Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in Oregon, 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 Oregon. These are estimates of jobs and wages, not job openings.
The group’s own figures in Oregon
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Occupation group code | 53-0000 |
| Employment | 173,500 |
| Jobs per 1,000 | 88.264 |
| Location quotient | 1 |
| Mean annual wage | $50,620 |
| Median annual wage | $45,480 |
| Mean hourly wage | $24.34 |
| Median hourly wage | $21.86 |
| 10th percentile annual wage | $34,120 |
| 25th percentile annual wage | $37,880 |
| 75th percentile annual wage | $57,870 |
| 90th percentile annual wage | $71,380 |
Detailed occupations in this group in Oregon
Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this group in Oregon, 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 Oregon.
| Occupation | Employment | Median annual wage | Mean annual wage | 10th percentile annual wage | 90th percentile annual wage | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockers and Order Fillers | 44,740 | $41,430 | $42,240 | $34,760 | $49,420 | $19.92 |
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | 26,520 | $43,110 | $44,870 | $33,850 | $59,280 | $20.73 |
| Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | 24,720 | $61,180 | $63,890 | $47,620 | $82,680 | $29.41 |
| Light Truck Drivers | 12,090 | $45,710 | $49,510 | $35,760 | $67,560 | $21.98 |
| Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators | 8,770 | $50,050 | $51,410 | $40,090 | $61,860 | $24.06 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors | 8,640 | $60,430 | $64,860 | $45,170 | $89,370 | $29.06 |
| Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants | 6,080 | $34,660 | $35,920 | $30,380 | $42,920 | $16.66 |
| Driver/Sales Workers | 5,990 | $38,180 | $42,630 | $29,970 | $62,040 | $18.36 |
| Packers and Packagers, Hand | 5,990 | $35,490 | $36,970 | $30,780 | $44,690 | $17.06 |
| Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment | 4,860 | $37,460 | $39,880 | $31,600 | $50,150 | $18.01 |
| Bus Drivers, School | 4,460 | $52,090 | $55,070 | $41,080 | $73,100 | $25.05 |
| Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs | 2,930 | $36,610 | $40,220 | $31,200 | $53,090 | $17.6 |
| Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity | 2,730 | $62,900 | $62,780 | $41,200 | $79,140 | $30.24 |
| Machine Feeders and Offbearers | 2,390 | $45,590 | $45,240 | $37,710 | $52,620 | $21.92 |
| Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors | 2,080 | $61,040 | $59,940 | $48,880 | $67,460 | $29.34 |
| Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other | 1,340 | $36,480 | $39,840 | $31,580 | $51,320 | $17.54 |
| Parking Attendants | 1,000 | $39,150 | $39,210 | $33,280 | $43,780 | $18.82 |
| Flight Attendants | 990 | $59,520 | $72,620 | $32,560 | $125,220 | * |
| Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | 740 | $214,520 | $264,300 | $98,550 | # | * |
| Commercial Pilots | 740 | $112,620 | $148,790 | $51,820 | # | * |
| Locomotive Engineers | 530 | $77,210 | $75,740 | $65,800 | $81,600 | $37.12 |
| Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels | 480 | $75,590 | $89,830 | $45,870 | $135,560 | $36.34 |
| Conveyor Operators and Tenders | 480 | $42,660 | $45,880 | $39,950 | $56,900 | $20.51 |
| Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers | 480 | $55,760 | $62,270 | $38,130 | $92,430 | $26.81 |
| Crane and Tower Operators | 460 | $110,280 | $98,050 | $62,120 | $121,730 | $53.02 |
| Material Moving Workers, All Other | 410 | $49,400 | $52,500 | $44,060 | $62,050 | $23.75 |
| Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters | 410 | $66,910 | $69,100 | $59,790 | $88,830 | $32.17 |
| Aircraft Service Attendants | 390 | $43,130 | $42,680 | $32,140 | $48,980 | $20.73 |
| Sailors and Marine Oilers | 280 | $68,700 | $66,700 | $36,560 | $92,190 | $33.03 |
| Taxi Drivers | 240 | $35,740 | $37,250 | $30,130 | $50,260 | $17.18 |
| Transportation Inspectors | 210 | $85,450 | $94,950 | $58,200 | $137,230 | $41.08 |
| Air Traffic Controllers | 180 | $113,030 | $111,190 | $68,250 | $156,710 | $54.34 |
| Ship Engineers | 110 | $87,230 | $101,230 | $56,350 | $156,850 | $41.94 |
| Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors | 100 | $58,470 | $67,420 | $52,320 | $93,390 | $28.11 |
| Hoist and Winch Operators | 80 | $55,710 | $57,970 | $47,470 | $68,640 | $26.78 |
| Airfield Operations Specialists | 60 | $75,710 | $71,340 | $47,860 | $90,490 | $36.4 |
| Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians | 60 | $39,520 | $40,310 | $31,200 | $48,130 | $19 |
| Traffic Technicians | 50 | $62,910 | $64,750 | $60,320 | $74,290 | $30.24 |
| Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators | ** | $58,720 | $56,090 | $48,850 | $61,770 | $28.23 |
| Passenger Attendants | ** | $39,190 | $38,550 | $34,480 | $42,240 | $18.84 |
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=41&OCC_CODE=53-0000. the group row is AREA 41 / OCC_CODE 53-0000, and each table row is its own detailed record for this area, AREA 41 / 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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