Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in Rhode Island, 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 Rhode Island. These are estimates of jobs and wages, not job openings.
The group’s own figures in Rhode Island
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Occupation group code | 53-0000 |
| Employment | 32,900 |
| Jobs per 1,000 | 66.635 |
| Location quotient | 0.75 |
| Mean annual wage | $46,560 |
| Median annual wage | $41,600 |
| Mean hourly wage | $22.39 |
| Median hourly wage | $20 |
| 10th percentile annual wage | $30,100 |
| 25th percentile annual wage | $35,100 |
| 75th percentile annual wage | $53,250 |
| 90th percentile annual wage | $65,300 |
Detailed occupations in this group in Rhode Island
Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this group in Rhode Island, 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 Rhode Island.
| 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 | 7,230 | $39,820 | $42,540 | $31,290 | $56,440 | $19.14 |
| Stockers and Order Fillers | 6,890 | $36,500 | $38,940 | $30,300 | $48,800 | $17.55 |
| Light Truck Drivers | 3,500 | $45,240 | $48,400 | $29,370 | $72,280 | $21.75 |
| Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | 3,260 | $59,710 | $59,870 | $46,860 | $74,840 | $28.71 |
| Packers and Packagers, Hand | 2,300 | $33,560 | $35,120 | $29,120 | $44,610 | $16.14 |
| Bus Drivers, School | 2,040 | $49,430 | $52,150 | $37,840 | $61,260 | $23.77 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors | 1,530 | $66,380 | $68,370 | $44,730 | $95,540 | $31.92 |
| Driver/Sales Workers | 1,500 | $33,280 | $40,310 | $29,120 | $63,530 | $16 |
| Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs | 780 | $35,480 | $37,320 | $29,120 | $46,290 | $17.06 |
| Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment | 630 | $34,340 | $36,040 | $30,080 | $47,670 | $16.51 |
| Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators | 560 | $44,040 | $46,450 | $35,360 | $64,160 | $21.18 |
| Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors | 520 | $51,450 | $51,290 | $33,950 | $71,510 | $24.74 |
| Parking Attendants | 480 | $31,950 | $33,880 | $29,120 | $43,620 | $15.36 |
| Machine Feeders and Offbearers | 200 | $30,790 | $34,630 | $29,120 | $45,770 | $14.81 |
| Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels | 170 | $67,250 | $85,480 | $38,410 | $165,560 | $32.33 |
| Sailors and Marine Oilers | 170 | $48,180 | $58,420 | $29,650 | $94,630 | $23.16 |
| Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants | 140 | $41,600 | $42,280 | $35,880 | $48,840 | $20 |
| Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity | 90 | $49,920 | $50,760 | $45,260 | $57,130 | $24 |
| Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other | 60 | $41,490 | $44,200 | $29,120 | $64,940 | $19.95 |
| Air Traffic Controllers | 50 | $123,610 | $121,410 | $86,010 | $149,910 | $59.43 |
| Commercial Pilots | 40 | $101,330 | $124,860 | $64,990 | # | * |
| Ship Engineers | 40 | $123,700 | $122,420 | $93,320 | $155,990 | $59.47 |
| Transportation Workers, All Other | 40 | $33,190 | $38,660 | $29,850 | $55,730 | $15.96 |
| Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors | 30 | $74,510 | $72,590 | $58,170 | $84,790 | $35.82 |
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=44&OCC_CODE=53-0000. the group row is AREA 44 / OCC_CODE 53-0000, and each table row is its own detailed record for this area, AREA 44 / 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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