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Numbers of Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division

Occupation group

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
Year Number
2005 121,420
2006 120,660
2007 116,980
2008 123,700
2009 115,870
2010 117,580
2011 112,800
2012 114,980
2013 112,200
2014 120,780
2015 129,020
2016 134,270
2017 131,080

Individual occupations

Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
Year Number
2005 120
2006 130
2007 90
2008 70
2009 60
2011 40
2012 40
2013 50
2014 30
2015 0
2016 40
2017 0

First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand
Year Number
2005 1,840
2006 1,910
2007 2,040
2008 1,870
2009 1,550
2010 1,800
2011 2,040
2012 2,110
2013 1,650
2014 1,690
2015 1,640
2016 1,660

First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators
Year Number
2005 2,960
2006 3,000
2007 2,960
2008 2,910
2009 2,880
2010 2,900
2011 2,760
2012 2,980
2013 2,830
2014 2,740
2015 3,060
2016 3,180

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
Year Number
2005 3,010
2006 2,630
2007 2,430
2008 2,600
2009 2,430
2010 2,280
2011 2,330
2012 2,360
2013 2,560
2014 2,690
2015 2,660
2016 2,490
2017 0

Commercial Pilots
Year Number
2006 470
2007 220
2008 230
2009 330
2010 310
2011 230
2012 160
2013 170
2014 110
2015 160
2016 220
2017 350

Air Traffic Controllers
Year Number
2005 1,030
2006 1,180
2007 1,170
2008 1,170
2009 1,210
2010 1,300
2011 1,310
2012 1,290
2013 1,230
2014 1,180
2015 1,390
2016 1,630
2017 1,630

Airfield Operations Specialists
Year Number
2005 120
2006 120
2007 150
2008 110
2009 100
2010 180
2011 150
2012 200
2013 0
2014 0

Flight Attendants
Year Number
2008 3,700
2013 0
2014 3,490
2015 3,910
2016 3,960
2017 4,330

Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians
Year Number
2005 30
2006 60
2007 60
2008 110
2009 80
2010 40
2015 60
2016 80
2017 70

Driver/Sales Workers
Year Number
2005 6,120
2006 4,800
2007 3,780
2008 3,720
2009 3,760
2010 5,200
2011 4,810
2012 6,540
2013 6,050
2014 6,040
2015 4,730
2016 4,270
2017 3,440

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Year Number
2005 11,800
2006 12,180
2007 12,750
2008 12,080
2009 11,470
2010 9,840
2011 10,600
2012 10,220
2013 10,680
2014 10,220
2015 11,230
2016 11,490
2017 12,730

Light Truck Drivers
Year Number
2005 13,610
2006 13,570
2007 12,960
2008 12,360
2009 12,290
2010 12,120
2011 10,750
2012 9,880
2013 9,510
2014 10,720
2015 12,180
2016 13,090
2017 12,530

Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
Year Number
2005 1,710
2006 3,320
2007 3,150
2008 3,500
2009 3,800
2010 3,970
2011 3,900
2012 3,330
2013 3,310
2014 4,360
2015 4,820
2016 4,430
2017 4,340

Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
Year Number
2005 6,300
2006 5,790
2007 7,020
2008 6,620
2009 6,020
2010 5,840
2011 6,060
2012 8,160
2013 8,400
2014 8,700
2015 8,760
2016 9,410
2017 8,810

Taxi Drivers
Year Number
2005 3,430
2006 2,960
2007 3,010
2008 2,680
2009 2,380
2010 3,140
2011 3,320
2012 2,980
2013 2,770
2014 2,710
2015 3,000
2016 2,910
2017 2,720

Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other
Year Number
2005 900
2006 910
2007 900
2008 1,420
2009 2,340
2010 2,360
2011 1,080
2012 910
2013 1,230
2014 1,320
2015 1,190
2016 1,270
2017 1,410

Locomotive Engineers
Year Number
2015 290
2016 290
2017 400

Sailors and Marine Oilers
Year Number
2009 0
2012 0
2014 40
2015 40
2016 60
2017 60

Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels
Year Number
2006 0
2007 50
2008 60
2009 60
2011 0
2012 50
2013 60
2014 80
2015 60
2016 80
2017 70

Motorboat Operators
Year Number
2008 0
2009 0

Ship Engineers
Year Number
2005 0
2013 40

Parking Attendants
Year Number
2005 3,230
2006 3,380
2007 3,810
2008 3,850
2009 3,730
2010 3,870
2011 4,210
2012 4,310
2013 4,930
2014 4,590
2015 4,350
2016 4,300
2017 4,400

Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants
Year Number
2005 780
2006 870
2007 910
2008 760
2009 860
2010 1,130
2011 1,240
2012 1,070
2013 950
2014 960
2015 1,070
2016 1,340
2017 1,170

Traffic Technicians
Year Number
2005 90
2006 0
2008 40
2009 30
2010 50
2011 130
2012 110
2013 140
2014 250
2015 310
2016 320
2017 240

Transportation Inspectors
Year Number
2005 350
2006 490
2007 410
2008 420
2009 460
2010 500
2011 470
2012 430
2013 470
2014 480
2015 510
2016 470
2017 480

Passenger Attendants
Year Number
2005 980
2006 180
2007 1,060
2008 1,180
2009 350
2010 420
2011 500
2012 590
2013 660
2014 0
2015 520
2016 380
2017 460

Transportation Workers, All Other
Year Number
2007 1,300
2008 1,800
2009 2,700
2010 2,750
2011 1,930
2012 1,860
2013 1,490
2014 1,540
2015 1,500
2016 1,510

Conveyor Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 130
2006 140
2007 100
2008 90
2009 170
2010 190
2011 190
2012 210
2013 0
2014 190

Crane and Tower Operators
Year Number
2005 280
2006 430
2007 430
2008 470
2009 370
2010 520
2011 430
2012 570
2013 450
2014 400
2015 310
2016 370
2017 530

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
Year Number
2005 4,040
2006 4,210
2007 4,380
2008 4,190
2009 3,530
2010 2,690
2011 2,700
2012 2,720
2013 3,110
2014 2,770
2015 2,880
2016 2,940
2017 2,580

Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
Year Number
2005 4,530
2006 4,580
2007 4,470
2008 5,090
2009 4,420
2010 4,420
2011 4,220
2012 4,450
2013 4,230
2014 4,170
2015 5,140
2016 5,320
2017 4,790

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
Year Number
2005 23,790
2006 23,410
2007 22,450
2008 22,260
2009 19,890
2010 19,060
2011 16,490
2012 16,210
2013 16,340
2014 18,710
2015 19,890
2016 21,400
2017 22,240

Machine Feeders and Offbearers
Year Number
2005 830
2006 700
2007 690
2008 520
2009 350
2010 310
2011 290
2012 340
2013 280
2014 380
2015 370
2016 220
2017 200

Packers and Packagers, Hand
Year Number
2005 6,580
2006 5,950
2007 0
2008 3,170
2009 3,630
2010 3,810
2011 3,790
2012 3,750
2013 3,070
2014 3,190
2015 3,170
2016 3,800
2017 3,860

Stockers and Order Fillers
Year Number
2005 19,600
2006 19,800
2007 21,160
2008 21,490
2009 21,460
2010 23,490
2011 23,610
2012 24,310
2013 22,660
2014 24,370
2015 26,880
2016 28,320
2017 28,880

Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators
Year Number
2006 60
2007 0

Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers
Year Number
2010 0
2012 60
2013 0
2014 0

Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
Year Number
2005 1,730
2006 2,040
2007 1,980
2008 2,090
2009 2,180
2010 2,100
2011 2,330
2012 2,070
2013 2,120
2014 1,910
2015 2,170
2016 2,170
2017 2,150

Material Moving Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 1,500
2006 1,390
2007 1,090
2008 1,070
2009 980
2010 990
2011 890
2012 710
2013 760
2014 750
2015 770
2016 850
2017 1,070