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Numbers of Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in Maryland

Occupation group

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
Year Number
2004 181,480
2005 177,260
2006 178,480
2007 180,880
2008 179,580
2009 167,990
2010 166,340
2011 165,050
2012 170,680
2013 170,440
2014 185,280
2015 191,170
2016 199,540
2017 195,670
2018 203,240
2019 201,780

Individual occupations

Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
Year Number
2004 110
2005 90
2006 70
2007 80
2008 90
2009 70
2010 80
2011 120
2012 170
2013 160
2014 110
2015 130
2016 150
2017 190
2018 230
2019 220

First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand
Year Number
2004 3,200
2005 3,160
2006 3,310
2007 3,570
2008 3,470
2009 3,000
2010 2,880
2011 2,710
2012 3,140
2013 2,880
2014 3,280
2015 3,380
2016 3,720

First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators
Year Number
2004 3,250
2005 4,010
2006 4,370
2007 4,410
2008 4,070
2009 3,760
2010 3,550
2011 3,520
2012 3,430
2013 3,540
2014 3,730
2015 4,400
2016 4,790

Commercial Pilots
Year Number
2004 0
2005 160
2006 160
2007 180
2008 170
2009 120
2010 130
2011 120
2012 110
2013 110
2014 120
2015 400
2016 420
2017 510
2018 330
2019 390

Air Traffic Controllers
Year Number
2004 90
2005 80
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2010 90
2011 100
2012 100
2013 70
2014 70
2015 90
2016 100
2017 90
2018 80

Airfield Operations Specialists
Year Number
2016 40
2019 70

Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians
Year Number
2004 300
2005 400
2006 500
2007 630
2008 640
2009 0
2010 260
2011 0
2012 0
2013 170
2014 170
2015 190
2016 180
2017 220
2018 150
2019 160

Driver/Sales Workers
Year Number
2004 6,840
2005 7,280
2006 4,990
2007 6,040
2008 6,580
2009 7,060
2010 7,660
2011 8,200
2012 9,240
2013 9,360
2014 8,920
2015 7,510
2016 7,370
2017 6,320
2018 6,800
2019 6,950

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Year Number
2004 23,670
2005 24,000
2006 24,360
2007 24,420
2008 23,190
2009 21,890
2010 19,770
2011 19,900
2012 19,490
2013 18,630
2014 19,630
2015 20,250
2016 23,470
2017 23,640
2018 23,320
2019 23,650

Light Truck Drivers
Year Number
2004 17,900
2005 20,190
2006 20,990
2007 20,480
2008 18,960
2009 18,050
2010 18,040
2011 17,220
2012 16,360
2013 17,750
2014 18,830
2015 21,020
2016 21,780
2017 21,260
2018 21,180
2019 20,160

Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
Year Number
2004 1,360
2005 1,770
2006 3,700
2007 4,290
2008 4,530
2009 4,280
2010 3,750
2011 2,930
2012 2,390
2013 0
2014 3,760
2015 6,040
2016 6,000
2017 5,310
2018 5,200
2019 5,180

Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
Year Number
2004 8,970
2005 7,930
2006 6,370
2007 5,370
2008 4,570
2009 4,440
2010 7,200
2011 8,170
2012 9,630
2013 10,280
2014 10,560
2015 10,610
2016 11,430
2017 11,720
2018 12,170

Taxi Drivers
Year Number
2004 3,630
2005 4,050
2006 4,760
2007 5,220
2008 5,170
2009 4,570
2010 4,040
2011 3,740
2012 4,100
2013 4,590
2014 5,140
2015 5,000
2016 4,770
2017 4,300
2018 4,030

Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other
Year Number
2004 1,360
2005 1,210
2006 960
2007 1,000
2008 1,080
2009 1,020
2010 880
2011 850
2012 970
2013 920
2014 1,320
2015 1,170
2016 1,420
2017 1,400
2018 1,530
2019 1,710

Locomotive Engineers
Year Number
2006 150
2007 200
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2012 0
2013 0
2015 210
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers
Year Number
2004 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2016 40
2017 80
2018 80
2019 60

Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2017 0
2018 360
2019 320

Subway and Streetcar Operators
Year Number
2012 2,020
2013 2,050
2014 2,410
2015 1,070
2016 1,140
2017 630
2018 520
2019 530

Rail Transportation Workers, All Other
Year Number
2015 260
2016 290
2018 130
2019 130

Sailors and Marine Oilers
Year Number
2004 240
2005 240
2006 330
2007 460
2008 460
2009 440
2010 710
2011 670
2012 570
2013 480
2014 440
2015 500
2016 510
2017 550
2018 520
2019 580

Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels
Year Number
2004 0
2005 0
2006 910
2007 620
2008 540
2009 360
2010 770
2011 780
2012 800
2013 570
2014 640
2015 670
2016 580
2017 540
2018 490
2019 580

Motorboat Operators
Year Number
2005 30
2006 30
2009 50
2011 40
2012 0
2013 60
2014 70
2015 40
2016 30

Ship Engineers
Year Number
2004 170
2005 120
2006 100
2007 140
2008 120
2009 110
2010 210
2011 200
2012 240
2013 160
2017 130
2019 120

