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Numbers of Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA

Occupation group

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
Year Number
2005 82,640
2006 84,990
2007 84,960
2008 82,300
2009 80,190
2010 76,280
2011 78,670
2012 78,160
2013 81,940
2014 78,350
2015 84,460
2016 81,810
2017 84,470
2018 93,640
2019 96,060

Individual occupations

Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
Year Number
2005 80
2006 100
2007 70
2008 50
2009 30
2010 30
2011 70
2012 70
2013 80
2014 50
2015 50
2016 60
2017 80
2018 100
2019 110

First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand
Year Number
2005 1,390
2006 1,460
2007 1,300
2008 1,160
2009 1,170
2010 1,290
2011 1,580
2012 1,450
2013 1,200
2014 1,090
2015 1,170
2016 1,330

First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators
Year Number
2005 2,030
2006 2,070
2007 2,080
2008 2,110
2009 1,920
2010 1,690
2011 1,500
2012 1,450
2013 1,480
2014 1,460
2015 1,600
2016 1,590

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
Year Number
2013 430
2014 660
2015 680
2016 620
2018 610

Commercial Pilots
Year Number
2005 200
2006 210
2007 300
2008 360
2009 300
2010 490
2011 460
2012 450
2013 360
2014 360
2015 300
2016 380
2017 250
2018 270
2019 290

Air Traffic Controllers
Year Number
2005 120
2006 100
2007 200
2008 170
2009 170
2017 100
2018 110
2019 110

Airfield Operations Specialists
Year Number
2005 50
2006 40
2007 60
2008 60
2009 80
2010 40
2011 30
2013 30
2014 40
2015 40
2016 30
2017 60
2018 60
2019 0

Flight Attendants
Year Number
2006 0
2013 300
2015 730
2016 790
2017 0
2018 910

Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians
Year Number
2008 40
2009 0

Driver/Sales Workers
Year Number
2005 4,770
2006 4,860
2007 4,110
2008 4,260
2009 4,550
2010 4,110
2011 4,080
2012 4,050
2013 3,940
2014 3,930
2015 4,070
2016 3,560
2017 3,290
2018 4,340
2019 4,750

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Year Number
2005 12,930
2006 13,260
2007 13,340
2008 13,570
2009 12,250
2010 11,030
2011 10,640
2012 10,970
2013 11,390
2014 11,160
2015 11,450
2016 12,080
2017 13,830
2018 13,600
2019 12,980

Light Truck Drivers
Year Number
2005 6,640
2006 6,540
2007 5,900
2008 5,670
2009 4,920
2010 5,140
2011 5,630
2012 5,110
2013 5,310
2014 5,270
2015 6,360
2016 6,280
2017 5,730
2018 7,080
2019 7,250

Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
Year Number
2009 1,790
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 1,360
2014 0
2015 1,500
2016 1,520
2017 2,260
2018 2,290
2019 2,300

Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
Year Number
2005 3,330
2006 2,710
2007 2,880
2008 2,940
2009 2,990
2010 3,700
2011 3,590
2012 3,590
2013 3,550
2014 4,170
2015 3,540
2016 3,300
2017 2,890
2018 3,440

Taxi Drivers
Year Number
2005 690
2006 590
2007 640
2008 0
2009 1,400
2010 1,120
2011 800
2012 590
2013 540
2014 890
2015 940
2016 1,050
2017 1,300
2018 1,350

Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other
Year Number
2005 430
2006 490
2007 880
2008 690
2009 720
2010 570
2011 630
2012 1,050
2013 1,320
2014 1,580
2015 1,280
2016 1,170
2017 1,030
2018 930
2019 980

Locomotive Engineers
Year Number
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2017 0
2018 210
2019 220

Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers
Year Number
2005 70
2006 80
2007 60
2010 40
2011 60
2012 70
2015 50

Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers
Year Number
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0

Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters
Year Number
2011 0
2012 120
2013 100

Sailors and Marine Oilers
Year Number
2005 150
2006 280
2007 370
2008 410
2009 320
2010 230
2011 70
2013 210
2014 240
2015 220
2016 220
2017 230
2018 260
2019 220

Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels
Year Number
2006 160
2007 200
2008 290
2009 230
2010 280
2011 170
2012 120
2013 210
2014 230
2015 210
2016 230
2017 240
2018 270
2019 220

Motorboat Operators
Year Number
2006 0
2007 90
2008 60
2009 50
2010 40
2015 100
2016 0
2017 90

