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Numbers of Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA

Occupation group

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
Year Number
2005 24,670
2006 24,950
2007 26,140
2008 25,470
2009 23,960
2010 21,800
2011 22,590
2012 23,360
2013 24,880
2014 26,160
2015 28,340
2016 27,270
2017 27,230
2018 25,950
2019 27,480

Individual occupations

Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
Year Number
2015 40
2016 40
2017 0
2019 0

First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand
Year Number
2005 730
2007 580
2008 270
2009 270
2010 270
2011 330
2012 330
2013 320
2014 330
2015 380
2016 390

First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators
Year Number
2005 490
2006 470
2007 450
2008 510
2009 480
2010 440
2011 460
2012 410
2013 560
2014 520
2015 550
2016 500

Commercial Pilots
Year Number
2005 90
2006 90
2007 110
2008 120
2009 120
2010 130
2011 50
2012 60
2013 70
2014 100
2015 80
2016 90
2017 50
2018 70
2019 50

Air Traffic Controllers
Year Number
2008 50
2009 50

Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians
Year Number
2008 0
2009 100
2010 100
2016 60
2017 100

Driver/Sales Workers
Year Number
2005 940
2006 830
2007 710
2008 750
2009 540
2010 540
2011 730
2012 850
2013 690
2014 1,100
2015 990
2016 930
2017 940
2018 1,300
2019 1,590

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Year Number
2005 5,330
2006 5,920
2007 6,020
2008 5,930
2009 4,920
2010 4,270
2011 4,600
2012 5,470
2013 5,960
2014 6,440
2015 6,980
2016 6,740
2017 6,950
2018 7,160
2019 7,580

Light Truck Drivers
Year Number
2005 2,260
2006 2,240
2007 2,120
2008 1,810
2009 1,870
2010 2,040
2011 2,380
2012 2,470
2013 2,110
2014 2,050
2015 2,180
2016 2,300
2017 2,150
2018 2,060
2019 2,060

Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
Year Number
2007 380
2008 360
2009 350
2010 240
2011 230
2012 260
2013 210
2015 330
2016 320
2017 320
2018 160
2019 180

Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
Year Number
2005 690
2006 750
2007 830
2008 1,180
2009 1,060
2010 710
2011 840
2012 640
2013 1,040
2014 1,020
2015 1,250
2016 990
2017 990
2018 1,020

Taxi Drivers
Year Number
2005 240
2006 320
2007 290
2008 340
2009 360
2010 270
2011 470
2012 400
2013 440
2014 590
2015 560
2016 610
2017 530
2018 610

Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other
Year Number
2005 130
2006 160
2007 130
2008 90
2009 110
2010 110
2011 110
2012 60
2013 80
2014 100
2015 80
2016 0
2017 110
2018 200
2019 340

Parking Attendants
Year Number
2005 0
2006 250
2007 230
2008 160
2009 210
2010 290
2011 270
2012 250
2013 190
2014 200
2015 300
2016 280
2017 290
2018 270
2019 340

Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants
Year Number
2005 40
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2010 50
2011 110
2012 150
2013 190
2014 170
2015 130
2016 130
2017 0
2018 0
2019 130

Traffic Technicians
Year Number
2019 40

Passenger Attendants
Year Number
2008 0
2010 50

Transportation Workers, All Other
Year Number
2014 110
2016 50
2017 30

Conveyor Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 110
2006 150
2007 160
2008 170
2009 100
2010 50
2011 90
2012 110
2013 120
2014 60
2015 50
2016 60
2017 70
2018 60

Crane and Tower Operators
Year Number
2005 0
2006 130
2007 200
2008 0
2009 200
2010 100
2011 0
2012 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
Year Number
2005 1,540
2006 1,490
2007 1,370
2008 1,380
2009 1,350
2010 1,150
2011 1,300
2012 1,520
2013 1,240
2014 1,010
2015 940
2016 1,120
2017 1,070
2018 1,040
2019 910

Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
Year Number
2005 510
2006 590
2007 750
2008 830
2009 860
2010 760
2011 790
2012 740
2013 700
2014 620
2015 620
2016 650
2017 800
2018 740
2019 980

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
Year Number
2005 5,280
2006 4,810
2007 5,080
2008 5,470
2009 5,400
2010 4,930
2011 4,620
2012 4,620
2013 4,920
2014 5,660
2015 7,050
2016 6,930
2017 6,860
2018 5,710
2019 6,180

Machine Feeders and Offbearers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 390
2008 160
2012 30
2013 80
2014 80
2015 110
2016 60
2017 60
2019 80

Packers and Packagers, Hand
Year Number
2005 2,000
2006 2,170
2007 2,010
2008 1,310
2009 1,060
2010 760
2011 900
2012 940
2013 1,680
2014 1,650
2015 1,580
2016 980
2017 710
2018 400
2019 330

Stockers and Order Fillers
Year Number
2005 3,830
2006 4,160
2007 3,980
2008 4,120
2009 4,110
2010 4,240
2011 4,070
2012 3,820
2013 3,980
2014 4,100
2015 4,010
2016 3,890
2017 4,120
2018 3,910
2019 4,060

Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
Year Number
2005 340
2006 420
2007 350
2008 310
2009 300
2010 140
2011 240
2012 230
2013 300
2014 180
2015 130
2016 150
2017 200
2018 300
2019 210

Material Moving Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 120
2006 0
2007 0
2008 150
2009 140
2010 160
2011 0
2014 70
2015 0
2016 0