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

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2021 Workforce

33.6k

Average Age

43.7

Estimated Job Growth

4.55%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$51,073

Average Male Salary

$51,552

Average Female Salary

$49,206

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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 $51,073 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians are Austin City (Central) PUMA, TX, Northern Kentucky Area Development District (Southeast) PUMA, KY, and Duwamish & Beacon Hill PUMA, WA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians are Northern Kentucky Area Development District (Southeast) PUMA, KY, Austin City (Central) PUMA, TX, and Sterling & Ashburn (Northeast/Ashburn Village) PUMA, VA.

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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 2021 was 33,559 people, of which 20.4% were women and 79.6% were men. Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians are paid most in Austin City (Central) PUMA, TX but are relatively concentrated in Northern Kentucky Area Development District (Southeast) PUMA, KY.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping

26,709

Male Workforce

± 4.01k

6,850

Female Workforce

± 2.03k

The Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians workforce in 2021 was 33,559 people (20.4% women and 79.6% men). This implies an average annual growth of 39.1% between 2014 (24,120) and 2021 (33,559).

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 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Iowa ($79,599), Massachusetts ($74,979), and Washington ($73,284).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$51,073

AVERAGE WAGE

#278 in the ranking (2021)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians earned an average of $51,073, $8,523 less than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2021.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.335

WAGE GINI

In 2021, Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.335, 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 Medical equipment & supplies manufacturing ($91,096).

Occupations by Industries

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Value

33.6k

2021 Workforce

± 4,497

18.2%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 16.7%

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 46%, followed by Services incidental to transportation with 37.7% and Construction with 16.2%.

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 2021 was 33,559 people, with 20.4% woman, and 79.6% men. The average age of male Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians in the workforce is 43.4 and of female Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians is 44.9, 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 2021 was 33,559 people, with 20.4% woman, and 79.6% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 55 to 59 years (4,222 people), 25 to 29 years (4,124 people), and 35 to 39 years (3,608 people). Among them they concentrated 36.2% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 16.4% of Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians workers were Hispanic and 83.6% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (74.5%), Puerto Rican (16.2)%, and Cuban (9.34)%

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Races

In 2021, 61.9% of the Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians workforce were White, of which 18.5% were women and 81.5% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (21%) and Two or More Races (6.66%).

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 2021 were Architecture and Related Services.

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 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (2,007 people), Social Sciences (1,487 people), and Engineering (873 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 (11,692 people), Some college (9,143 people), and Bachelors Degree (5,051 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.

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 Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians. This profession is expected to grow more than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.