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Numbers of Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in South Dakota

Occupation group

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
Year Number
2004 30,950
2005 32,360
2006 33,050
2007 34,320
2008 34,900
2009 34,500
2010 33,580
2011 34,300
2012 35,230
2013 34,770
2014 35,520
2015 34,960
2016 35,360
2017 35,240
2018 35,100
2019 34,640

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand
Year Number
2004 410
2005 390
2006 340
2007 280
2008 270
2009 260
2010 240
2011 250
2012 250
2013 230
2014 260
2015 240
2016 240

First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators
Year Number
2004 620
2005 600
2006 600
2007 520
2008 510
2009 470
2010 430
2011 420
2012 460
2013 500
2014 510
2015 450
2016 400

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
Year Number
2004 50
2005 50
2006 40
2007 50
2017 30

Commercial Pilots
Year Number
2004 150
2005 130
2006 190
2007 160
2008 180
2009 200
2010 200
2011 190
2012 210
2013 170
2014 190
2015 280
2016 360
2017 390
2018 310
2019 270

Air Traffic Controllers
Year Number
2004 30
2007 30
2008 40
2009 50
2014 50
2015 50
2017 70
2018 60
2019 50

Airfield Operations Specialists
Year Number
2019 70

Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians
Year Number
2011 30
2012 50
2013 50
2014 40
2015 50
2016 0
2017 0

Driver/Sales Workers
Year Number
2004 1,060
2005 1,270
2006 1,250
2007 1,250
2008 1,350
2009 1,390
2010 1,550
2011 1,290
2012 1,640
2013 1,620
2014 1,640
2015 1,280
2016 1,110
2017 1,360
2018 1,460
2019 1,590

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Year Number
2004 6,930
2005 7,290
2006 7,500
2007 7,400
2008 7,400
2009 7,130
2010 7,070
2011 7,690
2012 7,820
2013 7,380
2014 7,550
2015 7,490
2016 7,770
2017 7,820
2018 7,880
2019 7,300

Light Truck Drivers
Year Number
2004 2,270
2005 2,320
2006 2,180
2007 2,040
2008 2,220
2009 2,150
2010 2,190
2011 2,170
2012 2,230
2013 2,150
2014 2,310
2015 2,270
2016 2,590
2017 2,840
2018 3,130
2019 3,390

Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
Year Number
2004 350
2005 330
2006 320
2007 370
2008 320
2009 360
2010 450
2011 360
2012 290
2013 290
2014 320
2015 310
2016 220
2017 290
2018 410
2019 360

Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
Year Number
2004 1,300
2005 1,310
2006 1,300
2007 1,310
2008 1,370
2009 1,370
2010 1,310
2011 1,310
2012 1,410
2013 1,380
2014 1,500
2015 1,460
2016 1,570
2017 1,480
2018 1,270

Taxi Drivers
Year Number
2004 380
2005 310
2006 370
2007 390
2008 470
2009 510
2010 510
2011 600
2012 610
2013 660
2014 620
2015 650
2016 630
2017 500
2018 610

Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other
Year Number
2004 60
2005 80
2006 80
2007 90
2008 90
2009 80
2010 110
2011 110
2012 90
2013 60
2014 60
2015 60
2016 70
2018 80

Locomotive Engineers
Year Number
2008 190
2011 190
2012 190
2013 130
2014 120
2015 140
2016 170
2017 180
2018 190
2019 220

Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers
Year Number
2010 70
2011 70
2012 70
2013 50
2014 30
2015 40
2018 70
2019 80

Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters
Year Number
2008 170
2009 180
2011 140
2012 140
2013 140
2014 140
2015 160
2016 170
2017 150
2018 150
2019 140

Parking Attendants
Year Number
2004 90
2005 90
2006 90
2007 90
2008 90
2009 150
2010 170
2011 170
2012 130
2013 170
2014 170
2015 170
2016 140
2017 180
2018 240
2019 240

Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants
Year Number
2004 360
2005 570
2006 650
2007 690
2008 530
2009 480
2010 470
2011 590
2012 610
2013 630
2014 550
2015 490
2016 580
2017 440
2018 590
2019 600

Transportation Inspectors
Year Number
2004 110
2005 100
2006 100
2007 100
2008 110
2009 110
2010 110
2011 90
2012 130
2013 90
2014 100
2015 100
2016 80
2017 70
2018 100
2019 80

Transportation Workers, All Other
Year Number
2013 50
2014 40
2015 80
2016 50

Conveyor Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2004 300
2005 310
2006 360
2007 520
2008 600
2009 710
2010 670
2011 640
2012 550
2013 630
2014 560
2015 530
2016 550
2017 650
2018 700
2019 710

Crane and Tower Operators
Year Number
2004 60
2005 70
2006 50
2007 70
2008 80
2009 60
2010 90
2011 60
2012 70
2013 80
2014 100
2015 80
2016 60
2017 50
2018 40
2019 60

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
Year Number
2004 1,040
2005 960
2006 1,030
2007 1,080
2008 1,130
2009 1,170
2010 1,090
2011 1,190
2012 1,150
2013 1,160
2014 1,130
2015 1,070
2016 1,080
2017 1,320
2018 1,500
2019 1,910

Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
Year Number
2004 1,090
2005 1,030
2006 1,050
2007 1,050
2008 1,110
2009 1,050
2010 1,040
2011 970
2012 1,000
2013 970
2014 1,070
2015 1,100
2016 1,220
2017 1,260
2018 1,140
2019 1,170

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
Year Number
2004 6,080
2005 6,700
2006 6,860
2007 7,390
2008 7,330
2009 7,160
2010 6,880
2011 6,870
2012 6,990
2013 6,690
2014 6,960
2015 6,740
2016 7,060
2017 6,800
2018 6,280
2019 5,720

Machine Feeders and Offbearers
Year Number
2004 390
2005 460
2006 460
2007 550
2008 660
2009 620
2010 460
2011 380
2012 440
2013 420
2014 410
2015 350
2016 290
2017 280
2018 290
2019 290

Packers and Packagers, Hand
Year Number
2004 2,390
2005 2,540
2006 2,670
2007 2,760
2008 2,750
2009 2,800
2010 2,380
2011 2,200
2012 2,050
2013 2,170
2014 2,110
2015 2,270
2016 2,120
2017 2,110
2018 1,820
2019 1,670

Stockers and Order Fillers
Year Number
2004 4,530
2005 4,510
2006 4,740
2007 5,170
2008 5,130
2009 5,250
2010 5,410
2011 5,710
2012 6,040
2013 6,250
2014 6,200
2015 6,150
2016 6,030
2017 5,670
2018 5,440
2019 5,600

Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers
Year Number
2004 30
2005 0

Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
Year Number
2004 480
2005 440
2006 420
2007 480
2008 450
2009 450
2010 400
2011 360
2012 330
2013 320
2014 340
2015 380
2016 430
2017 380
2018 360
2019 380

Material Moving Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 390
2005 500
2006 400
2007 480
2008 350
2009 340
2010 280
2011 250
2012 280
2013 330
2014 440
2015 520
2016 370
2017 300
2018 380