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Numbers of Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in South Carolina

Occupation group

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
Year Number
2004 165,200
2005 167,350
2006 166,940
2007 162,240
2008 158,700
2009 144,500
2010 140,140
2011 142,900
2012 145,540
2013 148,170
2014 153,780
2015 163,970
2016 170,400
2017 175,840
2018 181,400
2019 190,110

Individual occupations

Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
Year Number
2004 110
2005 70
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2012 70
2013 70
2015 80
2016 60
2017 60
2018 50
2019 70

First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand
Year Number
2004 2,270
2005 2,640
2006 2,460
2007 2,730
2008 2,720
2009 2,650
2010 2,420
2011 2,420
2012 2,480
2013 2,510
2014 2,580
2015 2,840
2016 3,220

First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators
Year Number
2004 2,580
2005 2,680
2006 2,520
2007 2,860
2008 2,940
2009 2,760
2010 2,580
2011 2,680
2012 2,770
2013 2,870
2014 3,100
2015 3,110
2016 3,100

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
Year Number
2004 130
2005 120
2006 90
2007 150
2008 140
2009 130
2010 130
2011 140
2012 100
2013 90
2014 90
2015 80
2016 70
2017 80
2018 90
2019 0

Commercial Pilots
Year Number
2004 100
2005 130
2006 200
2007 290
2008 340
2009 310
2010 360
2011 290
2012 200
2013 210
2014 190
2015 250
2016 300
2017 330
2018 0
2019 490

Air Traffic Controllers
Year Number
2004 180
2005 210
2006 190
2007 180
2011 240
2012 240
2013 270
2014 180
2015 180
2016 180
2017 190
2018 190
2019 190

Airfield Operations Specialists
Year Number
2005 30
2006 30
2007 50
2008 100
2009 100
2010 80
2011 30
2013 50
2014 60
2015 80
2016 130
2017 110
2018 160
2019 190

Flight Attendants
Year Number
2014 0
2015 80

Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians
Year Number
2004 490
2005 0
2006 920
2007 1,250
2008 910
2009 630
2010 550
2011 560
2012 670
2013 650
2014 680
2015 900
2016 870
2017 780
2018 600
2019 770

Driver/Sales Workers
Year Number
2004 7,210
2005 7,510
2006 7,160
2007 5,960
2008 5,150
2009 5,360
2010 6,410
2011 5,880
2012 6,380
2013 6,360
2014 7,030
2015 6,860
2016 7,510
2017 7,130
2018 6,640
2019 6,020

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Year Number
2004 24,720
2005 25,300
2006 23,360
2007 24,610
2008 23,160
2009 20,600
2010 19,700
2011 21,110
2012 20,900
2013 21,440
2014 22,580
2015 24,770
2016 26,520
2017 27,610
2018 29,620
2019 29,350

Light Truck Drivers
Year Number
2004 12,880
2005 13,440
2006 14,750
2007 14,740
2008 14,500
2009 12,870
2010 11,570
2011 11,640
2012 11,780
2013 11,110
2014 11,510
2015 12,450
2016 13,390
2017 13,780
2018 13,570
2019 12,430

Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
Year Number
2004 1,580
2005 1,250
2006 1,420
2007 1,080
2008 870
2009 1,260
2010 1,130
2011 1,060
2012 500
2013 530
2014 560
2015 840
2016 820
2017 830
2018 880
2019 690

Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
Year Number
2004 5,790
2005 7,660
2006 6,980
2007 6,030
2008 7,150
2009 6,980
2010 6,250
2011 5,700
2012 5,940
2013 6,020
2014 5,780
2015 5,830
2016 5,660
2017 6,210
2018 6,310

Taxi Drivers
Year Number
2004 1,010
2005 1,080
2006 1,600
2007 1,790
2008 1,770
2009 1,360
2010 1,080
2011 1,090
2012 1,060
2013 1,230
2014 1,360
2015 1,650
2016 1,630
2017 1,600
2018 1,690

Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other
Year Number
2004 800
2005 490
2006 390
2007 420
2008 310
2009 260
2010 220
2011 210
2012 250
2013 310
2014 270
2015 150
2016 120
2017 130
2018 120
2019 130

Locomotive Engineers
Year Number
2007 450
2008 580
2009 0
2010 620
2011 380
2012 360
2013 500
2014 740
2015 750
2016 580
2017 360
2018 400
2019 0

Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers
Year Number
2010 60
2011 150
2012 150
2013 160
2015 0
2018 30

Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers
Year Number
2004 0
2007 0
2008 180
2010 170
2011 190
2012 190
2013 150
2014 60
2015 0
2016 100
2017 180
2018 190
2019 80

Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters
Year Number
2007 400
2008 500
2009 0
2010 560
2011 530
2012 530
2013 520
2014 530
2015 540
2016 420
2017 340
2018 340
2019 0

Sailors and Marine Oilers
Year Number
2004 140
2005 160
2006 200
2007 180
2008 170
2009 150
2010 100
2011 90
2012 70
2013 80
2014 100
2015 110
2016 90
2017 160
2018 170
2019 180

Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels
Year Number
2004 280
2005 530
2006 370
2007 340
2008 270
2009 320
2010 190
2011 220
2012 270
2013 280
2014 460
2015 420
2016 430
2017 420
2018 460
2019 390

Motorboat Operators
Year Number
2004 0
2008 340
2009 470
2010 260
2011 200
2012 230
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 710

Ship Engineers
Year Number
2004 0
2006 30
2007 60
2008 50
2009 70
2012 40
2013 60
2014 50
2015 70
2016 60
2017 70
2018 60
2019 70

Bridge and Lock Tenders
Year Number
2017 120
2018 110

Parking Attendants
Year Number
2004 580
2005 690
2006 830
2007 860
2008 870
2009 610
2010 360
2011 330
2012 360
2013 420
2014 340
2015 440
2016 570
2017 690
2018 800
2019 1,010

Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants
Year Number
2004 560
2005 300
2006 520
2007 650
2008 530
2009 410
2010 440
2011 750
2012 700
2013 750
2014 620
2015 760
2016 860
2017 900
2018 700
2019 710

Traffic Technicians
Year Number
2004 40
2005 40
2007 50
2008 50
2009 70
2010 70
2011 70
2013 40
2014 40
2015 60
2016 60
2017 60
2018 50
2019 50

Transportation Inspectors
Year Number
2004 0
2005 280
2006 290
2007 140
2008 160
2010 250
2011 260
2012 150
2013 110
2014 90
2015 100
2016 100
2017 100
2018 100
2019 120

Passenger Attendants
Year Number
2004 90
2008 120
2009 120
2010 130
2011 50
2012 60
2013 110
2014 100
2015 110
2016 50
2017 50
2018 40
2019 0

Transportation Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 200
2005 260
2006 210
2007 220
2008 110
2009 50
2010 40
2011 50
2012 60
2013 50
2014 30
2015 30
2017 30
2018 0

Conveyor Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2004 1,210
2007 0
2008 450
2009 310
2010 290
2011 280
2012 390
2013 580
2014 520
2015 430
2016 330
2017 310
2018 170
2019 310

Crane and Tower Operators
Year Number
2004 900
2005 1,060
2006 1,070
2007 1,190
2008 1,000
2009 900
2010 930
2011 1,080
2012 960
2013 720
2014 600
2015 650
2016 500
2017 470
2018 680
2019 760

Dredge Operators
Year Number
2014 30
2015 0
2016 50
2017 50
2018 0

Hoist and Winch Operators
Year Number
2005 60

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
Year Number
2004 12,550
2005 11,320
2006 10,860
2007 10,360
2008 10,650
2009 9,490
2010 8,650
2011 7,190
2012 7,700
2013 6,500
2014 6,600
2015 7,390
2016 7,580
2017 7,950
2018 7,670
2019 10,030

Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
Year Number
2004 3,690
2005 4,310
2006 4,300
2007 4,750
2008 4,900
2009 4,240
2010 3,750
2011 3,720
2012 3,940
2013 3,770
2014 3,630
2015 3,500
2016 3,580
2017 3,840
2018 4,240
2019 4,620

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
Year Number
2004 42,690
2005 42,830
2006 42,760
2007 37,730
2008 34,700
2009 31,070
2010 31,990
2011 34,910
2012 36,900
2013 40,830
2014 42,910
2015 47,530
2016 50,090
2017 52,850
2018 56,600
2019 64,150

Machine Feeders and Offbearers
Year Number
2004 4,730
2005 3,360
2006 3,230
2007 3,360
2008 3,210
2009 2,900
2010 1,890
2011 1,740
2012 1,860
2013 1,870
2014 2,150
2015 2,080
2016 2,210
2017 1,860
2018 1,430
2019 1,260

Packers and Packagers, Hand
Year Number
2004 11,580
2005 11,770
2006 12,040
2007 11,330
2008 10,340
2009 9,880
2010 9,860
2011 9,850
2012 9,240
2013 9,540
2014 9,440
2015 8,640
2016 8,340
2017 9,080
2018 9,000
2019 8,420

Stockers and Order Fillers
Year Number
2004 22,330
2005 23,520
2006 23,720
2007 23,190
2008 24,580
2009 23,440
2010 23,140
2011 23,850
2012 24,350
2013 23,420
2014 24,540
2015 26,080
2016 27,320
2017 28,080
2018 29,310
2019 28,940

Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators
Year Number
2004 0
2017 0

Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers
Year Number
2004 30
2005 60
2006 60
2007 70
2008 100
2009 70
2010 40
2012 90
2014 70

Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
Year Number
2004 2,340
2005 2,510
2006 2,820
2007 2,770
2008 2,930
2009 2,830
2010 2,970
2011 3,100
2012 3,010
2013 2,570
2014 2,570
2015 2,220
2016 2,090
2017 2,180
2018 2,240
2019 2,380

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders
Year Number
2004 80
2005 250
2006 200
2007 280
2008 180
2009 140
2010 80
2011 70
2012 100
2013 0

Material Moving Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 1,330
2005 1,430
2006 1,360
2007 1,720
2008 1,670
2009 1,690
2010 820
2011 790
2012 490
2013 1,420
2014 1,590
2015 1,910
2016 700
2017 560
2018 510
2019 0