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Numbers of Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in Tennessee

Occupation group

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
Year Number
2004 297,460
2005 293,140
2006 299,260
2007 302,330
2008 304,990
2009 286,190
2010 272,950
2011 276,420
2012 287,350
2013 298,420
2014 313,150
2015 320,960
2016 328,520
2017 324,500
2018 330,660
2019 336,380

Individual occupations

Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
Year Number
2004 100
2005 80
2006 110
2007 110
2008 100
2009 340
2010 330
2011 410
2012 330
2013 320
2014 280
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand
Year Number
2004 5,050
2005 4,680
2006 4,620
2007 5,320
2008 5,190
2009 5,010
2010 4,790
2011 5,100
2012 5,820
2013 6,460
2014 6,760
2015 7,150
2016 7,740

First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators
Year Number
2004 4,930
2005 5,520
2006 5,750
2007 6,070
2008 5,370
2009 4,340
2010 4,370
2011 4,510
2012 4,710
2013 4,370
2014 4,370
2015 4,530
2016 4,980

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
Year Number
2004 1,350
2005 1,460
2006 1,560
2007 0
2008 1,120
2009 960
2010 1,060
2011 1,020
2012 950
2013 650
2014 390
2015 360
2016 210
2017 280
2018 260
2019 270

Commercial Pilots
Year Number
2004 400
2005 370
2006 410
2007 500
2008 330
2009 410
2010 370
2011 510
2012 360
2013 380
2014 280
2015 370
2016 410
2017 380
2018 400
2019 340

Air Traffic Controllers
Year Number
2004 670
2005 650
2006 710
2007 680
2008 700
2009 700
2010 0
2012 690
2013 660
2014 680
2015 610
2016 600
2017 620
2019 640

Airfield Operations Specialists
Year Number
2004 220
2005 170
2006 150
2007 110
2009 60
2010 60
2011 170
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 130

Flight Attendants
Year Number
2006 930
2007 1,030
2008 1,090
2010 720
2011 780
2012 0
2013 480
2015 0
2017 30

Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians
Year Number
2004 310
2005 290
2006 680
2007 670
2008 900
2009 280
2010 100
2011 150
2012 270
2013 340
2014 0
2015 180
2016 150
2017 110
2018 0
2019 490

Driver/Sales Workers
Year Number
2004 8,560
2005 7,820
2006 7,310
2007 9,800
2008 9,990
2009 11,540
2010 11,680
2011 12,160
2012 9,270
2013 7,390
2014 7,830
2015 8,550
2016 9,060
2017 8,100
2018 7,490
2019 7,300

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Year Number
2004 61,320
2005 66,100
2006 66,290
2007 60,730
2008 61,160
2009 54,340
2010 54,050
2011 54,640
2012 53,470
2013 49,020
2014 48,610
2015 52,580
2016 58,120
2017 60,350
2018 63,030
2019 63,790

Light Truck Drivers
Year Number
2004 20,970
2005 19,890
2006 19,920
2007 19,810
2008 19,590
2009 17,050
2010 16,960
2011 17,730
2012 20,210
2013 25,330
2014 25,010
2015 23,870
2016 18,810
2017 18,320
2018 18,250
2019 22,190

Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
Year Number
2004 3,110
2005 3,210
2006 3,160
2007 3,140
2008 3,070
2009 2,980
2010 2,380
2011 2,520
2012 2,510
2013 2,900
2014 2,730
2015 2,700
2016 2,540
2017 2,560
2018 3,070
2019 2,910

Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
Year Number
2004 8,640
2005 8,770
2006 9,290
2007 9,230
2008 8,840
2009 8,860
2010 9,120
2011 9,430
2012 10,060
2013 9,820
2014 9,810
2015 10,240
2016 11,190
2017 10,380
2018 9,750

Taxi Drivers
Year Number
2004 1,640
2005 1,520
2006 1,600
2007 1,740
2008 1,940
2009 1,860
2010 1,710
2011 1,770
2012 1,780
2013 1,840
2014 2,180
2015 2,540
2016 2,750
2017 2,690
2018 2,860

Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other
Year Number
2004 920
2005 670
2006 940
2007 900
2008 870
2009 1,150
2010 1,090
2011 1,180
2012 1,200
2013 1,460
2014 1,300
2015 1,140
2016 750
2017 1,030
2018 1,170
2019 1,240

Locomotive Engineers
Year Number
2004 880
2007 630
2008 1,070
2009 1,040
2010 1,140
2011 820
2012 840
2013 740
2014 710
2015 700
2016 780
2017 950
2018 960

Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers
Year Number
2009 30
2011 0
2012 50
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 90

Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers
Year Number
2004 710
2006 600
2007 650
2008 680
2009 600
2010 0
2011 0
2012 700
2013 830
2014 520
2015 520
2016 400

Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters
Year Number
2004 750
2005 760
2007 720
2008 870
2009 860
2010 880
2011 810
2012 810
2013 0
2014 590
2015 620
2016 640
2017 790
2018 760

Subway and Streetcar Operators
Year Number
2018 30

Rail Transportation Workers, All Other
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 90
2010 70
2019 60

Sailors and Marine Oilers
Year Number
2004 170
2005 180
2006 140
2007 0
2008 760
2009 750
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 1,020
2014 1,010
2015 1,060
2016 1,030
2017 900
2018 990
2019 150

Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels
Year Number
2004 500
2005 570
2006 490
2008 0
2009 0
2010 570
2011 610
2012 750
2013 1,120
2014 1,010
2015 950
2016 750
2017 700
2018 800
2019 1,430