Bridge and Lock Tenders
Year Number
2005 40
2006 0
2008 0
2011 40
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Parking Attendants
Year Number
2004 2,220
2005 2,160
2006 2,240
2007 1,920
2008 2,420
2009 2,260
2010 2,280
2011 2,220
2012 1,740
2013 1,710
2014 2,220
2015 2,230
2016 2,820
2017 2,800
2018 2,720
2019 2,250

Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants
Year Number
2004 1,440
2005 1,380
2006 1,420
2007 0
2008 960
2009 810
2010 1,480
2011 2,050
2012 2,630
2013 2,970
2014 3,050
2015 3,230
2016 3,170
2017 3,310
2018 2,900
2019 2,870

Traffic Technicians
Year Number
2004 90
2005 120
2006 150
2007 170
2008 120
2009 110
2010 120
2011 120
2012 210
2013 180
2014 180
2015 170
2016 220
2017 200
2018 230
2019 200

Transportation Inspectors
Year Number
2004 500
2005 450
2006 540
2007 530
2008 490
2009 480
2010 470
2011 430
2012 250
2013 320
2014 250
2015 290
2016 300
2017 290
2018 380
2019 360

Passenger Attendants
Year Number
2004 540
2005 460
2006 360
2007 110
2008 170
2009 90
2010 340
2011 240
2012 400
2013 340
2014 350
2015 260
2016 0
2017 120
2018 0
2019 160

Transportation Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 810
2005 960
2006 640
2007 790
2008 0
2009 530
2010 370
2011 700
2012 570
2013 640
2014 560
2015 500
2016 390
2017 480
2018 820

Conveyor Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2004 400
2005 490
2006 530
2007 430
2008 320
2009 260
2010 230
2011 210
2012 210
2013 230
2014 280
2015 160
2016 160
2017 160
2018 210
2019 400

Crane and Tower Operators
Year Number
2004 730
2005 650
2006 650
2007 730
2008 820
2009 630
2010 630
2011 550
2012 510
2013 480
2014 480
2015 610
2016 700
2017 760
2018 680
2019 860

Dredge Operators
Year Number
2005 0
2007 0
2014 30
2017 40
2018 30

Hoist and Winch Operators
Year Number
2004 30
2006 40
2007 40
2008 60
2009 70
2010 100
2011 80
2012 80
2013 60
2014 110
2015 120
2016 150
2017 0
2018 120
2019 160

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
Year Number
2004 9,410
2005 8,910
2006 9,180
2007 9,960
2008 9,770
2009 8,480
2010 7,100
2011 6,570
2012 6,720
2013 7,380
2014 8,240
2015 8,200
2016 7,880
2017 6,940
2018 6,280
2019 6,840

Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
Year Number
2004 4,870
2005 4,850
2006 4,800
2007 4,560
2008 4,930
2009 4,300
2010 4,790
2011 4,190
2012 4,580
2013 4,810
2014 5,120
2015 5,040
2016 4,550
2017 4,550
2018 5,360
2019 6,060

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
Year Number
2004 38,870
2005 36,720
2006 37,090
2007 38,680
2008 39,180
2009 35,080
2010 33,410
2011 31,690
2012 32,760
2013 34,040
2014 37,050
2015 37,410
2016 40,360
2017 42,370
2018 44,260
2019 41,890

Machine Feeders and Offbearers
Year Number
2004 1,390
2005 1,270
2006 1,090
2007 1,120
2008 980
2009 910
2010 1,080
2011 1,210
2012 1,000
2013 850
2014 1,080
2015 1,070
2016 950
2017 730
2018 0
2019 0

Packers and Packagers, Hand
Year Number
2004 11,600
2005 9,670
2006 9,020
2007 7,540
2008 6,990
2009 6,850
2010 6,670
2011 7,330
2012 7,150
2013 6,560
2014 6,240
2015 6,310
2016 5,510
2017 4,790
2018 5,140
2019 5,560

Stockers and Order Fillers
Year Number
2004 32,950
2005 30,600
2006 31,340
2007 32,370
2008 33,190
2009 33,380
2010 32,940
2011 33,950
2012 34,940
2013 33,810
2014 36,670
2015 37,870
2016 39,610
2017 38,150
2018 43,890
2019 44,260

Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators
Year Number
2010 30
2017 0
2018 80
2019 80

Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers
Year Number
2005 0
2010 50
2011 70
2012 50
2013 30

Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
Year Number
2004 2,290
2005 2,210
2006 2,220
2007 2,700
2008 3,010
2009 2,830
2010 2,370
2011 2,180
2012 2,340
2013 2,320
2014 2,070
2015 2,320
2016 2,580
2017 2,540
2018 2,480
2019 2,070

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders
Year Number
2004 80
2005 50
2007 50
2008 60
2009 120
2011 210
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 90
2016 50
2017 0

Material Moving Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 2,170
2005 1,550
2006 1,110
2007 2,070
2008 2,470
2009 1,580
2010 1,860
2011 1,740
2012 1,780
2013 1,930
2014 2,100
2015 2,350
2016 1,910
2017 2,120
2018 1,980
2019 220