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Alabama Department of Labor

Labor Market Information Division
Workforce Development Region 3
Transportation and Material Moving Employment & Annual Average Job Openings
Base Year 2012 and Projected Year 2022
SOCOccupation 20122022Growth Rate Total Openings Growth Replacement
530000Transportation and Material Moving Occupations 8,7009,5200.9029090200
531000Supervisors, Transportation and Material Moving Workers 4004501.1815510
531021First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Helpers, Labore1902301.931055
531031First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Transportation 2002200.961005
532000Air Transportation Workers 20200.00000
532012Commercial Pilots 10207.18000
532021Air Traffic Controllers ******0.00000
533000Motor Vehicle Operators 3,5904,0001.091004060
533011Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency50703.42000
533021Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity ******0.00000
533022Bus Drivers, School 5105500.7615510
533031Driver/Sales Workers 3303600.871055
533032Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer 2,0802,3701.31603035
533033Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services 5605800.3510510
533041Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs 40502.26000
533099Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other ******0.00000
534000Rail Transportation Workers 90900.00505
534011Locomotive Engineers 20304.14000
534012Locomotive Firers ******0.00000
534013Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostler******0.00000
534021Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators 10100.00000
534031Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters 30300.00000
535000Water Transportation Workers 1602002.261055
535011Sailors and Marine Oilers ******2.03505
535021Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels ******2.54505
536000Other Transportation Workers 1401701.96505
536011Bridge and Lock Tenders 10100.00000
536021Parking Lot Attendants 20200.00000
536031Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants******2.26500
536051Transportation Inspectors ******0.00000
536099Transportation Workers, All Other ******0.00000
537000Material Moving Workers 4,3104,6000.6515035115
537011Conveyor Operators and Tenders 9080-1.17000
537021Crane and Tower Operators 70801.34500
537032Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators 170150-1.24000
537033Loading Machine Operators, Underground Mining ******0.00000
537041Hoist and Winch Operators ******0.00000
537051Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 790770-0.2620020
537061Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 2603001.441055
537062Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, 1,7501,9701.19752055
537063Machine Feeders and Offbearers 1001000.00000
537064Packers and Packagers, Hand 7308101.05251020
537071Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators ******0.00000
537081Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors 1601600.00505
537111Shuttle Car Operators ******-1.17505
537121Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders ******0.00000
Data provided by the Alabama Department of Labor, Labor Market Information Division in cooperation with the Projections Managing Partnership and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Totals in some occupational groups may not add due to exclusion of sub-groups and/or individual occupations with employment of less than 10 in the base (2012) and projected (2022) years or where publication of the occupation would violate confidentiality.
*** The data for these occupations are confidential according to standards provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
1. Employment is rounded to the nearest 10. 2. Average Annual Growth is compounded. 3. Openings are rounded to the nearest 5.