Connecticut Department of Labor's Office of Research

2016 - 2026 Connecticut Employment Projections for Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations - Employment Projections (2016-2026)

Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Description / Job Title		Employment Projections				2016 - 2026 Annual				1Q2018 Wages		Occupation Requirements Education/Work Experience Training Availability	Find Employers Search for Employment
		2016	2026	10 Year Change Net / Percent		Exits	Transfers	Change	Total	Hourly	Annual
	Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	97,711	105,254	7,543	7.7%	5,335	6,891	754	12,980	$17.31	$36,010
Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers		4,074	4,437	363	8.9%	137	293	36	466
	Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	54	61	7	13.0%	2	4	1	7	$20.47	$42,590	HS 5 years

	First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand	2,048	2,232	184	9.0%	69	147	18	234	$29.51	$61,379	HS 5 years

	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators	1,972	2,144	172	8.7%	66	142	17	225	$29.51	$61,379	HS 5 years
Air Transportation Workers		633	665	32	5.1%	21	40	3	64
	Commercial Pilots	411	429	18	4.4%	12	27	2	41		$106,355	HS Mod. OJT

	Flight Attendants	140	151	11	7.9%	7	8	1	16		$89,476	HS 5 years Mod. OJT
Motor Vehicle Operators		49,935	53,424	3,489	7.0%	2,850	2,808	349	6,007
	Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	103	112	9	8.7%	7	9	1	17	$15.55	$32,332	HS Mod. OJT

	Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	3,132	3,594	462	14.8%	264	137	46	447	$22.79	$47,393	HS Mod. OJT

	Bus Drivers, School or Special Client	9,555	10,091	536	5.6%	770	401	54	1,225	$17.64	$36,702	HS Short OJT

	Driver/Sales Workers	3,559	3,578	19	0.5%	151	224	2	377	$12.46	$25,907	HS Short OJT

	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	14,981	16,109	1,128	7.5%	659	976	113	1,748	$23.48	$48,839	Postsecond. Short OJT

	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	11,434	12,327	893	7.8%	504	746	89	1,339	$17.49	$36,381	HS Short OJT

	Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs	6,219	6,569	350	5.6%	380	259	35	674	$12.87	$26,764	No Formal Credential Short OJT

	Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	952	1,044	92	9.7%	115	55	9	179	$12.27	$25,535	No Formal Credential Short OJT

	Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	226	249	23	10.2%	8	16	2	26	$22.81	$47,445	Postsecond. 5 years
Other Transportation Workers		3,048	3,172	124	4.1%	173	270	12	455
	Parking Lot Attendants	1,488	1,481	-7	-0.5%	87	131	-1	217	$11.58	$24,099	No Formal Credential Short OJT

	Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	790	866	76	9.6%	44	90	8	142	$13.67	$28,417	No Formal Credential Short OJT

	Transportation Inspectors	150	153	3	2.0%	5	9	0	14	$35.62	$74,085	HS Mod. OJT

	Transportation Attendants, Except Flight Attendants	208	214	6	2.9%	18	10	1	29	$11.88	$24,709	HS Short OJT

	Transportation Workers, All Other	359	406	47	13.1%	16	26	5	47	$15.89	$33,045	HS Short OJT
Material Moving Workers		39,374	42,846	3,472	8.8%	2,133	3,436	347	5,916
	Conveyor Operators and Tenders	78	86	8	10.3%	4	7	1	12	$17.22	$35,813	No Formal Credential Short OJT

	Crane and Tower Operators	248	276	28	11.3%	9	18	3	30	$23.11	$48,064	HS 5 years Mod. OJT

	Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators	230	248	18	7.8%	9	17	2	28	$28.81	$59,933	HS 5 years Mod. OJT

	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	2,278	2,519	241	10.6%	84	180	24	288	$18.70	$38,902	No Formal Credential Short OJT

	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	3,618	3,941	323	8.9%	195	328	32	555	$12.10	$25,163	No Formal Credential Short OJT

	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	23,796	25,915	2,119	8.9%	1,231	2,125	212	3,568	$14.87	$30,938	No Formal Credential Short OJT

	Machine Feeders and Offbearers	425	432	7	1.6%	23	34	1	58	$14.33	$29,791	No Formal Credential Short OJT

	Packers and Packagers, Hand	7,247	7,814	567	7.8%	510	615	57	1,182	$14.00	$29,120	No Formal Credential Short OJT

	Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	1,051	1,181	130	12.4%	50	81	13	144	$21.53	$44,769	No Formal Credential Short OJT

	Material Moving Workers, All Other	332	361	29	8.7%	15	25	3	43	$15.52	$32,280	No Formal Credential Short OJT


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