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Numbers of Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in Massachusetts

Occupation group

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
Year Number
2004 211,910
2005 204,790
2006 202,850
2007 203,070
2008 203,740
2009 196,050
2010 194,160
2011 197,620
2012 198,130
2013 200,360
2014 206,730
2015 215,590
2016 224,150
2017 231,470
2018 233,720
2019 229,730

Individual occupations

Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
Year Number
2006 100
2007 110
2008 150
2009 150
2010 130
2011 170
2012 170
2013 140
2014 80
2015 70
2016 90
2017 110
2018 90
2019 130

First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand
Year Number
2004 3,370
2005 3,260
2006 3,260
2007 3,110
2008 3,000
2009 2,960
2010 2,670
2011 2,600
2012 2,940
2013 3,010
2014 3,250
2015 2,780
2016 3,110

First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators
Year Number
2004 3,180
2005 3,300
2006 3,600
2007 4,300
2008 4,520
2009 4,480
2010 3,920
2011 3,840
2012 3,500
2013 3,420
2014 3,410
2015 3,530
2016 3,710

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
Year Number
2004 1,480
2005 1,270
2006 1,160
2007 1,160
2008 930
2009 900
2012 660
2013 470
2014 440
2015 460
2017 0
2019 0

Commercial Pilots
Year Number
2006 130
2007 110
2008 350
2009 290
2012 520
2013 830
2014 900
2015 1,270
2016 390
2017 440
2018 370
2019 250

Air Traffic Controllers
Year Number
2004 150
2006 160
2007 190
2008 160
2009 150
2010 0
2011 150
2012 160
2013 160
2014 150
2017 420
2018 160
2019 170

Airfield Operations Specialists
Year Number
2007 0
2012 50
2013 70
2014 110
2015 190
2016 150
2017 100
2018 60

Flight Attendants
Year Number
2005 2,430
2007 2,450
2008 2,270
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
2004 460
2005 610
2006 800
2007 600
2008 650
2009 510
2010 720
2011 840
2012 920
2013 850
2014 820
2015 930
2016 640
2017 380
2018 310
2019 370

Driver/Sales Workers
Year Number
2004 6,890
2005 7,140
2006 6,440
2007 5,960
2008 5,040
2009 5,060
2010 6,210
2011 8,000
2012 7,750
2013 8,140
2014 7,390
2015 9,050
2016 9,610
2017 9,340
2018 7,910
2019 6,380

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Year Number
2004 23,870
2005 25,150
2006 25,280
2007 24,880
2008 24,640
2009 22,720
2010 21,730
2011 21,050
2012 20,720
2013 21,680
2014 22,760
2015 24,030
2016 24,840
2017 25,790
2018 27,650
2019 28,160

Light Truck Drivers
Year Number
2004 20,640
2005 20,280
2006 19,510
2007 19,770
2008 20,680
2009 19,410
2010 19,070
2011 20,540
2012 22,460
2013 21,810
2014 21,720
2015 21,860
2016 22,200
2017 21,160
2018 22,800
2019 22,510

Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
Year Number
2004 4,210
2005 3,200
2006 2,510
2007 2,560
2008 2,830
2009 2,980
2010 3,440
2011 3,670
2012 2,730
2013 2,490
2014 4,470
2015 4,820
2016 4,510
2017 4,990
2018 4,730
2019 5,190

Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
Year Number
2004 12,570
2005 10,530
2006 10,080
2007 10,660
2008 10,870
2009 10,800
2010 10,620
2011 11,210
2012 11,770
2013 12,510
2014 12,560
2015 12,940
2016 13,690
2017 13,790
2018 13,220

Taxi Drivers
Year Number
2004 4,520
2005 4,550
2006 5,270
2007 5,440
2008 6,290
2009 6,170
2010 7,100
2011 7,310
2012 6,720
2013 7,020
2014 7,940
2015 8,330
2016 9,900
2017 9,510
2018 11,410

Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other
Year Number
2004 970
2005 1,070
2006 1,130
2007 1,030
2008 990
2009 950
2010 820
2011 810
2012 400
2013 460
2014 520
2015 580
2016 1,020
2017 1,270
2018 1,310
2019 940

Locomotive Engineers
Year Number
2005 300
2006 330
2007 360
2008 310
2009 330
2010 340
2011 650
2012 410
2013 450
2014 420
2015 0
2017 220
2018 180
2019 180

Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers
Year Number
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers
Year Number
2005 110
2006 200
2007 100
2008 60
2012 260
2013 260
2014 310
2015 0
2016 290
2017 0
2018 130
2019 120

Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters
Year Number
2007 530
2008 670
2009 750
2010 840
2011 1,230
2012 350
2013 370
2014 410
2015 420
2016 0
2017 0
2018 360
2019 0

Sailors and Marine Oilers
Year Number
2004 390
2005 260
2006 360
2007 230
2008 380
2009 370
2010 530
2011 560
2012 480
2013 580
2014 440
2015 540
2016 390
2017 410
2018 360
2019 270

Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels
Year Number
2004 390
2005 580
2006 670
2007 750
2008 840
2009 720
2010 600
2011 490
2012 440
2013 570
2014 480
2015 660
2016 380
2017 380
2018 480
2019 570

Motorboat Operators
Year Number
2004 50
2008 0
2009 0
2010 100
2011 80
2012 140
2013 230
2014 230
2015 120
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Ship Engineers
Year Number
2005 120
2006 140
2007 120
2008 150
2009 150
2010 140
2011 190
2012 170
2013 220
2014 110
2015 170
2016 170
2017 190
2018 0
2019 50

