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North Carolina Occupational Trends

 

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Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
Employment by Occupational Group
in 2006 and Projected to 2016

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Major Occupational Group
2006
Emp.
2016
Emp.
Annualized
Change
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors  60  70  2.14 
Airfield Operations Specialists  140  160  1.74 
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency 720  870  1.93 
Bus Drivers, School  16,310  19,110  1.60 
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity  3,890  4,730  1.96 
Captains, Mates, and Pilots Of Water Vessels  280  310  1.19 
Cleaners Of Vehicles and Equipment  10,680  12,280  1.41 
Commercial Pilots  630  730  1.50 
Conveyor Operators and Tenders  970  990  0.14 
Crane and Tower Operators  850  1,010  1.78 
Dredge Operators  130  150  1.63 
Driver/Sales Workers  15,910  16,380  0.29 
Excavating & Loading Machine & Dragline Operators  2,170  2,550  1.64 
First-line Supervisors/Managers Of Helpers, Labore 7,350  8,580  1.55 
First-line Supervisors/Managers Of Transportation  9,440  10,340  0.92 
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators  21,730  21,430  -0.14 
Laborers & Freight, Stock & Material Movers, Hand  81,020  87,110  0.73 
Locomotive Engineers  950  990  0.51 
Machine Feeders and Offbearers  7,060  5,930  -1.74 
Material Moving Workers, All Other  340  410  1.90 
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other  5,560  5,770  0.37 
Packers and Packagers, Hand  30,060  27,570  -0.86 
Parking Lot Attendants  1,940  2,020  0.40 
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers  60  60  -0.49 
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, & Hostlers  60  40  -4.06 
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters  650  690  0.61 
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors  3,750  4,110  0.92 
Service Station Attendants  2,190  2,830  2.59 
Ship Engineers  110  120  0.44 
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders  180  250  3.02 
Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs  4,260  4,850  1.30 
Traffic Technicians  120  140  1.88 
Transportation Inspectors  390  510  2.61 
Transportation Workers, All Other  740  870  1.60 
Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-trailer  57,550  64,620  1.17 
Truck Drivers, Light Or Delivery Services  33,050  37,230  1.20 

* Indicates suppressed employment lower than 10