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Hand laborers and material movers, 2025 · 2,950,280 workers · Official statistic
Stockers and order fillers, 2025 · 2,833,810 workers · Official statistic
Heavy truck drivers, 2025 · 2,062,040 workers · Official statistic
Light truck drivers, 2025 · 983,300 workers · Official statistic
Forklift operators, 2025 · 774,420 workers · Official statistic
Hand packers and packagers, 2025 · 559,820 workers · Official statistic
Driver/sales workers, 2025 · 409,180 workers · Official statistic
School bus drivers, 2025 · 402,930 workers · Official statistic
Vehicle and equipment cleaners, 2025 · 380,430 workers · Official statistic
Shuttle drivers and chauffeurs, 2025 · 248,530 workers · Official statistic
Taxi drivers, 2025 · 204,200 workers · Official statistic
Transit and intercity bus drivers, 2025 · 159,240 workers · Official statistic
Garbage and recycling collectors, 2025 · 147,240 workers · Official statistic
Parking attendants, 2025 · 137,880 workers · Official statistic
Flight attendants, 2025 · 131,650 workers · Official statistic
Airline pilots, 2025 · 103,560 workers · Official statistic
Service station attendants, 2025 · 102,010 workers · Official statistic
Commercial pilots, 2025 · 47,630 workers · Official statistic
Railroad conductors and yardmasters, 2025 · 46,440 workers · Official statistic
Crane and tower operators, 2025 · 42,890 workers · Official statistic
Machine feeders and offbearers, 2025 · 42,330 workers · Official statistic
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Transportation

21 jobs

Employment: the latest cited US figure for each job, with its year. BLS 2025-35 outlook: ↑ more than 3% growth, → within 3% either way, ↓ more than 3% decline (BLS Employment Projections, projected change in jobs 2025 to 2035).

Growing fastest (BLS 2025-35)

  1. Taxi Drivers204K workers (2025)↑ +11.5%
  2. Stockers and Order Fillers2.83M workers (2025)↑ +8.9%
  3. Flight Attendants132K workers (2025)↑ +8.8%
  4. Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers104K workers (2025)↑ +8.3%
  5. Driver/Sales Workers409K workers (2025)↑ +7.9%

Declining (BLS 2025-35)

  1. Machine Feeders and Offbearers42K workers (2025)↓ -13.1%
  2. Packers and Packagers, Hand560K workers (2025)↓ -5%

All Transportation jobs

  1. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand2.95M workers (2025)→ +1.8%
  2. Stockers and Order Fillers2.83M workers (2025)↑ +8.9%
  3. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers2.06M workers (2025)↑ +3.8%
  4. Light Truck Drivers983K workers (2025)↑ +6.3%
  5. Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators774K workers (2025)→ +1.5%
  6. Packers and Packagers, Hand560K workers (2025)↓ -5%
  7. Driver/Sales Workers409K workers (2025)↑ +7.9%
  8. Bus Drivers, School403K workers (2025)→ +0.7%
  9. Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment380K workers (2025)↑ +3.9%
  10. Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs249K workers (2025)↑ +7.1%
  11. Taxi Drivers204K workers (2025)↑ +11.5%
  12. Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity159K workers (2025)↑ +4.1%
  13. Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors147K workers (2025)→ +2.1%
  14. Parking Attendants138K workers (2025)→ +2%
  15. Flight Attendants132K workers (2025)↑ +8.8%
  16. Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers104K workers (2025)↑ +8.3%
  17. Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants102K workers (2025)↑ +3.8%
  18. Commercial Pilots48K workers (2025)↑ +5.2%
  19. Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters46K workers (2025)→ +0.9%
  20. Crane and Tower Operators43K workers (2025)↑ +3.8%
  21. Machine Feeders and Offbearers42K workers (2025)↓ -13.1%

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