Bridge and Lock Tenders
Year Number
2005 60
2006 70
2007 80
2008 110
2009 170
2010 130
2011 170
2012 50
2013 40
2017 90
2018 70

Parking Attendants
Year Number
2004 4,130
2005 3,150
2006 3,220
2007 4,050
2008 4,720
2009 4,780
2010 4,460
2011 4,370
2012 4,020
2013 3,580
2014 2,980
2015 3,710
2016 3,890
2017 4,410
2018 4,110
2019 4,140

Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants
Year Number
2004 2,730
2005 3,300
2006 2,980
2007 2,880
2008 2,510
2009 2,400
2010 2,610
2011 2,890
2012 2,290
2013 2,510
2014 2,640
2015 3,250
2016 3,430
2017 3,760
2018 3,280
2019 2,870

Traffic Technicians
Year Number
2004 60
2005 70
2006 80
2007 80
2008 90
2009 140
2010 130
2011 120
2012 50
2013 50
2014 50
2015 240
2016 250
2017 260
2018 280
2019 270

Transportation Inspectors
Year Number
2005 350
2006 340
2007 280
2008 190
2009 260
2010 290
2012 0
2013 0
2014 610
2015 570
2016 620
2017 620
2018 630
2019 680

Passenger Attendants
Year Number
2004 750
2005 510
2006 260
2007 750
2008 810
2009 820
2010 770
2011 660
2012 650
2013 450
2014 320
2015 290
2016 350
2017 490
2018 370
2019 310

Transportation Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 510
2005 0
2006 310
2007 580
2008 360
2009 300
2010 530
2011 550
2012 620
2013 780
2014 910
2015 760
2016 570
2017 620
2018 750

Conveyor Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2004 440
2005 560
2006 590
2007 500
2008 400
2009 390
2010 360
2011 370
2012 210
2013 300
2014 230
2015 250
2016 190
2017 170
2018 130
2019 190

Crane and Tower Operators
Year Number
2004 540
2006 300
2007 340
2008 380
2009 400
2010 410
2011 380
2012 340
2013 360
2014 440
2015 430
2016 520
2017 440
2018 600
2019 430

Dredge Operators
Year Number
2007 30
2008 0
2009 40
2015 40
2016 30
2019 40

Hoist and Winch Operators
Year Number
2007 0
2008 80
2009 180
2010 220
2011 0
2012 100
2013 80
2014 30
2015 40
2016 40

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
Year Number
2004 7,890
2005 7,520
2006 7,690
2007 6,760
2008 7,000
2009 6,700
2010 7,000
2011 7,110
2012 7,200
2013 7,730
2014 6,850
2015 6,730
2016 5,380
2017 5,680
2018 5,530
2019 5,980

Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
Year Number
2004 5,000
2005 4,720
2006 4,440
2007 4,080
2008 3,880
2009 3,100
2010 3,210
2011 2,980
2012 3,490
2013 3,590
2014 3,950
2015 4,340
2016 4,450
2017 4,080
2018 4,210
2019 4,860

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
Year Number
2004 42,720
2005 39,530
2006 39,460
2007 38,180
2008 34,750
2009 31,740
2010 28,570
2011 28,820
2012 28,260
2013 29,290
2014 32,790
2015 32,760
2016 36,350
2017 38,860
2018 39,190
2019 42,070

Machine Feeders and Offbearers
Year Number
2004 3,050
2005 2,090
2006 2,110
2007 1,630
2008 1,360
2009 1,370
2010 1,350
2011 1,510
2012 1,210
2013 1,480
2014 1,730
2015 2,170
2016 2,080
2017 2,030
2018 1,490
2019 1,440

Packers and Packagers, Hand
Year Number
2004 17,010
2005 17,930
2006 18,200
2007 16,230
2008 17,360
2009 14,950
2010 15,670
2011 13,660
2012 13,830
2013 14,080
2014 13,610
2015 14,460
2016 16,320
2017 19,040
2018 21,360
2019 20,070

Stockers and Order Fillers
Year Number
2004 39,970
2005 38,160
2006 38,510
2007 38,390
2008 39,620
2009 42,080
2010 43,540
2011 44,960
2012 46,740
2013 44,720
2014 45,090
2015 47,380
2016 48,980
2017 49,010
2018 46,490
2019 43,620

Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators
Year Number
2004 0
2007 60
2008 120
2009 140
2010 110
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 60
2015 80
2016 0
2017 220
2018 310
2019 250

Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers
Year Number
2004 90
2005 60
2006 170
2007 100
2008 150
2009 160
2010 140
2011 130
2012 70
2013 130
2014 150
2015 180
2016 0
2017 190
2019 280

Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
Year Number
2004 1,580
2005 0
2006 1,890
2007 1,870
2008 2,360
2009 2,450
2010 2,180
2011 1,740
2012 1,460
2013 2,000
2014 2,020
2015 1,880
2016 1,680
2017 1,550
2018 1,660
2019 1,400

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders
Year Number
2004 70
2005 70
2006 130
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 120
2013 160
2014 160
2015 110
2016 70
2017 200
2018 230
2019 220

Material Moving Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 2,230
2005 2,550
2006 970
2007 1,780
2008 1,710
2009 1,670
2010 1,550
2011 1,860
2012 1,750
2013 1,740
2014 1,550
2015 1,670
2016 1,600
2017 1,450
2018 1,210
2019 480