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Numbers of Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in Tacoma-Lakewood, WA Metropolitan Division

Occupation group

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
Year Number
2005 24,270
2006 24,970
2007 27,530
2008 27,530
2009 25,480
2010 22,680
2011 22,860
2012 22,910
2013 26,160
2014 27,060
2015 27,910
2016 27,030
2017 27,990

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand
Year Number
2005 380
2006 340
2007 350
2008 370
2009 360
2010 380
2011 370
2012 360
2013 480
2014 490
2015 520
2016 500

First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators
Year Number
2005 670
2006 720
2007 950
2008 940
2009 870
2010 630
2011 580
2012 640
2013 760
2014 720
2015 600
2016 550

Commercial Pilots
Year Number
2005 30
2006 40
2010 50
2011 60
2015 0
2016 0
2017 60

Driver/Sales Workers
Year Number
2005 1,280
2006 1,270
2007 1,140
2008 800
2009 550
2010 310
2011 670
2012 730
2013 1,200
2014 930
2015 1,670
2016 1,220
2017 960

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Year Number
2005 4,670
2006 4,390
2007 4,280
2008 3,720
2009 3,640
2010 3,920
2011 3,800
2012 4,120
2013 3,820
2014 4,380
2015 4,480
2016 5,030
2017 4,780

Light Truck Drivers
Year Number
2005 1,930
2006 1,930
2007 2,160
2008 2,110
2009 1,770
2010 1,610
2011 1,700
2012 1,660
2013 1,830
2014 1,780
2015 1,760
2016 1,860
2017 2,230

Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
Year Number
2008 760
2009 810
2010 750
2013 470
2014 450

Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
Year Number
2005 1,010
2006 1,030
2007 930
2008 1,230
2009 1,250
2010 1,320
2011 1,450
2012 1,120
2013 980
2014 950
2015 1,350
2016 1,410
2017 1,480

Taxi Drivers
Year Number
2005 230
2006 0
2007 360
2008 400
2011 160
2012 120
2013 190
2014 180
2015 200
2016 220
2017 160

Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other
Year Number
2005 150
2006 160
2007 270
2008 280
2009 330
2012 60
2014 150
2016 80
2017 70

Parking Attendants
Year Number
2005 100
2006 120
2007 0
2008 130
2009 90
2010 100
2011 120
2012 130
2013 160
2014 150
2015 0
2016 100
2017 190

Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 550
2008 490
2009 260
2010 0
2011 270
2012 390
2013 480
2014 260
2015 170
2016 100
2017 270

Transportation Inspectors
Year Number
2005 30
2006 0
2007 0
2008 50
2009 40
2010 0
2011 0
2012 240
2013 0
2017 0

Transportation Workers, All Other
Year Number
2008 320
2012 90

Conveyor Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2009 50
2010 50
2012 90
2013 120
2014 130
2015 50
2016 40

Crane and Tower Operators
Year Number
2005 150
2006 180
2007 160
2008 170
2009 170
2010 230
2011 270
2012 280
2013 220
2014 250
2016 160
2017 150

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
Year Number
2005 1,970
2006 2,260
2007 2,300
2008 2,110
2009 1,990
2010 1,630
2011 1,650
2012 1,330
2013 1,840
2014 2,010
2015 2,210
2016 1,820
2017 1,720

Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
Year Number
2005 840
2006 910
2007 920
2008 890
2009 720
2010 650
2011 560
2012 540
2013 500
2014 620
2015 810
2016 1,060
2017 980

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
Year Number
2005 5,170
2006 5,370
2007 6,030
2008 5,720
2009 5,420
2010 4,260
2011 4,080
2012 4,100
2013 5,220
2014 5,840
2015 6,090
2016 7,270
2017 8,130

Machine Feeders and Offbearers
Year Number
2005 210
2006 260
2007 330
2008 290
2009 210
2010 140
2011 150
2012 230
2013 230
2014 170
2015 110
2016 120
2017 120

Packers and Packagers, Hand
Year Number
2005 1,950
2006 1,960
2007 1,720
2008 1,820
2009 1,870
2010 1,920
2011 1,390
2012 1,430
2013 1,390
2014 1,650
2015 2,020
2016 1,670
2017 1,360

Stockers and Order Fillers
Year Number
2005 3,160
2006 3,430
2007 4,540
2008 4,470
2009 4,660
2010 4,390
2011 4,970
2012 4,780
2013 5,920
2014 5,580
2015 5,420
2016 3,450
2017 3,740

Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
Year Number
2006 200
2007 300
2008 300
2009 220
2010 170
2011 290
2012 360
2013 320
2014 280
2015 330
2016 340
2017 370

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders
Year Number
2005 90
2006 0
2009 90
2010 110
2011 100
2012 70
2014 60
2015 80

Material Moving Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 250
2006 400
2007 240
2008 160
2009 110
2010 60
2011 220
2012 40
2013 30
2014 30
2015 40
2016 30
2017 40