Alabama Department of Labor

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Transportation and Material Moving Employment & Annual Average Job Openings Base Year 2014 and Projected Year 2024 Table of Contents

SOC Occupation 2014 2024 Growth Rate Total Openings Growth Replacement 530000 Transportation and Material Moving Occupations 150,640 162,260 0.75 4,780 1,190 3,595 531000 Supervisors, Transportation and Material Moving Workers 6,340 6,710 0.57 240 35 205 531011 Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors *** *** 1.55 0 0 0 531021 First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand *** *** 0.65 110 20 90 531031 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators 3,440 3,610 0.48 125 15 110 532000 Air Transportation Workers 1,820 1,930 0.59 60 15 45 532011 Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers 430 410 -0.48 10 0 10 532012 Commercial Pilots 1,080 1,210 1.14 40 15 25 532021 Air Traffic Controllers 260 250 -0.39 10 0 10 532022 Airfield Operations Specialists *** *** 0.00 0 0 0 533000 Motor Vehicle Operators 64,520 68,950 0.67 1,515 445 1,070 533011 Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians 580 790 3.14 30 20 10 533021 Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity 1,470 1,550 0.53 30 10 20 533022 Bus Drivers, School or Special Client 8,560 8,960 0.46 150 40 110 533031 Driver/Sales Workers 5,710 6,080 0.63 135 35 95 533032 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 34,340 36,880 0.72 835 255 585 533033 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers 11,770 12,270 0.42 250 50 200 533041 Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs 1,300 1,550 1.77 50 25 25 533099 Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other 800 880 0.96 30 10 25 534000 Rail Transportation Workers 2,130 2,050 -0.38 85 5 85 534011 Locomotive Engineers 760 760 0.00 30 0 30 534012 Locomotive Firers *** *** -11.52 5 0 5 534013 Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers 110 110 0.00 5 0 5 534021 Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators 220 240 0.87 10 0 10 534031 Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters 820 830 0.12 30 0 30 534099 Rail Transportation Workers, All Other *** *** 2.26 0 0 0 535000 Water Transportation Workers 810 840 0.36 30 5 25 535011 Sailors and Marine Oilers 410 430 0.48 15 0 10 535021 Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels 260 280 0.74 10 0 10 535031 Ship Engineers *** *** 0.00 5 0 5 536000 Other Transportation Workers 2,610 3,000 1.40 150 40 110 536011 Bridge and Lock Tenders *** *** -1.53 5 0 5 536021 Parking Lot Attendants 450 470 0.44 30 5 25 536031 Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants 1,380 1,620 1.62 80 25 55 536041 Traffic Technicians 30 30 0.00 0 0 0 536051 Transportation Inspectors 450 550 2.03 20 10 10 536061 Transportation Attendants, Except Flight Attendants *** *** 0.00 0 0 0 536099 Transportation Workers, All Other 230 250 0.84 15 0 10 537000 Material Moving Workers 72,410 78,780 0.85 2,705 650 2,055 537011 Conveyor Operators and Tenders 340 340 0.00 10 0 10 537021 Crane and Tower Operators 1,300 1,330 0.23 50 5 45 537032 Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators 1,350 1,330 -0.15 15 0 15 537033 Loading Machine Operators, Underground Mining 280 210 -2.84 5 0 5 537041 Hoist and Winch Operators 40 40 0.00 0 0 0 537051 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 9,670 10,570 0.89 330 90 240 537061 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 5,100 5,610 0.96 230 50 180 537062 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 40,870 44,840 0.93 1,615 395 1,215 537063 Machine Feeders and Offbearers 2,650 2,910 0.94 85 25 60 537064 Packers and Packagers, Hand 7,560 8,130 0.73 260 55 200 537071 Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators 60 70 1.55 5 0 5 537072 Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers 40 40 0.00 0 0 0 537081 Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors 2,620 2,840 0.81 90 20 65 537111 Mine Shuttle Car Operators 130 100 -2.59 5 0 5 537121 Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders 300 320 0.65 10 0 10 537199 Material Moving Workers, All Other 90 100 1.06 5 0 5

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 (2014) and projected (2024) 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.