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Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

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Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics

Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

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Education: High school diploma or equivalent

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High school diploma or equivalent

Median Annual Wage

$98,190

($47.21/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Very Strong Growth

1.8%

Avg. Annual Openings

Strong Opportunity

390

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Logisticians

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Education: Bachelor's degree

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Bachelor's degree

Median Annual Wage

$68,410

($32.89/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Very Strong Growth

3.5%

Avg. Annual Openings

Very Strong Opportunity

969

Cargo and Freight Agents

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Education: High school diploma or equivalent

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High school diploma or equivalent

Median Annual Wage

$46,240

($22.23/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Very Strong Growth

1.8%

Avg. Annual Openings

Strong Opportunity

331

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

Industrial Engineers

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Education: Bachelor's degree

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Bachelor's degree

Median Annual Wage

$86,390

($41.53/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Very Strong Growth

1.7%

Avg. Annual Openings

Very Strong Opportunity

818

Civil Engineers

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Education: Bachelor's degree

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Bachelor's degree

Median Annual Wage

$81,230

($39.05/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Very Strong Growth

1.5%

Avg. Annual Openings

Very Strong Opportunity

1,107

Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors

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Education: High school diploma or equivalent

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High school diploma or equivalent

Median Annual Wage

$55,950

($26.90/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Very Strong Growth

1.4%

Avg. Annual Openings

Rare Opportunity

Stockers and Order Fillers

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Education: High school diploma or equivalent

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High school diploma or equivalent

Median Annual Wage

$30,530

($14.68/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Strong Growth

1.3%

Avg. Annual Openings

Very Strong Opportunity

18,468

Transportation Inspectors

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High school diploma or equivalent

Median Annual Wage

$73,640

($35.41/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Strong Growth

1.2%

Avg. Annual Openings

Few Opportunities

Airfield Operations Specialists

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Education: High school diploma or equivalent

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High school diploma or equivalent

Median Annual Wage

$39,840

($19.16/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Strong Growth

1.1%

Avg. Annual Openings

Few Opportunities

Compliance Officers

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Education: Bachelor's degree

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Bachelor's degree

Median Annual Wage

$65,970

($31.72/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Strong Growth

1.1%

Avg. Annual Openings

Very Strong Opportunity

869

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

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Education: High school diploma or equivalent

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High school diploma or equivalent

Median Annual Wage

$68,390

($32.88/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Strong Growth

1.0%

Avg. Annual Openings

Very Strong Opportunity

2,223

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks

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Education: High school diploma or equivalent

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High school diploma or equivalent

Median Annual Wage

$46,600

($22.40/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Strong Growth

1.0%

Avg. Annual Openings

Very Strong Opportunity

1,451

Traffic Technicians

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Education: High school diploma or equivalent

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High school diploma or equivalent

Median Annual Wage

$41,450

($19.93/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Strong Growth

1.0%

Avg. Annual Openings

Few Opportunities

All Other Social Scientists and Related Workers

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Education: Bachelor's degree

Bachelor's degree

Median Annual Wage

$79,920

($38.42/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Strong Growth

1.0%

Avg. Annual Openings

Average Opportunity

157

Emergency Management Directors

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Education: Bachelor's degree

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Bachelor's degree

Median Annual Wage

$70,210

($33.76/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Average Growth

0.9%

Avg. Annual Openings

Few Opportunities

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers

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Education: High school diploma or equivalent

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High school diploma or equivalent

Median Annual Wage

$62,450

($30.03/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Average Growth

0.9%

Avg. Annual Openings

Very Strong Opportunity

3,906

First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers

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Education: High school diploma or equivalent

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High school diploma or equivalent

Median Annual Wage

$37,180

($17.88/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Average Growth

0.8%

Avg. Annual Openings

Very Strong Opportunity

1,150

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

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Education: High school diploma or equivalent

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High school diploma or equivalent

Median Annual Wage

$61,340

($29.49/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Average Growth

0.8%

Avg. Annual Openings

Very Strong Opportunity

2,890

Dispatchers

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Education: High school diploma or equivalent

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High school diploma or equivalent

Median Annual Wage

$41,810

($20.10/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Slow Growth

0.6%

Avg. Annual Openings

Strong Opportunity

724

Locomotive Engineers

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Education: High school diploma or equivalent

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High school diploma or equivalent

Median Annual Wage

$77,160

($37.10/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Slow Growth

0.6%

Avg. Annual Openings

Average Opportunity

Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters

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Education: High school diploma or equivalent

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High school diploma or equivalent

Median Annual Wage

$77,060

($37.05/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Slow Growth

0.5%

Avg. Annual Openings

Average Opportunity

First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers

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Education: High school diploma or equivalent

