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Numbers of Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in Missouri

Occupation group

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
Year Number
2004 226,310
2005 225,580
2006 225,870
2007 229,360
2008 223,930
2009 216,750
2010 209,580
2011 208,500
2012 208,820
2013 205,890
2014 204,030
2015 209,660
2016 217,220
2017 225,050
2018 228,060
2019 230,100

Individual occupations

Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
Year Number
2004 190
2005 100
2006 90
2007 40
2008 70
2009 50
2010 80
2011 100
2012 90
2013 0
2014 120
2015 260
2016 310
2017 470
2018 350
2019 280

First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand
Year Number
2004 3,130
2005 2,870
2006 2,400
2007 2,890
2008 2,670
2009 2,720
2010 2,620
2011 2,910
2012 3,050
2013 3,140
2014 3,260
2015 3,370
2016 3,430

First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators
Year Number
2004 3,880
2005 3,610
2006 3,660
2007 3,700
2008 3,920
2009 3,540
2010 3,540
2011 3,210
2012 3,160
2013 3,310
2014 3,300
2015 3,470
2016 3,240

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
Year Number
2007 1,280
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 100
2014 0
2018 0
2019 230

Commercial Pilots
Year Number
2004 370
2005 460
2006 740
2007 620
2008 570
2009 600
2010 610
2011 700
2012 840
2013 750
2014 660
2015 600
2016 540
2017 530
2018 460
2019 590

Air Traffic Controllers
Year Number
2004 330
2005 320
2006 290
2007 280
2008 270
2009 300
2010 290
2011 300
2012 260
2015 250
2016 240
2017 240
2018 250
2019 240

Airfield Operations Specialists
Year Number
2004 0
2005 50
2009 40
2010 110
2011 100
2012 150
2013 60
2014 80
2015 140
2016 210
2017 200
2018 240
2019 430

Flight Attendants
Year Number
2007 640
2008 520
2010 0
2011 0
2017 100

Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians
Year Number
2007 370
2008 0
2009 60
2011 30
2012 80
2013 80
2014 50
2015 40
2016 50
2017 0

Driver/Sales Workers
Year Number
2004 10,710
2005 12,240
2006 11,940
2007 11,700
2008 11,780
2009 10,880
2010 9,930
2011 9,900
2012 9,520
2013 8,460
2014 8,420
2015 10,230
2016 10,640
2017 9,730
2018 9,250
2019 10,620

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Year Number
2004 41,430
2005 42,480
2006 44,090
2007 44,550
2008 42,700
2009 42,130
2010 39,540
2011 39,340
2012 40,680
2013 39,960
2014 39,820
2015 40,660
2016 42,400
2017 43,600
2018 44,470
2019 45,270

Light Truck Drivers
Year Number
2004 18,340
2005 17,860
2006 17,450
2007 15,420
2008 15,540
2009 14,200
2010 13,750
2011 12,440
2012 13,030
2013 14,200
2014 14,660
2015 15,470
2016 15,380
2017 16,510
2018 16,840
2019 17,010

Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
Year Number
2004 2,470
2005 1,400
2007 2,860
2008 2,650
2009 2,610
2010 2,660
2011 2,790
2012 2,880
2013 2,750
2014 2,300
2015 2,450
2016 2,260
2017 2,780
2018 2,670
2019 2,090

Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
Year Number
2004 10,860
2005 10,670
2006 9,810
2007 9,680
2008 10,340
2009 10,820
2010 11,400
2011 11,680
2012 11,850
2013 11,810
2014 11,540
2015 11,820
2016 11,760
2017 12,970
2018 12,260

Taxi Drivers
Year Number
2004 2,900
2005 2,800
2006 3,100
2007 3,410
2008 3,420
2009 3,540
2010 3,460
2011 3,670
2012 2,900
2013 3,000
2014 2,930
2015 3,150
2016 2,910
2017 2,800
2018 3,850

Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other
Year Number
2004 2,410
2005 2,470
2006 1,980
2007 1,930
2008 2,220
2009 2,220
2010 2,230
2011 2,550
2012 2,250
2013 2,070
2014 1,530
2015 1,600
2016 1,760
2017 1,920
2018 1,840
2019 1,620

Locomotive Engineers
Year Number
2007 1,450
2008 0
2009 1,600
2010 1,490
2011 1,720
2012 1,740
2013 1,900
2014 1,680
2015 1,460
2016 1,420
2017 1,560
2018 1,530
2019 1,350

Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers
Year Number
2007 50
2008 50
2011 50
2012 90
2013 100
2017 40
2018 40
2019 0

Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers
Year Number
2007 1,250
2008 1,360
2009 1,480
2010 1,190
2011 1,380
2012 1,450
2013 1,580
2014 1,490
2015 1,210
2016 1,220
2017 1,130
2018 1,090

Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 1,370
2010 1,310
2011 1,470
2012 1,510
2013 1,440
2014 0
2015 0
2016 890
2017 1,050
2018 1,030
2019 1,330

Rail Transportation Workers, All Other
Year Number
2012 0
2013 0
2014 30

Sailors and Marine Oilers
Year Number
2004 320
2005 380
2006 410
2007 380
2008 380
2009 470
2010 490
2011 360
2012 310
2013 320
2014 330
2015 190
2016 110
2017 110
2018 130
2019 0

Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels
Year Number
2004 300
2005 230
2006 270
2007 230
2008 270
2009 290
2010 330
2011 270
2012 280
2013 240
2014 240
2015 230
2019 320

