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Numbers of Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in Puerto Rico

Occupation group

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
Year Number
2004 83,110
2005 87,430
2006 85,710
2007 80,800
2008 77,070
2009 71,420
2010 70,350
2011 66,560
2012 68,400
2013 67,170
2014 64,310
2015 60,250
2016 58,270
2017 60,700
2018 60,370
2019 62,540

Individual occupations

Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
Year Number
2004 50
2008 40
2010 50
2011 50
2012 100
2013 90
2014 60
2015 60
2016 120
2017 140
2018 90
2019 60

First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand
Year Number
2004 1,840
2005 1,900
2006 1,690
2007 1,560
2008 1,410
2009 1,140
2010 1,140
2011 1,010
2012 980
2013 1,000
2014 960
2015 870
2016 780

First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators
Year Number
2004 1,230
2005 1,360
2006 1,530
2007 1,330
2008 1,340
2009 1,470
2010 1,400
2011 1,290
2012 1,290
2013 1,420
2014 1,500
2015 1,310
2016 1,370

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
Year Number
2004 70
2005 130
2006 90
2007 0
2009 100
2010 160
2011 130
2012 140
2013 110
2014 0
2015 40
2016 90
2017 60
2018 200
2019 190

Commercial Pilots
Year Number
2004 90
2005 80
2006 140
2007 90
2008 120
2009 80
2010 90
2011 80
2012 90
2013 90
2014 90
2015 0
2016 80

Air Traffic Controllers
Year Number
2013 120
2014 120
2015 100
2016 120
2017 120
2018 170
2019 190

Flight Attendants
Year Number
2018 70
2019 80

Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians
Year Number
2004 380
2005 330
2006 290
2007 270
2008 330
2009 340
2010 310
2011 270
2012 240
2013 320
2014 320
2015 360
2016 270
2017 280
2018 210
2019 200

Driver/Sales Workers
Year Number
2004 2,900
2005 1,760
2006 1,970
2007 1,870
2008 2,710
2009 2,850
2010 3,280
2011 2,620
2012 2,800
2013 2,850
2014 2,890
2015 2,890
2016 2,190
2017 1,770
2018 1,700
2019 2,290

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Year Number
2004 11,070
2005 11,770
2006 12,210
2007 11,730
2008 10,800
2009 10,160
2010 9,310
2011 8,430
2012 8,330
2013 8,130
2014 8,100
2015 7,900
2016 8,160
2017 8,130
2018 8,480
2019 9,080

Light Truck Drivers
Year Number
2004 7,630
2005 6,890
2006 6,970
2007 5,700
2008 5,180
2009 5,220
2010 4,970
2011 5,400
2012 5,070
2013 5,400
2014 4,680
2015 4,640
2016 4,300
2017 4,940
2018 4,660
2019 4,350

Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
Year Number
2004 450
2005 1,000
2006 900
2007 830
2009 1,260
2010 710
2011 810
2012 810
2013 870
2014 950
2015 930
2016 890
2017 870
2018 830
2019 840

Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
Year Number
2004 1,050
2005 1,100
2006 1,040
2007 1,000
2008 1,160
2009 1,230
2010 1,470
2011 1,720
2012 1,460
2013 1,590
2014 1,500
2015 1,320
2016 1,340
2017 1,380
2018 1,390

Taxi Drivers
Year Number
2004 920
2005 1,050
2006 1,340
2007 1,320
2008 1,600
2009 1,530
2010 1,300
2011 980
2012 1,250
2013 1,420
2014 1,430
2015 1,340
2016 1,050
2017 1,140
2018 1,170

Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other
Year Number
2005 290
2006 210
2007 270
2008 260
2009 240
2010 170
2011 150
2012 140
2013 160
2014 160
2015 130
2016 130
2017 110
2018 120
2019 0

Sailors and Marine Oilers
Year Number
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 190
2008 180
2009 100
2010 90
2012 40
2013 100
2014 0
2015 0
2016 70
2017 80
2018 70
2019 80

Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels
Year Number
2004 220
2005 200
2006 130
2007 110
2008 90
2009 100
2010 110
2011 170
2012 160
2013 120
2014 120
2015 100
2016 0
2017 180
2018 220
2019 130

Motorboat Operators
Year Number
2004 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 40

