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Numbers of Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH

Occupation group

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
Year Number
2005 136,850
2006 115,790
2007 146,760
2008 151,200
2009 143,430
2010 142,370
2011 137,010
2012 133,330
2013 147,050
2014 152,480
2015 155,600
2016 166,810
2017 161,570
2018 174,140
2019 170,130

Individual occupations

Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
Year Number
2006 100
2007 100
2008 140
2009 140
2010 120
2011 150
2012 150
2013 120
2014 80
2015 70
2016 90
2017 120
2018 80
2019 130

First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand
Year Number
2005 2,350
2006 2,280
2007 2,220
2008 2,220
2009 2,090
2010 1,810
2011 1,800
2012 2,130
2013 2,300
2014 2,440
2015 1,900
2016 2,130

First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators
Year Number
2005 2,400
2006 2,460
2007 3,200
2008 3,240
2009 3,280
2010 2,850
2011 2,790
2012 2,600
2013 2,470
2014 2,510
2015 2,440
2016 2,630

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
Year Number
2005 1,090
2007 940
2008 720
2009 710
2012 540
2013 330
2014 330
2015 360
2019 0

Commercial Pilots
Year Number
2007 130
2008 370
2009 280
2012 530
2013 820
2014 860
2015 1,050
2016 230
2017 320
2018 220
2019 190

Air Traffic Controllers
Year Number
2006 540
2008 560
2009 560
2010 570
2011 550
2012 530
2013 540
2014 540
2018 510
2019 520

Airfield Operations Specialists
Year Number
2012 30
2013 60
2014 100
2015 90
2016 80
2017 70
2018 50

Flight Attendants
Year Number
2005 2,420
2007 2,450
2008 2,280
2009 1,960
2010 1,950
2011 1,950
2012 1,950
2013 1,550
2014 1,640
2015 1,500
2016 2,260
2017 2,440
2018 2,530
2019 2,820

Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians
Year Number
2005 450
2006 600
2007 390
2008 420
2009 320
2010 610
2011 560
2012 600
2013 450
2014 610
2015 670
2016 470
2017 320
2018 260
2019 250

Driver/Sales Workers
Year Number
2005 5,380
2006 4,840
2007 4,610
2008 4,100
2009 4,010
2010 4,810
2011 5,940
2012 5,740
2013 5,960
2014 5,550
2015 6,670
2016 7,820
2017 7,690
2018 6,700
2019 5,460

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Year Number
2005 18,320
2006 17,770
2007 16,480
2008 16,720
2009 14,930
2010 15,380
2011 14,790
2012 14,940
2013 15,380
2014 16,150
2015 16,810
2016 16,910
2017 17,840
2018 19,230
2019 19,270

Light Truck Drivers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 14,490
2008 15,570
2009 14,540
2010 14,080
2011 15,620
2012 16,810
2013 15,400
2014 15,310
2015 15,870
2016 17,280
2017 15,820
2018 17,100
2019 16,470

Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
Year Number
2005 1,780
2006 1,560
2007 1,850
2008 2,100
2009 1,930
2010 2,100
2011 1,630
2012 1,140
2013 1,350
2014 3,620
2015 4,030
2016 4,040
2017 3,890
2018 3,730
2019 4,200

Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
Year Number
2005 7,200
2006 6,600
2007 7,200
2008 6,840
2009 7,440
2010 7,600
2011 0
2012 0
2013 8,110
2014 8,860
2015 8,810
2016 8,850
2017 9,330
2018 8,430

Taxi Drivers
Year Number
2005 3,600
2006 0
2007 4,460
2008 5,040
2009 5,010
2010 5,780
2011 6,260
2012 0
2013 5,750
2014 6,210
2015 6,220
2016 7,340
2017 0
2018 8,920

Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other
Year Number
2005 1,030
2006 1,230
2007 1,010
2008 940
2009 940
2010 800
2011 870
2012 410
2013 330
2014 330
2015 360
2016 820
2017 1,120
2018 1,280
2019 820

Sailors and Marine Oilers
Year Number
2007 0
2008 240
2009 260
2010 290
2011 240
2013 240
2014 300
2015 400
2016 280
2017 290
2018 260
2019 200

Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels
Year Number
2005 420
2006 510
2007 610
2008 720
2009 610
2010 490
2011 290
2012 280
2013 410
2014 380
2015 530
2016 300
2017 260
2018 350
2019 350

Motorboat Operators
Year Number
2008 0
2009 0
2010 70
2011 70
2012 120
2013 210
2014 180
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Ship Engineers
Year Number
2008 110
2011 130
2012 120
2013 150
2014 0
2015 130
2016 150

