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Transportation, Distribution and Logistics career cluster

occupation	SOC code	interests	minimum education	growth outlook	current workers	salary entry	salary all
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians	17-3021.00	IRC	Associate	*	*	$51,970	$68,380
Flight Attendants	39-6031.00	ESA	long OJT	*	*	$23,360	$43,200
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators	47-4061.00	R	mod. OJT	*	*	$26,050	$33,350
Avionics Technicians	49-2091.00	R	1,2 year	*	*	$40,280	$47,210
Signal and Track Switch Repairers	49-9097.00	R	mod. OJT	*	*	*	*
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	53-2011.00	REIC	Bachelor	*	*	$54,930	$108,390
Air Traffic Controllers	53-2021.00	CRE	long OJT	*	*	$53,730	$96,930
Locomotive Firers	53-4012.00	RC	work exp.	*	*	*	*
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators	53-4021.00	RC	work exp.	*	*	$27,900	$38,770
Subway and Streetcar Operators	53-4041.00	RC	*	*	*	*	*
occupation	SOC code	interests	minimum education	growth outlook	current workers	salary entry	salary all
Rail Transportation Workers, all other	53-4099.99	R	mod. OJT	*	*	$22,100	$28,150
Sailors and Marine Oilers	53-5011.00	RC	short OJT	*	*	$28,200	$38,340
Motorboat Operators	53-5022.00	RE	mod. OJT	*	*	*	*
Bridge and Lock Tenders	53-6011.00	RC	short OJT	*	*	*	*
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers	53-4013.00	R	work exp.	-4.06	60	*	*
Packers and Packagers, Hand	53-7064.00	R	short OJT	-0.86	30,060	$15,450	$20,160
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	53-7051.00	R	short OJT	-0.14	21,730	$20,580	$27,740
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	53-7011.00	R	short OJT	0.14	970	$15,580	$24,300
Rail Car Repairers	49-3043.00	R	long OJT	0.23	390	$31,580	$43,660
Motor Vehicle Operators, all other	53-3099.99	R	short OJT	0.37	5,560	$18,800	$26,290
Ship Engineers	53-5031.00	REC	1,2 year	0.44	110	$34,950	$42,020
occupation	SOC code	interests	minimum education	growth outlook	current workers	salary entry	salary all
Locomotive Engineers	53-4011.00	RC	work exp.	0.51	950	*	*
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters	53-4031.00	REC	work exp.	0.61	650	*	*
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	43-5071.00	CR	short OJT	0.62	22,540	$20,180	$28,390
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	43-5032.00	CR	mod. OJT	0.64	4,570	$23,150	$34,220
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	53-7062.00	R	short OJT	0.73	81,020	$16,740	$23,220
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators	43-3021.00	CE	mod. OJT	0.88	14,290	$23,720	$30,700
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	11-3071.00	EC	work exp.	0.90	2,440	$47,660	$76,780
First-Line Supervisors/ Managers of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators	53-1031.00	ERC	work exp.	0.92	9,440	$32,560	$48,310
Cargo and Freight Agents	43-5011.00	CR	mod. OJT	1.12	860	$26,240	$39,650
Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer	53-3032.00	R	mod. OJT	1.17	57,550	$26,780	$39,030
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	53-5021.00	ERC	work exp.	1.19	280	$18,790	$35,490
occupation	SOC code	interests	minimum education	growth outlook	current workers	salary entry	salary all
Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services	53-3033.00	R	short OJT	1.20	33,050	$19,920	$30,060
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles	49-2096.00	R	1,2 year	1.24	690	$22,640	$31,640
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	49-3021.00	R	long OJT	1.26	4,720	$27,300	$41,560
Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs	53-3041.00	R	short OJT	1.30	4,260	$17,160	$22,090
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	49-3031.00	R	1,2 year	1.36	8,380	$28,620	$38,580
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	53-7061.00	R	short OJT	1.41	10,680	$14,730	$19,890
Commercial Pilots	53-2012.00	REIC	1,2 year	1.50	630	$40,430	$66,820
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment	49-2093.00	R	1,2 year	1.52	390	$29,280	$39,250
First-Line Supervisors/ Managers of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand	53-1021.00	ECR	work exp.	1.55	7,350	$27,110	$40,290
Bus Drivers, School	53-3022.00	RS	short OJT	1.60	16,310	$18,760	$23,580
Transportation Workers, all other	53-6099.99	*	short OJT	1.60	740	$16,900	$25,800
occupation	SOC code	interests	minimum education	growth outlook	current workers	salary entry	salary all
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers	49-3022.00	R	long OJT	1.66	470	$25,450	$31,510
Motorcycle Mechanics	49-3052.00	R	long OJT	1.68	520	$22,990	$34,490
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	49-3023.00	R	1,2 year	1.69	22,460	$24,070	$38,860
Motorboat Mechanics	49-3051.00	R	long OJT	1.70	910	$23,660	$32,610
Airfield Operations Specialists	53-2022.00	*	long OJT	1.74	140	$23,930	$36,260
Traffic Technicians	53-6041.00	RIC	short OJT	1.88	120	$24,040	$34,220
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	49-3042.00	R	1,2 year	1.92	3,320	$30,940	$38,680
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	53-3011.00	SRE	mod. OJT	1.93	720	$17,910	$23,850
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	53-3021.00	RS	mod. OJT	1.96	3,890	$20,210	$31,390
Bicycle Repairers	49-3091.00	R	mod. OJT	1.98	140	$20,710	$25,500
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	53-1011.00	*	work exp.	2.14	60	$29,380	$41,080
occupation	SOC code	interests	minimum education	growth outlook	current workers	salary entry	salary all
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	49-3011.00	R	1,2 year	2.20	4,930	$34,720	$46,620
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	49-3092.00	R	long OJT	2.55	170	$25,440	$31,770
Logisticians	13-1081.00	*	Bachelor	2.57	2,230	$44,760	$65,770
Tire Repairers and Changers	49-3093.00	R	short OJT	2.61	3,780	$17,680	$23,460
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	53-7121.00	R	mod. OJT	3.02	180	$28,140	$34,410