Ship Engineers
Year Number
2007 40
2008 30
2018 40

Parking Attendants
Year Number
2004 1,690
2005 1,380
2006 1,390
2007 1,490
2008 1,820
2009 1,660
2010 1,690
2011 1,700
2012 1,780
2013 1,830
2014 1,820
2015 1,770
2016 1,580
2017 1,490
2018 960
2019 1,150

Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants
Year Number
2004 1,680
2005 1,240
2006 1,140
2007 710
2008 590
2009 380
2010 380
2011 730
2012 770
2013 740
2014 300
2015 110
2016 100
2017 100
2018 60
2019 70

Transportation Inspectors
Year Number
2004 70
2005 90
2006 60
2007 50
2008 50
2009 70
2010 70
2011 50
2012 50
2013 50
2014 100
2015 120
2016 170
2017 130
2018 150
2019 180

Passenger Attendants
Year Number
2004 660
2005 0
2006 350
2007 90
2008 50
2009 40
2010 180
2011 230
2012 250
2013 0
2014 0

Transportation Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 180
2005 200
2006 300
2007 220
2008 170
2009 80
2010 100
2011 90
2012 70
2013 60
2014 60
2015 30
2016 50
2017 40
2018 50

Conveyor Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2004 430
2005 440
2006 130
2007 140
2008 90
2009 60
2010 40
2011 80
2012 180
2013 200
2014 230
2015 80
2016 100
2017 60
2018 60
2019 110

Crane and Tower Operators
Year Number
2004 450
2005 310
2006 210
2007 210
2008 170
2009 190
2010 190
2011 180
2012 180
2013 140
2014 160
2015 140
2016 140
2017 190
2018 160
2019 140

Dredge Operators
Year Number
2008 100
2009 0
2010 0

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
Year Number
2004 2,520
2005 2,700
2006 2,420
2007 2,560
2008 2,550
2009 2,670
2010 2,600
2011 2,900
2012 2,930
2013 2,970
2014 3,070
2015 2,800
2016 2,580
2017 2,710
2018 3,030
2019 2,720

Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
Year Number
2004 1,110
2005 1,190
2006 920
2007 1,060
2008 970
2009 1,120
2010 1,140
2011 1,060
2012 990
2013 910
2014 1,000
2015 1,030
2016 890
2017 1,050
2018 940
2019 1,020

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
Year Number
2004 21,140
2005 23,990
2006 22,440
2007 20,500
2008 17,540
2009 14,430
2010 15,320
2011 14,060
2012 16,120
2013 14,150
2014 12,470
2015 9,670
2016 9,540
2017 10,000
2018 9,300
2019 9,040

Machine Feeders and Offbearers
Year Number
2004 470
2005 350
2006 480
2007 450
2008 540
2009 290
2010 320
2011 330
2012 330
2013 260
2014 140
2015 110
2016 60
2017 100
2018 140
2019 140

Packers and Packagers, Hand
Year Number
2004 6,870
2005 7,570
2006 6,940
2007 6,040
2008 5,630
2009 4,970
2010 4,520
2011 4,110
2012 3,490
2013 3,660
2014 3,240
2015 3,170
2016 3,370
2017 3,560
2018 3,830
2019 4,130

Stockers and Order Fillers
Year Number
2004 15,220
2005 17,220
2006 17,100
2007 17,440
2008 17,640
2009 16,540
2010 15,690
2011 14,570
2012 14,950
2013 15,480
2014 16,630
2015 17,280
2016 16,890
2017 17,730
2018 17,790
2019 18,650

Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators
Year Number
2018 70
2019 80

Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers
Year Number
2004 120
2005 90
2007 70
2008 80
2009 130
2010 190
2011 150
2012 190
2013 90
2014 70
2015 70
2016 90
2017 70
2018 80
2019 70

Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
Year Number
2004 1,650
2005 1,800
2006 2,570
2007 2,840
2008 3,360
2009 2,580
2010 2,940
2011 2,860
2012 2,860
2013 2,430
2014 1,790
2015 1,600
2016 1,550
2017 1,900
2018 1,980
2019 1,980

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders
Year Number
2009 40
2010 50
2011 40
2013 60

Material Moving Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 950
2005 1,000
2006 750
2007 620
2008 470
2009 350
2010 370
2011 310
2012 360
2013 350
2014 350
2015 280
2016 200
2017 220
2018 180