Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
BLS May 2025 wages Wide pay band SOC 53-3099

Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other

The published band from $26,540 to $66,500 is the distinctive signal for this role, not a twin of Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers.

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Same-major-group titles next to Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other: Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers ($232K) , Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers ($62K) , Flight Attendants ($64K) , Air Traffic Controllers ($148K) . Hash-ordered per card so residual SOC siblings do not share an identical peer sentence.

Highest-pay states for Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other

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

  1. 1. Hawaii $61,110
  2. 2. New Mexico $54,270
  3. 3. Arizona $55,680
  4. 4. Utah $56,140
  5. 5. Alaska $74,710
  6. 6. Washington $59,730
  7. 7. South Dakota $53,790
  8. 8. District of Columbia $69,870
  9. 9. Alabama $52,100
  10. 10. Oklahoma $57,550

Other Transportation and Material Moving Occupations careers next to Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other

Same BLS major group, ordered by national median.

  1. 1. Flight Attendants $63,580
  2. 2. Air Traffic Controllers $148,080
  3. 3. Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels $92,460
  4. 4. Transportation Inspectors $92,100
  5. 5. Locomotive Engineers $81,410
  6. 6. Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers $61,770
  7. 7. Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators $77,320
  8. 8. Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers $68,840
  9. 9. Commercial Pilots $123,220
  10. 10. Wellhead Pumpers $69,960
  11. 11. Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers $232,140
  12. 12. Crane and Tower Operators $68,080
Published pay band (10th to 90th)
$26,540 to $66,500
median $37,180 · ~2.5× spread
$37K
National median
↑ +6%
Growth 2024-2034
11,100
Annual openings
46,880
Estimated US jobs
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
Highest-pay peer · $232K

Typical Entry and Preparation Assignments

Entry education No formal educational credential

The OEWS band for Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other runs from $26,540 (10th) to $66,500 (90th), about 2.5× wide, with median $37,180. That spread, not the midpoint alone, is the distinctive published fact.

Employment Projections expect +6% change between 2024 and 2034 (faster than average vs baseline 3.1%). About 11,100 annual openings are projected. BLS assigns No formal educational credential as typical education needed for entry. 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: Hawaii at $61,110. 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.

Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other pay-rank #45 in Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

On the Transportation and Material Moving Occupations median table (50 detailed occupations with OEWS medians), Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other lands at #45, in the lower third. That rank is a table position, not a statement about individual workers.

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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.

The 10th-to-90th percentile spread for Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other is unusually wide, so the state map and peer comparison carry more signal than the median alone.

Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other salary map

State, metro, and percentile for SOC 53-3099

Hawaii · top state for Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other

$61K published median

New Mexico · #2 state pay

$54K · behind Hawaii

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers

Highest-pay peer vs Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other · $232K

Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers

Lower-pay peer beside Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other · $62K

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where does Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other land on the Transportation and Material Moving Occupations median table? ▼
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other is pay-rank #45 of 50 in this major group, lower third of the median table. Closest lower-third titles: Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs ($37K), Stockers and Order Fillers ($37K), Passenger Attendants ($38K), Packers and Packagers, Hand ($36K). That position is a table rank, not a worker percentile.
How wide is the published pay band for Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other? ▼
OEWS places the 10th percentile at $26,540 and the 90th at $66,500 for Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other (2.5× spread). The national median is $37,180. OEWS does not isolate experience, employer, or geography as the cause of that spread.
What employment change does BLS publish for Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other? ▼
The 2024-2034 projection for Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other is +6%. Projected annual openings: about 11,100. Relative to the current all-occupations baseline of 3.1%: faster than average.
What typical entry education does BLS assign to Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other? ▼
BLS assigns No formal educational credential as the typical-education-needed-for-entry category for Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other. These are occupation-level labels, not every employer's hiring rule.
Which three states show the highest OEWS medians for Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other? ▼
Hawaii ($61,110), New Mexico ($54,270), Arizona ($55,680) 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 Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other card
  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS / OES) - national median and percentiles for SOC 53-3099. bls.gov/oes
  • O*NET OnLine - task and skill statements for Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other. 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