Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
BLS May 2025 wages High openings flow SOC 53-1047

First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors

About 61,300 projected annual openings shape how to read First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors against Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers, Crane and Tower Operators, Air Traffic Controllers, Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels.

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Same-major-group titles next to First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors: Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers ($232K) , Crane and Tower Operators ($68K) , Air Traffic Controllers ($148K) , Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels ($92K) . Hash-ordered per card so residual SOC siblings do not share an identical peer sentence.

Highest-pay states for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors

State names lead when O*NET tasks are absent for this SOC, geography mass differs by occupation even when peer titles overlap.

  1. 1. New York $67,300
  2. 2. Washington $74,250
  3. 3. Maryland $74,070
  4. 4. New Jersey $67,980
  5. 5. Connecticut $65,440
  6. 6. Massachusetts $65,570
  7. 7. Rhode Island $72,750
  8. 8. Wyoming $70,590
  9. 9. California $65,550
  10. 10. Minnesota $68,430

Other Transportation and Material Moving Occupations careers next to First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors

Same BLS major group, ordered by national median.

  1. 1. Air Traffic Controllers $148,080
  2. 2. Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels $92,460
  3. 3. Wellhead Pumpers $69,960
  4. 4. Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters $78,000
  5. 5. Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers $232,140
  6. 6. Crane and Tower Operators $68,080
  7. 7. Commercial Pilots $123,220
  8. 8. Transportation Inspectors $92,100
  9. 9. Locomotive Engineers $81,410
  10. 10. Ship Engineers $109,530
  11. 11. Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers $68,840
  12. 12. Subway and Streetcar Operators $86,380
Projected annual openings
61,300
growth + transfers + exits
National median $62,890/yr
$63K
National median
↑ +4%
Growth 2024-2034
623,640
Estimated US jobs
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
Highest-pay peer · $232K

Typical Entry and Preparation Assignments

Entry education High school diploma or equivalent
Related experience Less than 5 years

Peer ladder above lists 12 other Transportation and Material Moving Occupations titles , led here by Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers.

Roughly 61,300 projected annual openings (growth, transfers, exits) are the scale signal for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors. Median pay is $62,890 in Transportation and Material Moving Occupations.

Employment Projections expect +4% change between 2024 and 2034 (about as fast as average vs baseline 3.1%). BLS assigns High school diploma or equivalent as typical education needed for entry and less than 5 years as the typical related-work-experience category. These are occupation-level assignments, not universal requirements. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific safety rate for this role; its broad SOC-group rate is excluded from this career card's grade.

Highest published state median in this ranking: New York at $67,300. The table records differences without proving causes. Highest-pay peer shown here: Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers at $232,140. Compare the same statistic in the relevant local wage area before treating the national median as a personal benchmark; OEWS excludes employer benefits.

First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors pay-rank #15 in Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

Among 50 detailed Transportation and Material Moving Occupations with a published OEWS median, First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors is pay-rank #15, the upper third of that major group. The order is ROW_NUMBER on national median (title as tiebreak), not a worker-level percentile.

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Data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024-2034.

SOC 53-1047 · national median $62,890 · upper third of Transportation and Material Moving Occupations (#15/50). Open the full OEWS map or a named state before treating the card median as a local ask.

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State, metro, and percentile for SOC 53-1047

New York · top state for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors

$67K published median

Washington · #2 state pay

$74K · behind New York

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers

Highest-pay peer vs First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors · $232K

Crane and Tower Operators

Lower-pay peer beside First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors · $68K

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which Transportation and Material Moving Occupations titles sit near First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors at the top of the pay table? ▼
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors is pay-rank #15 of 50 detailed Transportation and Material Moving Occupations with an OEWS median, upper third. Nearest upper-third titles: Flight Attendants ($64K), Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers ($62K), Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers ($61K), Crane and Tower Operators ($68K). Rank is ROW_NUMBER on national median.
What is the OEWS national median for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors? ▼
May 2025 OEWS reports $62,890 as the national median for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors. The published 10th-90th range is $43,360 to $96,150. Beside Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers ($232,140), this is the occupation-level national figure, not a local offer.
What employment change does BLS publish for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors? ▼
The 2024-2034 projection for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors is +4%. Projected annual openings: about 61,300. Relative to the current all-occupations baseline of 3.1%: about as fast as average.
Which three states show the highest OEWS medians for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors? ▼
New York ($67,300), Washington ($74,250), Maryland ($74,070) lead this ranking. The table does not identify why those state estimates differ.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Wage and state figures use BLS OEWS May 2025; growth and education use BLS Employment Projections for 2024-2034; safety fields cite BLS CFOI/SOII; task statements cite O*NET where shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OES Occupational wage estimates by area and industry · 2025

Federal sources on this First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors card
  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS / OES) - national median and percentiles for SOC 53-1047. bls.gov/oes
  • O*NET OnLine - task and skill statements for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors. onetcenter.org
  • BLS Employment Projections - 2024-2034 change and openings for this occupation. bls.gov/emp
  • U.S. Census Bureau ACS - demographic and labor-force context for state and metro geography. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
  • IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) - payroll-tax aggregate context for wage comparisons. irs.gov/statistics