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Numbers of Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in Minnesota

Occupation group

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
Year Number
2004 200,990
2005 204,970
2006 205,490
2007 211,830
2008 208,310
2009 199,210
2010 188,350
2011 189,740
2012 188,360
2013 194,730
2014 198,750
2015 205,310
2016 211,150
2017 211,280
2018 210,930
2019 216,340

Individual occupations

Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
Year Number
2004 30
2009 30
2010 40
2011 30
2013 40
2014 50
2015 70
2016 50
2017 90
2018 80
2019 80

First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand
Year Number
2004 3,740
2005 3,790
2006 3,910
2007 3,810
2008 3,980
2009 3,690
2010 3,410
2011 3,030
2012 2,860
2013 2,940
2014 2,930
2015 2,790
2016 2,690

First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators
Year Number
2004 5,910
2005 5,970
2006 5,470
2007 4,910
2008 4,140
2009 3,790
2010 3,950
2011 3,730
2012 3,610
2013 3,290
2014 3,160
2015 3,070
2016 3,000

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
Year Number
2007 3,050
2008 2,870
2009 2,360
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 2,740
2014 3,260
2015 3,020
2016 2,980
2017 2,890
2018 3,100
2019 3,520

Commercial Pilots
Year Number
2004 400
2005 380
2006 560
2007 340
2008 300
2009 360
2010 320
2011 460
2012 390
2013 540
2014 570
2015 700
2016 540
2017 540
2018 380
2019 380

Air Traffic Controllers
Year Number
2004 610
2005 620
2006 650
2007 680
2008 700
2009 690
2010 680
2011 650
2013 630
2014 610
2015 590
2016 590
2017 620
2018 600
2019 580

Airfield Operations Specialists
Year Number
2005 40
2006 0
2007 150
2008 150
2010 0
2011 0
2012 70
2013 180
2014 190
2015 170
2016 160
2017 140
2018 150

Flight Attendants
Year Number
2007 3,210
2008 2,870
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 2,870
2014 3,240
2015 2,960
2016 3,780
2017 3,580
2018 3,830
2019 3,420

Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians
Year Number
2004 190
2005 230
2006 160
2007 120
2008 110
2009 90
2010 70
2011 40
2012 60
2013 80
2014 100
2015 70
2016 0
2017 50
2018 90
2019 100

Driver/Sales Workers
Year Number
2004 8,300
2005 9,930
2006 8,870
2007 9,340
2008 8,690
2009 10,290
2010 9,250
2011 8,910
2012 7,610
2013 7,220
2014 7,120
2015 7,580
2016 8,770
2017 10,040
2018 10,180
2019 11,020

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Year Number
2004 30,190
2005 32,790
2006 32,660
2007 32,630
2008 31,510
2009 31,210
2010 30,620
2011 31,180
2012 32,330
2013 32,910
2014 33,630
2015 34,550
2016 34,580
2017 35,420
2018 34,860
2019 35,150

Light Truck Drivers
Year Number
2004 16,230
2005 15,860
2006 15,190
2007 15,610
2008 14,440
2009 13,370
2010 12,700
2011 13,280
2012 13,170
2013 12,420
2014 12,670
2015 14,140
2016 14,750
2017 15,550
2018 16,070
2019 15,680

Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
Year Number
2004 4,200
2005 3,970
2006 3,610
2007 2,760
2008 3,060
2009 3,380
2010 3,250
2011 3,420
2012 3,030
2013 2,910
2014 2,790
2015 2,830
2016 3,660
2017 3,880
2018 3,980
2019 3,350

Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
Year Number
2004 9,830
2005 9,770
2006 10,680
2007 12,260
2008 11,970
2009 11,670
2010 11,900
2011 12,630
2012 13,400
2013 14,040
2014 14,030
2015 15,130
2016 15,720
2017 15,230
2018 15,300

Taxi Drivers
Year Number
2004 2,730
2005 3,430
2006 3,850
2007 3,660
2008 3,530
2009 3,600
2010 3,300
2011 3,510
2012 2,810
2013 3,220
2014 4,120
2015 4,320
2016 3,920
2017 3,210
2018 3,250

Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other
Year Number
2004 1,980
2005 1,790
2006 1,230
2007 950
2008 1,200
2009 1,470
2010 1,540
2011 2,440
2012 2,250
2013 2,120
2014 0
2015 1,300
2016 1,250
2017 970
2018 570
2019 420

Locomotive Engineers
Year Number
2004 760
2005 690
2006 670
2007 860
2008 680
2009 700
2010 830
2011 780
2012 850
2013 740
2014 1,050
2015 890
2016 1,000
2017 920
2018 890
2019 840

Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers
Year Number
2004 40
2005 70
2006 60
2008 180
2009 190
2010 110
2011 120
2012 110
2013 130
2016 30
2017 60
2018 70
2019 60

Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers
Year Number
2004 530
2005 610
2007 0
2008 0
2009 330
2010 260
2011 270
2012 0
2013 0
2014 780
2015 600
2016 840
2017 0
2018 0
2019 110

Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters
Year Number
2004 650
2005 740
2006 720
2007 930
2008 770
2009 800
2010 750
2011 810
2012 780
2013 810
2014 550
2015 480
2016 620
2017 0
2018 0
2019 1,170

Rail Transportation Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 130
2006 130
2007 150
2011 50
2012 50
2013 50
2014 0
2015 0
2017 30
2018 30

