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Numbers of Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI

Occupation group

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
Year Number
2005 160,190
2006 153,840
2007 156,050
2008 154,490
2009 136,010
2010 122,980
2011 126,260
2012 127,190
2013 127,340
2014 121,880
2015 138,040
2016 135,270
2017 145,290
2018 154,010
2019 158,170

Individual occupations

Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
Year Number
2005 50
2007 30
2008 40
2010 110
2011 170
2012 230
2013 130
2014 0
2015 110
2016 100
2017 140
2018 140
2019 110

First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand
Year Number
2005 2,560
2006 2,700
2007 2,810
2008 2,480
2009 2,040
2010 1,570
2011 1,760
2012 1,740
2013 2,070
2014 2,120
2015 2,310
2016 2,430

First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators
Year Number
2005 2,830
2006 2,490
2007 2,770
2008 2,560
2009 2,430
2010 2,010
2011 1,930
2012 1,810
2013 1,880
2014 1,880
2015 2,160
2016 2,060

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
Year Number
2013 0
2015 3,210
2016 0
2017 2,680
2018 2,780
2019 2,790

Commercial Pilots
Year Number
2006 220
2007 430
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 250
2012 320
2013 400
2014 0
2015 490
2016 570
2017 500
2018 530
2019 520

Air Traffic Controllers
Year Number
2005 180
2006 190
2008 170
2009 190
2010 190
2011 200
2012 200
2013 190
2014 200
2015 200
2016 200
2017 0
2018 190

Airfield Operations Specialists
Year Number
2006 60
2007 50
2008 50
2009 140
2010 210
2011 320
2012 370
2013 430
2014 320
2015 320
2016 0
2017 270
2018 240
2019 210

Flight Attendants
Year Number
2007 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 3,340
2019 3,460

Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians
Year Number
2006 210
2007 0
2008 60
2009 130
2010 110
2011 0
2012 60
2013 100
2014 90
2015 80
2016 100
2017 120
2018 100
2019 50

Driver/Sales Workers
Year Number
2005 7,770
2006 6,380
2007 5,840
2008 4,560
2009 4,740
2010 3,790
2011 4,950
2012 4,250
2013 4,270
2014 4,060
2015 4,890
2016 5,640
2017 5,890
2018 5,890
2019 4,820

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Year Number
2005 21,870
2006 22,790
2007 22,070
2008 22,360
2009 18,850
2010 18,140
2011 18,660
2012 20,270
2013 20,680
2014 20,010
2015 20,320
2016 21,610
2017 24,220
2018 24,730
2019 27,490

Light Truck Drivers
Year Number
2005 14,890
2006 15,120
2007 14,890
2008 14,650
2009 12,080
2010 10,470
2011 10,890
2012 12,770
2013 12,160
2014 12,780
2015 12,340
2016 12,180
2017 11,370
2018 12,950
2019 11,470

Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
Year Number
2005 3,000
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2011 1,940
2012 2,050
2013 1,870
2014 0
2015 960
2016 930
2017 2,140
2018 2,240
2019 2,340

Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
Year Number
2005 5,120
2006 5,400
2007 6,230
2008 5,680
2009 5,840
2010 5,280
2011 6,180
2012 5,770
2013 5,620
2014 5,430
2015 5,850
2016 5,840
2017 5,550
2018 4,710

Taxi Drivers
Year Number
2005 2,500
2006 2,430
2007 2,760
2008 2,430
2009 2,490
2010 2,040
2011 2,220
2012 2,200
2013 2,120
2014 2,030
2015 2,330
2016 2,260
2017 2,750
2018 2,330

Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other
Year Number
2005 1,590
2006 1,150
2007 1,190
2008 1,190
2009 1,420
2010 1,140
2011 1,340
2012 1,150
2013 1,050
2014 960
2015 0
2016 940
2017 1,170
2018 1,120
2019 840

Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers
Year Number
2009 290
2010 260
2011 100
2012 170
2013 120
2014 60
2015 50
2016 60
2017 0
2018 0

Sailors and Marine Oilers
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 50
2009 40
2010 110
2015 40
2016 40

Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels
Year Number
2005 50
2006 50
2007 40
2008 60
2009 50
2010 40
2013 40
2014 40
2015 60
2016 50
2017 50
2018 90

