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Numbers of Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in Mississippi

Occupation group

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
Year Number
2004 112,390
2005 111,510
2006 110,910
2007 114,190
2008 113,330
2009 108,330
2010 104,310
2011 106,110
2012 104,690
2013 104,400
2014 101,490
2015 108,510
2016 110,620
2017 113,410
2018 116,780
2019 120,370

Individual occupations

Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
Year Number
2004 0
2013 30
2016 0
2017 0

First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand
Year Number
2004 1,820
2005 1,620
2006 1,930
2007 1,850
2008 1,780
2009 1,510
2010 1,390
2011 1,420
2012 1,530
2013 1,440
2014 1,670
2015 1,700
2016 1,700

First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators
Year Number
2004 2,130
2005 2,140
2006 2,220
2007 2,380
2008 2,380
2009 2,390
2010 2,250
2011 2,370
2012 2,290
2013 2,070
2014 2,030
2015 1,960
2016 1,890

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
Year Number
2004 100
2005 120
2006 140
2007 130
2008 90
2009 120
2010 110
2011 170
2012 180
2013 180
2014 190
2015 180
2016 200
2017 200
2018 180
2019 180

Commercial Pilots
Year Number
2004 220
2005 60
2006 110
2007 200
2008 0
2009 300
2010 220
2011 280
2012 290
2013 320
2014 420
2015 430
2016 480
2017 360
2018 300
2019 0

Air Traffic Controllers
Year Number
2004 100
2005 100
2006 130
2007 110
2008 140
2010 120
2011 130
2012 140
2013 140
2014 140
2015 130
2016 140
2017 130
2018 140
2019 120

Airfield Operations Specialists
Year Number
2008 0
2009 130
2010 90
2019 30

Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians
Year Number
2004 340
2005 410
2006 510
2007 500
2008 500
2009 470
2010 490
2011 530
2012 450
2013 530
2014 480
2015 320
2016 150
2017 120
2018 230
2019 260

Driver/Sales Workers
Year Number
2004 4,430
2005 4,850
2006 4,380
2007 3,910
2008 3,550
2009 3,400
2010 3,530
2011 3,950
2012 3,700
2013 3,390
2014 2,840
2015 3,720
2016 3,740
2017 3,980
2018 3,440
2019 3,010

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Year Number
2004 20,120
2005 21,470
2006 21,120
2007 20,550
2008 21,300
2009 21,040
2010 20,170
2011 20,610
2012 21,000
2013 21,550
2014 22,250
2015 22,080
2016 22,460
2017 22,570
2018 22,710
2019 22,600

Light Truck Drivers
Year Number
2004 8,280
2005 9,210
2006 9,530
2007 9,360
2008 8,440
2009 7,390
2010 6,740
2011 6,640
2012 7,080
2013 7,540
2014 6,900
2015 7,370
2016 7,130
2017 7,180
2018 7,990
2019 9,160

Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
Year Number
2004 720
2005 760
2006 750
2007 760
2008 740
2009 830
2010 860
2011 750
2012 630
2013 360
2014 400
2015 690
2016 730
2017 700
2018 710
2019 800

Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
Year Number
2004 6,020
2005 5,370
2006 5,190
2007 4,910
2008 4,980
2009 5,160
2010 5,730
2011 5,580
2012 5,250
2013 5,700
2014 5,610
2015 5,540
2016 5,260
2017 5,810
2018 6,610

Taxi Drivers
Year Number
2004 1,110
2005 1,200
2006 1,100
2007 1,010
2008 1,190
2009 1,120
2010 940
2011 1,020
2012 950
2013 940
2014 950
2015 930
2016 890
2017 910
2018 1,010

Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other
Year Number
2004 110
2005 220
2006 170
2007 150
2008 100
2009 0
2010 60
2011 60
2012 70
2013 150
2014 200
2015 170
2016 160
2017 120
2018 120
2019 0

Locomotive Engineers
Year Number
2004 250
2005 260
2006 220
2007 180
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 340
2012 350
2013 330
2014 560
2015 0
2016 0

Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers
Year Number
2004 90
2005 90
2006 80
2007 70

Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers
Year Number
2004 370
2005 460
2006 0
2007 310
2008 0
2009 270
2010 250
2011 470
2012 490
2013 500
2014 0
2015 150
2016 0
2019 0

Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters
Year Number
2004 340
2005 360
2006 320
2007 310
2008 630
2009 620
2010 560
2011 290
2012 270
2013 250
2014 430
2015 470
2016 470

Rail Transportation Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 70

Sailors and Marine Oilers
Year Number
2004 150
2005 170
2006 170
2007 230
2008 260
2009 260
2010 290
2011 390
2012 300
2013 290
2014 130
2015 150
2016 190
2017 160
2018 350
2019 220

Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels
Year Number
2004 340
2005 310
2006 240
2007 270
2008 240
2009 350
2010 470
2011 510
2012 370
2013 430
2014 470
2015 800
2016 850
2017 910
2018 730
2019 700

