Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in North Carolina, 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 North Carolina. These are estimates of jobs and wages, not job openings.
The group’s own figures in North Carolina
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Occupation group code | 53-0000 |
| Employment | 454,240 |
| Jobs per 1,000 | 92.734 |
| Location quotient | 1.05 |
| Mean annual wage | $42,890 |
| Median annual wage | $37,950 |
| Mean hourly wage | $20.62 |
| Median hourly wage | $18.25 |
| 10th percentile annual wage | $27,990 |
| 25th percentile annual wage | $32,940 |
| 75th percentile annual wage | $47,330 |
| 90th percentile annual wage | $62,410 |
Detailed occupations in this group in North Carolina
Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this group in North Carolina, 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 North Carolina.
| 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 | 113,330 | $36,080 | $37,320 | $28,650 | $47,370 | $17.34 |
| Stockers and Order Fillers | 88,230 | $35,350 | $36,220 | $28,500 | $46,840 | $17 |
| Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | 64,610 | $49,580 | $53,990 | $38,550 | $73,040 | $23.84 |
| Light Truck Drivers | 37,860 | $38,800 | $42,880 | $26,150 | $64,190 | $18.65 |
| Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators | 25,640 | $42,250 | $43,340 | $35,330 | $52,050 | $20.31 |
| Packers and Packagers, Hand | 24,230 | $33,400 | $33,860 | $25,630 | $43,560 | $16.06 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors | 20,180 | $59,140 | $61,170 | $38,150 | $84,460 | $28.43 |
| Driver/Sales Workers | 13,850 | $30,210 | $33,600 | $16,540 | $55,750 | $14.53 |
| Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment | 12,750 | $30,700 | $31,890 | $20,540 | $43,170 | $14.76 |
| Bus Drivers, School | 11,960 | $36,620 | $37,440 | $30,110 | $46,370 | $17.61 |
| Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors | 6,460 | $40,500 | $40,690 | $24,310 | $55,780 | $19.47 |
| Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs | 4,780 | $31,970 | $33,520 | $23,590 | $46,140 | $15.37 |
| Flight Attendants | 4,320 | $64,100 | $73,420 | $63,310 | $99,850 | * |
| Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | 4,310 | $154,360 | $149,350 | $97,480 | $208,460 | * |
| Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants | 3,170 | $31,950 | $32,770 | $28,430 | $38,470 | $15.36 |
| Parking Attendants | 2,540 | $30,650 | $30,300 | $16,590 | $38,030 | $14.74 |
| Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity | 2,460 | $41,790 | $40,790 | $31,530 | $46,220 | $20.09 |
| Machine Feeders and Offbearers | 1,980 | $36,120 | $36,950 | $29,710 | $46,190 | $17.36 |
| Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other | 1,970 | $28,700 | $32,070 | $22,980 | $45,780 | $13.8 |
| Commercial Pilots | 1,470 | $126,740 | $136,910 | $63,050 | # | * |
| Crane and Tower Operators | 1,100 | $62,060 | $63,970 | $42,340 | $82,790 | $29.84 |
| Airfield Operations Specialists | 800 | $36,050 | $42,410 | $18,320 | $65,110 | $17.33 |
| Conveyor Operators and Tenders | 760 | $38,110 | $38,680 | $33,850 | $46,380 | $18.32 |
| Aircraft Service Attendants | 620 | $35,850 | $37,760 | $32,530 | $44,600 | $17.24 |
| Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters | 500 | $55,880 | $62,720 | $50,730 | $81,010 | $26.87 |
| Transportation Inspectors | 450 | $75,570 | $77,910 | $33,170 | $129,480 | $36.33 |
| Air Traffic Controllers | 440 | $120,580 | $130,610 | $85,650 | $186,310 | $57.97 |
| Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels | 430 | $66,680 | $80,070 | $39,260 | $148,510 | $32.06 |
| Passenger Attendants | 320 | $30,490 | $30,610 | $25,490 | $35,380 | $14.66 |
| Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers | 310 | $43,390 | $44,590 | $35,960 | $51,410 | $20.86 |
| Sailors and Marine Oilers | 310 | $43,250 | $45,180 | $32,440 | $61,780 | $20.8 |
| Material Moving Workers, All Other | 270 | $38,260 | $42,640 | $34,580 | $60,000 | $18.4 |
| Locomotive Engineers | 260 | $64,110 | $65,300 | $63,380 | $73,090 | $30.82 |
| Taxi Drivers | 170 | $34,790 | $35,400 | $24,690 | $48,950 | $16.73 |
| Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians | 140 | $32,630 | $32,850 | $25,640 | $37,850 | $15.69 |
| Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors | 130 | $66,190 | $69,360 | $51,380 | $81,130 | $31.82 |
| Traffic Technicians | 120 | $48,830 | $51,780 | $35,620 | $76,160 | $23.48 |
| Dredge Operators | 80 | $46,650 | $58,670 | $42,600 | $100,980 | $22.43 |
| Ship Engineers | 80 | $61,050 | $68,960 | $53,510 | $92,290 | $29.35 |
| Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers | 50 | $36,290 | $51,640 | $35,410 | $81,800 | $17.45 |
| Motorboat Operators | 40 | $81,220 | $69,960 | $27,780 | $93,190 | $39.05 |
| Bridge and Lock Tenders | ** | $33,970 | $35,740 | $33,400 | $43,250 | $16.33 |
| Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators | ** | $56,670 | $56,480 | $39,890 | $76,940 | $27.24 |
| Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders | ** | $43,990 | $44,390 | $39,570 | $49,350 | $21.15 |
| Transportation Workers, All Other | ** | $35,840 | $39,820 | $24,020 | $60,650 | $17.23 |
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=37&OCC_CODE=53-0000. the group row is AREA 37 / OCC_CODE 53-0000, and each table row is its own detailed record for this area, AREA 37 / 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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