Ship Engineers
Year Number
2005 30
2010 0
2016 50
2017 50
2018 40

Bridge and Lock Tenders
Year Number
2004 0
2005 0
2006 120
2007 40
2008 40
2009 40
2010 40
2011 70
2012 70
2013 70
2014 40
2015 40
2016 40
2017 40
2018 40
2019 40

Parking Attendants
Year Number
2004 1,180
2005 1,210
2006 2,110
2007 1,830
2008 1,810
2009 1,490
2010 1,760
2011 2,200
2012 2,210
2013 2,080
2014 1,820
2015 1,940
2016 2,130
2017 2,270
2018 2,190
2019 1,810

Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants
Year Number
2004 2,540
2005 1,820
2006 1,900
2007 1,020
2008 690
2009 410
2010 760
2011 1,610
2012 1,840
2013 1,920
2014 1,220
2015 1,260
2016 1,660
2017 2,550
2018 2,380
2019 1,960

Traffic Technicians
Year Number
2004 50
2005 60
2006 80
2007 80
2008 80
2009 80
2010 0
2011 0
2012 200
2013 110
2014 100
2015 80
2016 90
2017 80
2018 120
2019 80

Transportation Inspectors
Year Number
2004 440
2005 520
2006 510
2007 510
2008 490
2009 640
2010 650
2011 630
2012 620
2013 490
2014 510
2015 410
2016 400
2017 440
2018 410
2019 440

Passenger Attendants
Year Number
2004 0
2005 240
2006 0
2007 260
2008 320
2009 500
2010 280
2011 440
2012 0
2013 310
2014 0
2015 0
2016 60
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Transportation Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 460
2005 340
2006 300
2007 160
2008 180
2009 200
2010 200
2011 230
2012 240
2013 230
2014 200
2015 180
2016 210
2017 130
2018 170

Conveyor Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2004 840
2005 670
2006 890
2007 780
2008 970
2009 890
2010 880
2011 1,390
2012 1,330
2013 1,910
2014 1,780
2015 1,720
2016 950
2017 620
2018 720
2019 680

Crane and Tower Operators
Year Number
2004 480
2005 430
2006 420
2007 510
2008 450
2009 420
2010 570
2011 660
2012 620
2013 430
2014 400
2015 550
2016 530
2017 450
2018 290
2019 330

Dredge Operators
Year Number
2004 30
2005 30
2006 50
2007 90
2008 190
2009 280
2010 240
2011 120
2012 40
2013 40
2014 60
2015 70
2016 70
2017 100
2018 80
2019 100

Hoist and Winch Operators
Year Number
2004 140
2009 0
2010 50
2011 0
2012 50
2013 50
2014 70
2015 70
2016 60
2017 50
2018 40
2019 50

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
Year Number
2004 15,120
2005 16,970
2006 17,400
2007 17,030
2008 15,990
2009 14,410
2010 13,170
2011 12,990
2012 11,700
2013 10,710
2014 8,920
2015 8,220
2016 8,070
2017 11,070
2018 12,490
2019 13,930

Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
Year Number
2004 7,590
2005 7,730
2006 7,690
2007 8,910
2008 8,390
2009 8,990
2010 8,580
2011 7,540
2012 6,450
2013 6,510
2014 6,940
2015 8,030
2016 8,040
2017 8,160
2018 8,060
2019 7,250

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
Year Number
2004 43,170
2005 43,160
2006 45,520
2007 45,250
2008 42,430
2009 36,540
2010 35,550
2011 36,630
2012 38,970
2013 40,230
2014 40,850
2015 43,230
2016 47,610
2017 47,850
2018 46,990
2019 45,990

Machine Feeders and Offbearers
Year Number
2004 2,700
2005 3,070
2006 2,750
2007 3,110
2008 2,020
2009 1,900
2010 2,360
2011 2,670
2012 2,460
2013 2,170
2014 2,210
2015 1,960
2016 1,450
2017 1,380
2018 1,610
2019 1,450

Packers and Packagers, Hand
Year Number
2004 18,510
2005 16,470
2006 16,130
2007 14,140
2008 13,670
2009 12,350
2010 11,130
2011 9,610
2012 8,880
2013 9,160
2014 9,070
2015 9,300
2016 10,150
2017 10,560
2018 9,350
2019 8,000

Stockers and Order Fillers
Year Number
2004 29,540
2005 29,020
2006 28,830
2007 30,400
2008 32,960
2009 34,010
2010 33,680
2011 32,550
2012 33,090
2013 30,980
2014 34,210
2015 33,250
2016 33,940
2017 33,620
2018 36,470
2019 39,430

Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators
Year Number
2004 50
2013 50
2014 50
2018 30
2019 30

Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers
Year Number
2004 0
2009 60
2010 50
2011 50
2013 90
2014 100
2015 110
2016 80
2017 90
2018 160
2019 0

Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
Year Number
2004 2,480
2005 2,350
2006 1,990
2007 0
2008 1,590
2009 1,860
2010 2,120
2011 2,110
2012 2,010
2013 1,900
2014 1,880
2015 1,790
2016 1,900
2017 1,980
2018 1,900
2019 1,630

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders
Year Number
2004 260
2005 250
2006 200
2007 150
2008 80
2009 40
2010 40
2011 40
2012 60
2013 80
2014 110
2015 90
2016 60
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Material Moving Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 3,090
2005 3,270
2006 2,750
2007 2,360
2008 2,850
2009 2,720
2010 2,440
2011 1,990
2012 1,860
2013 1,100
2014 1,050
2015 760
2016 900
2017 1,220
2018 1,680
2019 310