High school diploma or equivalent

Median Annual Wage

$58,880

($28.31/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Slow Growth

0.4%

Avg. Annual Openings

Strong Opportunity

304

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

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Education: High school diploma or equivalent

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High school diploma or equivalent

Median Annual Wage

$56,140

($26.99/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Slow Growth

0.2%

Avg. Annual Openings

Very Strong Opportunity

5,318

Ship Engineers

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Education: Postsecondary nondegree award

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Postsecondary nondegree award

Median Annual Wage

$50,290

($24.18/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

None or Negative Growth

0.0%

Avg. Annual Openings

Rare Opportunity

Procurement Clerks

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Education: High school diploma or equivalent

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High school diploma or equivalent

Median Annual Wage

$41,910

($20.15/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

None or Negative Growth

-0.2%

Avg. Annual Openings

Average Opportunity

158

Postmasters and Mail Superintendents

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Education: High school diploma or equivalent

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High school diploma or equivalent

Median Annual Wage

$83,050

($39.93/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

None or Negative Growth

-0.2%

Avg. Annual Openings

Few Opportunities

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks

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Education: High school diploma or equivalent

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High school diploma or equivalent

Median Annual Wage

$36,040

($17.33/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

None or Negative Growth

-0.2%

Avg. Annual Openings

Very Strong Opportunity

2,923

Power Distributors and Dispatchers

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Education: High school diploma or equivalent

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High school diploma or equivalent

Median Annual Wage

$82,200

($39.52/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

None or Negative Growth

-0.5%

Avg. Annual Openings

Rare Opportunity

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Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

$98,190($47.21/hr)

High school diploma or equivalent

Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers plan, direct, or coordinate transportation, storage, or distribution activities in accordance with organizational policies and applicable government laws or regulations. This category includes logistics managers.

Logisticians

$68,410 ($32.89/hr)

Bachelor's degree

5 years or more

Logisticians analyze and coordinate an organization's supply chain: the system that moves a product from supplier to consumer. They manage the entire life cycle of a product, which includes how a product is acquired, allocated, and delivered.

Cargo and Freight Agents

$46,240 ($22.23/hr)

High school diploma or equivalent

5 years or more

Cargo and Freight Agents expedite and route movement of incoming and outgoing cargo and freight shipments in airline, train, and trucking terminals and shipping docks. They take orders from customers and arrange pickup of freight and cargo for delivery to loading platform. They also prepare and examine bills of lading to determine shipping charges and tariffs.

Industrial Engineers

$86,390 ($41.53/hr)

Bachelor's degree

5 years or more

Industrial Engineers find ways to eliminate wastefulness in production processes. They devise efficient systems that integrate workers, machines, materials, information, and energy to make a product or provide a service.

Civil Engineers

$81,230 ($39.05/hr)

Bachelor's degree

5 years or more

Civil Engineers conceive, design, build, supervise, operate, construct and maintain infrastructure projects and systems in the public and private sector, including roads, buildings, airports, tunnels, dams, bridges, and systems for water supply and sewage treatment. Many civil engineers work in planning, design, construction, research, and education.

Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors

$55,950 ($26.90/hr)

High school diploma or equivalent

5 years or more

Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors coordinate and supervise the activities of ground crew in the loading, unloading, securing, and staging of aircraft cargo or baggage. They can determine the quantity and orientation of cargo and compute aircraft center of gravity, and also may accompany aircraft as member of flight crew and monitor and handle cargo in flight, and assist and brief passengers on safety and emergency procedures. This category includes loadmasters.

Stockers and Order Fillers

$30,530 ($14.68/hr)

High school diploma or equivalent

5 years or more

Stockers and Order Fillers receive, store, and issue merchandise, materials, equipment, and other items from stockroom, warehouse, or storage yard to fill shelves, racks, tables, or customers' orders. May operate power equipment to fill orders. May mark prices on merchandise and set up sales displays.

Transportation Inspectors

$73,640 ($35.41/hr)

High school diploma or equivalent

5 years or more

Transportation Inspectors review equipment or goods in connection with the safe transport of cargo or people. This category includes rail transportation inspectors, such as freight inspectors, rail inspectors, and all other inspectors of transportation vehicles not elsewhere classified.

Airfield Operations Specialists

$39,840 ($19.16/hr)

High school diploma or equivalent

5 years or more

Airfield Operations Specialists ensure the safe takeoff and landing of commercial and military aircraft. Their duties include coordination between air-traffic control and maintenance personnel, dispatching, using airfield landing and navigational aids, implementing airfield safety procedures, monitoring and maintaining flight records, and applying knowledge of weather information.

