Connecticut Department of Labor's Office of Research

2022 - 2032 Connecticut Employment Projections for Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations - Employment Projections (2022-2032)

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Occupational Group / Job Description / Job Title		Employment Projections				2022-2032 Annual				1Q2023 Wages		Occupation Requirements Education/Work Experience Training Availability	Find Employers Search for Employment
Occupational Group / Job Description / Job Title		2022	2032	10 Year Change Net / Percent		Exits	Transfers	Change	Total	Hourly	Annual
	Transportation and Material Moving	129,127	149,490	20,363	15.8	7,707	10,419	2,036	20,162	$ 19.74	$ 41,054
Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers		5,874	6,689	815	13.9%	212	411	82	705
	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	139	156	17	12.2%	5	11	2	18		$134,032	Bachelor's < 5 years Short

	Commercial Pilots	270	342	72	26.7%	11	24	7	42		$224,593	Postsecondary Short

	Flight Attendants	216	243	27	12.5%	15	15	3	33		$111,517	High school or equivalent < 5 years Short
Motor Vehicle Operators		47,101	54,161	7,060	15.0%	2,987	2,797	706	6,490
	Driver/Sales Workers	4,599	5,335	736	16.0%	225	291	74	590	$17.47	$36,346	High school or equivalent Short

	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	16,872	18,810	1,938	11.5%	808	1,045	194	2,047	$28.71	$59,708	Postsecondary Short

	Light Truck Drivers	11,361	12,706	1,345	11.8%	545	705	134	1,384	$20.22	$42,058	High school or equivalent Short

	Bus Drivers, School	5,067	6,481	1,414	27.9%	611	265	141	1,017	$23.39	$48,660	High school or equivalent Short

	Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	3,950	4,709	759	19.2%	345	203	76	624	$28.34	$58,955	High school or equivalent Short

	Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	4,007	4,550	543	13.6%	366	216	54	636	$18.89	$39,296	No formal credential Short

	Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	425	496	71	16.7%	40	28	7	75	$17.95	$37,340	No formal credential Short
Water Transportation Workers		913	1,023	110	12.1%	37	62	11	110
	Sailors and Marine Oilers	353	390	37	10.5%	14	25	4	43	$25.84	$53,755	No formal credential Short

	Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	345	379	34	9.9%	14	23	3	40	$41.85	$87,046	Postsecondary < 5 years Short
Other Transportation Workers		2,140	2,406	266	12.4%	127	189	27	343
	Parking Attendants	994	1,139	145	14.6%	58	94	14	166	$16.06	$33,406	No formal credential Short

	Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	668	740	72	10.8%	37	65	7	109	$19.44	$40,426	No formal credential Short

	Transportation Inspectors	140	154	14	10.0%	5	8	1	14	$39.50	$82,150	High school or equivalent Short
Material Moving Workers		72,028	83,874	11,846	16.5%	4,298	6,880	1,185	12,363
	Crane and Tower Operators	335	383	48	14.3%	12	21	5	38	$41.15	$85,581	High school or equivalent < 5 years Short

	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	2,144	2,515	371	17.3%	75	149	37	261	$22.96	$47,771	No formal credential Short

	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	3,309	3,579	270	8.2%	187	266	27	480	$15.90	$33,071	No formal credential Short

	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	26,797	30,772	3,975	14.8%	1,374	2,339	398	4,111	$18.93	$39,369	No formal credential Short

	Machine Feeders and Offbearers	223	232	9	4.0%	18	17	1	36	$15.87	$33,008	No formal credential Short

	Packers and Packagers, Hand	4,774	5,155	381	8.0%	298	410	38	746	$17.33	$36,042	No formal credential Short

	Stockers and Order Fillers	33,428	40,115	6,687	20.0%	2,288	3,600	669	6,557	$19.21	$39,945	High school or equivalent Short

	Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	703	780	77	10.9%	34	57	8	99	$23.67	$49,225	No formal credential Short

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