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Numbers of Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in Alaska

Occupation group

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
Year Number
2004 26,110
2005 25,580
2006 26,380
2007 26,270
2008 26,180
2009 25,530
2010 26,190
2011 25,980
2012 27,100
2013 26,830
2014 26,940
2015 26,970
2016 25,820
2017 27,540
2018 25,390
2019 24,710

Individual occupations

Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
Year Number
2004 130
2005 70
2006 110
2007 160
2008 160
2009 160
2010 100
2011 130
2012 100
2013 130
2014 110
2015 110
2016 0
2018 130
2019 160

First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand
Year Number
2004 270
2005 280
2006 260
2007 320
2008 350
2009 390
2010 420
2011 390
2012 380
2013 330
2014 310
2015 280
2016 270

First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators
Year Number
2004 610
2005 610
2006 530
2007 490
2008 440
2009 390
2010 460
2011 720
2012 730
2013 630
2014 390
2015 340
2016 390

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
Year Number
2004 1,510
2005 1,310
2006 1,160
2007 1,060
2008 1,040
2009 1,050
2010 940
2011 1,020
2012 1,310
2013 1,780
2014 1,760
2015 1,870
2016 2,030
2017 2,160
2018 1,950
2019 1,460

Commercial Pilots
Year Number
2004 450
2005 570
2006 550
2007 610
2008 530
2009 590
2010 660
2011 810
2012 860
2013 770
2014 630
2015 590
2016 550
2017 620
2018 690
2019 990

Air Traffic Controllers
Year Number
2004 450
2005 470
2006 640
2007 890
2008 700
2009 680
2010 560
2011 580
2012 520
2013 510
2014 480
2015 500
2017 460
2018 0
2019 0

Airfield Operations Specialists
Year Number
2004 150
2005 110
2006 130
2007 90
2008 90
2009 60
2011 60
2012 80
2013 90
2014 80
2015 90
2016 100
2017 110
2018 110
2019 110

Flight Attendants
Year Number
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2015 480
2017 560

Driver/Sales Workers
Year Number
2004 1,000
2005 720
2006 1,190
2007 830
2008 910
2009 690
2010 1,280
2011 1,410
2012 1,400
2013 1,200
2014 1,230
2015 910
2016 660
2017 600
2018 530
2019 650

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Year Number
2004 2,720
2005 3,020
2006 3,230
2007 2,770
2008 2,660
2009 2,820
2010 3,260
2011 3,090
2012 3,100
2013 2,890
2014 2,890
2015 2,610
2016 2,740
2017 2,640
2018 2,380
2019 2,570

Light Truck Drivers
Year Number
2004 1,860
2005 1,910
2006 1,790
2007 1,730
2008 1,670
2009 1,530
2010 1,830
2011 1,750
2012 1,960
2013 1,770
2014 1,630
2015 1,700
2016 1,760
2017 1,860
2018 1,840
2019 1,870

Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
Year Number
2004 530
2005 490
2006 500
2007 510
2008 510
2009 410
2010 430
2011 480
2012 600
2013 650
2014 530
2015 470
2016 320
2017 390
2018 370
2019 370

Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
Year Number
2004 1,140
2005 1,050
2006 990
2007 1,090
2008 1,100
2009 1,160
2010 1,070
2011 1,090
2012 1,070
2013 1,110
2014 1,110
2015 1,080
2016 1,040
2017 1,060
2018 1,110

Taxi Drivers
Year Number
2004 280
2005 340
2006 360
2007 370
2008 350
2009 380
2010 340
2011 240
2012 220
2013 290
2014 410
2015 390
2016 380
2017 410
2018 460

Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other
Year Number
2004 370
2005 180
2006 160
2007 140
2008 130
2009 190
2010 260
2011 250
2012 200
2013 130
2014 120
2015 110
2016 0
2017 100
2018 110
2019 110

Sailors and Marine Oilers
Year Number
2004 650
2005 560
2006 440
2007 400
2008 660
2009 640
2010 710
2011 750
2012 850
2013 740
2014 940
2015 1,060
2016 810
2017 860
2018 750
2019 730

Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels
Year Number
2004 540
2005 490
2006 450
2007 580
2008 680
2009 740
2010 620
2011 670
2012 610
2013 640
2014 640
2015 720
2016 600
2017 750
2018 640
2019 550

Motorboat Operators
Year Number
2004 40
2005 30
2009 30
2014 40
2015 50

Ship Engineers
Year Number
2004 240
2005 230
2006 230
2007 230
2008 210
2009 240
2010 250
2011 270
2012 290
2013 290
2014 340
2015 330
2016 320
2017 310
2018 350
2019 250

Parking Attendants
Year Number
2004 50
2005 110
2006 60
2007 0
2008 50
2009 90
2010 120
2011 120
2012 100
2013 100
2014 120
2015 190
2016 160
2017 100
2018 70
2019 120

Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants
Year Number
2004 410
2005 410
2006 420
2007 460
2008 500
2009 560
2010 440
2011 310
2012 360
2013 420
2014 380
2015 310
2016 250
2017 310
2018 0
2019 0

Transportation Inspectors
Year Number
2004 230
2005 200
2006 200
2007 150
2008 170
2009 180
2010 180
2011 160
2012 130
2013 160
2014 160
2015 190
2016 210
2017 220
2018 210
2019 190

Passenger Attendants
Year Number
2004 410
2005 370
2006 340
2007 550
2008 220
2009 340
2010 470
2011 480
2012 440
2013 570
2014 620
2015 420
2016 410
2017 230
2018 240
2019 130

Transportation Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 360
2005 370
2006 340
2007 340
2008 440
2009 300
2010 460
2011 530
2012 500
2013 470
2014 370
2015 670
2016 1,160
2017 1,180
2018 980

Conveyor Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2007 260
2008 280
2009 420
2010 400
2012 310
2015 40

Crane and Tower Operators
Year Number
2004 100
2005 110
2006 140
2007 150
2008 190
2009 130
2010 0
2011 70
2012 130
2013 150
2014 140
2015 100
2016 100
2017 60
2018 50
2019 120

Hoist and Winch Operators
Year Number
2005 30
2006 40

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
Year Number
2004 520
2005 550
2006 670
2007 760
2008 730
2009 770
2010 760
2011 790
2012 720
2013 880
2014 770
2015 740
2016 630
2017 600
2018 450
2019 450

Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
Year Number
2004 900
2005 820
2006 830
2007 700
2008 800
2009 690
2010 500
2011 410
2012 500
2013 710
2014 570
2015 590
2016 530
2017 560
2018 610
2019 620

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
Year Number
2004 3,530
2005 3,680
2006 4,070
2007 4,850
2008 5,050
2009 5,200
2010 5,030
2011 4,740
2012 4,980
2013 4,510
2014 4,860
2015 4,710
2016 4,930
2017 4,480
2018 4,070
2019 4,240

Machine Feeders and Offbearers
Year Number
2004 0
2007 80
2008 80
2015 70
2016 70
2017 50

Packers and Packagers, Hand
Year Number
2004 1,120
2005 1,290
2006 1,150
2007 990
2008 1,000
2009 930
2010 780
2011 560
2012 500
2013 580
2014 590
2015 760
2016 910
2017 860
2018 560
2019 580

Stockers and Order Fillers
Year Number
2004 3,830
2005 3,400
2006 3,530
2007 3,180
2008 3,150
2009 2,940
2010 3,180
2011 3,320
2012 3,340
2013 3,510
2014 3,880
2015 3,680
2016 4,080
2017 4,440
2018 4,890
2019 4,830

Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers
Year Number
2004 60
2005 80
2006 200
2007 210
2008 230
2012 40
2013 50
2014 50
2018 180
2019 160

Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
Year Number
2004 290
2005 250
2006 260
2007 210
2008 220
2009 170
2010 240
2011 270
2012 280
2013 230
2014 220
2015 260
2016 210
2017 220
2018 220
2019 280

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders
Year Number
2005 0
2012 30
2013 50
2014 60
2016 80
2017 60
2018 70

Material Moving Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 1,360
2005 1,470
2006 1,410
2007 1,110
2008 880
2009 660
2010 440
2011 510
2012 460
2013 490
2014 510
2015 550
2016 120
2017 580
2018 580
2019 220