Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in North Dakota, 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 Dakota. These are estimates of jobs and wages, not job openings.
The group’s own figures in North Dakota
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Occupation group code | 53-0000 |
| Employment | 40,980 |
| Jobs per 1,000 | 96.634 |
| Location quotient | 1.09 |
| Mean annual wage | $52,500 |
| Median annual wage | $47,800 |
| Mean hourly wage | $25.24 |
| Median hourly wage | $22.98 |
| 10th percentile annual wage | $32,630 |
| 25th percentile annual wage | $38,610 |
| 75th percentile annual wage | $60,560 |
| 90th percentile annual wage | $78,420 |
Detailed occupations in this group in North Dakota
Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this group in North Dakota, 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 Dakota.
| 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 | 10,510 | $58,970 | $59,840 | $46,010 | $78,070 | $28.35 |
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | 10,140 | $44,630 | $44,830 | $33,400 | $59,000 | $21.46 |
| Stockers and Order Fillers | 4,890 | $38,120 | $38,780 | $30,500 | $47,530 | $18.33 |
| Light Truck Drivers | 2,140 | $47,750 | $51,700 | $31,880 | $90,200 | $22.96 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors | 2,040 | $66,030 | $74,880 | $45,360 | $119,940 | $31.75 |
| Bus Drivers, School | 1,580 | $50,420 | $57,810 | $30,510 | $90,130 | $24.24 |
| Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment | 1,420 | $36,210 | $36,350 | $28,380 | $45,450 | $17.41 |
| Driver/Sales Workers | 1,340 | $38,610 | $45,470 | $23,640 | $73,410 | $18.56 |
| Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators | 1,010 | $46,800 | $49,240 | $39,480 | $61,980 | $22.5 |
| Wellhead Pumpers | 910 | $83,450 | $85,460 | $54,060 | $100,150 | $40.12 |
| Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs | 640 | $36,760 | $38,500 | $29,840 | $50,260 | $17.67 |
| Packers and Packagers, Hand | 550 | $28,480 | $31,090 | $18,900 | $43,680 | $13.69 |
| Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants | 410 | $37,070 | $35,750 | $27,840 | $43,410 | $17.82 |
| Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders | 330 | $58,450 | $58,740 | $47,980 | $70,020 | $28.1 |
| Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors | 300 | $50,440 | $51,680 | $36,190 | $66,930 | $24.25 |
| Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity | 240 | $39,220 | $40,670 | $32,490 | $49,080 | $18.86 |
| Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other | 240 | $36,920 | $40,870 | $15,080 | $63,590 | $17.75 |
| Commercial Pilots | 230 | $111,120 | $132,640 | $60,070 | $209,580 | * |
| Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers | 230 | $75,960 | $77,440 | $61,770 | $97,950 | $36.52 |
| Crane and Tower Operators | 220 | $74,880 | $74,770 | $48,570 | $86,650 | $36 |
| Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians | 200 | $29,550 | $37,600 | $23,650 | $74,760 | $14.21 |
| Parking Attendants | 130 | $35,530 | $34,330 | $28,420 | $46,190 | $17.08 |
| Air Traffic Controllers | 80 | $121,470 | $117,150 | $81,950 | $142,380 | $58.4 |
| Aircraft Service Attendants | 70 | $48,180 | $48,290 | $40,440 | $56,910 | $23.16 |
| Airfield Operations Specialists | 70 | $49,970 | $51,840 | $43,250 | $64,580 | $24.03 |
| Conveyor Operators and Tenders | 60 | * | * | * | * | * |
| Transportation Inspectors | 60 | $104,330 | $106,320 | $69,380 | $138,490 | $50.16 |
| Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers | 50 | $73,620 | $70,080 | $59,090 | $82,480 | $35.4 |
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=38&OCC_CODE=53-0000. the group row is AREA 38 / OCC_CODE 53-0000, and each table row is its own detailed record for this area, AREA 38 / 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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