Sailors and Marine Oilers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2011 0
2012 160
2013 180
2017 110
2018 110
2019 110

Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels
Year Number
2004 50
2005 60
2006 80
2007 70
2008 80
2009 60
2010 50
2011 50
2012 110
2013 100
2014 90
2015 70
2016 70
2017 60
2018 80
2019 0

Motorboat Operators
Year Number
2018 0
2019 0

Ship Engineers
Year Number
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Bridge and Lock Tenders
Year Number
2004 100
2005 100
2006 100
2007 90
2008 90
2009 90
2010 110
2011 100
2012 120
2013 100
2014 100
2015 80
2016 70
2017 70
2018 70
2019 60

Parking Attendants
Year Number
2004 1,690
2005 1,560
2006 1,610
2007 1,430
2008 1,640
2009 1,580
2010 1,400
2011 1,490
2012 1,820
2013 1,830
2014 2,030
2015 2,150
2016 2,230
2017 2,200
2018 2,010
2019 2,390

Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants
Year Number
2004 1,840
2005 1,870
2006 1,930
2007 1,740
2008 1,560
2009 1,380
2010 1,600
2011 1,750
2012 1,810
2013 1,350
2014 1,170
2015 1,680
2016 2,200
2017 2,520
2018 2,690
2019 2,850

Traffic Technicians
Year Number
2008 0
2009 60
2012 90
2013 110
2014 170
2015 100
2016 0

Transportation Inspectors
Year Number
2004 300
2005 200
2006 210
2007 220
2008 210
2009 210
2010 220
2011 180
2012 210
2013 180
2014 300
2015 250
2016 320
2017 210
2018 240
2019 510

Passenger Attendants
Year Number
2004 0
2005 150
2006 190
2007 240
2008 0
2009 50
2014 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0

Transportation Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 660
2005 570
2006 550
2007 320
2008 350
2009 630
2010 700
2011 710
2012 370
2013 370
2014 440
2015 450
2016 480
2017 530
2018 550

Conveyor Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2004 850
2005 780
2006 770
2007 700
2008 660
2009 860
2010 920
2011 870
2012 980
2013 820
2014 920
2015 700
2016 620
2017 620
2018 580
2019 660

Crane and Tower Operators
Year Number
2004 660
2005 650
2006 510
2007 600
2008 480
2009 450
2010 410
2011 650
2012 880
2013 960
2014 910
2015 940
2016 950
2017 620
2018 480
2019 460

Dredge Operators
Year Number
2006 40
2019 90

Hoist and Winch Operators
Year Number
2004 60
2005 0
2013 130
2014 170
2015 130
2016 120
2017 100
2018 120
2019 110

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
Year Number
2004 9,450
2005 10,540
2006 10,060
2007 10,030
2008 10,300
2009 9,550
2010 9,420
2011 8,370
2012 8,680
2013 8,540
2014 9,830
2015 11,130
2016 10,140
2017 8,630
2018 6,450
2019 8,430

Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
Year Number
2004 6,760
2005 7,260
2006 7,290
2007 7,010
2008 6,910
2009 6,930
2010 6,400
2011 7,590
2012 7,060
2013 7,430
2014 7,330
2015 7,430
2016 6,990
2017 6,230
2018 5,620
2019 5,840

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
Year Number
2004 33,800
2005 33,320
2006 35,460
2007 35,150
2008 33,990
2009 30,940
2010 30,120
2011 30,700
2012 31,510
2013 32,440
2014 33,760
2015 34,820
2016 37,830
2017 40,900
2018 43,790
2019 45,070

Machine Feeders and Offbearers
Year Number
2004 2,470
2005 2,200
2006 1,700
2007 1,950
2008 1,800
2009 1,770
2010 1,500
2011 1,570
2012 1,580
2013 1,610
2014 1,510
2015 1,480
2016 1,520
2017 1,470
2018 1,220
2019 820

Packers and Packagers, Hand
Year Number
2004 17,080
2005 17,020
2006 16,900
2007 16,700
2008 16,410
2009 14,220
2010 12,820
2011 11,370
2012 11,230
2013 11,850
2014 12,070
2015 13,100
2016 11,840
2017 11,340
2018 10,250
2019 9,200

Stockers and Order Fillers
Year Number
2004 34,590
2005 35,660
2006 35,980
2007 36,740
2008 38,820
2009 39,240
2010 36,410
2011 35,330
2012 34,230
2013 32,560
2014 32,790
2015 31,810
2016 33,440
2017 34,550
2018 35,190
2019 36,740

Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators
Year Number
2004 230
2005 130
2006 140
2007 130
2008 190
2009 90
2010 80
2011 0
2012 30

Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers
Year Number
2004 0
2011 0
2013 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 100

Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
Year Number
2004 1,770
2005 1,990
2006 2,310
2007 2,290
2008 2,310
2009 2,100
2010 2,200
2011 2,320
2012 2,450
2013 2,600
2014 2,680
2015 2,100
2016 1,900
2017 1,550
2018 1,650
2019 1,960

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders
Year Number
2004 90
2005 100
2006 100
2007 90
2008 100
2009 80
2010 60
2011 0
2012 0
2013 260
2014 330
2015 320
2016 130
2017 70
2018 100
2019 150

Material Moving Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 2,220
2005 0
2006 1,140
2007 910
2008 1,260
2009 900
2010 950
2011 1,350
2012 1,660
2013 1,430
2014 1,300
2015 1,310
2016 1,370
2017 1,090
2018 720
2019 300