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Numbers of Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division

Occupation group

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
Year Number
2005 100,780
2006 107,200
2007 112,140
2008 114,570
2009 105,520
2010 100,450
2011 95,140
2012 98,330
2013 103,390
2014 108,410
2015 116,830
2016 121,010
2017 130,330

Individual occupations

Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
Year Number
2005 240
2006 210
2007 110
2008 120
2009 170
2010 160
2011 180
2012 130
2013 110
2014 160
2015 130
2016 170
2017 0

First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand
Year Number
2005 1,650
2006 1,500
2007 1,470
2008 1,720
2009 1,740
2010 1,770
2011 1,700
2012 1,520
2013 1,570
2014 1,570
2015 1,610
2016 1,600

First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators
Year Number
2005 2,590
2006 2,620
2007 2,780
2008 2,560
2009 2,480
2010 2,960
2011 2,790
2012 2,660
2013 2,050
2014 2,390
2015 2,490
2016 2,490

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
Year Number
2007 1,630
2008 1,730
2009 1,620
2010 590
2011 970
2012 990
2013 2,040
2014 1,910
2015 0
2016 2,050
2017 2,290

Commercial Pilots
Year Number
2005 250
2006 280
2007 230
2008 430
2009 500
2010 580
2011 460
2012 400
2013 450
2014 540
2015 530
2016 600
2017 530

Air Traffic Controllers
Year Number
2005 410
2006 570
2007 570
2008 550
2009 480
2010 480
2013 580
2014 590
2015 570
2016 450

Airfield Operations Specialists
Year Number
2006 100
2007 90
2008 90
2009 100
2010 80
2011 60
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 120
2017 120

Flight Attendants
Year Number
2007 0
2008 2,230
2009 0
2010 910
2011 940
2012 990
2013 2,140
2015 2,750
2016 3,490
2017 3,790

Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians
Year Number
2005 190
2006 130
2008 0
2009 0
2014 790
2015 870
2016 0

Driver/Sales Workers
Year Number
2005 4,380
2006 4,620
2007 4,980
2008 4,260
2009 3,380
2010 2,410
2011 1,950
2012 2,580
2013 3,810
2014 4,040
2015 3,610
2016 3,390
2017 3,960

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Year Number
2005 11,930
2006 12,420
2007 12,310
2008 11,840
2009 11,080
2010 10,160
2011 10,340
2012 9,930
2013 10,410
2014 10,730
2015 11,030
2016 10,870
2017 11,320

Light Truck Drivers
Year Number
2005 8,940
2006 9,160
2007 9,230
2008 8,910
2009 8,640
2010 8,260
2011 7,660
2012 8,340
2013 8,680
2014 9,470
2015 8,890
2016 9,270
2017 8,900

Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
Year Number
2007 0
2008 2,660
2009 3,700
2010 5,600
2012 4,310
2013 3,500
2014 4,010
2015 3,950
2016 4,110
2017 3,570

Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
Year Number
2005 3,140
2006 3,320
2007 3,240
2008 3,150
2009 3,450
2010 3,590
2011 4,030
2012 3,440
2013 3,020
2014 2,720
2015 3,260
2016 4,290
2017 4,630

Taxi Drivers
Year Number
2005 1,390
2006 1,360
2007 2,070
2008 2,320
2009 2,190
2010 2,100
2011 2,130
2012 2,230
2013 2,570
2014 2,940
2015 2,780
2016 2,600
2017 2,650

Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other
Year Number
2005 360
2006 690
2007 870
2008 1,030
2009 720
2010 610
2011 560
2012 380
2013 230
2014 160
2015 160
2016 780
2017 1,110

Locomotive Engineers
Year Number
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 340

Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters
Year Number
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0

Subway and Streetcar Operators
Year Number
2012 110
2017 0

Rail Transportation Workers, All Other
Year Number
2013 0

Sailors and Marine Oilers
Year Number
2005 1,010
2006 1,190
2007 1,650
2008 1,730
2009 1,250
2010 1,270
2011 1,420
2012 1,960
2013 1,830
2014 1,710
2015 3,350
2016 3,030
2017 1,720

Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels
Year Number
2005 840
2006 970
2007 1,120
2008 1,130
2009 800
2010 840
2011 970
2012 1,390
2013 1,110
2014 1,220
2015 1,790
2016 1,990
2017 1,580

Motorboat Operators
Year Number
2016 0
2017 120

Ship Engineers
Year Number
2005 540
2006 830
2007 930
2008 820
2009 480
2010 500
2011 540
2012 770
2013 690
2014 880
2015 700
2016 780
2017 570

Bridge and Lock Tenders
Year Number
2005 60
2006 50
2012 60
2013 50
2014 60
2015 60
2016 60
2017 60

Parking Attendants
Year Number
2005 2,350
2006 2,340
2007 2,130
2008 2,580
2009 2,630
2010 2,430
2011 2,670
2012 2,670
2013 2,780
2014 2,150
2015 2,510
2016 2,400
2017 2,250

Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants
Year Number
2006 1,070
2007 1,220
2008 1,360
2009 950
2010 730
2011 710
2012 780
2013 940
2014 1,140
2015 1,060
2016 890
2017 770

Traffic Technicians
Year Number
2010 30
2012 60
2013 40
2014 50
2016 0
2017 0

Transportation Inspectors
Year Number
2005 610
2006 590
2007 600
2008 470
2009 520
2010 530
2011 580
2012 440
2013 450
2014 310
2015 320
2016 370
2017 380

Passenger Attendants
Year Number
2005 120
2006 0
2007 160
2008 300
2009 300
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2017 940

Transportation Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 1,680
2006 1,350
2007 1,270
2008 0
2009 680
2010 600
2011 500
2012 460
2013 510
2014 400
2015 350
2016 360
2017 1,170

Conveyor Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 130
2006 0
2007 280
2008 270
2009 150
2010 190
2011 270
2012 320
2013 230
2014 210
2015 310
2016 240
2017 0

Crane and Tower Operators
Year Number
2005 500
2006 690
2007 690
2008 710
2009 730
2010 710
2011 930
2012 650
2013 710
2014 620
2015 610
2016 710
2017 700

Hoist and Winch Operators
Year Number
2008 30
2009 30

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
Year Number
2005 5,250
2006 5,550
2007 6,480
2008 6,460
2009 5,240
2010 4,570
2011 4,210
2012 4,360
2013 4,660
2014 4,910
2015 4,980
2016 4,330
2017 5,500

Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
Year Number
2005 3,230
2006 3,590
2007 3,340
2008 3,120
2009 2,660
2010 2,520
2011 2,610
2012 2,740
2013 2,980
2014 3,090
2015 3,280
2016 3,070
2017 3,040

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
Year Number
2005 25,110
2006 24,060
2007 23,200
2008 23,650
2009 20,920
2010 18,790
2011 19,560
2012 19,290
2013 21,210
2014 22,850
2015 25,170
2016 27,310
2017 37,990

Machine Feeders and Offbearers
Year Number
2005 900
2006 830
2007 940
2008 1,160
2009 940
2010 720
2011 550
2012 450
2013 360
2014 350
2015 310
2016 400
2017 0

Packers and Packagers, Hand
Year Number
2005 5,930
2006 6,500
2007 6,850
2008 6,810
2009 7,310
2010 7,440
2011 7,180
2012 5,740
2013 6,340
2014 6,850
2015 9,290
2016 8,220
2017 8,480

Stockers and Order Fillers
Year Number
2005 14,870
2006 18,570
2007 19,770
2008 18,100
2009 17,420
2010 16,200
2011 16,990
2012 16,860
2013 16,410
2014 18,040
2015 18,390
2016 19,090
2017 16,020

Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators
Year Number
2010 40
2011 0

Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers
Year Number
2010 0

Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
Year Number
2005 700
2006 580
2007 630
2008 800
2009 1,040
2010 970
2011 1,080
2012 560
2013 770
2014 830
2015 940
2016 810
2017 770

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders
Year Number
2005 240
2006 170
2007 160
2008 210
2010 190
2011 170
2012 180
2013 160
2014 160
2015 130
2016 120

Material Moving Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 1,240
2006 1,290
2007 1,140
2008 1,260
2009 1,220
2010 920
2011 430
2012 580
2013 0
2014 560
2015 650
2016 550
2017 380