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Numbers of Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division

Occupation group

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
Year Number
2005 86,700
2006 85,970
2007 90,540
2008 94,810
2009 86,510
2010 86,040
2011 86,440
2012 88,770
2013 85,690
2014 90,060
2015 95,830
2016 100,360
2017 105,080

Individual occupations

Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
Year Number
2006 90
2007 90
2008 130
2009 130
2010 120
2011 130
2012 140
2013 110
2014 80
2015 60
2017 110

First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand
Year Number
2005 1,300
2006 1,370
2007 1,430
2008 1,320
2009 1,270
2010 1,130
2011 1,080
2012 1,290
2013 1,390
2014 1,470
2015 1,070
2016 1,210

First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators
Year Number
2005 1,450
2006 1,530
2007 2,140
2008 2,290
2009 2,340
2010 1,930
2011 1,780
2012 1,630
2013 1,480
2014 1,570
2015 1,500
2016 1,670

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
Year Number
2005 1,080
2007 940
2008 710
2009 710
2012 540
2013 330
2014 330
2015 350

Commercial Pilots
Year Number
2007 70
2008 320
2009 260
2012 490
2013 0
2014 810
2015 990
2016 210
2017 290

Air Traffic Controllers
Year Number
2006 70
2007 70
2008 70
2009 80
2010 70
2011 70
2012 70
2013 70
2014 70

Airfield Operations Specialists
Year Number
2013 50
2014 90
2015 80
2016 70
2017 0

Flight Attendants
Year Number
2007 2,450
2008 2,270
2009 1,960
2010 1,950
2011 1,950
2012 1,950
2013 1,550
2014 1,640
2015 1,500
2016 2,260
2017 2,440

Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians
Year Number
2005 110
2006 190
2007 260
2008 270
2009 180
2010 340
2011 390
2012 420
2013 270
2014 190
2015 280
2016 260
2017 310

Driver/Sales Workers
Year Number
2005 3,020
2006 2,900
2007 2,870
2008 2,400
2009 2,160
2010 2,430
2011 3,400
2012 3,320
2013 3,430
2014 2,780
2015 3,920
2016 4,700
2017 5,070

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Year Number
2005 10,150
2006 9,420
2007 8,460
2008 8,720
2009 7,770
2010 7,900
2011 7,020
2012 7,440
2013 7,790
2014 8,230
2015 9,310
2016 9,470
2017 10,060

Light Truck Drivers
Year Number
2005 8,420
2006 8,580
2007 9,130
2008 9,910
2009 8,980
2010 9,320
2011 9,870
2012 11,050
2013 9,170
2014 9,850
2015 10,210
2016 10,960
2017 9,630

Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
Year Number
2005 1,270
2006 1,050
2007 1,520
2008 1,780
2009 1,720
2010 1,840
2011 1,450
2012 860
2013 860
2014 3,030
2015 3,470
2016 3,590
2017 3,330

Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
Year Number
2005 3,560
2006 3,680
2007 3,780
2008 3,540
2009 3,500
2010 4,030
2011 4,210
2012 4,690
2013 4,930
2014 5,230
2015 5,620
2016 5,560
2017 6,010

Taxi Drivers
Year Number
2005 2,140
2006 2,750
2007 3,140
2008 3,680
2009 3,700
2010 3,710
2011 4,410
2012 3,910
2013 4,130
2014 4,130
2015 3,810
2016 4,030
2017 3,980

Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other
Year Number
2005 560
2006 690
2007 610
2008 440
2009 340
2010 260
2011 290
2012 190
2013 230
2014 230
2015 230
2017 950

Sailors and Marine Oilers
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 240
2009 260
2010 280
2011 240
2013 230
2014 300
2015 390
2016 280
2017 290

Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels
Year Number
2005 400
2006 450
2007 550
2008 680
2009 590
2010 450
2011 260
2012 220
2013 350
2014 330
2015 500
2016 270
2017 230

