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Numbers of Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in Kentucky

Occupation group

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
Year Number
2004 177,180
2005 179,060
2006 185,420
2007 185,330
2008 180,010
2009 176,400
2010 173,000
2011 176,640
2012 184,730
2013 185,540
2014 191,160
2015 200,530
2016 192,340
2017 200,650
2018 207,250
2019 212,040

Individual occupations

Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
Year Number
2007 400
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2016 520
2017 540
2018 780
2019 790

First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand
Year Number
2004 2,560
2005 2,880
2006 2,690
2007 2,720
2008 2,310
2009 2,300
2010 2,730
2011 2,880
2012 2,880
2013 2,490
2014 3,270
2015 3,470
2016 3,940

First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators
Year Number
2004 3,540
2005 3,520
2006 3,590
2007 4,400
2008 4,380
2009 4,200
2010 3,530
2011 3,860
2012 4,180
2013 4,280
2014 4,060
2015 3,820
2016 3,660

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
Year Number
2004 2,080
2005 1,930
2006 1,640
2008 4,970
2009 4,680
2010 3,770
2011 0
2012 2,880

Commercial Pilots
Year Number
2004 160
2005 130
2006 120
2007 160
2008 120
2009 120
2010 220
2011 240
2012 290
2013 320
2014 300
2015 310
2016 300
2017 360
2018 300
2019 280

Air Traffic Controllers
Year Number
2004 200
2005 200
2006 200
2009 230
2012 210
2013 190
2014 190
2015 220
2016 210
2017 220
2018 220

Airfield Operations Specialists
Year Number
2004 0
2012 60
2013 90
2014 90
2015 0
2016 70
2017 110
2018 0
2019 380

Flight Attendants
Year Number
2004 2,450
2005 2,360
2006 2,090
2007 1,630
2008 1,640
2009 1,360
2010 1,460
2011 0
2012 800
2014 400
2018 490
2019 530

Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians
Year Number
2004 0
2005 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2016 60
2017 60
2018 0
2019 180

Driver/Sales Workers
Year Number
2004 6,380
2005 6,850
2006 6,350
2007 6,250
2008 6,170
2009 6,820
2010 6,160
2011 5,570
2012 5,430
2013 6,820
2014 7,010
2015 6,200
2016 5,490
2017 5,340
2018 5,200
2019 5,120

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Year Number
2004 27,070
2005 28,130
2006 31,250
2007 29,460
2008 28,180
2009 26,040
2010 25,020
2011 26,050
2012 27,640
2013 28,010
2014 27,960
2015 28,410
2016 27,040
2017 25,210
2018 24,850
2019 27,230

Light Truck Drivers
Year Number
2004 13,670
2005 14,050
2006 14,230
2007 13,090
2008 12,730
2009 11,850
2010 12,220
2011 11,850
2012 11,410
2013 10,450
2014 11,000
2015 11,370
2016 12,460
2017 13,850
2018 15,680
2019 15,910

Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
Year Number
2004 2,430
2005 0
2006 1,800
2007 1,780
2008 1,690
2009 1,930
2010 1,740
2011 1,530
2012 1,410
2013 1,710
2014 1,890
2015 2,260
2016 2,360
2017 1,870
2018 1,760
2019 2,210

Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
Year Number
2004 7,310
2005 7,400
2006 7,730
2007 9,480
2008 9,800
2009 9,900
2010 9,910
2011 9,900
2012 10,370
2013 10,410
2014 10,390
2015 10,020
2016 10,180
2017 10,040
2018 10,080

Taxi Drivers
Year Number
2004 1,530
2005 1,790
2006 2,290
2007 2,740
2008 2,290
2009 2,210
2010 2,130
2011 2,300
2012 1,510
2013 1,200
2014 1,380
2015 1,840
2016 1,780
2017 2,510
2018 1,830

Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other
Year Number
2004 730
2005 640
2006 790
2007 790
2008 640
2009 400
2010 480
2011 390
2012 790
2013 740
2014 780
2015 640
2016 370
2017 440
2018 400
2019 440

Locomotive Engineers
Year Number
2005 230
2006 220
2007 240
2008 1,320
2014 990
2015 810
2016 710
2017 800
2018 550
2019 550

Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 120
2009 210
2010 120
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 40
2015 50
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 40

Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers
Year Number
2004 390
2005 100
2007 130
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2014 130
2015 90
2016 100
2017 140
2018 130
2019 90

Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters
Year Number
2004 700
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 850
2009 820
2010 830
2011 860
2012 860
2013 0
2014 1,270
2015 1,080
2016 0
2017 1,050
2018 730
2019 700

Rail Transportation Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 210
2006 200
2007 280
2008 210
2009 250
2010 150
2013 130
2014 0
2015 120
2016 50
2019 70

Sailors and Marine Oilers
Year Number
2004 920
2005 1,070
2006 1,030
2007 1,030
2008 980
2009 970
2010 1,100
2011 1,270
2012 1,300
2013 1,090
2014 1,000
2015 1,140
2016 1,030
2017 1,130
2018 1,220
2019 1,340

Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels
Year Number
2004 480
2005 660
2006 650
2007 790
2008 770
2009 760
2010 850
2011 1,130
2012 1,130
2013 1,080
2014 1,310
2015 1,420
2016 1,500
2017 1,110
2018 1,200
2019 1,370

