Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in District of Columbia, 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 District of Columbia. These are estimates of jobs and wages, not job openings.
The group’s own figures in District of Columbia
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Occupation group code | 53-0000 |
| Employment | 17,450 |
| Jobs per 1,000 | 24.619 |
| Location quotient | 0.28 |
| Mean annual wage | $56,160 |
| Median annual wage | $47,130 |
| Mean hourly wage | $27 |
| Median hourly wage | $22.66 |
| 10th percentile annual wage | $35,750 |
| 25th percentile annual wage | $37,760 |
| 75th percentile annual wage | $64,080 |
| 90th percentile annual wage | $83,210 |
Detailed occupations in this group in District of Columbia
Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this group in District of Columbia, 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 District of Columbia.
| Occupation | Employment | Median annual wage | Mean annual wage | 10th percentile annual wage | 90th percentile annual wage | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockers and Order Fillers | 3,400 | $38,760 | $42,210 | $36,800 | $49,330 | $18.63 |
| Parking Attendants | 2,010 | $36,610 | $37,380 | $35,360 | $40,820 | $17.6 |
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | 1,210 | $45,140 | $49,910 | $36,880 | $69,380 | $21.7 |
| Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other | 990 | $68,350 | $65,640 | $53,560 | $72,200 | $32.86 |
| Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | 830 | $63,610 | $66,740 | $50,580 | $90,170 | $30.58 |
| Driver/Sales Workers | 820 | $35,750 | $39,760 | $35,360 | $48,550 | $17.19 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors | 780 | $70,790 | $74,800 | $39,220 | $112,180 | $34.04 |
| Passenger Attendants | 770 | $52,730 | $49,970 | $42,890 | $56,200 | $25.35 |
| Air Traffic Controllers | 700 | $35,940 | $77,660 | $35,940 | $192,440 | $17.28 |
| Light Truck Drivers | 570 | $47,620 | $50,040 | $35,360 | $68,680 | $22.89 |
| Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors | 550 | $53,870 | $54,450 | $39,810 | $74,330 | $25.9 |
| Bus Drivers, School | 530 | $54,450 | $53,580 | $49,650 | $54,480 | $26.18 |
| Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs | 500 | $44,020 | $45,460 | $35,690 | $57,860 | $21.17 |
| Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment | 380 | $45,510 | $50,410 | $35,360 | $75,380 | $21.88 |
| Transportation Workers, All Other | 370 | $47,960 | $56,750 | $40,870 | $85,030 | $23.06 |
| Transportation Inspectors | 140 | $103,970 | $115,530 | $61,860 | $181,520 | $49.99 |
| Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity | 120 | $50,470 | $52,880 | $43,750 | $61,390 | $24.26 |
| Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants | 60 | $35,430 | $38,570 | $35,360 | $49,910 | $17.03 |
| Crane and Tower Operators | 50 | $106,150 | $100,560 | $81,600 | $112,320 | $51.03 |
| Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators | ** | $81,470 | $71,900 | $49,440 | $81,480 | $39.17 |
| Packers and Packagers, Hand | ** | $40,210 | $41,580 | $35,880 | $50,900 | $19.33 |
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=11&OCC_CODE=53-0000. the group row is AREA 11 / OCC_CODE 53-0000, and each table row is its own detailed record for this area, AREA 11 / 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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