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

Occupation group

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
Year Number
2005 141,020
2006 134,390
2007 134,550
2008 148,990
2009 140,530
2010 134,890
2011 131,160
2012 137,180
2013 138,910
2014 148,630
2015 157,050
2016 162,700
2017 147,330
2018 158,990
2019 161,200

Individual occupations

Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
Year Number
2005 130
2006 0
2007 100
2008 90
2009 60
2010 40
2011 50
2012 60
2013 50
2014 0
2015 60
2016 50
2017 110
2018 130
2019 140

First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand
Year Number
2005 2,220
2006 2,230
2007 2,340
2008 2,210
2009 1,850
2010 2,090
2011 2,290
2012 2,420
2013 1,990
2014 2,130
2015 2,100
2016 2,130

First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators
Year Number
2005 3,520
2006 3,630
2007 3,530
2008 3,390
2009 3,400
2010 3,520
2011 3,370
2012 3,480
2013 3,370
2014 3,300
2015 3,760
2016 3,940

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
Year Number
2005 3,030
2006 2,650
2007 2,440
2008 2,620
2009 2,450
2010 2,300
2011 2,340
2012 2,370
2013 2,570
2014 2,690
2015 2,660
2016 2,490
2017 0

Commercial Pilots
Year Number
2006 520
2007 290
2008 280
2009 360
2010 330
2011 260
2012 190
2013 200
2014 0
2015 160
2016 230
2017 380
2018 450
2019 460

Air Traffic Controllers
Year Number
2005 1,030
2006 0
2007 1,200
2008 1,190
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
2018 1,630
2019 1,430

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
2018 80
2019 80

Flight Attendants
Year Number
2008 3,700
2009 0
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 0
2006 60
2007 70
2008 110
2009 80
2010 40
2011 40
2012 60
2013 40
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 120
2018 100
2019 110

Driver/Sales Workers
Year Number
2005 7,040
2006 5,210
2007 4,570
2008 4,800
2009 4,970
2010 6,570
2011 6,550
2012 8,130
2013 7,790
2014 7,150
2015 5,910
2016 4,920
2017 4,430
2018 5,850
2019 9,540

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Year Number
2005 14,700
2006 14,840
2007 15,180
2008 14,250
2009 13,770
2010 11,760
2011 12,540
2012 12,150
2013 12,820
2014 12,620
2015 13,430
2016 13,890
2017 15,170
2018 15,440
2019 16,020

Light Truck Drivers
Year Number
2005 16,460
2006 17,240
2007 16,190
2008 15,440
2009 15,140
2010 15,200
2011 13,880
2012 12,330
2013 11,780
2014 13,020
2015 14,700
2016 15,860
2017 15,080
2018 14,400
2019 13,940

Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
Year Number
2005 2,010
2006 0
2007 3,890
2008 4,320
2009 4,020
2010 4,340
2011 3,960
2012 0
2013 3,380
2014 4,410
2015 4,880
2016 4,530
2017 4,470
2018 5,270
2019 5,310

Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 7,140
2009 6,260
2010 0
2011 0
2012 10,940
2013 11,400
2014 11,750
2015 11,890
2016 12,180
2017 0
2018 12,870

Taxi Drivers
Year Number
2005 3,920
2006 3,770
2007 3,760
2008 3,320
2009 3,070
2010 3,870
2011 4,090
2012 3,810
2013 3,590
2014 3,860
2015 4,210
2016 4,290
2017 3,590
2018 3,400

Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other
Year Number
2005 1,080
2006 1,090
2007 1,080
2008 1,610
2009 2,500
2010 2,460
2011 1,230
2012 1,080
2013 1,450
2014 1,450
2015 1,360
2016 1,400
2017 1,610
2018 1,520
2019 2,490

Locomotive Engineers
Year Number
2015 290
2016 290
2017 400
2018 440
2019 440

Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers
Year Number
2018 80
2019 80

Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters
Year Number
2018 640
2019 640

Sailors and Marine Oilers
Year Number
2006 120
2007 150
2008 100
2009 90
2010 120
2011 150
2012 180
2014 40
2015 40
2016 60
2017 60
2018 40
2019 0

Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels
Year Number
2005 180
2006 140
2007 80
2008 100
2009 70
2010 0
2011 90
2012 110
2013 60
2014 80
2015 60
2016 90
2017 70
2018 80
2019 80

