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Numbers of Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

Occupation group

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
Year Number
2005 414,010
2006 409,780
2007 414,360
2008 409,760
2009 383,680
2010 366,610
2011 374,830
2012 384,430
2013 387,000
2014 416,220
2015 423,640
2016 450,040
2017 455,740
2018 469,520
2019 475,580

Individual occupations

Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
Year Number
2005 490
2006 230
2007 200
2008 340
2009 290
2010 230
2011 90
2012 120
2013 330
2014 310
2015 450
2016 310
2017 430
2018 330
2019 520

First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand
Year Number
2005 8,710
2006 8,920
2007 8,050
2008 7,890
2009 6,990
2010 6,190
2011 5,860
2012 6,360
2013 6,440
2014 6,420
2015 5,930
2016 5,740

First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators
Year Number
2005 6,630
2006 6,220
2007 6,400
2008 6,060
2009 5,860
2010 5,210
2011 4,820
2012 4,600
2013 4,740
2014 5,020
2015 4,950
2016 4,410

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
Year Number
2005 6,280
2006 6,730
2007 6,280
2008 6,120
2009 6,450
2010 5,800
2011 5,680
2012 5,540
2013 6,260
2014 6,550
2015 0
2016 7,290
2017 6,840
2018 7,260
2019 7,240

Commercial Pilots
Year Number
2005 400
2006 0
2007 510
2008 350
2009 440
2010 280
2011 350
2012 380
2013 0
2014 370
2015 490
2016 680
2017 0
2018 560
2019 410

Air Traffic Controllers
Year Number
2005 900
2006 830
2007 840
2008 870
2009 920
2010 890
2011 850
2012 820
2013 800
2015 1,180
2016 1,210
2017 1,040
2018 760
2019 760

Airfield Operations Specialists
Year Number
2005 90
2006 30
2007 60
2008 410
2009 440
2010 450
2012 30
2013 60
2014 70
2015 120
2016 130
2017 170
2018 280
2019 270

Flight Attendants
Year Number
2005 10,520
2006 9,640
2007 8,850
2008 8,510
2009 8,290
2010 0
2011 0
2012 8,570
2013 9,560
2014 9,750
2015 11,990
2016 11,560
2017 11,640
2018 10,650
2019 10,720

Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians
Year Number
2005 1,520
2006 0
2007 0
2008 710
2009 570
2010 480
2011 270
2012 220
2013 280
2014 450
2015 530
2016 480
2017 380
2018 430
2019 330

Driver/Sales Workers
Year Number
2005 8,240
2006 8,330
2007 7,750
2008 8,120
2009 11,170
2010 10,780
2011 11,110
2012 9,430
2013 8,090
2014 8,040
2015 8,130
2016 9,810
2017 9,880
2018 9,820
2019 11,370

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Year Number
2005 54,280
2006 54,450
2007 54,060
2008 48,290
2009 42,920
2010 40,350
2011 43,170
2012 42,190
2013 44,220
2014 46,000
2015 50,020
2016 49,090
2017 52,570
2018 52,370
2019 55,400

Light Truck Drivers
Year Number
2005 30,890
2006 29,000
2007 29,120
2008 29,330
2009 24,960
2010 23,240
2011 25,210
2012 27,760
2013 27,360
2014 29,490
2015 28,960
2016 31,760
2017 32,290
2018 35,480
2019 38,840

Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
Year Number
2007 6,750
2008 6,540
2010 8,790
2011 9,520
2012 8,810
2013 5,980
2014 5,550
2015 6,720
2016 6,880
2017 6,970
2018 5,490
2019 8,800

Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
Year Number
2005 14,260
2006 15,710
2007 14,420
2008 13,470
2009 12,660
2010 16,340
2011 16,530
2012 16,560
2013 0
2014 15,660
2015 16,810
2016 15,920
2017 15,210
2018 17,360

Taxi Drivers
Year Number
2005 3,500
2006 3,410
2007 4,970
2008 5,300
2009 6,090
2010 5,640
2011 5,670
2012 5,450
2013 4,410
2014 5,280
2015 5,390
2016 6,820
2017 6,720
2018 7,000

Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other
Year Number
2005 1,870
2006 2,640
2007 5,230
2008 7,810
2009 7,700
2010 3,280
2011 1,720
2012 1,120
2013 1,370
2014 1,040
2015 780
2016 900
2017 720
2018 990
2019 750

Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers
Year Number
2005 840
2006 760
2007 0
2008 0
2010 0
2011 180
2012 170
2013 340

Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers
Year Number
2007 460
2012 210
2013 80
2014 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 410
2019 370

Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters
Year Number
2007 120
2008 0
2010 910
2012 320
2013 80
2014 40
2015 30

Subway and Streetcar Operators
Year Number
2015 0
2016 310
2017 320

Rail Transportation Workers, All Other
Year Number
2007 240
2008 400
2009 350
2010 310
2011 190
2012 770
2013 720
2014 0
2015 0
2016 1,640

Sailors and Marine Oilers
Year Number
2005 900
2006 560
2007 570
2008 610
2009 490
2010 0
2011 400
2012 390
2013 340
2014 300
2015 220
2016 410
2017 490
2018 530
2019 420

Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels
Year Number
2005 0
2006 480
2007 440
2008 290
2009 270
2010 0
2011 370
2012 370
2013 470
2014 390
2015 260
2016 300
2017 450
2018 490
2019 620

Motorboat Operators
Year Number
2006 130
2007 100
2008 80
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2016 0

Ship Engineers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 120
2007 110
2008 0
2009 0
2011 260
2012 0
2013 180
2014 80
2015 60
2018 30
2019 110

Bridge and Lock Tenders
Year Number
2005 120
2006 130
2011 100
2012 90
2013 110
2014 110
2015 130
2016 120
2017 120
2018 110
2019 120

Parking Attendants
Year Number
2005 4,970
2006 0
2007 4,650
2008 4,400
2009 4,410
2010 4,850
2011 6,330
2012 4,150
2013 3,610
2014 2,830
2015 3,830
2016 4,190
2017 4,360
2018 5,120
2019 5,240

Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants
Year Number
2005 610
2006 890
2007 840
2008 0
2009 1,250
2010 1,530
2011 1,380
2012 2,070
2013 2,460
2014 2,410
2015 2,320
2016 2,040
2017 2,220
2018 1,970
2019 2,340

Traffic Technicians
Year Number
2005 40
2008 60
2009 60
2010 70
2011 60
2012 60
2013 60
2015 40
2016 60
2017 90
2018 60
2019 0

Transportation Inspectors
Year Number
2005 510
2006 550
2007 510
2008 460
2009 530
2010 660
2011 770
2012 740
2013 650
2014 440
2015 430
2016 430
2017 480
2018 470
2019 510

Passenger Attendants
Year Number
2005 2,390
2006 1,880
2007 0
2008 2,370
2009 2,490
2010 1,600
2011 2,540
2012 2,080
2013 1,910
2014 1,070
2015 0
2016 750
2017 0
2018 1,370
2019 1,070

Transportation Workers, All Other
Year Number
2010 3,370
2011 3,480
2012 3,610
2013 4,380
2014 4,030
2016 1,350
2017 0

Conveyor Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 1,040
2006 1,150
2007 890
2008 990
2009 700
2010 910
2011 870
2012 1,030
2013 500
2014 440
2015 350
2016 390
2017 270
2018 280
2019 290

Crane and Tower Operators
Year Number
2005 2,160
2006 2,190
2007 2,320
2008 0
2009 0
2010 1,420
2011 1,580
2012 1,610
2013 1,430
2014 1,250
2015 1,440
2016 1,610
2017 1,930
2018 1,760
2019 1,430

Dredge Operators
Year Number
2005 80
2006 100

Hoist and Winch Operators
Year Number
2012 230
2013 240
2014 230
2015 210
2016 210
2017 230
2019 270

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
Year Number
2005 22,450
2006 23,010
2007 23,940
2008 23,510
2009 23,530
2010 21,730
2011 19,490
2012 19,840
2013 22,540
2014 24,600
2015 21,780
2016 18,630
2017 17,500
2018 21,350
2019 21,390

Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
Year Number
2005 11,180
2006 11,020
2007 11,040
2008 10,300
2009 9,850
2010 10,040
2011 10,120
2012 9,850
2013 9,840
2014 10,650
2015 11,510
2016 13,730
2017 13,770
2018 13,930
2019 11,840

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
Year Number
2005 120,800
2006 110,910
2007 100,130
2008 98,170
2009 89,340
2010 84,970
2011 88,130
2012 95,570
2013 110,360
2014 120,790
2015 121,920
2016 117,700
2017 121,430
2018 125,420
2019 145,240

Machine Feeders and Offbearers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 4,910
2007 4,510
2008 5,660
2009 6,110
2010 5,090
2011 4,010
2012 2,680
2013 3,250
2014 3,270
2015 2,170
2016 2,120
2017 1,820
2018 1,930
2019 1,220

Packers and Packagers, Hand
Year Number
2005 35,290
2006 38,050
2007 41,300
2008 43,600
2009 41,830
2010 38,200
2011 39,440
2012 36,840
2013 37,420
2014 36,930
2015 33,680
2016 44,490
2017 44,100
2018 48,890
2019 40,550

Stockers and Order Fillers
Year Number
2005 57,200
2006 60,470
2007 62,960
2008 62,110
2009 61,600
2010 59,180
2011 59,560
2012 59,040
2013 60,330
2014 64,590
2015 76,880
2016 83,450
2017 86,750
2018 80,860
2019 69,020

Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers
Year Number
2005 260
2006 270
2007 0
2008 370
2009 0
2010 0
2011 120
2012 100
2013 110
2019 50

Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
Year Number
2005 3,390
2006 4,030
2007 3,960
2008 3,410
2009 3,050
2010 2,980
2011 3,450
2012 3,590
2013 3,550
2014 0
2015 2,610
2016 2,540
2017 2,970
2018 3,260
2019 2,920

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders
Year Number
2005 0
2006 730
2007 690
2008 480
2009 520
2010 400
2011 410
2012 560
2013 890
2014 740
2015 390
2016 0
2017 120
2018 120
2019 100

Material Moving Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 1,200
2006 1,300
2007 1,090
2008 2,370
2009 1,550
2010 440
2011 740
2012 500
2013 1,250
2014 1,030
2015 930
2016 580
2017 350
2018 520
2019 240