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Numbers of Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC

Occupation group

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
Year Number
2005 65,490
2006 65,660
2007 64,420
2008 63,160
2009 60,410
2010 57,800
2011 56,350
2012 55,990
2013 54,890
2014 54,810
2015 55,970
2016 56,340
2017 59,870
2018 61,470
2019 63,010

Individual occupations

Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
Year Number
2012 40
2013 50
2014 50
2015 50
2016 50
2017 40
2018 40
2019 40

First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand
Year Number
2005 800
2006 700
2007 630
2008 810
2009 890
2010 830
2011 730
2012 700
2013 760
2014 680
2015 660
2016 780

First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators
Year Number
2005 1,230
2006 1,180
2007 1,280
2008 1,250
2009 1,170
2010 1,010
2011 1,080
2012 1,250
2013 1,240
2014 1,220
2015 1,190
2016 1,150

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
Year Number
2005 30
2006 0
2007 80
2008 100
2009 50
2010 180
2011 200
2012 190
2013 70
2014 50
2015 0
2016 40

Commercial Pilots
Year Number
2005 50
2006 30
2007 40
2008 0
2009 0
2010 170
2011 150
2012 100
2013 70
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 100
2019 0

Air Traffic Controllers
Year Number
2005 80
2006 80
2007 90
2008 90
2009 100
2010 100
2011 110
2012 110
2013 100
2014 100
2015 100
2016 100
2017 90
2018 90
2019 100

Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians
Year Number
2014 60
2015 30
2016 40

Driver/Sales Workers
Year Number
2005 3,210
2006 2,850
2007 2,940
2008 2,430
2009 2,190
2010 2,450
2011 3,450
2012 3,720
2013 3,750
2014 3,160
2015 3,740
2016 2,890
2017 3,980
2018 2,670
2019 4,060

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Year Number
2005 6,330
2006 6,080
2007 7,030
2008 7,060
2009 6,870
2010 5,670
2011 5,560
2012 5,340
2013 5,370
2014 5,830
2015 6,160
2016 6,680
2017 6,720
2018 6,080
2019 6,600

Light Truck Drivers
Year Number
2005 5,140
2006 6,330
2007 6,240
2008 5,990
2009 4,780
2010 3,930
2011 3,540
2012 3,180
2013 3,380
2014 3,050
2015 3,370
2016 4,130
2017 4,610
2018 4,340
2019 3,800

Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
Year Number
2005 1,000
2006 910
2007 950
2008 1,000
2009 1,030
2010 1,040
2011 800
2012 620
2013 770
2014 780
2015 1,030
2016 1,350
2018 1,110
2019 980

Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
Year Number
2005 3,340
2006 2,470
2007 2,270
2008 2,380
2009 3,150
2010 3,210
2011 3,740
2012 3,680
2013 3,810
2014 2,990
2015 2,920
2016 2,990
2017 3,590
2018 4,090

Taxi Drivers
Year Number
2005 690
2006 720
2007 760
2008 680
2009 830
2010 720
2011 670
2012 680
2013 750
2014 660
2015 710
2016 680
2017 1,190
2018 1,150

Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other
Year Number
2005 410
2006 450
2007 560
2008 700
2009 900
2010 860
2011 550
2012 0
2013 400
2014 440
2015 310
2016 0
2018 0
2019 140

Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers
Year Number
2005 0

Sailors and Marine Oilers
Year Number
2005 2,370
2006 2,550
2007 2,690
2008 3,040
2009 2,840
2010 2,660
2011 2,480
2012 2,540
2013 2,080
2014 1,980
2015 2,090
2016 2,200
2017 2,180
2018 2,180
2019 1,900

Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels
Year Number
2005 1,330
2006 1,530
2007 1,660
2008 1,890
2009 1,830
2010 1,680
2011 1,490
2012 1,530
2013 1,500
2014 1,630
2015 1,720
2016 2,130
2017 1,980
2018 1,890
2019 1,510

