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Numbers of Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in Kansas City, MO-KS

Occupation group

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
Year Number
2005 81,330
2006 82,060
2007 82,250
2008 83,390
2009 79,020
2010 75,090
2011 78,530
2012 81,330
2013 82,050
2014 81,970
2015 81,480
2016 82,870
2017 85,970
2018 88,940
2019 92,870

Individual occupations

Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
Year Number
2005 130
2006 90
2007 0
2010 40
2011 40
2014 30
2015 60
2016 0
2017 50
2018 50
2019 30

First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand
Year Number
2005 1,240
2006 1,240
2007 1,400
2008 1,650
2009 1,460
2010 1,220
2011 1,230
2012 1,250
2013 1,390
2014 1,630
2015 1,580
2016 1,550

First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators
Year Number
2005 1,830
2006 1,920
2007 1,880
2008 1,760
2009 1,580
2010 1,440
2011 1,600
2012 1,640
2013 1,880
2014 1,680
2015 1,680
2016 1,560

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
Year Number
2007 30
2017 100

Commercial Pilots
Year Number
2005 140
2006 320
2007 210
2008 150
2009 130
2010 170
2011 190
2012 250
2013 210
2014 170
2015 140
2016 150
2017 160
2018 140
2019 140

Air Traffic Controllers
Year Number
2005 480
2006 520
2007 510
2008 520
2009 530
2010 500
2011 490
2012 470
2013 460
2016 400
2017 400
2018 410
2019 410

Airfield Operations Specialists
Year Number
2014 30
2015 60
2016 90
2017 0
2018 60
2019 110

Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians
Year Number
2012 160
2013 170
2014 250
2015 0

Driver/Sales Workers
Year Number
2005 3,570
2006 3,770
2007 3,780
2008 3,060
2009 3,230
2010 3,270
2011 3,360
2012 3,810
2013 3,760
2014 3,300
2015 4,090
2016 3,880
2017 3,710
2018 3,260
2019 3,480

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Year Number
2005 14,050
2006 14,760
2007 15,360
2008 14,850
2009 13,550
2010 13,060
2011 14,700
2012 14,680
2013 13,540
2014 13,310
2015 12,950
2016 15,210
2017 15,990
2018 15,860
2019 15,730

Light Truck Drivers
Year Number
2005 6,060
2006 5,840
2007 5,440
2008 5,580
2009 5,320
2010 5,080
2011 5,440
2012 5,650
2013 6,630
2014 6,690
2015 7,420
2016 6,700
2017 6,670
2018 6,440
2019 6,590

Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
Year Number
2007 1,100
2008 0
2009 400
2010 690
2011 1,240
2012 1,150
2013 880
2014 0
2015 280
2016 170
2017 700
2018 0
2019 0

Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
Year Number
2005 4,720
2006 3,770
2007 3,850
2008 3,530
2009 3,580
2010 3,770
2011 4,690
2012 4,750
2013 4,890
2014 4,830
2015 4,640
2016 4,260
2017 4,190
2018 3,450

Taxi Drivers
Year Number
2005 1,260
2006 990
2007 1,050
2008 1,290
2009 1,320
2010 1,110
2011 1,040
2012 850
2013 740
2014 830
2015 950
2016 1,110
2017 980
2018 1,760

Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other
Year Number
2005 1,330
2006 960
2007 1,010
2008 1,100
2009 1,010
2010 700
2011 520
2012 580
2013 680
2014 300
2015 370
2016 480
2017 780
2018 740
2019 840

Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers
Year Number
2019 270

Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers
Year Number
2014 30

Parking Attendants
Year Number
2005 630
2006 780
2007 500
2008 430
2009 310
2010 410
2011 570
2012 570
2013 480
2014 410
2015 420
2016 680
2017 800
2018 720
2019 610

Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants
Year Number
2005 460
2006 580
2007 530
2008 460
2009 260
2010 90
2011 360
2012 530
2013 810
2014 600
2015 520
2016 550
2017 930
2018 780
2019 680

Traffic Technicians
Year Number
2005 40
2006 60
2007 40
2008 40
2009 30
2010 50
2011 60
2012 70
2013 70
2014 60
2015 40
2016 40
2017 50
2018 50
2019 70

Transportation Inspectors
Year Number
2005 160
2006 170
2007 160
2008 190
2009 220
2010 180
2011 160
2012 180
2013 150
2014 160
2015 120
2016 130
2017 130
2018 120
2019 140

Passenger Attendants
Year Number
2005 0
2007 0
2009 240
2010 250
2011 440
2012 290
2013 200
2014 0
2015 0
2018 0
2019 0

Transportation Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 220
2007 40
2009 60
2010 70
2011 110
2012 110
2013 110
2014 100
2015 110
2016 100
2017 60
2018 80

Conveyor Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 380
2009 300
2010 260
2011 320
2012 320
2013 390
2014 420
2015 460
2016 330
2017 240
2018 0
2019 0

Crane and Tower Operators
Year Number
2005 220
2006 160
2007 130
2008 190
2009 0
2010 210
2011 220
2012 410
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 190
2017 220
2018 230
2019 230

Dredge Operators
Year Number
2017 50
2018 50

Hoist and Winch Operators
Year Number
2005 0

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
Year Number
2005 5,700
2006 5,970
2007 6,420
2008 6,580
2009 5,810
2010 5,000
2011 5,170
2012 4,680
2013 4,030
2014 2,880
2015 3,470
2016 3,610
2017 4,570
2018 5,380
2019 6,090

Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
Year Number
2005 2,480
2006 2,300
2007 2,370
2008 2,970
2009 3,120
2010 2,720
2011 2,500
2012 2,330
2013 2,380
2014 2,520
2015 3,000
2016 3,480
2017 3,290
2018 3,040
2019 2,840

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
Year Number
2005 15,440
2006 16,510
2007 15,950
2008 17,170
2009 15,980
2010 14,850
2011 15,090
2012 16,670
2013 18,320
2014 18,680
2015 18,070
2016 16,960
2017 17,890
2018 19,170
2019 21,330

Machine Feeders and Offbearers
Year Number
2005 980
2006 990
2007 1,230
2008 950
2009 840
2010 1,080
2011 1,260
2012 1,080
2013 1,090
2014 1,260
2015 750
2016 440
2017 490
2018 400
2019 0

Packers and Packagers, Hand
Year Number
2005 6,340
2006 6,860
2007 5,880
2008 5,830
2009 4,850
2010 4,500
2011 4,100
2012 4,510
2013 4,420
2014 5,140
2015 5,150
2016 4,740
2017 3,810
2018 3,610
2019 3,640

Stockers and Order Fillers
Year Number
2005 12,080
2006 12,820
2007 12,500
2008 12,970
2009 13,270
2010 13,180
2011 12,380
2012 13,330
2013 13,370
2014 15,740
2015 14,220
2016 15,090
2017 15,790
2018 19,230
2019 19,680

Wellhead Pumpers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 40
2009 60
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 60
2014 60
2015 0
2016 0
2017 80
2018 60
2019 30

Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
Year Number
2007 0
2008 1,070
2009 820
2010 820
2011 880
2012 740
2013 740
2014 820
2015 740
2016 740
2017 620
2018 600
2019 440

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders
Year Number
2014 40
2015 40
2017 50
2018 50
2019 60

Material Moving Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 1,770
2006 680
2007 880
2008 630
2009 740
2010 370
2011 370
2012 270
2013 200
2014 0
2015 150
2016 230
2017 240
2018 370