Transportation Occupations

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2023 Workforce
5.75M
Average Age
45.5
Average Salary
$55,665
Average Male Salary
$58,754
Average Female Salary
$37,918

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Transportation Occupations are most often employed by the Truck transportation industry. The average yearly wage for Transportation Occupations was $55,665 in 2023.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Transportation Occupations workforce. Transportation Occupations workforce in 2023 was 5,753,853 people, of which 14.8% were women and 85.2% were men. Transportation Occupations are paid most in Palm Beach County (Central)--Wellington Village & Agricultural Reserve PUMA, FL but are relatively concentrated in Union County (Northeast)--Elizabeth PUMA, NJ.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping
4,900,896
Male Workforce
± 53.5k
852,957
Female Workforce
± 22.6k

The Transportation Occupations workforce in 2023 was 5,753,853 people (14.8% women and 85.2% men). This implies an average annual growth of 15.1% between 2014 (4,998,511) and 2023 (5,753,853).

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Employment by Location

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Transportation Occupations.

During 2023, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Alaska ($91,354), Colorado ($64,967), and Washington ($64,446).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$55,665
AVERAGE WAGE
#14 in the ranking (2023)
$67,727
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2023, Transportation Occupations earned an average of $55,665, $12,062 less than the average national salary of $67,727

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Wage Distribution

Gender
0.412
WAGE GINI

In 2023, Transportation Occupations had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.412, which is lower than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Transportation Occupations (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Industry

Information on the industries that employ Transportation Occupations and on wages for those in the field. Truck transportation is the industry that employs the most Transportation Occupations, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Transportation Occupations, by average wage, is Aerospace products & parts manufacturing ($168,311).

Occupations by Industries

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Value
5.75M
2023 Workforce
± 57,777
−0.471%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 1.42%

This graphic shows the share of Transportation Occupations employed by various industries. Truck transportation employs the largest share of Transportation Occupations at 53.9%, followed by uninformed with 17.1% and Bus service & urban transit with 14.8%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on Transportation Occupations in the US. The workforce of Transportation Occupations in 2023 was 5,753,853 people, with 14.8% woman, and 85.2% men. The average age of male Transportation Occupations in the workforce is 45.6 and of female Transportation Occupations is 44.8, and the most common race/ethnicity for Transportation Occupations is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Transportation Occupations in 2023 was 5,753,853 people, with 14.8% woman, and 85.2% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 55 to 59 years (688,429 people), 50 to 54 years (681,472  people), and 45 to 49 years (614,000 people). Among them they concentrated 34.5% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

Gender

In 2023, 21.3% of Transportation Occupations workers were Hispanic and 78.7% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (53%), Puerto Rican (11.7)%, and Cuban (6.69)%

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Races

In 2023, 59% of the Transportation Occupations workforce were White, of which 14.3% were women and 85.7% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (17.9%) and Two or More Races (10.6%).

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Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Transportation Occupations from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Transportation Occupations is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2023 were Transportation.

Among the necessary skills for Transportation Occupations, Critical Thinking stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Transportation Occupations need more than the average amount of Operation and Control.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.
Type of Majors
Degree

The most common majors achieved by Transportation Occupations in 2023 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (184,430 people), Engineering (70,353 people), and Transportation (60,718 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Transportation Occupations workers were High School or Equivalent (2,433,327 people), Some college (1,423,451 people), and Bachelors Degree (613,923 people).

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Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Transportation Occupations from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Transportation Occupations need many skills, but most especially Critical Thinking, Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring.

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