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Numbers of Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

Occupation group

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
Year Number
2005 123,380
2006 131,420
2007 136,960
2008 140,090
2009 130,120
2010 122,220
2011 116,830
2012 122,060
2013 129,120
2014 132,680
2015 144,390
2016 148,670
2017 160,550
2018 157,390
2019 157,880

Individual occupations

Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
Year Number
2005 250
2006 210
2007 110
2008 120
2009 170
2010 160
2011 180
2012 130
2013 110
2014 160
2015 130
2016 170
2017 0
2018 90
2019 0

First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand
Year Number
2005 2,030
2006 1,830
2007 1,820
2008 2,080
2009 2,110
2010 2,150
2011 2,070
2012 1,880
2013 2,040
2014 2,060
2015 2,130
2016 2,100

First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators
Year Number
2005 3,260
2006 3,340
2007 3,740
2008 3,500
2009 3,360
2010 3,580
2011 3,370
2012 3,300
2013 2,810
2014 3,120
2015 3,090
2016 3,040

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 1,660
2010 630
2011 1,010
2012 1,030
2013 2,080
2015 0
2016 2,090
2017 2,330
2018 2,430
2019 2,730

Commercial Pilots
Year Number
2005 280
2006 320
2007 250
2008 0
2009 0
2010 630
2011 520
2012 430
2013 460
2014 0
2015 570
2016 680
2017 600
2018 690
2019 670

Air Traffic Controllers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 600
2008 590
2009 520
2013 620
2014 0
2015 620
2016 500
2017 500

Airfield Operations Specialists
Year Number
2006 110
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 90
2011 70
2013 0
2014 250
2015 310
2016 0
2017 200
2018 140
2019 110

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
2018 4,140
2019 4,170

Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians
Year Number
2005 190
2006 0
2007 190
2008 170
2009 0
2013 760
2014 820
2015 890
2016 200
2018 0

Driver/Sales Workers
Year Number
2005 5,670
2006 5,890
2007 6,120
2008 5,060
2009 3,940
2010 2,720
2011 2,620
2012 3,300
2013 5,010
2014 4,980
2015 5,280
2016 4,610
2017 4,920
2018 5,560
2019 5,020

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Year Number
2005 16,600
2006 16,810
2007 16,590
2008 15,560
2009 14,720
2010 14,080
2011 14,140
2012 14,050
2013 14,230
2014 15,110
2015 15,510
2016 15,900
2017 16,100
2018 15,850
2019 15,970

Light Truck Drivers
Year Number
2005 10,860
2006 11,090
2007 11,390
2008 11,020
2009 10,410
2010 9,870
2011 9,360
2012 10,000
2013 10,510
2014 11,250
2015 10,650
2016 11,130
2017 11,130
2018 10,190
2019 10,500

Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
Year Number
2007 0
2008 3,420
2009 4,510
2010 6,350
2012 4,760
2013 3,970
2014 4,470
2015 4,000
2016 4,150
2017 3,620
2018 3,150
2019 3,670

Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
Year Number
2005 4,150
2006 4,350
2007 4,170
2008 4,380
2009 4,710
2010 4,900
2011 5,480
2012 4,560
2013 4,000
2014 3,670
2015 4,610
2016 5,700
2017 6,110
2018 6,200

Taxi Drivers
Year Number
2005 1,620
2006 1,670
2007 2,430
2008 2,710
2009 2,480
2010 2,320
2011 2,280
2012 2,340
2013 2,760
2014 3,120
2015 2,990
2016 2,820
2017 2,810
2018 3,160

Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other
Year Number
2005 510
2006 850
2007 1,140
2008 1,310
2009 1,050
2010 750
2011 700
2012 440
2013 0
2014 310
2015 0
2016 860
2017 1,180
2018 0
2019 1,630

Locomotive Engineers
Year Number
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 370
2019 370

Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers
Year Number
2011 70
2012 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 230

Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters
Year Number
2011 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 610
2018 610
2019 620

Subway and Streetcar Operators
Year Number
2012 110
2017 0

Rail Transportation Workers, All Other
Year Number
2011 0
2013 60
2019 0

Sailors and Marine Oilers
Year Number
2005 1,010
2006 1,190
2007 1,650
2008 1,760
2009 1,260
2010 1,280
2011 1,430
2012 1,970
2013 1,840
2014 1,720
2015 3,370
2016 3,040
2017 1,730
2018 1,620
2019 3,220

Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels
Year Number
2005 850
2006 990
2007 1,130
2008 1,140
2009 830
2010 870
2011 0
2012 1,410
2013 0
2014 1,240
2015 1,810
2016 2,010
2017 1,610
2018 1,250
2019 1,800

