Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in Nebraska, 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 Nebraska. These are estimates of jobs and wages, not job openings.
The group’s own figures in Nebraska
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Occupation group code | 53-0000 |
| Employment | 95,330 |
| Jobs per 1,000 | 93.818 |
| Location quotient | 1.06 |
| Mean annual wage | $47,700 |
| Median annual wage | $42,700 |
| Mean hourly wage | $22.93 |
| Median hourly wage | $20.53 |
| 10th percentile annual wage | $29,890 |
| 25th percentile annual wage | $36,200 |
| 75th percentile annual wage | $53,380 |
| 90th percentile annual wage | $75,400 |
Detailed occupations in this group in Nebraska
Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this group in Nebraska, 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 Nebraska.
| Occupation | Employment | Median annual wage | Mean annual wage | 10th percentile annual wage | 90th percentile annual wage | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | 24,160 | $57,940 | $60,150 | $38,960 | $92,890 | $27.86 |
| Stockers and Order Fillers | 18,800 | $36,200 | $36,620 | $28,790 | $46,480 | $17.4 |
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | 15,950 | $40,640 | $41,620 | $33,100 | $49,320 | $19.54 |
| Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment | 4,800 | $36,640 | $38,400 | $29,330 | $48,960 | $17.62 |
| Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators | 4,790 | $46,120 | $46,200 | $36,940 | $57,080 | $22.18 |
| Light Truck Drivers | 3,720 | $42,940 | $47,470 | $28,020 | $90,120 | $20.65 |
| Packers and Packagers, Hand | 3,670 | $37,930 | $36,970 | $25,430 | $48,170 | $18.24 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors | 3,600 | $59,680 | $64,230 | $39,240 | $102,070 | $28.69 |
| Driver/Sales Workers | 2,980 | $32,390 | $37,200 | $24,960 | $61,270 | $15.57 |
| Bus Drivers, School | 2,240 | $47,320 | $49,510 | $35,680 | $61,750 | $22.75 |
| Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs | 1,360 | $33,280 | $33,720 | $27,000 | $42,600 | $16 |
| Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters | 1,210 | $77,330 | $84,070 | $63,270 | $109,700 | $37.18 |
| Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors | 1,190 | $47,490 | $46,120 | $30,560 | $60,660 | $22.83 |
| Conveyor Operators and Tenders | 1,030 | $39,650 | $40,910 | $36,560 | $46,310 | $19.06 |
| Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other | 760 | $30,740 | $38,930 | $26,150 | $85,750 | $14.78 |
| Locomotive Engineers | 720 | $84,870 | $80,200 | $62,950 | $90,770 | $40.8 |
| Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants | 680 | $34,560 | $34,730 | $28,530 | $41,850 | $16.61 |
| Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity | 550 | $43,160 | $43,890 | $28,950 | $56,960 | $20.75 |
| Parking Attendants | 420 | $32,370 | $31,820 | $24,960 | $36,830 | $15.56 |
| Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers | 350 | $70,450 | $69,100 | $55,170 | $75,160 | $33.87 |
| Commercial Pilots | 310 | $100,150 | $102,890 | $38,050 | $179,990 | * |
| Crane and Tower Operators | 290 | $66,800 | $63,200 | $43,110 | $79,090 | $32.11 |
| Machine Feeders and Offbearers | 250 | $38,250 | $40,170 | $32,660 | $48,180 | $18.39 |
| Transportation Inspectors | 150 | $82,720 | $92,230 | $62,320 | $126,610 | $39.77 |
| Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors | 130 | * | * | * | * | * |
| Aircraft Service Attendants | 110 | $36,960 | $39,210 | $26,410 | $48,220 | $17.77 |
| Air Traffic Controllers | 70 | $108,990 | $108,150 | $79,540 | $143,640 | $52.4 |
| Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | 60 | $114,480 | $144,090 | $85,180 | $233,760 | * |
| Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians | 50 | $34,080 | $36,190 | $31,080 | $44,450 | $16.39 |
| Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators | 50 | $64,230 | $65,010 | $45,950 | $80,700 | $30.88 |
| Taxi Drivers | 50 | $33,480 | $31,650 | $24,960 | $34,650 | $16.1 |
| Traffic Technicians | 50 | $58,880 | $55,460 | $33,860 | $84,630 | $28.31 |
| Transportation Workers, All Other | 50 | $28,700 | $36,770 | $24,960 | $56,560 | $13.8 |
| Dredge Operators | 30 | $43,320 | $48,510 | $40,300 | $58,280 | $20.83 |
| Airfield Operations Specialists | ** | $57,610 | $56,760 | $37,210 | $79,070 | $27.7 |
| Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders | ** | $57,210 | $57,850 | $45,060 | $74,700 | $27.51 |
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=31&OCC_CODE=53-0000. the group row is AREA 31 / OCC_CODE 53-0000, and each table row is its own detailed record for this area, AREA 31 / 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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