Motorboat Operators
Year Number
2008 0
2009 40
2010 40
2018 0
2019 0

Ship Engineers
Year Number
2005 1,480
2006 1,530
2007 1,600
2008 1,690
2009 1,670
2010 1,520
2011 1,390
2012 1,460
2013 1,450
2014 1,390
2015 1,450
2016 1,510
2017 1,390
2018 1,370
2019 1,320

Bridge and Lock Tenders
Year Number
2019 50

Parking Attendants
Year Number
2005 840
2006 860
2007 520
2008 380
2009 390
2010 380
2011 350
2012 320
2013 230
2014 290
2015 300
2016 350
2017 380
2018 360
2019 490

Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants
Year Number
2005 670
2006 670
2007 520
2008 590
2009 390
2010 470
2011 430
2012 540
2013 490
2014 360
2015 310
2016 0
2017 420
2018 440
2019 410

Traffic Technicians
Year Number
2006 50
2007 50
2008 50
2009 70
2010 70
2011 70
2012 40
2014 110
2015 110
2016 90
2017 70
2018 80
2019 60

Transportation Inspectors
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2009 30
2010 40
2011 30
2014 0
2015 0
2016 110
2019 310

Passenger Attendants
Year Number
2005 0
2012 150
2015 0
2016 0

Transportation Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 370
2006 250
2007 400
2008 330
2009 310
2010 170
2011 0
2012 400
2013 380
2014 380
2018 150

Conveyor Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 350
2006 360
2007 290
2008 290
2009 160
2010 150
2011 60
2012 80
2013 0
2014 70
2015 60
2016 140
2017 130
2018 110

Crane and Tower Operators
Year Number
2005 480
2006 490
2007 550
2008 500
2009 580
2010 520
2011 540
2012 590
2013 720
2014 730
2015 590
2016 500
2017 550
2018 810
2019 800

Dredge Operators
Year Number
2006 0
2007 90
2008 80
2009 40

Hoist and Winch Operators
Year Number
2005 30

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
Year Number
2005 4,390
2006 3,820
2007 3,760
2008 3,610
2009 3,030
2010 2,620
2011 1,990
2012 2,180
2013 2,310
2014 2,430
2015 2,300
2016 2,470
2017 2,760
2018 2,580
2019 2,460

Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
Year Number
2005 2,200
2006 2,120
2007 2,160
2008 1,590
2009 990
2010 1,160
2011 1,210
2012 1,640
2013 1,600
2014 1,810
2015 1,920
2016 2,350
2017 2,120
2018 2,190
2019 2,070

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
Year Number
2005 13,480
2006 13,710
2007 11,120
2008 10,190
2009 8,840
2010 9,380
2011 10,510
2012 10,860
2013 9,670
2014 9,650
2015 8,810
2016 9,090
2017 10,230
2018 11,240
2019 11,760

Machine Feeders and Offbearers
Year Number
2005 500
2006 490
2007 270
2009 430
2010 400
2011 370
2012 210
2013 270
2014 570
2015 640
2016 0
2017 130
2018 170

Packers and Packagers, Hand
Year Number
2005 3,820
2006 3,850
2007 4,120
2008 3,870
2009 4,080
2010 3,730
2011 3,530
2012 2,830
2013 2,860
2014 2,680
2015 2,820
2016 2,670
2017 2,670
2018 2,750
2019 2,050

Stockers and Order Fillers
Year Number
2005 9,700
2006 10,350
2007 10,450
2008 11,460
2009 11,480
2010 11,430
2011 10,010
2012 9,910
2013 9,810
2014 10,860
2015 11,500
2016 10,970
2017 11,890
2018 12,740
2019 14,170

Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers
Year Number
2009 130
2010 150
2011 140
2015 130

Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
Year Number
2005 570
2006 770
2007 710
2008 700
2009 640
2010 670
2011 710
2012 750
2013 710
2014 680
2015 750
2016 740
2017 650
2018 610
2019 590

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 80
2008 0
2009 160
2010 100
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 110
2016 50
2017 70

Material Moving Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 600
2006 460
2007 510
2008 410
2009 320
2010 290
2011 460
2012 350
2013 290
2014 120
2015 90
2016 90
2017 70
2018 170
2019 80