Compliance Officers

$65,970 ($31.72/hr)

Bachelor's degree

5 years or more

Compliance Officers examine, evaluate, and investigate eligibility for or conformity with laws and regulations governing contract compliance of licenses and permits, and perform other compliance and enforcement inspection and analysis activities not classified elsewhere.

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

$68,390 ($32.88/hr)

High school diploma or equivalent

5 years or more

First-line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers directly supervise and coordinate the activities of mechanics, installers, and repairers. They can also advise customers on recommended services.

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks

$46,600 ($22.40/hr)

High school diploma or equivalent

5 years or more

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks coordinate and advance the flow of work and materials within or between an establishment's departments according to a production schedule.

Traffic Technicians

$41,450 ($19.93/hr)

High school diploma or equivalent

5 years or more

Traffic Technicians conduct field studies to determine traffic volume, speed, effectiveness of signals, adequacy of lighting, and other factors influencing traffic conditions, under direction of traffic engineer.

All Other Social Scientists and Related Workers

$79,920 ($38.42/hr)

Bachelor's degree

5 years or more

Social Scientists and Related Workers study and conduct research and analysis on relationships between individuals, and how society works. This category includes all social scientists not contained somewhere else.

Emergency Management Directors

$70,210 ($33.76/hr)

Bachelor's degree

5 years or more

Emergency Management Directors prepare plans and procedures for responding to natural disasters and other emergencies. They also help lead the response during and after emergencies, often in coordination with public safety officials, elected officials, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies.

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers

$62,450 ($30.03/hr)

High school diploma or equivalent

5 years or more

First-line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers directly supervise and coordinate activities of construction or extraction workers.

First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers

$37,180 ($17.88/hr)

High school diploma or equivalent

5 years or more

First-line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers directly supervise and coordinate work activities of cleaning personnel in hotels, hospitals, offices, and other establishments.

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

$61,340 ($29.49/hr)

High school diploma or equivalent

5 years or more

First-line Supervisors of Production and Operating workers directly supervise and coordinate the activities of production and operating workers, such as inspectors, precision workers, machine setters and operators, assemblers, fabricators, and plant and system operators. This category excludes team or work leaders.

Dispatchers

$41,810 ($20.10/hr)

High school diploma or equivalent

5 years or more

Dispatchers schedule and dispatch workers, work crews, equipment, or service vehicles for conveyance of materials, freight, or passengers, or for normal installation, service, or emergency repairs rendered outside the place of business. Their duties may include using radio, telephone, or computer to transmit assignments and compiling statistics and reports on work progress.

Locomotive Engineers

$77,160 ($37.10/hr)

High school diploma or equivalent

5 years or more

Locomotive Engineers drive electric, diesel-electric, steam, or gas-turbine-electric locomotives to carry passengers or freight. They interpret train orders, electronic or manual signals, and railroad rules and regulations.

Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters

$77,060 ($37.05/hr)

High school diploma or equivalent

5 years or more

Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters coordinate activities of switch-engine crews within a railroad yard, industrial plant, or similar location. Conductors coordinate activities of the train crew on passenger or freight trains, and yardmasters coordinate activities of workers involved in railroad traffic operations.

First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers

$58,880 ($28.31/hr)

High school diploma or equivalent

5 years or more

First-line supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry workers directly supervise and coordinate the activities of agricultural, forestry, aquacultural, and related workers.

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

$56,140 ($26.99/hr)

High school diploma or equivalent

5 years or more

First-line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers directly supervise and coordinate the activities of clerical and administrative support workers.

Ship Engineers

$50,290 ($24.18/hr)

Postsecondary nondegree award

5 years or more

Ship Engineers operate and maintain a vessel's propulsion system, which includes the engine, boilers, generators, pumps, and other machinery.

Procurement Clerks

$41,910 ($20.15/hr)

High school diploma or equivalent

5 years or more

Procurement Clerks compile information and records to draw up purchase orders for procuring materials and services.

Postmasters and Mail Superintendents

$83,050 ($39.93/hr)

High school diploma or equivalent

5 years or more

Postmasters and Mail Superintendents plan, direct, or coordinate operational, administrative, management, and support services of a U.S. post office. They can also coordinate activities of workers engaged in postal and related work in assigned post offices.

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks

$36,040 ($17.33/hr)

High school diploma or equivalent

5 years or more

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks verify and maintain records on incoming and outgoing shipments involving inventory.

Power Distributors and Dispatchers

$82,200 ($39.52/hr)

High school diploma or equivalent

5 years or more

Power Distributors and Dispatchers control the systems that generate and distribute electric power.

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