Occupational Employment Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2010

11-3071 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. Includes logistics managers.


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
90,280 0.8 % $41.65 $86,630 0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $22.45 $29.29 $38.56 $50.30 $64.18
Annual Wage (2) $46,700 $60,920 $80,210 $104,620 $133,490


Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Warehousing and Storage 7,090 1.11 $38.16 $79,370
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 6,870 0.34 $46.97 $97,700
General Freight Trucking 6,450 0.75 $39.64 $82,460
Management of Companies and Enterprises 5,820 0.31 $49.70 $103,380
Local Government (OES Designation) 4,510 0.08 $41.74 $86,810

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Freight Transportation Arrangement 2,840 1.69 $41.44 $86,200
Rail Transportation 3,530 1.56 $42.69 $88,790
Warehousing and Storage 7,090 1.11 $38.16 $79,370
Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation 330 0.97 $49.19 $102,310
Other Support Activities for Transportation 200 0.79 $37.25 $77,480

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Oil and Gas Extraction 70 0.05 $64.69 $134,560
Automobile Dealers 50 0.01 $61.62 $128,170
Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas 80 0.31 $59.75 $124,280
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing 180 0.11 $57.03 $118,630
Household Appliance Manufacturing 60 0.11 $56.35 $117,200


Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 10,770 0.77 1.08 $43.44 $90,360
Texas 8,000 0.79 1.12 $43.31 $90,080
New Jersey 4,590 1.22 1.71 $50.58 $105,210
Illinois 4,430 0.80 1.13 $38.29 $79,640
Ohio 3,960 0.81 1.13 $41.86 $87,070




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska 500 1.64 2.30 $37.35 $77,690
New Jersey 4,590 1.22 1.71 $50.58 $105,210
Nebraska 990 1.10 1.55 $39.81 $82,800
Tennessee 2,820 1.10 1.54 $38.76 $80,620
Maine 630 1.09 1.53 $33.73 $70,150




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 360 0.56 0.79 $58.12 $120,900
Delaware 340 0.85 1.20 $57.53 $119,660
New Jersey 4,590 1.22 1.71 $50.58 $105,210
New York 3,620 0.43 0.61 $48.45 $100,770
Massachusetts 1,510 0.49 0.68 $47.30 $98,380

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 3,010 0.60 0.85 $51.12 $106,330
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 2,870 0.75 1.06 $42.45 $88,290
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division 2,750 0.78 1.09 $38.66 $80,410
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 2,380 1.08 1.52 $42.17 $87,720
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 2,230 0.89 1.26 $48.22 $100,300
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 1,870 0.93 1.31 $42.64 $88,690
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 1,740 1.29 1.82 $47.51 $98,820
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 1,470 0.87 1.23 $33.83 $70,360
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 1,290 0.57 0.80 $49.69 $103,350
Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division 1,290 1.35 1.90 $50.40 $104,820




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Reno-Sparks, NV 450 2.38 3.36 $30.07 $62,550
Laredo, TX 190 2.29 3.23 $35.04 $72,880
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 1,190 2.03 2.86 $45.09 $93,790
Anchorage, AK 300 1.85 2.60 $37.50 $78,000
Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division 230 1.81 2.54 $45.50 $94,640
Fairbanks, AK 50 1.50 2.12 $40.76 $84,780
Stockton, CA 280 1.39 1.95 $41.64 $86,610
Kankakee-Bradley, IL 60 1.37 1.92 $32.83 $68,290
Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division 1,290 1.35 1.90 $50.40 $104,820
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 260 1.35 1.90 $47.97 $99,770