Ship Engineers
Year Number
2005 30
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 90
2017 90
2018 90
2019 0

Parking Attendants
Year Number
2006 1,200
2007 1,090
2008 1,440
2009 1,310
2010 1,310
2011 980
2012 1,010
2013 800
2014 840
2015 570
2016 460
2017 570
2018 730
2019 840

Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants
Year Number
2005 2,870
2006 2,940
2007 3,050
2008 3,140
2009 3,260
2010 3,170
2011 3,040
2012 2,910
2013 3,060
2014 3,110
2015 2,670
2016 2,600
2017 2,280
2018 2,640
2019 2,920

Traffic Technicians
Year Number
2005 60
2006 60
2007 110
2008 40
2009 50
2010 60
2011 50
2012 60
2013 50
2014 40
2015 70
2016 70
2017 60
2018 50

Transportation Inspectors
Year Number
2006 150
2007 180
2008 170
2009 160
2010 190
2011 210
2012 220
2013 150
2014 190
2015 140
2016 170
2017 150
2018 180
2019 150

Passenger Attendants
Year Number
2005 90
2006 40
2010 230
2011 260
2012 190

Transportation Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 770
2006 590
2007 440
2008 430
2009 370
2010 630
2011 280
2012 380
2013 120
2015 350
2016 400
2017 300
2018 320

Conveyor Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 170
2006 150
2007 180
2008 180
2009 160
2010 130
2011 60
2012 120
2013 200
2014 240
2015 180
2016 110
2017 70
2018 60
2019 70

Crane and Tower Operators
Year Number
2005 450
2006 410
2007 490
2008 510
2009 520
2010 350
2011 320
2012 280
2013 290
2014 250
2015 390
2016 450
2017 480
2018 640
2019 510

Hoist and Winch Operators
Year Number
2005 70
2006 90
2007 80
2008 100
2009 80
2010 80
2011 60
2012 60
2013 50
2015 40

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
Year Number
2005 5,580
2006 5,740
2007 5,970
2008 6,010
2009 5,800
2010 5,320
2011 5,140
2012 4,620
2013 5,090
2014 4,880
2015 5,290
2016 5,030
2017 4,370
2018 4,420
2019 5,010

Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
Year Number
2005 2,590
2006 2,700
2007 2,710
2008 2,780
2009 2,480
2010 2,230
2011 2,480
2012 2,180
2013 2,450
2014 2,410
2015 2,780
2016 3,170
2017 3,320
2018 3,520
2019 2,930

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
Year Number
2005 16,160
2006 17,140
2007 17,080
2008 15,880
2009 14,840
2010 14,940
2011 17,820
2012 17,540
2013 18,000
2014 15,790
2015 17,920
2016 15,000
2017 17,270
2018 17,920
2019 19,530

Machine Feeders and Offbearers
Year Number
2005 1,980
2006 2,200
2007 2,440
2008 2,180
2009 1,620
2010 1,250
2011 1,180
2012 1,260
2013 1,150
2014 1,050
2015 770
2016 700
2017 550
2018 570
2019 630

Packers and Packagers, Hand
Year Number
2005 4,930
2006 4,630
2007 4,860
2008 4,580
2009 4,280
2010 4,420
2011 4,440
2012 4,610
2013 4,180
2014 4,400
2015 4,660
2016 4,580
2017 4,300
2018 3,780
2019 3,780

Stockers and Order Fillers
Year Number
2005 11,030
2006 11,380
2007 11,050
2008 10,560
2009 10,020
2010 10,290
2011 10,960
2012 11,540
2013 12,340
2014 12,490
2015 12,690
2016 12,950
2017 14,580
2018 18,110
2019 20,150

Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers
Year Number
2007 40
2008 40
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2019 0

Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
Year Number
2005 870
2006 790
2007 810
2008 730
2009 910
2010 920
2011 940
2012 860
2013 910
2014 820
2015 870
2016 920
2017 1,130
2018 1,230
2019 1,020

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders
Year Number
2005 410
2006 320
2007 360
2008 280
2009 260
2010 230
2011 200
2012 280
2013 220
2014 260
2015 240
2016 280
2017 0
2018 0

Material Moving Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 1,700
2006 1,510
2007 1,540
2008 1,410
2009 1,180
2010 730
2011 940
2012 950
2013 1,070
2014 450
2015 540
2016 620
2017 500
2018 470
2019 170