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Numbers of Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in Pennsylvania

Occupation group

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
Year Number
2004 485,650
2005 486,400
2006 485,630
2007 510,320
2008 508,210
2009 473,260
2010 463,960
2011 467,180
2012 472,710
2013 476,790
2014 491,170
2015 511,960
2016 526,810
2017 537,550
2018 544,710
2019 550,160

Individual occupations

Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
Year Number
2004 340
2005 340
2006 240
2007 140
2008 230
2009 210
2010 200
2011 0
2012 0
2013 230
2015 260
2016 220
2017 240
2018 240
2019 340

First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand
Year Number
2004 6,540
2005 6,630
2006 6,780
2007 6,830
2008 6,630
2009 6,320
2010 6,470
2011 6,580
2012 6,720
2013 6,260
2014 6,940
2015 7,730
2016 9,050

First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators
Year Number
2004 9,530
2005 9,220
2006 9,680
2007 9,480
2008 9,240
2009 8,050
2010 7,550
2011 7,830
2012 7,610
2013 7,680
2014 8,030
2015 8,750
2016 8,610

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
Year Number
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Commercial Pilots
Year Number
2004 650
2005 780
2006 840
2007 680
2008 510
2009 420
2010 680
2011 830
2012 970
2013 1,300
2014 0
2015 1,610
2016 930
2017 550
2018 510
2019 500

Air Traffic Controllers
Year Number
2004 420
2005 400
2006 490
2007 510
2008 630
2009 470
2010 490
2011 430
2012 460
2013 440
2014 430
2015 390
2016 400
2017 400
2018 400
2019 380

Airfield Operations Specialists
Year Number
2005 260
2006 230
2007 210
2008 290
2009 290
2013 380
2014 330
2015 380
2016 410
2017 210
2018 250
2019 210

Flight Attendants
Year Number
2017 0
2018 0

Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians
Year Number
2004 950
2005 1,090
2006 920
2007 960
2008 1,190
2009 1,320
2010 1,490
2011 1,340
2012 1,350
2013 1,830
2014 1,840
2015 2,120
2016 2,290
2017 2,270
2018 1,920
2019 1,150

Driver/Sales Workers
Year Number
2004 19,460
2005 17,760
2006 18,050
2007 17,250
2008 17,940
2009 16,100
2010 15,930
2011 15,620
2012 18,030
2013 19,750
2014 18,060
2015 16,760
2016 17,270
2017 17,810
2018 16,080
2019 13,870

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Year Number
2004 67,820
2005 71,270
2006 73,720
2007 76,360
2008 73,650
2009 68,070
2010 65,670
2011 68,500
2012 70,980
2013 71,970
2014 72,590
2015 76,960
2016 78,320
2017 80,810
2018 82,330
2019 86,370

Light Truck Drivers
Year Number
2004 48,290
2005 43,490
2006 42,960
2007 42,790
2008 40,360
2009 39,480
2010 36,630
2011 38,390
2012 38,130
2013 34,370
2014 35,430
2015 34,560
2016 34,600
2017 35,900
2018 37,140
2019 38,100

Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
Year Number
2004 6,190
2005 7,630
2006 0
2007 13,960
2008 13,730
2009 7,050
2010 7,180
2011 7,300
2012 6,780
2013 5,690
2014 5,130
2015 5,050
2016 5,400
2017 5,320
2018 5,150
2019 6,660

Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
Year Number
2004 26,190
2005 25,680
2006 25,650
2007 27,020
2008 27,680
2009 27,510
2010 28,160
2011 27,900
2012 28,240
2013 29,090
2014 30,180
2015 30,630
2016 31,540
2017 31,610
2018 31,970

Taxi Drivers
Year Number
2004 5,500
2005 6,360
2006 6,890
2007 6,620
2008 7,320
2009 7,400
2010 8,580
2011 8,890
2012 8,690
2013 8,530
2014 7,940
2015 7,780
2016 7,630
2017 7,990
2018 8,720

Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other
Year Number
2004 2,880
2005 2,460
2006 2,190
2007 1,600
2008 1,390
2009 1,350
2010 1,060
2011 790
2012 660
2013 940
2014 990
2015 820
2016 850
2017 1,590
2018 2,210
2019 1,670

