Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in Pennsylvania, 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 Pennsylvania. These are estimates of jobs and wages, not job openings.
The group’s own figures in Pennsylvania
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Occupation group code | 53-0000 |
| Employment | 576,600 |
| Jobs per 1,000 | 95.874 |
| Location quotient | 1.08 |
| Mean annual wage | $46,820 |
| Median annual wage | $43,400 |
| Mean hourly wage | $22.51 |
| Median hourly wage | $20.87 |
| 10th percentile annual wage | $28,460 |
| 25th percentile annual wage | $35,520 |
| 75th percentile annual wage | $53,550 |
| 90th percentile annual wage | $65,040 |
Detailed occupations in this group in Pennsylvania
Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this group in Pennsylvania, 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 Pennsylvania.
| 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 | 137,640 | $41,170 | $42,240 | $31,690 | $55,140 | $19.79 |
| Stockers and Order Fillers | 101,180 | $36,190 | $37,680 | $27,500 | $48,900 | $17.4 |
| Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | 90,160 | $58,540 | $58,620 | $43,780 | $76,660 | $28.14 |
| Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators | 46,220 | $47,900 | $49,210 | $37,920 | $61,410 | $23.03 |
| Light Truck Drivers | 42,360 | $42,430 | $44,770 | $22,760 | $69,880 | $20.4 |
| Packers and Packagers, Hand | 24,490 | $36,670 | $37,020 | $28,290 | $45,900 | $17.63 |
| Bus Drivers, School | 23,580 | $45,710 | $44,310 | $22,730 | $61,310 | $21.98 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors | 23,530 | $62,290 | $64,670 | $40,080 | $90,280 | $29.95 |
| Driver/Sales Workers | 19,010 | $30,680 | $34,890 | $17,420 | $59,460 | $14.75 |
| Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs | 14,430 | $35,070 | $35,920 | $22,620 | $49,200 | $16.86 |
| Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment | 11,810 | $34,960 | $36,030 | $25,240 | $47,680 | $16.81 |
| Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors | 5,800 | $42,690 | $43,700 | $24,960 | $63,040 | $20.52 |
| Parking Attendants | 5,270 | $30,170 | $31,400 | $21,940 | $42,660 | $14.5 |
| Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity | 4,300 | $48,010 | $51,810 | $35,700 | $75,180 | $23.08 |
| Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | 4,030 | $172,710 | $207,920 | $86,080 | # | * |
| Flight Attendants | 3,740 | $41,560 | $53,760 | $23,940 | $99,050 | * |
| Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters | 2,580 | $79,180 | $73,090 | $50,910 | $79,750 | $38.07 |
| Crane and Tower Operators | 1,650 | $57,760 | $67,200 | $39,620 | $107,800 | $27.77 |
| Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians | 1,550 | $32,630 | $32,870 | $27,860 | $39,170 | $15.69 |
| Locomotive Engineers | 1,460 | $81,210 | $79,330 | $58,200 | $98,260 | $39.04 |
| Machine Feeders and Offbearers | 1,370 | $44,090 | $43,160 | $30,110 | $55,540 | $21.2 |
| Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants | 1,320 | $28,830 | $29,980 | $18,980 | $38,460 | $13.86 |
| Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other | 1,080 | $29,110 | $42,790 | $20,660 | $75,650 | $13.99 |
| Commercial Pilots | 740 | $129,540 | $136,440 | $66,550 | $218,160 | * |
| Aircraft Service Attendants | 680 | $39,210 | $42,310 | $35,490 | $48,110 | $18.85 |
| Wellhead Pumpers | 590 | $38,550 | $48,190 | $37,280 | $76,730 | $18.53 |
| Conveyor Operators and Tenders | 570 | $44,590 | $46,880 | $36,260 | $62,080 | $21.44 |
| Airfield Operations Specialists | 550 | $59,480 | $57,410 | $36,870 | $82,940 | $28.59 |
| Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels | 530 | $82,050 | $91,250 | $37,520 | $129,240 | $39.45 |
| Passenger Attendants | 440 | $32,040 | $31,890 | $26,940 | $34,910 | $15.41 |
| Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators | 430 | $64,080 | $63,720 | $46,260 | $85,630 | $30.81 |
| Air Traffic Controllers | 410 | $129,310 | $136,770 | $79,280 | $211,600 | $62.17 |
| Ship Engineers | 370 | $64,290 | $70,450 | $64,280 | $83,180 | $30.91 |
| Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers | 360 | $51,990 | $49,340 | $31,370 | $70,840 | $25 |
| Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers | 330 | $56,800 | $60,850 | $36,970 | $90,290 | $27.31 |
| Transportation Inspectors | 310 | $75,420 | $95,790 | $48,020 | $156,240 | $36.26 |
| Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors | 290 | $56,700 | $63,730 | $41,830 | $97,300 | $27.26 |
| Sailors and Marine Oilers | 290 | $38,150 | $43,890 | $37,070 | $58,560 | $18.34 |
| Taxi Drivers | 280 | $30,950 | $31,270 | $24,140 | $36,580 | $14.88 |
| Material Moving Workers, All Other | 230 | $40,300 | $52,300 | $33,610 | $90,490 | $19.38 |
| Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders | 130 | $62,850 | $55,370 | $31,740 | $81,290 | $30.22 |
| Bridge and Lock Tenders | 120 | $67,500 | $66,440 | $54,700 | $71,490 | $32.45 |
| Traffic Technicians | 80 | $58,800 | $61,320 | $45,150 | $83,500 | $28.27 |
| Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers | 60 | $64,130 | $58,290 | $34,000 | $64,530 | $30.83 |
| Transportation Workers, All Other | ** | $27,730 | $36,260 | $25,340 | $65,890 | $13.33 |
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=42&OCC_CODE=53-0000. the group row is AREA 42 / OCC_CODE 53-0000, and each table row is its own detailed record for this area, AREA 42 / 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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