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Numbers of Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX

Occupation group

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
Year Number
2005 182,270
2006 175,730
2007 204,070
2008 211,650
2009 202,250
2010 189,490
2011 192,800
2012 206,260
2013 224,310
2014 224,390
2015 238,070
2016 241,990
2017 240,810
2018 241,000
2019 229,210

Individual occupations

Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
Year Number
2006 70
2007 80
2008 40
2009 80
2010 110
2011 220
2012 160
2013 110
2015 90
2016 160
2017 140
2018 180
2019 220

First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand
Year Number
2005 3,020
2006 3,280
2007 3,290
2008 3,700
2009 3,550
2010 3,180
2011 3,470
2012 3,970
2013 4,390
2014 3,980
2015 3,380
2016 3,010

First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators
Year Number
2005 3,380
2006 3,300
2007 3,400
2008 3,480
2009 3,390
2010 3,390
2011 3,600
2012 3,970
2013 4,020
2014 4,390
2015 4,790
2016 5,400

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
Year Number
2007 3,190
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 3,240

Commercial Pilots
Year Number
2005 570
2006 600
2007 660
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 1,400
2012 1,910
2013 1,850
2014 1,570
2015 1,340
2016 1,590
2017 1,350

Air Traffic Controllers
Year Number
2005 570
2006 790
2007 930
2008 1,030
2009 1,020
2010 830
2013 850
2015 590
2016 610
2017 610

Airfield Operations Specialists
Year Number
2005 230
2006 0
2007 0
2008 80
2009 130
2010 130
2011 160
2012 280
2013 300
2014 260
2015 470
2016 420
2017 510
2018 380
2019 360

Flight Attendants
Year Number
2008 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 6,070
2014 5,830
2015 6,660
2016 6,440
2017 5,640

Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians
Year Number
2005 40
2006 50
2007 60
2008 0
2012 40
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 100

Driver/Sales Workers
Year Number
2005 5,080
2006 5,810
2007 5,410
2008 5,760
2009 5,760
2010 6,360
2011 6,420
2012 8,240
2013 8,840
2014 11,590
2015 11,450
2016 13,760
2017 12,410
2018 10,680

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Year Number
2005 24,070
2006 27,820
2007 30,210
2008 29,150
2009 28,580
2010 26,860
2011 29,330
2012 32,680
2013 34,310
2014 36,480
2015 39,660
2016 39,170
2017 39,440
2018 38,610
2019 41,960

Light Truck Drivers
Year Number
2005 15,610
2006 14,360
2007 14,590
2008 17,050
2009 14,990
2010 13,090
2011 10,830
2012 13,700
2013 14,230
2014 15,480
2015 14,510
2016 15,950
2017 14,720
2018 15,360
2019 15,200

Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
Year Number
2005 3,530
2006 4,030
2007 4,330
2008 3,970
2009 2,950
2010 2,510
2011 2,470
2012 2,440
2013 2,430
2014 2,780
2015 2,710
2016 2,660
2017 2,270
2018 2,490
2019 2,840

Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
Year Number
2005 7,450
2006 7,790
2007 8,810
2008 9,530
2009 9,170
2010 9,050
2011 8,700
2012 8,160
2013 8,200
2014 8,210
2015 8,360
2016 8,660
2017 9,050
2018 8,670

Taxi Drivers
Year Number
2005 2,000
2006 2,110
2007 2,230
2008 2,170
2009 2,860
2010 3,690
2011 3,770
2012 3,550
2013 2,670
2014 3,050
2015 2,930
2016 2,720
2017 3,460
2018 3,790

Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other
Year Number
2005 0
2006 680
2007 1,100
2008 770
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 740
2015 570
2016 800
2017 830
2018 960
2019 840

Locomotive Engineers
Year Number
2007 60
2008 70
2013 0
2014 180
2015 360
2016 370
2017 190
2018 40

Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers
Year Number
2008 60
2009 90
2010 260
2011 270
2012 400
2013 210
2014 200
2015 270
2016 290
2017 460
2018 0

Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers
Year Number
2005 240
2006 0
2007 110
2009 50
2010 40
2011 0
2012 0
2013 410
2014 480
2015 490
2016 420
2017 270
2018 200
2019 0

Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2013 0
2014 100
2015 0
2016 80
2018 0
2019 0

Subway and Streetcar Operators
Year Number
2018 190

Rail Transportation Workers, All Other
Year Number
2013 0

Sailors and Marine Oilers
Year Number
2005 1,630
2006 0
2007 1,900
2008 2,230
2009 2,560
2010 2,670
2011 2,430
2012 1,940
2013 1,850
2014 1,630
2015 1,770
2016 1,940
2017 2,060
2018 2,120
2019 1,890

Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels
Year Number
2005 1,530
2006 1,540
2007 1,480
2008 1,530
2009 2,320
2010 2,450
2011 2,230
2012 1,640
2013 1,690
2014 2,020
2015 2,050
2016 2,230
2017 2,140
2018 2,070
2019 1,510

Motorboat Operators
Year Number
2008 60
2009 0
2010 80
2011 0
2012 0
2017 30
2019 150

