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Numbers of Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in North Carolina

Occupation group

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
Year Number
2004 340,080
2005 343,940
2006 350,900
2007 349,890
2008 364,580
2009 333,690
2010 315,350
2011 318,230
2012 319,750
2013 325,220
2014 339,700
2015 352,120
2016 365,940
2017 378,850
2018 382,910
2019 400,070

Individual occupations

Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
Year Number
2004 120
2005 60
2006 50
2007 60
2008 70
2009 80
2010 50
2011 40
2014 50
2015 60
2016 100
2017 60
2018 90
2019 70

First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand
Year Number
2004 6,730
2005 6,840
2006 7,220
2007 7,370
2008 7,850
2009 7,340
2010 7,010
2011 6,550
2012 6,220
2013 5,870
2014 6,050
2015 5,920
2016 5,900

First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators
Year Number
2004 8,530
2005 8,920
2006 9,410
2007 9,280
2008 9,210
2009 8,450
2010 8,140
2011 8,440
2012 8,230
2013 8,470
2014 7,570
2015 8,610
2016 8,560

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
Year Number
2008 1,860
2009 1,850
2010 1,640
2013 2,260
2014 2,720
2015 2,640
2016 2,580
2017 2,430
2018 0
2019 2,270

Commercial Pilots
Year Number
2004 1,170
2005 690
2006 800
2007 610
2008 740
2009 630
2010 840
2011 760
2012 740
2013 580
2014 780
2015 990
2016 820
2017 1,250
2018 1,380
2019 1,480

Air Traffic Controllers
Year Number
2004 400
2005 340
2006 360
2008 380
2009 480
2010 500
2011 500
2012 460
2013 410
2014 550
2015 570
2016 600
2017 550
2018 520
2019 440

Airfield Operations Specialists
Year Number
2004 100
2005 100
2006 130
2007 140
2008 170
2009 170
2010 130
2011 140
2012 110
2013 110
2014 120
2015 180
2016 300
2017 350
2018 340
2019 180

Flight Attendants
Year Number
2008 2,860
2009 2,840
2010 2,420
2014 3,510
2015 3,610
2016 3,670
2017 4,080
2018 3,990
2019 4,310

Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians
Year Number
2004 400
2005 470
2006 790
2007 740
2008 640
2009 490
2010 450
2011 450
2012 430
2013 450
2014 470
2015 310
2016 250
2017 190
2018 160
2019 270

Driver/Sales Workers
Year Number
2004 17,360
2005 15,560
2006 13,990
2007 14,840
2008 14,800
2009 13,860
2010 13,990
2011 14,080
2012 14,740
2013 14,390
2014 14,740
2015 15,600
2016 15,750
2017 15,290
2018 17,360
2019 19,850

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Year Number
2004 50,550
2005 51,980
2006 50,290
2007 53,290
2008 50,750
2009 46,230
2010 42,530
2011 46,710
2012 47,380
2013 48,370
2014 49,990
2015 52,430
2016 54,400
2017 55,430
2018 58,110
2019 59,030

Light Truck Drivers
Year Number
2004 27,270
2005 29,590
2006 30,700
2007 30,410
2008 30,130
2009 26,580
2010 24,850
2011 23,280
2012 22,520
2013 22,410
2014 23,250
2015 24,270
2016 25,120
2017 25,750
2018 27,370
2019 29,080

Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
Year Number
2004 2,930
2005 3,240
2006 3,150
2007 3,390
2008 3,010
2009 3,310
2010 3,070
2011 3,430
2012 3,510
2013 3,480
2014 3,920
2015 3,390
2016 3,240
2017 3,870
2018 3,590
2019 3,330

Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
Year Number
2004 13,750
2005 15,210
2006 16,350
2007 17,350
2008 15,830
2009 14,640
2010 15,080
2011 16,430
2012 17,140
2013 16,890
2014 17,020
2015 15,380
2016 16,600
2017 16,770
2018 16,290

Taxi Drivers
Year Number
2004 2,690
2005 3,070
2006 2,890
2007 3,210
2008 3,690
2009 3,500
2010 3,020
2011 2,720
2012 2,740
2013 2,960
2014 3,160
2015 3,460
2016 3,840
2017 3,380
2018 3,460

Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other
Year Number
2004 4,330
2005 5,430
2006 4,550
2007 4,910
2008 6,110
2009 5,400
2010 5,010
2011 4,900
2012 1,450
2013 1,320
2014 810
2015 1,610
2016 2,370
2017 4,480
2018 4,240
2019 3,690

Locomotive Engineers
Year Number
2005 430
2006 420
2007 710
2008 980
2009 1,000
2010 0
2011 200
2012 170
2013 430
2014 520
2015 510
2016 510
2017 390
2018 630
2019 480

Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers
Year Number
2007 40
2008 80
2009 80
2010 200
2011 270
2012 270
2013 0
2018 230
2019 0

Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers
Year Number
2004 120
2005 60
2006 40
2010 100
2011 140
2012 160
2013 250
2014 450
2015 440
2016 440
2017 240
2018 160
2019 0

Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters
Year Number
2005 460
2006 470
2007 490
2008 490
2009 480
2010 510
2011 610
2012 610
2013 590
2014 320
2015 300
2016 290
2017 310
2018 470
2019 450

Rail Transportation Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 0
2006 400
2007 0
2008 60
2009 0
2014 70
2015 70
2016 80

Sailors and Marine Oilers
Year Number
2004 60
2005 100
2006 130
2007 0
2008 90
2009 80
2013 530
2014 520
2015 370
2016 250
2017 240
2018 240
2019 240

Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels
Year Number
2004 290
2005 260
2006 230
2007 270
2008 340
2009 270
2010 340
2011 460
2012 400
2013 290
2014 320
2015 300
2016 270
2017 310
2018 370
2019 430

Ship Engineers
Year Number
2004 60
2005 70
2006 70
2007 80
2008 70
2009 60
2013 140
2018 90
2019 90

Bridge and Lock Tenders
Year Number
2004 50
2005 60
2006 60
2019 60

Parking Attendants
Year Number
2004 1,650
2005 1,390
2006 2,000
2007 2,000
2008 1,900
2009 1,600
2010 1,790
2011 1,920
2012 2,080
2013 1,850
2014 2,200
2015 3,330
2016 3,450
2017 3,710
2018 2,650
2019 2,990

Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants
Year Number
2004 2,220
2005 2,800
2006 2,630
2007 2,180
2008 2,420
2009 2,370
2010 2,790
2011 3,390
2012 3,510
2013 3,640
2014 3,590
2015 4,280
2016 3,810
2017 3,920
2018 3,480
2019 3,140

Traffic Technicians
Year Number
2004 120
2005 100
2006 100
2007 120
2008 110
2009 170
2010 140
2011 150
2012 150
2013 170
2014 170
2015 140
2016 160
2017 140
2018 200
2019 200

Transportation Inspectors
Year Number
2004 350
2005 380
2006 400
2007 370
2008 330
2009 260
2010 280
2011 210
2012 230
2013 240
2014 160
2015 160
2016 140
2017 160
2018 170
2019 260

Passenger Attendants
Year Number
2004 230
2007 160
2008 180
2009 140
2010 120
2011 80
2012 60
2013 40
2014 70
2015 40
2016 50
2017 130
2018 0
2019 260

Transportation Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 750
2005 640
2006 830
2007 730
2008 0
2009 1,200
2010 880
2011 630
2012 830
2013 870
2014 950
2015 750
2016 1,140
2017 1,190
2018 1,170

Conveyor Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2004 1,450
2005 1,080
2006 1,230
2007 990
2008 940
2009 770
2010 960
2011 880
2012 1,120
2013 1,110
2014 1,260
2015 950
2016 750
2017 520
2018 400
2019 430

Crane and Tower Operators
Year Number
2004 950
2005 890
2006 960
2007 870
2008 980
2009 770
2010 850
2011 850
2012 910
2013 610
2014 690
2015 660
2016 660
2017 750
2018 930
2019 970

Dredge Operators
Year Number
2004 40
2005 0
2007 110
2008 120
2009 130

Hoist and Winch Operators
Year Number
2004 150
2010 0
2011 0

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
Year Number
2004 25,580
2005 23,090
2006 23,050
2007 21,660
2008 21,870
2009 19,360
2010 17,330
2011 16,830
2012 16,900
2013 19,250
2014 19,810
2015 20,940
2016 21,090
2017 23,250
2018 22,800
2019 23,530

Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
Year Number
2004 8,100
2005 8,210
2006 8,640
2007 0
2008 10,060
2009 8,410
2010 7,960
2011 8,000
2012 8,080
2013 7,620
2014 8,090
2015 9,080
2016 9,680
2017 9,800
2018 10,000
2019 10,060

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
Year Number
2004 75,650
2005 78,220
2006 80,590
2007 81,830
2008 81,920
2009 73,030
2010 70,080
2011 70,280
2012 70,460
2013 73,580
2014 76,760
2015 81,150
2016 84,990
2017 89,750
2018 89,310
2019 95,610

Machine Feeders and Offbearers
Year Number
2004 6,810
2005 7,310
2006 7,450
2007 6,880
2008 6,330
2009 4,720
2010 4,720
2011 5,460
2012 5,240
2013 4,610
2014 3,640
2015 3,650
2016 3,240
2017 2,610
2018 2,080
2019 1,690

Packers and Packagers, Hand
Year Number
2004 27,320
2005 29,770
2006 29,720
2007 30,280
2008 28,390
2009 25,980
2010 24,980
2011 27,180
2012 29,070
2013 27,460
2014 27,940
2015 25,800
2016 26,920
2017 28,050
2018 27,360
2019 26,020

Stockers and Order Fillers
Year Number
2004 45,690
2005 41,620
2006 45,040
2007 48,440
2008 51,920
2009 49,990
2010 45,900
2011 45,810
2012 47,360
2013 47,310
2014 51,530
2015 54,310
2016 58,220
2017 59,260
2018 62,050
2019 67,740

Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers
Year Number
2004 210
2005 40
2006 30
2007 60
2008 60
2009 80
2010 100
2011 100
2012 50
2013 50
2015 60
2016 50
2017 40

Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
Year Number
2004 3,290
2005 3,260
2006 3,390
2007 3,600
2008 3,990
2009 3,930
2010 3,940
2011 4,210
2012 4,540
2013 4,700
2014 4,170
2015 3,870
2016 3,980
2017 4,430
2018 5,070
2019 6,470

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders
Year Number
2004 300
2005 210
2006 160
2007 170
2008 200
2009 190
2010 180
2011 170
2012 400
2013 430
2015 140

Material Moving Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 2,310
2005 1,990
2006 2,180
2007 2,250
2008 2,650
2009 2,770
2010 2,470
2011 1,970
2012 1,480
2013 1,480
2014 1,760
2015 1,790
2016 1,670
2017 1,540
2018 1,560
2019 60