Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in Mississippi, 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 Mississippi. These are estimates of jobs and wages, not job openings.
The group’s own figures in Mississippi
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Occupation group code | 53-0000 |
| Employment | 125,710 |
| Jobs per 1,000 | 108.397 |
| Location quotient | 1.22 |
| Mean annual wage | $43,470 |
| Median annual wage | $37,910 |
| Mean hourly wage | $20.9 |
| Median hourly wage | $18.23 |
| 10th percentile annual wage | $25,580 |
| 25th percentile annual wage | $31,030 |
| 75th percentile annual wage | $48,330 |
| 90th percentile annual wage | $64,010 |
Detailed occupations in this group in Mississippi
Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this group in Mississippi, 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 Mississippi.
| Occupation | Employment | Median annual wage | Mean annual wage | 10th percentile annual wage | 90th percentile annual wage | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | 28,460 | $35,920 | $36,270 | $27,530 | $46,850 | $17.27 |
| Stockers and Order Fillers | 26,910 | $34,690 | $35,990 | $24,860 | $47,920 | $16.68 |
| Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | 25,490 | $50,700 | $55,240 | $33,670 | $81,560 | $24.38 |
| Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators | 9,250 | $42,430 | $42,810 | $31,220 | $57,740 | $20.4 |
| Light Truck Drivers | 6,520 | $38,820 | $45,790 | $24,840 | $86,560 | $18.66 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors | 5,140 | $59,260 | $62,700 | $37,960 | $92,500 | $28.49 |
| Packers and Packagers, Hand | 4,210 | $31,730 | $31,540 | $17,810 | $44,460 | $15.26 |
| Bus Drivers, School | 3,880 | $28,940 | $30,660 | $18,440 | $44,820 | $13.92 |
| Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment | 2,620 | $29,130 | $29,530 | $18,790 | $37,080 | $14.01 |
| Driver/Sales Workers | 2,290 | $34,290 | $34,560 | $18,490 | $50,020 | $16.49 |
| Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors | 1,790 | $36,070 | $37,930 | $27,230 | $51,190 | $17.34 |
| Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs | 1,330 | $28,400 | $29,700 | $18,920 | $45,340 | $13.65 |
| Machine Feeders and Offbearers | 870 | $38,420 | $40,970 | $31,640 | $52,720 | $18.47 |
| Crane and Tower Operators | 770 | $62,510 | $60,210 | $36,810 | $83,920 | $30.05 |
| Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants | 560 | $28,720 | $29,820 | $22,400 | $38,420 | $13.81 |
| Sailors and Marine Oilers | 560 | $49,030 | $56,100 | $39,900 | $85,910 | $23.57 |
| Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels | 530 | $112,670 | $120,580 | $45,760 | $169,530 | $54.17 |
| Parking Attendants | 380 | $25,550 | $26,680 | $18,930 | $34,670 | $12.28 |
| Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians | 350 | $23,080 | $25,840 | $18,200 | $35,180 | $11.1 |
| Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity | 340 | $37,610 | $37,590 | $30,040 | $46,300 | $18.08 |
| Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters | 320 | * | * | * | * | * |
| Commercial Pilots | 300 | $99,920 | $129,030 | $70,480 | $227,930 | * |
| Conveyor Operators and Tenders | 250 | $35,090 | $35,950 | $22,890 | $50,710 | $16.87 |
| Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other | 200 | $20,990 | $32,980 | $19,420 | $57,430 | $10.09 |
| Air Traffic Controllers | 130 | $91,480 | $94,890 | $71,380 | $124,700 | $43.98 |
| Ship Engineers | 100 | $92,150 | $97,530 | $63,260 | $132,700 | $44.3 |
| Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers | 70 | $61,250 | $60,540 | $44,510 | $81,130 | $29.45 |
| Airfield Operations Specialists | 50 | $48,570 | $52,420 | $28,990 | $86,940 | $23.35 |
| Bridge and Lock Tenders | 50 | $73,240 | $62,460 | $29,780 | $73,240 | $35.21 |
| Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers | 50 | $59,690 | $55,790 | $30,770 | $76,850 | $28.7 |
| Transportation Workers, All Other | 50 | $32,930 | $33,530 | $26,720 | $41,200 | $15.83 |
| Traffic Technicians | 40 | * | * | * | * | * |
| Hoist and Winch Operators | 30 | $22,150 | $27,240 | $22,150 | $38,430 | $10.65 |
| Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders | ** | $37,280 | $39,260 | $29,820 | $54,160 | $17.92 |
| Transportation Inspectors | ** | $76,820 | $79,560 | $64,640 | $98,890 | $36.93 |
| Wellhead Pumpers | ** | $51,660 | $59,280 | $51,650 | $75,400 | $24.84 |
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=28&OCC_CODE=53-0000. the group row is AREA 28 / OCC_CODE 53-0000, and each table row is its own detailed record for this area, AREA 28 / 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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