Motorboat Operators
Year Number
2009 0
2013 0

Ship Engineers
Year Number
2004 0
2005 170
2006 190
2007 210
2008 210
2009 220
2010 260
2011 290
2012 320
2013 350
2014 300
2015 320
2016 260
2017 260
2018 290
2019 330

Bridge and Lock Tenders
Year Number
2004 60
2005 60
2006 60
2007 60
2011 50
2012 50
2014 70
2015 70
2016 70
2017 60
2018 70
2019 60

Parking Attendants
Year Number
2004 650
2005 580
2006 740
2007 770
2008 600
2009 460
2010 420
2011 560
2012 540
2013 600
2014 720
2015 700
2016 600
2017 370
2018 510
2019 640

Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants
Year Number
2004 1,210
2005 1,560
2006 1,430
2007 1,520
2008 1,300
2009 1,370
2010 1,600
2011 1,810
2012 2,000
2013 2,060
2014 2,000
2015 1,940
2016 1,980
2017 1,810
2018 1,440
2019 1,290

Traffic Technicians
Year Number
2016 100
2017 90
2018 100

Transportation Inspectors
Year Number
2004 250
2006 260
2007 260
2008 270
2009 200
2010 270
2011 280
2012 290
2013 250
2014 230
2015 260
2016 230
2017 220
2018 280
2019 290

Passenger Attendants
Year Number
2005 0

Transportation Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 1,400
2005 1,500
2006 0
2007 290
2008 240
2009 260
2010 310
2011 380
2012 370
2013 470
2014 470
2015 410
2016 0
2017 1,300
2018 1,170

Conveyor Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2004 1,540
2005 830
2006 830
2007 940
2008 870
2009 780
2010 660
2011 670
2012 610
2013 1,120
2014 1,170
2015 1,330
2016 670
2017 700
2018 490
2019 540

Crane and Tower Operators
Year Number
2004 940
2005 870
2006 890
2007 990
2008 790
2009 750
2010 700
2011 770
2012 680
2013 640
2014 640
2015 730
2016 720
2017 670
2018 770
2019 810

Hoist and Winch Operators
Year Number
2004 60
2007 240
2008 0
2009 0
2011 30
2013 0
2014 60
2015 60
2016 160
2017 160
2018 170
2019 80

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
Year Number
2004 13,210
2005 14,380
2006 15,220
2007 16,940
2008 16,120
2009 14,720
2010 12,380
2011 14,700
2012 15,350
2013 15,350
2014 15,510
2015 16,140
2016 16,300
2017 13,880
2018 14,040
2019 12,580

Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
Year Number
2004 4,330
2005 3,710
2006 4,080
2007 4,220
2008 4,490
2009 3,990
2010 3,830
2011 4,060
2012 4,200
2013 3,940
2014 3,610
2015 3,840
2016 3,970
2017 4,710
2018 4,530
2019 4,590

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
Year Number
2004 33,240
2005 34,650
2006 34,650
2007 34,470
2008 32,350
2009 31,220
2010 34,860
2011 37,690
2012 40,520
2013 40,050
2014 44,300
2015 47,070
2016 53,020
2017 54,340
2018 59,760
2019 63,980

Machine Feeders and Offbearers
Year Number
2004 5,270
2005 5,900
2006 5,850
2007 5,730
2008 0
2009 3,280
2010 3,600
2011 3,800
2012 4,150
2013 3,180
2014 0
2015 5,290
2016 0
2017 3,090
2018 2,690
2019 1,180

Packers and Packagers, Hand
Year Number
2004 13,880
2005 12,360
2006 12,100
2007 10,460
2008 9,150
2009 8,090
2010 8,950
2011 9,700
2012 9,420
2013 13,740
2014 16,520
2015 16,350
2016 11,100
2017 13,770
2018 15,010
2019 15,200

Stockers and Order Fillers
Year Number
2004 24,540
2005 26,520
2006 28,190
2007 29,440
2008 31,410
2009 31,350
2010 28,170
2011 30,300
2012 30,070
2013 31,670
2014 28,630
2015 29,490
2016 28,210
2017 30,180
2018 30,570
2019 32,900

Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators
Year Number
2012 50
2013 60
2014 150
2015 160
2016 120

Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers
Year Number
2004 80
2005 50
2006 60
2007 80
2008 80
2009 110
2010 50
2011 50
2012 80
2013 80
2014 90
2015 80
2016 40
2018 0
2019 0

Wellhead Pumpers
Year Number
2004 130
2005 230
2006 230
2007 280
2008 270
2009 200
2010 160
2011 180
2012 220
2013 170
2014 0
2015 0
2016 230
2017 150
2018 140
2019 120

Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
Year Number
2004 1,470
2005 1,230
2006 1,360
2007 1,300
2008 1,300
2009 1,490
2010 1,520
2011 1,520
2012 1,300
2013 1,540
2014 1,590
2015 1,610
2016 1,650
2017 1,740
2018 1,550
2019 1,450

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders
Year Number
2004 330
2005 300
2006 280
2007 200
2008 200
2009 210
2010 160
2011 170
2012 70
2013 60
2014 140
2015 230
2016 300
2017 290
2018 100
2019 90

Material Moving Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 1,990
2005 2,010
2006 2,130
2007 1,560
2008 1,190
2009 2,650
2010 2,680
2011 1,800
2012 1,290
2013 1,200
2014 1,500
2015 1,180
2016 780
2017 520
2018 630