Connecticut Department of Labor's Office of Research

2012 - 2022 Connecticut Employment Projections for Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations - Employment Projections (2012-2022)

Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Title		Employment Projections				2012-2022 Annual Openings			2014 Wages			Education/Job Requirements	Find Employment
Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Title		2012	2022	Change/Pct		Growth	Total	Demand	Hourly	Annual	All	Work Experience~Training	Employers~CTJobs
	Transportation and Material Moving	93,332	101,221	7,889	8.4%	802	2,959		15.24	31,696

Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers		4,232	4,520	288	6.8%	29	145

	First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand	2,113	2,225	112	5.3%	11	69		25.24	52,509		High School 1-5yrs


	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators	2,071	2,245	174	8.4%	17	74		30.37	63,159		High School 1-5yrs

Air Transportation Workers		797	795	-2	-0.3%	2	28

	Commercial Pilots	533	517	-16	-3.0%	0	15			103,900		High School Moderate


	Air Traffic Controllers	148	159	11	7.4%	1	7		37.76	78,545		Associate Long-Term


	Airfield Operations Specialists	63	68	5	7.9%	0	3		18.24	37,946		High School Long-Term

Motor Vehicle Operators		44,166	48,335	4,169	9.4%	417	1,131

	Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	1,516	1,720	204	13.5%	20	48		18.61	38,709		High School Moderate


	Bus Drivers, School or Special Client	8,799	9,790	991	11.3%	99	261		15.51	32,266		High School Short-Term


	Driver/Sales Workers	3,956	4,329	373	9.4%	37	100		13.05	27,144		High School Short-Term


	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	13,032	14,370	1,338	10.3%	134	342		21.09	43,851		Postsecondary Short-Term


	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	11,481	11,728	247	2.2%	25	209		15.63	32,499		High School Short-Term


	Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs	4,897	5,839	942	19.2%	94	152		12.13	25,243		Less than HS Short-Term

Rail Transportation Workers		1,626	1,701	75	4.6%	8	57

	Locomotive Engineers	621	654	33	5.3%	3	22					High School Moderate / 1-5yrs


	Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters	898	943	45	5.0%	4	31					High School Moderate

Water Transportation Workers		908	961	53	5.8%	6	47

	Sailors and Marine Oilers	441	482	41	9.3%	4	24		13.44	27,977		Less than HS Moderate


	Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	320	333	13	4.1%	1	16		32.81	68,251		Bachelor

Other Transportation Workers		2,846	3,012	166	5.8%	20	130

	Parking Lot Attendants	1,408	1,372	-36	-2.6%	0	68		9.95	20,701		Less than HS Short-Term


	Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	1,054	1,219	165	15.6%	16	46		10.63	22,113		Less than HS Short-Term


	Transportation Inspectors	142	154	12	8.4%	1	6		31.70	65,923		High School Moderate


	Transportation Attendants, Except Flight Attendants	72	81	9	12.5%	1	2		9.74	20,254		High School Short-Term


	Transportation Workers, All Other	126	141	15	11.9%	2	7		15.49	32,205		High School Short-Term

Material Moving Workers		38,757	41,897	3,140	8.1%	322	1,422

	Conveyor Operators and Tenders	187	193	6	3.2%	1	6		18.29	38,038		Less than HS Short-Term


	Crane and Tower Operators	308	341	33	10.7%	3	14		31.48	65,486		High School Moderate / 1-5yrs


	Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators	271	325	54	19.9%	5	7		21.18	44,044		High School Moderate / 1-5yrs


	Hoist and Winch Operators	75	86	11	14.7%	1	3		25.63	53,312		Less than HS Short-Term


	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	3,346	3,326	-20	-0.6%	0	77		16.05	33,373		Less than HS Short-Term


	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	3,210	3,484	274	8.5%	27	116		11.30	23,506		Less than HS Short-Term


	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	21,474	23,303	1,829	8.5%	183	848		13.24	27,550		Less than HS Short-Term


	Machine Feeders and Offbearers	911	858	-53	-5.8%	0	18		11.52	23,973		Less than HS Short-Term


	Packers and Packagers, Hand	7,406	8,117	711	9.6%	71	265		11.80	24,532		Less than HS Short-Term


	Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	1,023	1,225	202	19.8%	20	41		19.21	39,938		Less than HS Short-Term


	Material Moving Workers, All Other	489	580	91	18.6%	9	23		9.15	19,014		Less than HS Short-Term


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