Locomotive Engineers
Year Number
2004 1,960
2005 3,040
2006 0
2007 2,610
2008 2,800
2009 2,180
2010 2,120
2011 1,450
2012 1,420
2013 1,430
2014 1,750
2015 1,940
2016 1,930
2017 1,850
2018 1,650
2019 1,700

Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers
Year Number
2004 490
2005 1,080
2006 0
2007 870
2008 490
2009 310
2010 330
2011 290
2012 410
2013 390
2014 250
2015 200
2016 310
2017 380
2018 440
2019 410

Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers
Year Number
2004 150
2006 0
2007 80
2008 980
2009 60
2010 980
2011 890
2012 780
2013 770
2014 1,230
2015 1,240
2016 1,230
2017 460
2018 490
2019 460

Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters
Year Number
2004 1,660
2005 0
2006 0
2007 2,010
2008 0
2009 2,490
2010 2,410
2011 1,640
2012 1,610
2013 1,650
2014 2,410
2015 2,350
2016 2,350
2017 2,730
2018 3,020
2019 3,170

Subway and Streetcar Operators
Year Number
2005 0
2013 160
2015 130
2016 90
2017 90

Rail Transportation Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 580
2006 260
2007 230
2008 360
2009 0
2010 0
2011 140
2012 0
2013 0

Sailors and Marine Oilers
Year Number
2004 490
2005 610
2006 490
2007 360
2008 290
2009 370
2010 380
2011 440
2012 390
2013 320
2014 370
2015 430
2016 420
2017 350
2018 440
2019 400

Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels
Year Number
2004 420
2005 380
2006 440
2007 320
2008 490
2009 380
2010 420
2011 500
2012 460
2013 360
2014 350
2015 390
2016 420
2017 330
2018 490
2019 480

Motorboat Operators
Year Number
2004 40
2005 0
2006 0
2009 0
2010 0

Ship Engineers
Year Number
2004 100
2006 240
2007 160
2008 180
2009 170
2010 100
2011 80
2012 50
2013 50
2015 40
2016 40
2017 70
2018 130
2019 270

Bridge and Lock Tenders
Year Number
2004 160
2005 200
2006 260
2007 260
2008 200
2009 140
2010 130
2011 170
2012 150
2013 160
2014 120
2015 120
2016 110
2017 130
2018 120
2019 130

Parking Attendants
Year Number
2004 5,450
2005 5,770
2006 6,670
2007 6,290
2008 6,190
2009 5,150
2010 4,130
2011 3,940
2012 4,550
2013 4,720
2014 5,870
2015 5,780
2016 6,850
2017 6,160
2018 5,950
2019 6,180

Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants
Year Number
2004 2,120
2005 2,440
2006 2,510
2007 2,730
2008 2,170
2009 2,000
2010 1,820
2011 2,260
2012 2,320
2013 2,850
2014 2,350
2015 2,570
2016 2,470
2017 2,860
2018 2,660
2019 2,880

Traffic Technicians
Year Number
2004 260
2005 260
2006 160
2007 60
2008 70
2009 80
2010 90
2011 70
2012 50
2013 60
2014 60
2015 40
2016 50
2017 60
2018 90
2019 120

Transportation Inspectors
Year Number
2004 580
2005 930
2006 970
2007 1,060
2008 830
2009 740
2010 700
2011 730
2012 610
2013 640
2014 470
2015 470
2016 570
2017 860
2018 830
2019 980

Passenger Attendants
Year Number
2004 720
2005 950
2007 0
2008 680
2009 670
2010 960
2011 640
2012 1,280
2013 980
2014 1,120
2015 480
2016 420
2017 540
2018 250
2019 420

Transportation Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 1,200
2005 1,290
2006 1,100
2007 730
2008 520
2009 460
2010 350
2011 200
2012 240
2013 230
2014 270
2015 380
2016 430
2017 360
2018 200

Conveyor Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2004 1,280
2005 1,160
2006 1,750
2007 1,720
2008 1,890
2009 1,280
2010 1,400
2011 1,430
2012 1,480
2013 1,250
2014 1,200
2015 1,430
2016 1,640
2017 1,710
2018 1,610
2019 1,460