Motorboat Operators
Year Number
2008 0
2009 0
2018 0

Ship Engineers
Year Number
2006 40
2007 50
2009 30
2011 50
2012 70
2013 40

Parking Attendants
Year Number
2005 3,850
2006 3,960
2007 4,300
2008 4,510
2009 4,380
2010 4,580
2011 4,940
2012 4,790
2013 5,290
2014 5,020
2015 4,670
2016 4,530
2017 4,640
2018 5,590
2019 4,700

Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants
Year Number
2005 1,040
2006 1,170
2007 1,190
2008 840
2009 870
2010 1,180
2011 1,490
2012 1,540
2013 1,480
2014 1,410
2015 1,330
2016 1,810
2017 1,720
2018 2,090
2019 2,300

Traffic Technicians
Year Number
2005 0
2006 90
2007 100
2008 70
2009 30
2010 50
2011 130
2012 140
2013 160
2014 0
2015 340
2016 340
2017 270
2018 260
2019 290

Transportation Inspectors
Year Number
2005 360
2006 490
2007 410
2008 440
2009 480
2010 510
2011 470
2012 430
2013 470
2014 490
2015 550
2016 470
2017 480
2018 490
2019 560

Passenger Attendants
Year Number
2005 990
2006 190
2007 1,060
2008 1,180
2009 360
2010 430
2011 500
2012 590
2013 660
2014 0
2015 530
2016 400
2017 480
2018 980
2019 1,030

Transportation Workers, All Other
Year Number
2007 1,350
2008 1,840
2009 2,740
2010 2,780
2011 1,970
2012 1,930
2013 1,570
2014 1,630
2015 1,560
2016 1,550
2018 1,750

Conveyor Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 180
2006 190
2007 150
2008 110
2009 180
2010 200
2011 200
2012 210
2013 0
2014 190
2018 0
2019 70

Crane and Tower Operators
Year Number
2005 330
2006 470
2007 470
2008 580
2009 470
2010 620
2011 490
2012 650
2013 540
2014 490
2015 380
2016 440
2017 590
2018 690
2019 610

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
Year Number
2005 4,660
2006 4,860
2007 5,130
2008 4,970
2009 4,080
2010 3,340
2011 3,570
2012 3,820
2013 4,120
2014 3,580
2015 3,870
2016 3,810
2017 3,610
2018 3,330
2019 3,600

Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
Year Number
2005 5,430
2006 5,540
2007 5,350
2008 6,060
2009 5,290
2010 5,390
2011 5,030
2012 5,180
2013 5,190
2014 5,210
2015 6,050
2016 6,300
2017 5,730
2018 5,590
2019 5,370

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
Year Number
2005 30,430
2006 28,440
2007 28,300
2008 27,800
2009 25,760
2010 23,540
2011 21,400
2012 20,330
2013 20,670
2014 23,880
2015 24,760
2016 26,020
2017 26,470
2018 26,750
2019 26,720

Machine Feeders and Offbearers
Year Number
2005 900
2006 740
2007 800
2008 620
2009 450
2010 350
2011 590
2012 580
2013 530
2014 420
2015 410
2016 260
2017 310
2018 310
2019 610

Packers and Packagers, Hand
Year Number
2005 7,430
2006 6,670
2007 0
2008 3,760
2009 4,280
2010 4,540
2011 4,490
2012 4,410
2013 4,120
2014 4,500
2015 4,530
2016 5,110
2017 4,790
2018 4,140
2019 3,690

Stockers and Order Fillers
Year Number
2005 25,800
2006 25,540
2007 26,820
2008 27,210
2009 27,780
2010 29,470
2011 29,740
2012 30,270
2013 28,930
2014 31,410
2015 33,600
2016 35,890
2017 36,670
2018 34,230
2019 34,960

Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators
Year Number
2006 60
2007 0
2010 0
2011 0
2018 50

Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers
Year Number
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 60
2013 0
2014 0

Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
Year Number
2005 2,080
2006 2,370
2007 2,640
2008 2,900
2009 2,810
2010 2,660
2011 2,740
2012 2,520
2013 2,510
2014 2,270
2015 2,530
2016 2,550
2017 2,420
2018 2,010
2019 1,960

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders
Year Number
2014 30
2015 30

Material Moving Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 2,100
2006 1,950
2007 1,410
2008 1,320
2009 1,140
2010 1,130
2011 1,060
2012 860
2013 910
2014 930
2015 1,100
2016 1,280
2017 1,380
2018 1,430
2019 70