Ship Engineers
Year Number
2004 120
2005 130
2006 0
2007 0
2008 30
2009 60
2010 60
2011 80
2012 70
2013 70
2014 90
2015 60
2016 0
2017 120
2018 160
2019 80

Bridge and Lock Tenders
Year Number
2004 120
2005 130
2006 120
2007 110
2008 110
2009 100
2013 60
2014 60
2015 60
2016 60
2017 70
2018 70
2019 70

Parking Attendants
Year Number
2004 800
2005 990
2006 750
2007 640
2008 550
2009 530
2010 580
2011 580
2012 550
2013 600
2014 540
2015 490
2016 380
2017 350
2018 440
2019 430

Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants
Year Number
2004 770
2005 710
2006 830
2007 950
2008 770
2009 710
2010 770
2011 1,140
2012 1,180
2013 1,220
2014 870
2015 960
2016 900
2017 1,430
2018 1,300
2019 1,160

Traffic Technicians
Year Number
2004 30
2005 30
2007 30
2008 40
2009 40
2010 40
2011 0
2012 80
2013 80
2014 80
2015 40
2016 30

Transportation Inspectors
Year Number
2004 180
2005 160
2006 160
2007 140
2008 170
2009 140
2010 130
2011 120
2012 140
2013 120
2014 110
2015 110
2016 140
2017 220
2018 180
2019 200

Passenger Attendants
Year Number
2006 160
2007 120
2008 120
2012 0
2013 0

Transportation Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 80
2005 60
2006 50
2007 80
2008 80
2009 80
2010 0
2011 110
2012 150
2013 140
2014 110
2015 100
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0

Conveyor Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2004 340
2005 450
2006 470
2007 480
2008 440
2009 560
2010 500
2011 610
2012 420
2013 370
2014 280
2015 160
2016 150
2017 180
2018 130
2019 130

Crane and Tower Operators
Year Number
2004 700
2005 700
2006 540
2007 520
2008 700
2009 840
2010 870
2011 780
2012 810
2013 740
2014 720
2015 610
2016 620
2017 620
2018 660
2019 620

Dredge Operators
Year Number
2006 30

Hoist and Winch Operators
Year Number
2004 190
2005 190
2006 120
2007 40
2015 60
2016 0

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
Year Number
2004 7,220
2005 7,500
2006 6,980
2007 7,640
2008 6,660
2009 6,300
2010 5,990
2011 5,990
2012 5,340
2013 4,760
2014 4,860
2015 4,950
2016 5,650
2017 7,060
2018 8,460
2019 9,250

Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
Year Number
2004 2,800
2005 2,400
2006 2,410
2007 2,190
2008 2,040
2009 1,610
2010 1,660
2011 1,620
2012 1,590
2013 1,620
2014 1,700
2015 1,930
2016 1,880
2017 2,150
2018 2,210
2019 2,490

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
Year Number
2004 24,240
2005 21,110
2006 22,110
2007 23,700
2008 24,760
2009 22,820
2010 21,480
2011 20,590
2012 21,520
2013 22,000
2014 24,540
2015 27,150
2016 28,530
2017 29,260
2018 30,900
2019 31,950

Machine Feeders and Offbearers
Year Number
2004 2,320
2005 2,580
2006 2,700
2007 2,840
2008 2,920
2009 2,530
2010 2,170
2011 1,810
2012 1,800
2013 2,000
2014 0
2015 2,350
2016 1,910
2017 1,120
2018 820
2019 890

Packers and Packagers, Hand
Year Number
2004 7,880
2005 6,950
2006 7,150
2007 7,220
2008 6,890
2009 6,540
2010 6,310
2011 6,220
2012 5,820
2013 5,390
2014 4,660
2015 4,240
2016 4,400
2017 4,160
2018 3,350
2019 3,450

Stockers and Order Fillers
Year Number
2004 15,360
2005 16,070
2006 15,800
2007 17,530
2008 17,820
2009 17,490
2010 17,350
2011 18,700
2012 17,610
2013 17,120
2014 15,420
2015 16,160
2016 17,330
2017 18,400
2018 18,240
2019 18,710

Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators
Year Number
2004 130
2007 120
2008 0
2009 140
2010 90
2011 100
2012 100
2013 100
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0

Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers
Year Number
2007 60
2008 40
2009 30
2010 40
2011 0
2012 40
2013 30
2014 50
2015 50
2016 50
2017 40
2018 40
2019 60

Wellhead Pumpers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2015 60
2016 60
2017 50
2018 40
2019 40

Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
Year Number
2004 1,200
2005 1,270
2006 1,300
2007 1,720
2008 1,710
2009 1,420
2010 1,230
2011 1,230
2012 1,300
2013 1,090
2014 1,140
2015 1,210
2016 1,200
2017 1,060
2018 990
2019 1,190

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders
Year Number
2004 100
2007 140
2008 190
2010 0
2011 140
2012 80
2013 160
2014 0
2015 380
2016 340
2017 240
2019 250

Material Moving Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 770
2005 830
2006 920
2007 730
2008 970
2009 1,030
2010 770
2011 780
2012 750
2013 590
2014 590
2015 590
2016 550
2017 450
2018 600
2019 0