Crane and Tower Operators
Year Number
2004 2,260
2005 2,020
2006 2,000
2007 2,300
2008 2,070
2009 2,000
2010 1,880
2011 2,100
2012 1,940
2013 1,670
2014 2,010
2015 2,210
2016 2,840
2017 3,020
2018 3,140
2019 2,700

Dredge Operators
Year Number
2005 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Hoist and Winch Operators
Year Number
2004 140
2006 0
2007 70
2008 120
2009 0
2010 220
2011 0
2012 230
2013 380
2014 360
2015 260
2016 200
2017 300
2018 0
2019 0

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
Year Number
2004 31,850
2005 33,570
2006 33,280
2007 33,540
2008 33,120
2009 30,080
2010 26,250
2011 22,890
2012 23,200
2013 25,050
2014 27,420
2015 29,930
2016 30,870
2017 31,580
2018 31,070
2019 32,570

Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
Year Number
2004 14,630
2005 13,410
2006 13,700
2007 12,840
2008 12,760
2009 11,130
2010 10,650
2011 10,460
2012 10,850
2013 10,420
2014 11,160
2015 10,900
2016 11,350
2017 12,150
2018 13,470
2019 12,580

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
Year Number
2004 97,110
2005 98,030
2006 105,290
2007 109,580
2008 109,810
2009 102,750
2010 100,280
2011 103,460
2012 104,860
2013 109,580
2014 115,740
2015 123,520
2016 134,750
2017 141,760
2018 151,350
2019 147,080

Machine Feeders and Offbearers
Year Number
2004 6,430
2005 6,590
2006 7,320
2007 8,390
2008 8,640
2009 7,040
2010 6,350
2011 5,680
2012 5,270
2013 4,840
2014 4,820
2015 5,210
2016 4,820
2017 3,870
2018 2,990
2019 4,610

Packers and Packagers, Hand
Year Number
2004 39,210
2005 39,680
2006 38,680
2007 39,070
2008 40,070
2009 37,140
2010 35,090
2011 34,850
2012 33,330
2013 33,870
2014 33,820
2015 31,710
2016 26,190
2017 24,550
2018 25,260
2019 24,360

Stockers and Order Fillers
Year Number
2004 69,100
2005 68,440
2006 70,430
2007 70,360
2008 71,980
2009 71,450
2010 76,230
2011 76,740
2012 77,470
2013 76,160
2014 79,490
2015 86,380
2016 89,700
2017 90,710
2018 86,030
2019 92,520

Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators
Year Number
2004 150
2005 270
2006 200
2007 270
2008 230
2009 370
2010 360
2011 550
2012 830
2013 890
2014 840
2015 540
2016 460
2017 430
2018 580
2019 540

Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers
Year Number
2004 350
2005 260
2006 120
2007 350
2008 440
2009 560
2010 550
2011 920
2012 1,170
2013 980
2014 1,190
2015 1,190
2016 660
2017 470
2018 440
2019 200

Wellhead Pumpers
Year Number
2004 170
2005 210
2006 260
2007 0
2008 370
2009 650
2010 880
2011 1,260
2012 980
2013 930
2014 900
2015 1,200
2016 860
2017 590
2018 570
2019 600

Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
Year Number
2004 5,220
2005 5,580
2006 5,670
2007 4,870
2008 5,220
2009 5,920
2010 5,810
2011 6,140
2012 5,560
2013 4,850
2014 5,150
2015 5,000
2016 5,310
2017 4,170
2018 3,310
2019 3,640

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders
Year Number
2004 110
2005 140
2006 190
2007 250
2008 320
2009 320
2010 600
2011 640
2012 700
2013 570
2014 530
2015 350
2016 160
2017 0
2018 0
2019 700

Material Moving Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 6,500
2005 6,720
2006 5,000
2007 4,530
2008 4,130
2009 3,330
2010 2,400
2011 2,220
2012 1,900
2013 2,120
2014 2,030
2015 1,770
2016 1,790
2017 1,720
2018 1,360
2019 210