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Numbers of Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in Rhode Island

Occupation group

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
Year Number
2004 32,530
2005 32,690
2006 32,090
2007 31,680
2008 30,240
2009 29,600
2010 26,040
2011 28,490
2012 26,910
2013 27,930
2014 28,110
2015 30,750
2016 31,870
2017 33,130
2018 32,160
2019 30,390

Individual occupations

Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
Year Number
2019 0

First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand
Year Number
2004 0
2005 510
2006 560
2007 440
2008 380
2009 290
2010 350
2011 390
2012 440
2013 460
2014 480
2015 550
2016 580

First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators
Year Number
2004 560
2005 600
2006 560
2007 590
2008 580
2009 580
2010 510
2011 540
2012 540
2013 500
2014 490
2015 500
2016 500

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
Year Number
2004 30
2006 0
2007 0
2019 40

Commercial Pilots
Year Number
2007 50
2008 60
2009 50
2015 30
2016 40
2017 50

Air Traffic Controllers
Year Number
2006 60
2016 50
2017 50

Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians
Year Number
2005 90
2006 90
2007 0
2008 330
2009 350
2010 310
2011 0
2015 60
2016 70
2017 0
2018 120
2019 130

Driver/Sales Workers
Year Number
2004 1,600
2005 1,000
2006 1,130
2007 1,120
2008 1,310
2009 1,420
2010 1,440
2011 2,050
2012 1,930
2013 2,140
2014 1,530
2015 1,720
2016 1,430
2017 1,550
2018 1,500
2019 1,570

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Year Number
2004 3,970
2005 3,700
2006 3,620
2007 3,690
2008 3,520
2009 2,920
2010 2,630
2011 2,710
2012 2,700
2013 2,730
2014 2,770
2015 2,870
2016 3,180
2017 3,220
2018 3,200
2019 3,720

Light Truck Drivers
Year Number
2004 3,180
2005 4,330
2006 3,870
2007 3,920
2008 3,320
2009 2,950
2010 2,750
2011 2,760
2012 2,800
2013 2,640
2014 2,810
2015 3,040
2016 3,750
2017 3,660
2018 4,080
2019 3,030

Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
Year Number
2004 230
2005 220
2006 260
2007 240
2008 340
2009 370
2010 320
2011 340
2012 270
2013 210
2014 170
2015 160
2016 160
2017 100
2018 90
2019 110

Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
Year Number
2004 1,890
2005 1,970
2006 2,010
2007 1,650
2008 1,470
2009 1,380
2010 0
2011 1,730
2012 1,870
2013 1,680
2014 1,570
2015 1,900
2016 1,930
2017 1,870
2018 1,640

Taxi Drivers
Year Number
2004 680
2005 590
2006 680
2007 660
2008 650
2009 730
2010 0
2011 710
2012 740
2013 790
2014 600
2015 440
2016 540
2017 570
2018 590

Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other
Year Number
2004 0
2005 30
2006 40
2007 0
2008 0
2009 440
2010 0
2011 0
2012 80
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0

Sailors and Marine Oilers
Year Number
2004 50
2005 60
2006 70
2007 120
2008 120
2009 110
2010 130
2011 120
2012 140
2013 120
2014 0
2015 90
2016 100
2017 100
2018 90
2019 120

Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels
Year Number
2004 110
2005 130
2006 110
2007 140
2008 110
2009 90
2010 80
2011 120
2013 190
2014 150
2015 150
2016 150
2017 130
2018 130
2019 150

Motorboat Operators
Year Number
2004 60
2005 70
2007 30

Ship Engineers
Year Number
2010 30
2019 40

Parking Attendants
Year Number
2004 0
2005 410
2006 570
2007 500
2008 600
2009 520
2010 500
2011 370
2012 430
2013 460
2014 630
2015 700
2016 870
2017 980
2018 920
2019 780

Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants
Year Number
2004 590
2005 560
2006 450
2007 440
2008 320
2009 230
2010 370
2011 420
2012 480
2013 340
2014 0
2015 320
2016 270
2017 0
2018 0
2019 260

Transportation Inspectors
Year Number
2016 50
2017 70
2018 70

Passenger Attendants
Year Number
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 30

Transportation Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 0
2005 30
2006 60
2007 0
2008 50
2012 40
2013 30
2014 60
2016 40
2017 30
2018 0

Conveyor Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0

Crane and Tower Operators
Year Number
2004 40
2005 50
2010 30
2011 100
2012 100
2013 100
2014 30
2016 0

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
Year Number
2004 1,450
2005 0
2006 900
2007 720
2008 750
2009 660
2010 620
2011 650
2012 550
2013 680
2014 940
2015 1,220
2016 1,340
2017 1,210
2018 760
2019 550

Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
Year Number
2004 660
2005 770
2006 760
2007 640
2008 700
2009 700
2010 680
2011 700
2012 600
2013 510
2014 590
2015 730
2016 750
2017 910
2018 940
2019 910

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
Year Number
2004 7,190
2005 7,330
2006 6,370
2007 5,980
2008 5,380
2009 5,130
2010 5,360
2011 5,230
2012 4,790
2013 5,170
2014 5,750
2015 6,300
2016 6,160
2017 6,960
2018 7,810
2019 8,270

Machine Feeders and Offbearers
Year Number
2004 250
2005 0
2006 450
2007 560
2008 360
2009 340
2010 250
2011 250
2012 240
2013 220
2014 250
2015 360
2016 280
2017 190
2018 160
2019 170

Packers and Packagers, Hand
Year Number
2004 3,430
2005 3,890
2006 3,760
2007 3,650
2008 3,190
2009 2,970
2010 2,550
2011 2,210
2012 2,240
2013 2,470
2014 2,320
2015 2,040
2016 1,840
2017 3,310
2018 2,500
2019 2,060

Stockers and Order Fillers
Year Number
2004 6,020
2005 5,570
2006 5,410
2007 6,070
2008 6,090
2009 6,320
2010 6,260
2011 6,330
2012 5,470
2013 5,960
2014 6,450
2015 7,050
2016 7,270
2017 6,740
2018 5,990
2019 4,770

Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators
Year Number
2005 0

Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
Year Number
2004 540
2005 560
2006 0
2007 470
2008 550
2009 620
2010 550
2011 450
2012 370
2013 420
2014 420
2015 390
2016 370
2017 340
2018 410
2019 470

Material Moving Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 0
2005 220
2006 300
2007 0
2008 60
2009 430
2010 320
2011 310
2012 90
2013 80
2014 100
2015 130
2016 150
2017 0
2018 70