Motorboat Operators
Year Number
2016 0
2017 120
2018 130
2019 50

Ship Engineers
Year Number
2005 540
2006 830
2007 930
2008 820
2009 490
2010 510
2011 540
2012 770
2013 690
2014 880
2015 700
2016 780
2017 570
2018 940
2019 1,100

Bridge and Lock Tenders
Year Number
2005 60
2006 50
2012 60
2013 50
2014 60
2015 60
2016 80
2017 70
2019 60

Parking Attendants
Year Number
2005 2,450
2006 2,460
2007 2,290
2008 2,710
2009 2,720
2010 2,530
2011 2,790
2012 2,800
2013 2,940
2014 2,310
2015 2,680
2016 2,500
2017 2,440
2018 2,250
2019 2,560

Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants
Year Number
2005 950
2006 1,540
2007 1,760
2008 1,840
2009 1,220
2010 940
2011 980
2012 1,170
2013 1,420
2014 1,400
2015 1,230
2016 990
2017 1,040
2018 1,110
2019 1,080

Traffic Technicians
Year Number
2009 40
2010 40
2011 40
2012 70
2013 50
2014 50
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 30

Transportation Inspectors
Year Number
2005 640
2006 620
2007 650
2008 520
2009 560
2010 610
2011 690
2012 670
2013 620
2014 440
2015 340
2016 490
2017 670
2018 820
2019 420

Passenger Attendants
Year Number
2005 120
2006 0
2007 160
2008 310
2009 300
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2017 940
2018 1,100
2019 870

Transportation Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 550
2013 520
2014 410
2015 370
2016 370
2017 1,180
2018 1,290

Conveyor Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 0
2006 360
2007 0
2008 290
2009 200
2010 240
2011 310
2012 410
2013 350
2014 330
2015 360
2016 280
2017 220
2018 0
2019 380

Crane and Tower Operators
Year Number
2005 650
2006 870
2007 850
2008 890
2009 900
2010 940
2011 1,200
2012 930
2013 930
2014 870
2015 0
2016 870
2017 850
2018 970
2019 950

Hoist and Winch Operators
Year Number
2008 180
2012 90
2015 0
2017 0
2019 0

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
Year Number
2005 7,220
2006 7,810
2007 8,780
2008 8,570
2009 7,230
2010 6,200
2011 5,860
2012 5,690
2013 6,500
2014 6,920
2015 7,190
2016 6,150
2017 7,220
2018 6,780
2019 7,260

Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
Year Number
2005 4,070
2006 4,490
2007 4,260
2008 4,010
2009 3,380
2010 3,170
2011 3,170
2012 3,280
2013 3,490
2014 3,710
2015 4,090
2016 4,130
2017 4,020
2018 4,220
2019 4,650

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
Year Number
2005 30,280
2006 29,430
2007 29,240
2008 29,370
2009 26,340
2010 23,050
2011 23,640
2012 23,390
2013 26,430
2014 28,690
2015 31,250
2016 34,590
2017 46,130
2018 47,610
2019 42,970

Machine Feeders and Offbearers
Year Number
2005 1,110
2006 1,090
2007 1,270
2008 1,450
2009 1,150
2010 860
2011 700
2012 690
2013 590
2014 510
2015 410
2016 510
2017 730
2018 640
2019 420

Packers and Packagers, Hand
Year Number
2005 7,880
2006 8,460
2007 8,570
2008 8,630
2009 9,180
2010 9,350
2011 8,570
2012 7,170
2013 7,730
2014 8,500
2015 11,310
2016 9,890
2017 9,840
2018 7,340
2019 6,990

Stockers and Order Fillers
Year Number
2005 18,030
2006 22,010
2007 24,310
2008 22,570
2009 22,080
2010 20,580
2011 21,960
2012 21,640
2013 22,320
2014 23,620
2015 23,810
2016 22,530
2017 19,760
2018 18,300
2019 18,040

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

Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers
Year Number
2008 60
2009 0

Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
Year Number
2005 0
2006 770
2007 930
2008 1,110
2009 1,270
2010 1,140
2011 1,380
2012 920
2013 1,090
2014 1,120
2015 1,280
2016 1,150
2017 1,140
2018 1,570
2019 1,820

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders
Year Number
2005 330
2006 290
2007 250
2008 280
2009 0
2010 290
2011 270
2012 260
2013 0
2014 220
2015 210
2016 190

Material Moving Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 1,770
2006 1,690
2007 1,380
2008 1,430
2009 1,330
2010 440
2011 490
2012 800
2013 0
2014 360
2015 390
2016 680
2017 510
2018 140
2019 220