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

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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 $54,509 in 2022.

The locations that employ the most Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians are Northern Kentucky Area Development District (Outer) PUMA, KY, Loudoun County (Northeast)--Sterling & Ashburn (Northeast/Ashburn Village) PUMA, VA, and Seatle City (West Seattle-Industrial) PUMA, WA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians are Subsistence Alaska PUMA, AK, Seatle City (West Seattle-Industrial) PUMA, WA, and Northern Kentucky Area Development District (Outer) PUMA, KY.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians workforce. Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians workforce in 2022 was 38,727 people, of which 22.7% were women and 77.3% were men. Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians are paid most in Adams, Fulton, Pike, Mason, Schuyler & Brown Counties PUMA, IL but are relatively concentrated in Subsistence Alaska PUMA, AK.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping

29,927

Male Workforce

± 4.25k

8,800

Female Workforce

± 2.3k

The Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians workforce in 2022 was 38,727 people (22.7% women and 77.3% men). This implies an average annual growth of 59.8% between 2014 (24,239) and 2022 (38,727).

Employment by Location

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians.

During 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Iowa ($85,321), West Virginia ($83,984), and Washington ($80,049).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$54,509

AVERAGE WAGE

#284 in the ranking (2022)

$64,683

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2022, Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians earned an average of $54,509, $10,174 less than the average national salary of $64,683

The graph shows the ranking of Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2022.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.351

WAGE GINI

In 2022, Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.351, which is lower 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).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians and on wages 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 Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies merchant wholesalers ($85,933).

Occupations by Industries

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Value

38.7k

2022 Workforce

± 4,831

13.2%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 16.1%

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 43.1%, followed by Services incidental to transportation with 39.5% and Construction with 17.4%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians in the US. The workforce of Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians in 2022 was 38,727 people, with 22.7% woman, and 77.3% men. The average age of male Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians in the workforce is 43.7 and of female Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians is 43.9, and the most common race/ethnicity for Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians in 2022 was 38,727 people, with 22.7% woman, and 77.3% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 55 to 59 years (4,977 people), 25 to 29 years (4,746 people), and 35 to 39 years (4,407 people). Among them they concentrated 37.1% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2022, 16.8% of Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians workers were Hispanic and 83.2% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (60.6%), Puerto Rican (32.6)%, and Cuban (6.75)%

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Races

In 2022, 60.4% of the Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians workforce were White, of which 20.2% were women and 79.8% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (20%) and Two or More Races (8.71%).

Education & Skills

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 the most specialized major according to RCA in 2022 were Transportation.

Among the necessary skills for Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians, Monitoring stands, but 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.

Majors

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

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians in 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (2,431 people), Social Sciences (1,659 people), and Engineering (969 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians workers were High School or Equivalent (12,328 people), Some college (10,447 people), and Bachelors Degree (6,642 people).

The graphic shows the Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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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 Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Coordination.

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

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