Employment
13.7M
+0.23%up YoY
Roles Transportation & Material Moving
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
Occupation family · SOC 53-0000 · BLS OEWS · Annual · National
Employment · U.S. May 2025
13.7M
+0.23%up YoY
- Employment · ATL / U.S.
- 313,910 / 13,677,150
- Median Annual Pay · ATL / U.S.
- $44,120 / $44,350
- Atlanta left axis
- U.S. right axis
Employment · BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · Atlanta May 2021 – May 2025 · U.S. May 2021 – May 2025
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What's happening with Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
Employment for Transportation and Material Moving Occupations in the U.S. is 13,677,150 (May 2025), up 0.23% from a year earlier. Median annual pay is $44,350.
Source: BLS OEWS · May 2025
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Key Stats
Employment13,677,150May 2025
Employment Change+0.23%upYoY
Median Annual Pay$44,350May 2025
Median Annual Pay Change+3.77%upYoY
Mean Annual Pay$49,850May 2025
P10 Pay$31,060May 2025
P25 Pay$36,290May 2025
P75 Pay$55,990May 2025
P90 Pay$72,440May 2025
SOC Code53-0000
Occupation FamilyTransportation & Material Moving53-0000
Pay Distribution
- P10 $31,060
- P25 $36,290
- Median $44,350
- P75 $55,990
- P90 $72,440
Annual wage percentiles as published (BLS OEWS). Only the five published points are drawn; nothing between them is estimated.
Job Economy Report
Median Annual Pay
$44,350
+3.77%up YoY
Mean Annual Pay
$49,850
+2.26%up YoY
Atlanta vs. U.S. matching OEWS measures
| Measure | Atlanta | U.S. | Atlanta vs U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment May 2025 | 313,910 −0.26%down | 13,677,150 +0.23%up | |
| Median Annual Pay May 2025 | $44,120 +2.46%up | $44,350 +3.77%up | −0.5% vs U.S. |
| Mean Annual Pay May 2025 | $59,570 +4.90%up | $49,850 +2.26%up | +19.5% vs U.S. |
| P25 Pay May 2025 | $36,070 +1.86%up | $36,290 +1.62%up | −0.6% vs U.S. |
| P75 Pay May 2025 | $57,550 +0.09%up | $55,990 +4.17%up | +2.8% vs U.S. |
Related Roles same family · National
| Occupation | Employment | YoY | Median Pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 53-3032 | 2,062,040 | −0.41%down | $58,640 |
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 53-7062 | 2,950,280 | −1.08%down | $40,240 |
Hiring Context
BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, all nonfarm industries, seasonally adjusted. JOLTS is published nationally, not by occupation or metro; no hiring figure is attributed to this role.
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Performance Overview
Employment · 1 Year
+0.23%up
May 2025
- Transportation & Material Moving +0.23%up
- All occupations +0.85%up
Employment · 3 Year
+0.86%up
since 2022
Median Pay · 1 Year
+3.77%up
May 2025
- Transportation & Material Moving +3.77%up
- All occupations +2.99%up
Median Pay · 3 Year
+16.9%up
since 2022
Data & Methodology
National is the default geography. Atlanta Beta covers msa:12060 only.