Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in Florida, 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 Florida. These are estimates of jobs and wages, not job openings.
The group’s own figures in Florida
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Occupation group code | 53-0000 |
| Employment | 819,580 |
| Jobs per 1,000 | 83.459 |
| Location quotient | 0.94 |
| Mean annual wage | $46,210 |
| Median annual wage | $38,220 |
| Mean hourly wage | $22.21 |
| Median hourly wage | $18.38 |
| 10th percentile annual wage | $28,650 |
| 25th percentile annual wage | $33,680 |
| 75th percentile annual wage | $48,470 |
| 90th percentile annual wage | $65,000 |
Detailed occupations in this group in Florida
Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this group in Florida, 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 Florida.
| Occupation | Employment | Median annual wage | Mean annual wage | 10th percentile annual wage | 90th percentile annual wage | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockers and Order Fillers | 201,770 | $36,490 | $37,290 | $30,000 | $46,650 | $17.54 |
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | 157,990 | $36,980 | $38,750 | $29,190 | $48,300 | $17.78 |
| Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | 105,730 | $50,000 | $54,360 | $37,870 | $75,910 | $24.04 |
| Light Truck Drivers | 71,340 | $40,160 | $46,550 | $29,520 | $72,450 | $19.31 |
| Packers and Packagers, Hand | 39,360 | $27,490 | $30,910 | $25,120 | $39,970 | $13.22 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors | 34,750 | $59,950 | $63,710 | $40,020 | $91,510 | $28.82 |
| Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators | 32,390 | $45,790 | $47,970 | $35,850 | $65,290 | $22.01 |
| Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment | 26,010 | $31,790 | $34,050 | $26,880 | $44,750 | $15.29 |
| Driver/Sales Workers | 23,270 | $36,340 | $36,830 | $24,960 | $49,050 | $17.47 |
| Parking Attendants | 17,670 | $28,730 | $30,080 | $24,960 | $36,000 | $13.81 |
| Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs | 13,070 | $34,130 | $36,130 | $28,440 | $46,370 | $16.41 |
| Bus Drivers, School | 12,730 | $39,170 | $40,800 | $31,100 | $50,170 | $18.83 |
| Flight Attendants | 11,880 | $76,410 | $77,460 | $38,650 | $133,910 | * |
| Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors | 9,690 | $46,890 | $47,180 | $32,710 | $62,030 | $22.55 |
| Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity | 7,620 | $46,640 | $48,880 | $33,990 | $63,260 | $22.42 |
| Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | 6,640 | $220,350 | $265,890 | $108,990 | # | * |
| Commercial Pilots | 6,100 | $130,530 | $142,890 | $60,520 | # | * |
| Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants | 5,700 | $33,600 | $34,810 | $27,600 | $45,530 | $16.16 |
| Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels | 4,360 | $63,540 | $75,890 | $34,030 | $126,440 | $30.55 |
| Airfield Operations Specialists | 3,670 | $62,600 | $82,220 | $35,660 | $143,370 | $30.1 |
| Aircraft Service Attendants | 2,930 | $39,160 | $41,820 | $34,330 | $51,330 | $18.83 |
| Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other | 2,600 | $34,740 | $37,190 | $28,090 | $50,330 | $16.7 |
| Sailors and Marine Oilers | 2,590 | $46,070 | $49,960 | $30,580 | $71,970 | $22.15 |
| Crane and Tower Operators | 2,460 | $70,130 | $70,040 | $41,670 | $97,310 | $33.72 |
| Air Traffic Controllers | 1,980 | $144,710 | $139,910 | $84,420 | $192,300 | $69.57 |
| Passenger Attendants | 1,920 | $38,810 | $36,000 | $29,060 | $43,330 | $18.66 |
| Transportation Inspectors | 1,670 | $86,770 | $94,110 | $47,570 | $141,000 | $41.72 |
| Material Moving Workers, All Other | 1,480 | $36,330 | $40,060 | $30,370 | $56,310 | $17.47 |
| Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters | 1,250 | $82,060 | $74,670 | $49,180 | $82,060 | $39.45 |
| Taxi Drivers | 940 | $27,360 | $28,750 | $27,270 | $35,560 | $13.15 |
| Ship Engineers | 910 | $110,730 | $106,720 | $58,450 | $157,310 | $53.24 |
| Machine Feeders and Offbearers | 860 | $37,700 | $40,350 | $30,560 | $51,420 | $18.13 |
| Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders | 820 | $67,340 | $59,020 | $27,580 | $67,340 | $32.38 |
| Conveyor Operators and Tenders | 810 | $37,500 | $38,030 | $33,850 | $45,610 | $18.03 |
| Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors | 790 | $68,250 | $68,910 | $46,200 | $94,830 | $32.81 |
| Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers | 760 | $60,370 | $59,110 | $38,810 | $75,230 | $29.03 |
| Traffic Technicians | 760 | $52,230 | $54,650 | $26,090 | $76,640 | $25.11 |
| Locomotive Engineers | 620 | $82,000 | $79,530 | $55,690 | $94,300 | $39.43 |
| Transportation Workers, All Other | 360 | $44,210 | $45,410 | $30,640 | $63,890 | $21.25 |
| Motorboat Operators | 350 | $43,890 | $46,340 | $29,680 | $71,260 | $21.1 |
| Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians | 270 | $38,340 | $39,090 | $31,090 | $48,120 | $18.43 |
| Bridge and Lock Tenders | 180 | $42,470 | $43,300 | $29,680 | $56,410 | $20.42 |
| Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers | 170 | $64,290 | $59,440 | $42,410 | $68,600 | $30.91 |
| Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators | 120 | $37,260 | $40,500 | $34,170 | $40,560 | $17.91 |
| Hoist and Winch Operators | 90 | $38,910 | $46,430 | $26,620 | $87,990 | $18.71 |
| Dredge Operators | 50 | $52,640 | $71,510 | $38,960 | $103,640 | $25.31 |
| Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers | 30 | $58,220 | $58,210 | $50,960 | $64,650 | $27.99 |
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=12&OCC_CODE=53-0000. the group row is AREA 12 / OCC_CODE 53-0000, and each table row is its own detailed record for this area, AREA 12 / 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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