 | $44.07 |
| Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters | 400 | $70,000 | $76,740 | $52,240 | $107,770 | $33.66 |
| Wellhead Pumpers | 380 | $61,170 | $69,190 | $49,290 | $92,490 | $29.41 |
| Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers | 250 | $69,040 | $66,880 | $47,800 | $84,330 | $33.19 |
| Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors | 240 | $74,930 | $77,810 | $56,820 | $108,770 | $36.02 |
| Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders | 170 | $40,320 | $48,700 | $37,480 | $64,410 | $19.39 |
| Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians | 100 | $36,320 | $38,060 | $29,990 | $45,640 | $17.46 |
| Airfield Operations Specialists | 90 | $72,720 | $71,100 | $51,360 | $93,960 | $34.96 |
| Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers | 80 | $79,140 | $78,220 | $50,690 | $107,790 | $38.05 |
| Passenger Attendants | ** | $36,400 | $37,860 | $35,810 | $36,830 | $17.5 |
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=08&OCC_CODE=53-0000. the group row is AREA 08 / OCC_CODE 53-0000, and each table row is its own detailed record for this area, AREA 08 / 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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