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Table 4-4: Employment in Selected Freight Transportation and Freight Transportation-Related Occupations (Historical)

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Occupation (SOC code) 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Vehicle operators, pipeline operators, and primary support empty Cell
Driver/sales worker (53-3031) 385,210 373,660 378,220 368,730 397,630 406,910 400,530 396,680
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer (53-3032) 1,558,400 1,577,070 1,548,480 1,520,880 1,520,740 1,553,370 1,624,740 1,673,950
Truck drivers, light or delivery services (53-3033) 1,085,050 1,033,220 996,000 977,920 951,400 938,730 938,280 941,590
Locomotive engineers (53-4011) 19,940 29,390 30,730 28,250 30,070 31,180 37,390 36,870
Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers (53-4013) 5,070 4,020 4,840 4,600 6,020 6,170 6,970 5,820
Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators (53-4021) 14,500 16,830 17,070 15,030 15,310 16,410 20,700 22,810
Railroad conductors and yardmasters (53-4031) 36,680 40,380 40,910 38,070 35,120 35,720 38,330 37,110
Sailors and marine oilers (53-5011) 27,200 30,090 28,650 25,360 27,170 27,570 31,090 31,690
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels (53-5021) 20,660 21,080 22,180 22,530 24,050 25,200 28,570 29,170
Ship engineers (53-5031) 6,800 7,370 7,470 8,020 10,230 10,330 13,240 14,190
Bridge and lock tenders (53-6011) 6,970 4,790 4,500 3,900 3,490 3,500 3,620 3,700
Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators (53-7071) 6,940 6,510 6,070 6,920 5,250 4,680 3,950 3,900
Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers (53-7072) 13,480 13,730 12,920 12,360 10,540 9,810 9,970 10,030
Transportation equipment manufacturing and maintenance occupations empty Cell
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists (49-3031) 273,320 258,800 254,420 254,470 249,230 251,430 248,280 254,850
Rail car repairers (49-3043) 7,230 10,620 11,860 13,520 16,790 18,140 24,270 23,810
Transportation Infrastructure construction and maintenance occupations empty Cell
Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators (47-4061) 8,620 9,940 11,680 10,450 12,120 10,430 13,510 13,680
Signal and track switch repairers (49-9097) 3,720 5,540 8,550 7,990 7,600 7,780 6,100 5,980
Dredge operators (53-7031) 1,910 3,100 2,920 2,850 2,190 1,730 1,720 1,780
Secondary support service occupations empty Cell
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance (43-5032) 171,560 167,180 170,050 168,380 161,570 165,910 172,550 185,410
Postal service mail carriers (43-5052) 352,550 354,980 355,120 347,420 344,090 344,050 347,180 346,990
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks (43-5071) 886,230 864,530 802,600 792,470 757,750 747,270 759,910 763,350
Transportation inspectors (53-6051) 22,440 26,520 27,670 28,340 23,860 24,140 25,570 23,790
Tank car, truck, and ship loaders (53-7121) 20,830 17,480 19,430 16,960 15,910 16,530 15,950 15,360

Key: SOC = Standard Occupational Classification.

U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wages, 2005 (Washington, DC: May 2005), available at http://www.bls.gov/oes as of June 3, 2007.


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