Motorboat Operators
Year Number
2016 40
2017 80
2018 90

Ship Engineers
Year Number
2008 0
2009 0
2010 210
2011 230
2012 270
2013 360
2014 340
2015 360
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 260

Bridge and Lock Tenders
Year Number
2004 30
2005 30
2006 40
2007 30
2011 30
2012 30
2013 30
2016 60
2017 70
2018 70
2019 60

Parking Attendants
Year Number
2004 1,510
2005 1,690
2006 1,710
2007 1,530
2008 2,020
2009 1,700
2010 1,520
2011 1,640
2012 1,360
2013 1,860
2014 2,090
2015 1,860
2016 2,360
2017 2,020
2018 2,720
2019 2,510

Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants
Year Number
2004 820
2005 1,020
2006 920
2007 990
2008 750
2009 690
2010 850
2011 1,550
2012 2,100
2013 2,440
2014 2,280
2015 2,320
2016 2,970
2017 3,550
2018 3,660
2019 3,280

Traffic Technicians
Year Number
2004 690
2005 660
2006 670
2007 650
2008 760
2009 780
2010 730
2011 620
2012 590
2013 560
2014 0
2015 730
2016 520
2017 600
2018 670
2019 620

Transportation Inspectors
Year Number
2004 280
2005 390
2006 470
2007 460
2008 420
2009 270
2010 240
2011 370
2012 440
2013 460
2014 340
2015 280
2016 240
2017 270
2018 270
2019 350

Passenger Attendants
Year Number
2004 130
2005 0
2006 170
2007 170
2008 210
2009 160
2010 320
2011 0
2012 370
2013 350
2014 150
2015 110
2016 70
2017 100
2018 80
2019 50

Transportation Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 1,510
2005 1,450
2006 1,350
2007 1,520
2008 1,620
2009 1,410
2010 1,290
2011 1,080
2012 900
2013 900
2014 600
2015 670
2016 490
2017 590
2018 600

Conveyor Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2009 3,180
2010 3,270
2011 3,140
2012 3,610
2013 3,860
2014 3,910
2015 1,460
2016 1,330
2017 1,360
2018 700
2019 480

Crane and Tower Operators
Year Number
2004 1,010
2005 770
2006 1,000
2007 710
2008 640
2009 660
2010 610
2011 660
2012 660
2013 720
2014 680
2015 610
2016 510
2017 590
2018 690
2019 590

Dredge Operators
Year Number
2006 50
2008 50
2010 40
2011 0
2012 60
2013 70
2014 90
2015 100
2016 70
2017 60

Hoist and Winch Operators
Year Number
2004 90
2005 30
2010 50
2011 90
2012 80
2013 60
2014 40
2015 40
2016 30
2017 50
2018 60
2019 50

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
Year Number
2004 22,280
2005 21,550
2006 20,990
2007 19,140
2008 18,420
2009 17,160
2010 16,390
2011 16,900
2012 16,330
2013 16,240
2014 17,590
2015 16,490
2016 17,730
2017 17,980
2018 16,720
2019 16,390

Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
Year Number
2004 5,210
2005 5,210
2006 5,480
2007 5,740
2008 6,040
2009 5,300
2010 4,730
2011 3,860
2012 4,220
2013 5,060
2014 5,130
2015 5,660
2016 5,690
2017 5,710
2018 6,210
2019 7,190

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
Year Number
2004 70,780
2005 68,400
2006 72,270
2007 82,600
2008 81,690
2009 70,590
2010 65,370
2011 63,950
2012 72,160
2013 79,630
2014 88,800
2015 94,430
2016 96,260
2017 89,010
2018 95,200
2019 93,310

Machine Feeders and Offbearers
Year Number
2004 4,470
2005 4,350
2006 4,210
2007 3,890
2008 3,350
2009 2,790
2010 2,150
2011 2,680
2012 2,440
2013 2,440
2014 2,100
2015 2,000
2016 1,540
2017 1,680
2018 1,620
2019 2,000

Packers and Packagers, Hand
Year Number
2004 23,250
2005 19,510
2006 18,440
2007 17,460
2008 16,460
2009 15,990
2010 15,680
2011 17,080
2012 15,710
2013 17,760
2014 20,940
2015 20,820
2016 18,510
2017 18,400
2018 17,400
2019 17,910

Stockers and Order Fillers
Year Number
2004 36,180
2005 38,270
2006 40,130
2007 41,450
2008 42,640
2009 45,130
2010 42,360
2011 43,090
2012 46,670
2013 45,940
2014 49,460
2015 49,490
2016 53,930
2017 56,200
2018 57,190
2019 59,650

Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators
Year Number
2005 0
2007 60
2017 100
2018 0
2019 130

Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers
Year Number
2004 140
2005 70
2006 60
2007 110
2008 200
2009 220
2010 170
2011 240
2012 150
2013 120
2014 0
2015 180
2016 130
2017 0

Wellhead Pumpers
Year Number
2009 0

Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
Year Number
2004 2,880
2005 2,830
2006 2,640
2007 2,770
2008 2,680
2009 3,730
2010 3,430
2011 3,220
2012 2,420
2013 2,500
2014 2,610
2015 2,460
2016 2,230
2017 2,550
2018 2,710
2019 2,740

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders
Year Number
2004 270
2005 120
2006 170
2007 0
2008 380
2009 470
2010 340
2011 0
2012 110
2013 0
2014 140
2015 100
2016 190
2017 200
2018 210
2019 410

Material Moving Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 4,730
2005 4,080
2006 3,830
2007 1,210
2008 3,020
2009 2,710
2010 1,750
2011 1,670
2012 1,890
2013 1,930
2014 1,790
2015 2,120
2016 2,710
2017 2,760
2018 1,460
2019 1,720