Motorboat Operators
Year Number
2009 0
2010 40
2011 40
2013 0
2014 0

Ship Engineers
Year Number
2008 110
2011 130
2012 120
2013 150
2014 0
2015 130
2016 150

Bridge and Lock Tenders
Year Number
2006 40

Parking Attendants
Year Number
2005 2,360
2006 2,470
2007 0
2008 3,670
2009 3,550
2010 3,370
2011 3,270
2012 3,040
2013 2,700
2014 2,090
2015 2,930
2016 3,050
2017 3,210

Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants
Year Number
2005 1,180
2006 1,070
2007 1,070
2008 740
2009 0
2010 970
2011 1,290
2012 740
2013 870
2014 790
2015 1,140
2016 1,260
2017 1,700

Traffic Technicians
Year Number
2005 50
2007 70
2008 70
2009 120
2010 120
2011 110
2015 230
2016 250
2017 250

Transportation Inspectors
Year Number
2006 120
2007 80
2008 90
2009 100
2010 130
2011 120
2012 110
2013 80
2014 480
2015 500
2016 540
2017 540

Passenger Attendants
Year Number
2005 420
2006 160
2007 610
2008 640
2009 580
2010 370
2011 380
2012 420
2013 370
2014 250
2015 0
2016 230
2017 280

Transportation Workers, All Other
Year Number
2007 380
2008 210
2009 170
2010 450
2011 500
2012 580
2013 700
2014 790
2015 680
2016 0
2017 0

Conveyor Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 210
2006 300
2007 270
2008 310
2009 270
2010 220
2011 250
2013 230
2014 160
2015 130
2016 0

Crane and Tower Operators
Year Number
2006 150
2007 170
2008 180
2009 210
2010 210
2011 170
2012 120
2013 110
2014 110
2015 90
2016 110
2017 140

Dredge Operators
Year Number
2015 30

Hoist and Winch Operators
Year Number
2009 70
2010 0
2011 50

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
Year Number
2005 3,070
2006 3,120
2007 3,080
2008 2,740
2009 3,030
2010 2,870
2011 2,960
2012 2,990
2013 2,930
2014 2,610
2015 2,260
2016 1,780
2017 1,810

Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
Year Number
2005 2,150
2006 2,110
2007 1,940
2008 2,030
2009 1,330
2010 1,390
2011 1,160
2012 1,680
2013 1,700
2014 1,800
2015 2,000
2016 2,060
2017 1,630

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
Year Number
2005 16,330
2006 17,140
2007 18,480
2008 16,630
2009 13,660
2010 11,520
2011 12,020
2012 12,700
2013 13,260
2014 14,340
2015 13,920
2016 15,850
2017 17,730

Machine Feeders and Offbearers
Year Number
2005 490
2006 550
2007 560
2008 450
2009 300
2010 270
2011 350
2012 300
2013 630
2014 600
2015 960
2016 910
2017 1,000

Packers and Packagers, Hand
Year Number
2005 7,300
2006 7,840
2007 8,060
2008 8,780
2009 7,400
2010 7,240
2011 6,230
2012 5,780
2013 5,410
2014 5,220
2015 5,460
2016 6,200
2017 7,520

Stockers and Order Fillers
Year Number
2005 17,220
2006 17,020
2007 16,680
2008 17,470
2009 17,960
2010 19,370
2011 19,600
2012 20,580
2013 19,070
2014 19,380
2015 21,130
2016 22,170
2017 21,920

Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators
Year Number
2008 0
2009 0
2012 0
2017 80

Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers
Year Number
2006 50
2007 40
2008 90
2009 120
2010 120
2011 100
2012 30
2013 60
2014 0
2016 0

Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
Year Number
2005 640
2006 680
2007 750
2008 940
2009 800
2010 720
2011 450
2012 480
2013 660
2014 780
2015 710
2016 660
2017 710

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders
Year Number
2005 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0

Material Moving Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 1,820
2006 380
2007 790
2008 890
2009 890
2010 900
2011 710
2012 890
2013 390
2014 300
2015 240
2016 600
2017 630