Bridge and Lock Tenders
Year Number
2005 40
2006 60
2009 120
2010 70
2011 60
2017 70

Parking Attendants
Year Number
2005 2,550
2006 2,690
2007 0
2008 3,960
2009 3,810
2010 3,600
2011 3,540
2012 3,230
2013 2,900
2014 2,290
2015 3,120
2016 3,210
2017 3,370
2018 2,930
2019 2,910

Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants
Year Number
2005 2,240
2006 1,960
2007 2,150
2008 1,620
2009 1,650
2010 1,580
2011 2,060
2012 1,600
2013 1,640
2014 1,410
2015 1,900
2016 2,070
2017 0
2018 2,380
2019 2,290

Traffic Technicians
Year Number
2005 60
2006 80
2007 80
2008 80
2009 130
2010 130
2011 120
2012 50
2013 50
2014 50
2015 240
2016 250
2017 250
2018 280
2019 270

Transportation Inspectors
Year Number
2005 130
2006 160
2007 130
2008 150
2009 220
2010 230
2011 190
2012 140
2013 110
2014 500
2015 510
2016 570
2017 560
2018 570
2019 560

Passenger Attendants
Year Number
2005 450
2006 180
2007 660
2008 730
2009 700
2010 600
2011 570
2012 600
2013 480
2014 260
2015 230
2016 240
2017 290
2018 230
2019 230

Transportation Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 430
2007 560
2008 310
2009 270
2010 500
2011 540
2012 620
2013 730
2014 870
2015 720
2016 550
2017 0
2018 690

Conveyor Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 530
2006 440
2007 430
2008 380
2009 340
2010 310
2011 300
2013 260
2014 190
2015 200
2016 140
2017 120
2018 100
2019 180

Crane and Tower Operators
Year Number
2006 240
2007 280
2008 250
2009 290
2010 280
2011 290
2012 270
2013 220
2014 320
2015 280
2016 330
2017 240
2018 360
2019 330

Dredge Operators
Year Number
2015 30
2019 30

Hoist and Winch Operators
Year Number
2009 80
2010 80
2011 80
2016 30

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
Year Number
2005 5,050
2006 5,200
2007 4,970
2008 5,140
2009 4,990
2010 4,960
2011 4,990
2012 5,190
2013 5,610
2014 4,950
2015 4,890
2016 3,880
2017 3,560
2018 3,280
2019 3,570

Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
Year Number
2005 3,580
2006 3,290
2007 2,920
2008 2,840
2009 2,130
2010 2,320
2011 2,170
2012 2,710
2013 2,780
2014 2,960
2015 0
2016 3,400
2017 3,110
2018 3,250
2019 3,780

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
Year Number
2005 28,710
2006 29,890
2007 30,150
2008 26,300
2009 23,150
2010 20,070
2011 20,920
2012 21,730
2013 22,640
2014 24,720
2015 24,500
2016 27,460
2017 29,190
2018 29,520
2019 31,100

Machine Feeders and Offbearers
Year Number
2005 1,120
2006 1,100
2007 920
2008 1,160
2009 790
2010 830
2011 820
2012 870
2013 1,240
2014 1,530
2015 1,630
2016 1,460
2017 1,380
2018 840
2019 890

Packers and Packagers, Hand
Year Number
2005 12,310
2006 0
2007 12,190
2008 13,420
2009 11,510
2010 11,810
2011 10,150
2012 9,910
2013 9,780
2014 9,480
2015 10,200
2016 11,660
2017 13,920
2018 15,300
2019 15,010

Stockers and Order Fillers
Year Number
2005 29,640
2006 29,220
2007 28,480
2008 29,430
2009 31,220
2010 32,890
2011 34,150
2012 35,440
2013 33,880
2014 34,380
2015 36,860
2016 37,850
2017 38,460
2018 36,870
2019 34,180

Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators
Year Number
2007 0
2008 130
2009 130
2010 110
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2017 130
2018 200
2019 180

Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers
Year Number
2005 30
2006 140
2007 90
2008 130
2009 120
2010 120
2011 100
2012 30
2013 70
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2019 270

Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
Year Number
2005 1,160
2006 1,190
2007 1,210
2008 1,530
2009 1,470
2010 1,260
2011 910
2012 860
2013 1,110
2014 1,230
2015 1,160
2016 1,010
2017 1,140
2018 1,060
2019 870

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders
Year Number
2005 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2013 90
2014 70
2017 140
2018 170
2019 180

Material Moving Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 2,380
2006 1,460
2007 1,400
2008 1,310
2009 1,300
2010 1,310
2011 1,410
2012 1,460
2013 1,530
2014 1,270
2015 1,220
2016 1,020
2017 1,030
2018 780
2019 0