Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in New Jersey, 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 New Jersey. These are estimates of jobs and wages, not job openings.
The group’s own figures in New Jersey
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Occupation group code | 53-0000 |
| Employment | 467,310 |
| Jobs per 1,000 | 109.943 |
| Location quotient | 1.24 |
| Mean annual wage | $50,980 |
| Median annual wage | $43,520 |
| Mean hourly wage | $24.51 |
| Median hourly wage | $20.92 |
| 10th percentile annual wage | $31,840 |
| 25th percentile annual wage | $36,090 |
| 75th percentile annual wage | $56,120 |
| 90th percentile annual wage | $74,400 |
Detailed occupations in this group in New Jersey
Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this group in New Jersey, 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 New Jersey.
| 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 | 101,720 | $39,050 | $41,950 | $31,590 | $52,560 | $18.78 |
| Packers and Packagers, Hand | 76,060 | $42,770 | $40,400 | $31,470 | $46,470 | $20.56 |
| Stockers and Order Fillers | 70,780 | $36,800 | $39,250 | $31,470 | $49,240 | $17.69 |
| Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | 49,450 | $64,720 | $67,630 | $48,820 | $89,130 | $31.12 |
| Light Truck Drivers | 35,290 | $45,920 | $49,610 | $34,790 | $70,450 | $22.08 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors | 22,940 | $65,860 | $69,170 | $45,560 | $97,440 | $31.67 |
| Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators | 17,730 | $45,620 | $49,050 | $35,750 | $66,650 | $21.93 |
| Bus Drivers, School | 12,200 | $59,140 | $56,710 | $40,560 | $68,330 | $28.43 |
| Driver/Sales Workers | 11,700 | $37,450 | $43,460 | $31,470 | $59,820 | $18.01 |
| Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment | 10,880 | $36,090 | $37,800 | $31,470 | $45,760 | $17.35 |
| Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants | 9,690 | $34,390 | $35,640 | $31,470 | $42,800 | $16.53 |
| Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs | 8,590 | $39,830 | $43,720 | $31,760 | $59,280 | $19.15 |
| Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity | 5,850 | $62,200 | $61,350 | $49,480 | $70,700 | $29.91 |
| Parking Attendants | 4,850 | $35,280 | $35,790 | $31,470 | $42,590 | $16.96 |
| Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors | 4,710 | $50,700 | $52,730 | $36,560 | $71,910 | $24.38 |
| Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other | 1,550 | $47,010 | $55,040 | $32,860 | $82,450 | $22.6 |
| Aircraft Service Attendants | 1,240 | $47,350 | $47,810 | $39,190 | $56,590 | $22.76 |
| Passenger Attendants | 1,240 | $39,100 | $40,250 | $39,100 | $40,470 | $18.8 |
| Transportation Inspectors | 1,020 | $54,860 | $64,750 | $40,080 | $102,840 | $26.38 |
| Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels | 880 | $91,700 | $107,930 | $37,440 | $171,020 | $44.09 |
| Commercial Pilots | 790 | # | $229,820 | $99,350 | # | * |
| Crane and Tower Operators | 740 | $88,470 | $93,240 | $62,460 | $136,850 | $42.54 |
| Machine Feeders and Offbearers | 650 | $42,930 | $43,640 | $34,160 | $56,230 | $20.64 |
| Material Moving Workers, All Other | 640 | $64,850 | $64,330 | $38,100 | $81,990 | $31.18 |
| Sailors and Marine Oilers | 570 | $61,610 | $66,200 | $38,480 | $99,740 | $29.62 |
| Airfield Operations Specialists | 480 | $41,450 | $52,260 | $41,420 | $90,190 | $19.93 |
| Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers | 290 | $81,900 | $78,480 | $60,950 | $93,760 | $39.37 |
| Air Traffic Controllers | 210 | $135,470 | $142,650 | $82,860 | $208,250 | $65.13 |
| Conveyor Operators and Tenders | 210 | $37,910 | $42,000 | $33,550 | $57,010 | $18.22 |
| Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers | 210 | $59,450 | $65,710 | $48,120 | $99,470 | $28.58 |
| Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians | 170 | $39,200 | $38,010 | $34,300 | $40,080 | $18.84 |
| Ship Engineers | 170 | $117,090 | $114,450 | $74,050 | $157,660 | $56.29 |
| Subway and Streetcar Operators | 160 | $68,960 | $72,890 | $54,250 | $112,970 | $33.16 |
| Transportation Workers, All Other | 140 | $70,700 | $69,070 | $37,380 | $83,630 | $33.99 |
| Motorboat Operators | 120 | $44,640 | $52,970 | $35,340 | $78,030 | $21.46 |
| Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders | 110 | $59,050 | $59,430 | $47,790 | $76,370 | $28.39 |
| Traffic Technicians | 110 | $59,750 | $61,850 | $45,080 | $83,430 | $28.73 |
| Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors | 90 | $64,000 | $67,210 | $51,640 | $89,900 | $30.77 |
| Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers | 90 | $79,990 | $73,560 | $57,620 | $80,010 | $38.46 |
| Dredge Operators | 80 | $70,400 | $67,590 | $55,580 | $73,230 | $33.85 |
| Rail Transportation Workers, All Other | 50 | $84,190 | $81,730 | $71,210 | $91,490 | $40.48 |
| Taxi Drivers | 30 | $36,460 | $40,620 | $32,090 | $56,830 | $17.53 |
| Locomotive Engineers | ** | $84,230 | $85,160 | $84,230 | $104,180 | $40.49 |
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=34&OCC_CODE=53-0000. the group row is AREA 34 / OCC_CODE 53-0000, and each table row is its own detailed record for this area, AREA 34 / 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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