Transportation and Material Moving jobs: what they pay

$49,850avg. a year
$23.96 an hour · 13,677,150 employed in the U.S.

National average and median pay for 50 transportation and material moving jobs, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025. Open a job to see pay in every state and large metro area.

Top-paying transportation and material moving jobs

Average annual U.S. pay, May 2025

50 transportation and material moving jobs

JobAvg. payMedianJobs
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$42,260$40,2402,950,280
Stockers and Order Fillers$39,540$37,3302,833,810
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$59,710$58,6402,062,040
Light Truck Drivers$48,770$44,860983,300
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$48,370$46,420774,420
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$66,860$62,890623,640
Packers and Packagers, Hand$37,540$36,280559,820
Driver/Sales Workers$40,730$38,770409,180
Bus Drivers, School$48,430$47,920402,930
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$36,980$35,830380,430
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$39,880$37,290248,530
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$60,280$59,050159,240
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$52,820$49,690147,240
Parking Attendants$34,990$35,150137,880
Flight Attendants$77,440$63,580131,650
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$288,650$232,140103,560
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$36,780$35,670102,010
Commercial Pilots$146,080$123,22047,630
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other$42,430$37,18046,880
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters$79,100$78,00046,440
Crane and Tower Operators$72,130$68,08042,890
Machine Feeders and Offbearers$43,660$41,22042,330
Taxi Drivers$49,930$42,10041,050
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels$103,720$92,46036,850
Locomotive Engineers$85,900$81,41033,470
Sailors and Marine Oilers$56,830$51,52031,670
Aircraft Service Attendants$43,330$40,45031,300
Passenger Attendants$37,820$37,72027,110
Transportation Inspectors$88,540$92,10024,500
Material Moving Workers, All Other$45,640$41,80023,480
Conveyor Operators and Tenders$45,080$42,42022,930
Air Traffic Controllers$146,490$148,08022,510
Wellhead Pumpers$70,370$69,96017,990
Airfield Operations Specialists$63,610$56,85015,190
Transportation Workers, All Other$50,890$45,65013,550
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians$36,210$35,45012,630
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers$69,030$68,84012,400
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders$59,970$58,87010,700
Subway and Streetcar Operators$77,170$86,38010,200
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers$63,960$61,7709,780
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$65,010$58,1709,760
Ship Engineers$111,790$109,5308,400
Traffic Technicians$62,050$59,0907,860
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers$68,450$60,6003,920
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators$74,610$77,3203,510
Bridge and Lock Tenders$55,370$57,7003,040
Hoist and Winch Operators$67,710$56,4502,600
Motorboat Operators$56,270$47,5202,480
Rail Transportation Workers, All Other$60,140$56,3601,120
Dredge Operators$56,120$49,6401,040

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Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.