Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians

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2019 Workforce

27.1k

Average Age

44.6

Estimated Job Growth

4.55%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$43,715

Average Male Salary

$43,565

Average Female Salary

$44,449

About

Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians are most often employed by the Air transportation industry. The average yearly wage for Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians was $43,715 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians by wage are Firstline supervisors of farming, fishing, & forestry workers, Miscellaneous law enforcement workers, and Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic.

Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians are part of the Transportation Occupations, along with Supervisors of transportation & material moving workers, Aircraft pilots & flight engineers, Air traffic controllers & airfield operations specialists, Flight attendants, Ambulance drivers & attendants, except emergency medical technicians, and 17 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians are . The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians are .

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians and on wages and locations for those in the field. Air transportation is the industry that employs the most Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians, by average wage, is Rail transportation. Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians are paid most in false but are relatively concentrated in false.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$43,715

AVERAGE SALARY

± $4,377

In 2019, Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians earned an average of $43,715, $11,809 less than than the average national salary of $55,524.

Firstline supervisors of farming, fishing, & forestry workers make somewhat more than Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians while Miscellaneous law enforcement workers make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.312

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.312, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians.

Spatial Concentration

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians, by number of employees, are Air transportation, Services incidental to transportation, Administration of economic programs & space research, Architectural, engineering & related services, Construction, Justice, public order, & safety activities , Truck transportation, Bus service & urban transit, Executive offices & legislative bodies, Rail transportation, and Couriers & messengers.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians, by average wage, are Rail transportation, Justice, public order, & safety activities , and Bus service & urban transit.

Industries by Share

27.1k

2019 Workforce

± 4,041

−20.8%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 25.2%

The number of people employed as Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians has been declining at a rate of −20.8%, from 34,231 people in 2018 to 27,101 people in 2019.

This graphic shows the share of Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians employed by various industries. Air transportation employs the largest share of Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians at 30.2%, followed by Services incidental to transportation with 16.4% and Administration of economic programs & space research with 6.67%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians in the US. The average age of male Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians in the workforce is 44.3 and of female Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians is 46.3, and the most common race/ethnicity for Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

22.5k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 3,684

4.59k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 1,663

83.1% of Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians

White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

55% of Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 18.2% of Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians.

Age by Sex

44.3

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 2.33

46.3

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 5.11

The median age of Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians is 44.6, and Male employees are generally 2.07 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians is Business but a relatively high number of Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians hold a major in Engineering.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians need many skills, but most especially Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, and Complex Problem Solving. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians need more than the average amount of Operation and Control, Equipment Maintenance, and Troubleshooting.

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Projections

Projections on job growth for Traffic Technicians and Bridge and Lock Tenders from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but Traffic Technicians and Bridge and Lock Tenders are expected to see a growth of 4.55% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Traffic Technicians and Bridge and Lock Tenders.

4.55%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.71%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Traffic Technicians and Bridge and Lock Tenders. This profession is expected to grow more than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.