Ship Engineers
Year Number
2005 700
2007 840
2008 790
2009 650
2010 470
2011 200
2012 140
2013 240
2014 480
2015 510
2016 320
2017 170
2018 180
2019 130

Bridge and Lock Tenders
Year Number
2019 0

Parking Attendants
Year Number
2005 3,590
2006 3,830
2007 3,980
2008 2,750
2009 2,420
2010 2,230
2011 2,180
2012 2,620
2013 3,220
2014 3,760
2015 3,540
2016 3,290
2017 3,290
2018 2,970
2019 3,090

Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants
Year Number
2005 770
2006 1,330
2007 2,030
2008 2,480
2009 2,260
2010 1,750
2011 1,590
2012 1,770
2013 1,920
2014 1,810
2015 1,550
2016 1,770
2017 0
2018 2,770
2019 2,220

Traffic Technicians
Year Number
2005 50
2006 80
2007 80
2008 150
2009 140
2010 140
2011 90
2012 110
2013 100
2014 130
2015 90
2016 90
2017 70
2018 80
2019 80

Transportation Inspectors
Year Number
2005 540
2006 480
2007 400
2008 570
2009 500
2010 500
2011 550
2012 570
2013 670
2014 0
2015 0
2017 0
2018 1,730
2019 1,280

Passenger Attendants
Year Number
2006 910
2007 710
2008 700
2009 730
2010 650
2011 1,020
2012 580
2014 280
2015 160
2016 180
2017 210
2018 0

Transportation Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 1,030
2006 1,530
2007 0
2008 2,280
2009 1,680
2010 640
2011 500
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0

Conveyor Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 710
2006 760
2007 0
2008 220
2009 190
2010 220
2011 290
2012 530
2013 500
2014 530
2015 280
2016 340
2017 250
2018 0
2019 340

Crane and Tower Operators
Year Number
2005 1,920
2006 2,380
2007 1,850
2008 1,850
2009 2,310
2010 2,940
2011 3,050
2012 2,900
2013 2,420
2014 2,760
2015 3,020
2016 2,700
2017 1,900
2018 1,760
2019 2,280

Dredge Operators
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 40
2019 0

Hoist and Winch Operators
Year Number
2005 0
2006 40
2013 0
2014 70
2015 80

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
Year Number
2005 10,140
2006 10,690
2007 11,030
2008 11,620
2009 11,020
2010 9,740
2011 10,170
2012 9,800
2013 10,790
2014 0
2015 15,680
2016 16,280
2017 16,350
2018 18,890
2019 17,990

Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
Year Number
2005 7,230
2006 7,070
2007 6,330
2008 7,240
2009 6,440
2010 6,830
2011 7,920
2012 8,260
2013 9,220
2014 7,340
2015 7,980
2016 8,840
2017 9,780
2018 9,130
2019 9,210

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
Year Number
2005 45,530
2006 41,750
2007 41,900
2008 41,670
2009 44,270
2010 42,380
2011 45,970
2012 51,600
2013 52,680
2014 51,700
2015 45,990
2016 42,810
2017 46,320
2018 51,070
2019 50,050

Machine Feeders and Offbearers
Year Number
2005 890
2006 0
2007 0
2008 2,820
2009 2,060
2010 1,850
2011 1,470
2012 1,130
2013 1,290
2014 1,120
2015 630
2016 1,010
2017 1,150
2018 1,080

Packers and Packagers, Hand
Year Number
2005 8,730
2006 0
2007 10,410
2008 12,140
2009 9,150
2010 8,140
2011 6,860
2012 6,220
2013 7,240
2014 8,990
2015 11,200
2016 10,920
2017 8,500
2018 7,900
2019 6,690

Stockers and Order Fillers
Year Number
2005 24,120
2006 27,770
2007 31,860
2008 32,210
2009 32,200
2010 29,050
2011 29,770
2012 30,940
2013 34,490
2014 36,210
2015 38,630
2016 39,540
2017 40,910
2018 41,390
2019 45,960

Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators
Year Number
2005 630
2006 0
2007 0
2008 260
2009 190
2010 140
2011 90
2012 120
2013 150
2014 90

Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers
Year Number
2005 1,000
2006 860
2007 600
2008 420
2009 480
2010 540
2011 1,090
2012 1,250
2013 1,590
2014 1,280
2015 1,770
2016 1,430
2017 1,390
2018 820

Wellhead Pumpers
Year Number
2006 150
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 1,530
2011 1,000
2012 1,100
2013 1,020
2014 0
2015 660
2016 1,120
2017 1,370
2018 1,750

Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
Year Number
2005 1,310
2006 1,490
2007 1,760
2008 2,100
2009 2,140
2010 1,890
2011 1,330
2012 1,060
2013 1,340
2014 1,680
2015 2,000
2016 2,420
2017 3,090
2018 2,380
2019 2,140

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders
Year Number
2005 510
2006 650
2007 600
2008 680
2009 740
2010 460
2011 720
2012 820
2013 1,350
2014 1,940
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Material Moving Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 3,920
2006 1,730
2007 7,850
2008 8,020
2009 5,180
2010 2,700
2011 1,640
2012 1,660
2013 1,610
2014 2,010
2015 1,850
2016 2,150
2017 1,870
2018 2,170