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Numbers of Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division

Occupation group

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
Year Number
2005 122,480
2006 128,990
2007 134,280
2008 133,350
2009 121,670
2010 121,270
2011 117,910
2012 116,710
2013 116,940
2014 121,570
2015 52,390
2016 55,430
2017 56,120

Individual occupations

Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
Year Number
2005 100
2006 70
2007 90
2008 170
2009 150
2010 170
2011 120
2012 0
2013 200
2016 130
2017 130

First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand
Year Number
2005 1,820
2006 2,090
2007 1,970
2008 1,970
2009 1,800
2010 2,000
2011 1,890
2012 1,630
2013 1,430
2014 1,530
2015 840
2016 960

First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators
Year Number
2005 2,680
2006 2,810
2007 2,540
2008 2,630
2009 1,980
2010 1,980
2011 1,960
2012 1,960
2013 1,810
2014 1,870
2015 960
2016 1,010

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
Year Number
2016 0
2017 0

Commercial Pilots
Year Number
2005 540
2006 470
2007 380
2008 270
2009 0
2010 370
2011 400
2012 410
2013 460
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 30

Air Traffic Controllers
Year Number
2006 140
2008 160
2010 150
2011 150
2012 150
2013 150
2016 130
2017 120

Airfield Operations Specialists
Year Number
2005 110
2006 90
2007 80
2008 110
2009 110
2010 60
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 70
2016 70
2017 90

Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians
Year Number
2005 460
2006 300
2007 230
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 760
2013 1,210
2014 850
2015 510
2016 580
2017 600

Driver/Sales Workers
Year Number
2005 3,480
2006 3,370
2007 3,370
2008 3,470
2009 2,760
2010 3,270
2011 3,620
2012 4,350
2013 4,760
2014 4,150
2015 1,140
2016 1,620
2017 1,630

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Year Number
2005 14,210
2006 14,170
2007 14,880
2008 14,310
2009 12,590
2010 12,560
2011 12,320
2012 12,520
2013 12,140
2014 12,240
2015 3,890
2016 3,990
2017 4,360

Light Truck Drivers
Year Number
2005 12,850
2006 13,050
2007 12,510
2008 12,020
2009 12,500
2010 10,880
2011 10,800
2012 9,850
2013 8,740
2014 10,330
2015 4,080
2016 3,530
2017 3,480

Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
Year Number
2006 3,740
2007 4,100
2008 3,890
2009 2,340
2010 2,440
2011 2,390
2012 1,800
2013 1,120
2014 0
2015 470
2016 710
2017 950

Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
Year Number
2005 5,390
2006 5,620
2007 6,160
2008 6,100
2009 6,150
2010 5,850
2011 5,900
2012 6,380
2013 7,390
2014 8,090
2015 2,620
2016 2,930
2017 2,850

Taxi Drivers
Year Number
2005 2,480
2006 2,850
2007 3,010
2008 3,070
2009 2,950
2010 3,320
2011 3,390
2012 3,160
2013 3,180
2014 3,090
2015 1,660
2016 1,700
2017 1,950

Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other
Year Number
2005 820
2006 510
2007 300
2008 260
2009 160
2010 120
2011 110
2012 150
2013 0
2014 0
2015 30
2017 80

Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers
Year Number
2008 0
2016 60
2017 50

Sailors and Marine Oilers
Year Number
2007 130
2008 90
2009 90
2010 100
2011 140
2012 100
2013 80
2014 110
2015 130
2016 110

Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels
Year Number
2005 180
2006 230
2007 150
2008 150
2009 100
2010 180
2011 260
2012 220
2013 90
2014 120
2015 140
2016 160
2017 60

Ship Engineers
Year Number
2007 80
2008 90
2009 80
2010 70
2011 70
2012 50
2013 40
2017 30

Bridge and Lock Tenders
Year Number
2007 120

Parking Attendants
Year Number
2005 3,300
2006 3,770
2007 3,230
2008 3,290
2009 2,520
2010 2,260
2011 2,320
2012 3,160
2013 3,100
2014 3,620
2015 2,190
2016 2,720
2017 2,350

Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants
Year Number
2005 710
2006 1,000
2007 1,010
2008 0
2009 380
2010 290
2011 340
2012 430
2013 690
2014 550
2015 0
2016 0
2017 190

Traffic Technicians
Year Number
2005 130
2012 30
2013 30
2014 30

Transportation Inspectors
Year Number
2005 330
2006 360
2007 350
2008 220
2009 100
2010 110
2011 130
2012 110
2013 100
2014 90
2015 90
2016 120
2017 120

Passenger Attendants
Year Number
2007 420
2008 420
2009 410
2010 490
2011 260
2012 930
2013 850
2014 950
2015 320
2016 310
2017 450

Transportation Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 770
2006 530
2007 340
2010 0
2011 0
2012 140
2013 120
2014 150
2016 200

Conveyor Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 150
2007 680
2008 900
2009 420
2010 460
2011 360
2012 450
2013 310
2014 240
2015 120
2016 0
2017 60

Crane and Tower Operators
Year Number
2005 380
2006 350
2007 340
2008 330
2009 340
2010 400
2011 540
2012 500
2013 390
2014 490
2015 250
2016 820
2017 920

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
Year Number
2005 5,820
2006 5,550
2007 5,930
2008 6,260
2009 6,010
2010 5,680
2011 4,570
2012 3,800
2013 3,400
2014 3,700
2015 2,100
2016 2,240
2017 1,860

Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
Year Number
2005 4,160
2006 4,310
2007 3,800
2008 3,640
2009 2,950
2010 2,650
2011 2,600
2012 2,920
2013 2,910
2014 3,720
2015 1,870
2016 1,880
2017 1,490

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
Year Number
2005 27,870
2006 29,880
2007 31,510
2008 31,370
2009 28,580
2010 29,480
2011 28,920
2012 28,100
2013 29,340
2014 30,310
2015 15,120
2016 15,180
2017 16,290

Machine Feeders and Offbearers
Year Number
2005 1,520
2006 1,720
2007 1,800
2008 1,850
2009 1,350
2010 1,270
2011 1,020
2012 900
2013 650
2014 590
2015 130
2016 170
2017 170

Packers and Packagers, Hand
Year Number
2005 9,360
2006 9,120
2007 10,800
2008 11,700
2009 10,430
2010 9,060
2011 8,580
2012 8,340
2013 9,090
2014 9,880
2015 2,390
2016 2,140
2017 1,840

Stockers and Order Fillers
Year Number
2005 20,000
2006 20,460
2007 21,020
2008 22,630
2009 21,630
2010 23,240
2011 21,890
2012 21,330
2013 20,920
2014 22,630
2015 10,440
2016 11,240
2017 11,370

Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators
Year Number
2012 190
2013 160
2014 160

Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers
Year Number
2005 40
2013 60
2014 80
2015 50
2016 40

Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
Year Number
2005 1,950
2006 1,980
2007 1,540
2008 1,560
2009 2,350
2010 2,280
2011 2,780
2012 1,790
2013 1,800
2014 1,710
2015 750
2016 640
2017 430

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 50
2008 0
2009 0
2013 90
2014 100
2015 100

Material Moving Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 870
2006 450
2007 1,360
2008 420
2009 440
2010 80
2011 80
2012 100
2013 130
2014 120
2016 40
2017 0