Motorboat Operators
Year Number
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0

Bridge and Lock Tenders
Year Number
2005 70
2006 70
2009 0
2010 50
2011 60
2013 40
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0

Parking Attendants
Year Number
2005 1,790
2006 1,850
2007 1,650
2008 2,160
2009 1,780
2010 1,660
2011 1,340
2012 1,860
2013 1,990
2014 2,450
2015 2,680
2016 2,040
2017 2,630
2018 3,200
2019 2,680

Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants
Year Number
2005 1,650
2006 1,610
2007 1,390
2008 790
2009 640
2010 900
2011 1,020
2012 1,060
2013 1,300
2014 1,580
2015 1,690
2016 1,540
2017 1,530
2018 1,470
2019 1,540

Traffic Technicians
Year Number
2010 30
2018 80
2019 70

Transportation Inspectors
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 370
2008 340
2009 360
2010 240
2011 160
2012 200
2013 200
2014 210
2015 180
2016 180
2017 230
2018 200
2019 280

Passenger Attendants
Year Number
2006 60
2007 70
2008 110
2009 150
2010 0
2011 170
2012 140
2013 200
2014 130
2015 70
2016 0
2018 0
2019 1,000

Transportation Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 780
2006 460
2007 490
2008 360
2009 300
2010 290
2011 260
2012 250
2013 70
2014 110
2015 100
2016 110
2017 90
2018 60

Conveyor Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 390
2006 240
2007 330
2008 310
2009 300
2010 280
2011 250
2012 460
2013 270
2014 280
2015 160
2016 140
2017 170
2018 90
2019 0

Crane and Tower Operators
Year Number
2005 670
2006 500
2007 360
2008 360
2009 300
2010 230
2011 450
2012 450
2013 510
2014 520
2015 650
2016 650
2017 390
2018 830
2019 810

Hoist and Winch Operators
Year Number
2005 40
2009 140
2010 100
2013 90
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
Year Number
2005 10,870
2006 10,000
2007 10,100
2008 9,530
2009 7,310
2010 6,240
2011 5,300
2012 5,040
2013 5,000
2014 0
2015 6,650
2016 6,320
2017 6,160
2018 7,740
2019 8,550

Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
Year Number
2005 5,650
2006 5,180
2007 5,620
2008 5,640
2009 4,330
2010 2,990
2011 2,930
2012 3,560
2013 4,060
2014 4,210
2015 4,090
2016 4,270
2017 4,360
2018 4,710
2019 4,720

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
Year Number
2005 30,850
2006 28,840
2007 32,830
2008 32,610
2009 29,210
2010 27,490
2011 29,300
2012 27,290
2013 25,930
2014 28,290
2015 29,220
2016 29,060
2017 29,860
2018 32,060
2019 31,950

Machine Feeders and Offbearers
Year Number
2005 2,330
2006 2,390
2007 2,500
2008 1,910
2009 1,550
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 770
2014 650
2015 530
2016 0
2017 0
2018 260
2019 290

Packers and Packagers, Hand
Year Number
2005 14,470
2006 14,850
2007 12,100
2008 13,120
2009 10,480
2010 8,280
2011 6,130
2012 5,030
2013 6,890
2014 7,670
2015 8,590
2016 8,710
2017 8,190
2018 7,090
2019 6,670

Stockers and Order Fillers
Year Number
2005 27,340
2006 26,170
2007 26,640
2008 28,640
2009 26,900
2010 26,930
2011 26,250
2012 26,490
2013 25,180
2014 24,010
2015 26,210
2016 25,360
2017 27,300
2018 27,090
2019 28,860

Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators
Year Number
2009 30

Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers
Year Number
2005 0
2016 30

Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
Year Number
2006 1,520
2007 1,500
2008 1,420
2009 1,100
2010 1,480
2011 1,350
2012 1,560
2013 1,260
2014 1,380
2015 1,390
2016 1,680
2017 2,260
2018 2,330
2019 2,080

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders
Year Number
2018 150

Material Moving Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 880
2006 910
2007 990
2008 850
2009 400
2010 320
2011 380
2012 440
2013 450
2014 410
2015 110
2016 170
2017 390
2018 290