* data not available

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SOC Codes

Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system classifies all careers and assigns a unique number to each. This SOC number can be used to follow up with other career databases.

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Interests

Interests are the likes and dislikes of people who work in each career. Matching your interests can help you find a career that will be more satisfying and rewarding for you than occupations that do not meet your interests. Knowing your work interests can help you decide what kinds of jobs and careers you want to explore.

People and work environments can be classified into these six different groups:

• Realistic - "Doers" - People who have athletic or mechanical ability, prefer to work with objects, machines, tools, plants or animals, or to be outdoors.
• Investigative - "Thinkers" - People who like to observe, learn, investigate, analyze, evaluate or solve problems.
• Artistic - "Creators" - People who have artistic, innovating or intuitional abilities and like to work in unstructured situations using their imagination and creativity.
• Social - "Helpers" - People who like to work with people to enlighten, inform, help, train, or cure them, or are skilled with words.
• Enterprising - "Persuaders" - People who like to work with people, influencing, persuading, performing, leading or managing for organizational goals or economic gain.
• Conventional - "Organizers" - People who like to work with data, have clerical or numerical ability, carry out tasks in detail or follow through on others' instructions.

Take an Interest Assessment to discover your interests.

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Minimum Postsecondary Education Required

Minimum education is the usual minimum level of postsecondary (after high school) education required for each career.

Some careers have on-the-job training (OJT), which means that you go straight to the job and learn while you work.

• short OJT - Short on-the-job training (less than one month)
• mod. OJT - Moderate on-the-job training (1 to 12 months)
• long OJT - Long on-the-job training (more than one year). Long OJT usually includes community college or trade school courses.

Some careers require further education after high school before starting the career.

• 1,2 year - One- or two-year program at a trade school or community college
• Associate - Associate's degree - two-year degree program at a community college
• Bachelor - Bachelor's degree - four-year degree program at a college or university
• Bach+work - Bachelor's degree plus related work experience
• Master - Master's degree - two or more years after Bachelor's degree
• Doctorate - Doctorate degree - three or more years after Bachelor's degree
• Profess. - Professional degree - three or more years after Bachelor's degree
• work exp. - Work experience in a related occupation

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Growth Outlook

Growth outlook is the projected growth of the number of career openings per year in North Carolina from 2006 to 2016. High growth means that the number of openings are increasing, so the likelihood of getting a job in this career is good. Low growth means that there may not be any openings, so the likelihood of getting a job in this career is not very good.

• low - (red color) - below average projected growth rate (less than 1% growth per year)
• moderate - (green color) - average projected growth rate (between 1 and 2.1% growth per year)
• high - (blue color) - above average projected growth rate (over 2.1% growth per year)

White background indicates that growth outlook information is not available.

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Number of Current Workers in NC

Current workers (2006 data) is the number of people in North Carolina who are full-time and part-time employees, workers on paid vacation or other type of paid leave, workers assigned temporarily to other units and paid owners, officers and staff of incorporated firms. This excludes proprietors, owners and partners of unincorporated firms, unpaid family workers, workers on unpaid leave and contractors and temporary agency employees not on the company payroll.

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Entry-Level NC Salaries

Salary entry is the average salary for all entry-level (first-year) workers in this career in North Carolina. The entry wage is the mean of the first third of the wage distribution from the 2008 Occupational Employment Statistics combined wage file.

Salary includes straight time, gross pay, exclusive of premium pay. Base rate, cost-of-living allowances, tips, guaranteed pay, hazardous-duty pay, incentive pay, commissions, production bonuses and on-call pay are included. Excluded is back pay, jury duty pay, overtime pay, severance pay, shift differentials, non-production bonuses and tuition reimbursements.

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Average NC Salaries

Salary all is the average salary for all workers in this career in North Carolina. Data were prepared from the 2008 Occupational Employment Statistics combined wage file.

Salary includes straight time, gross pay, exclusive of premium pay. Base rate, cost-of-living allowances, tips, guaranteed pay, hazardous-duty pay, incentive pay, commissions, production bonuses and on-call pay are included. Excluded is back pay, jury duty pay, overtime pay, severance pay, shift differentials, non-production bonuses and tuition reimbursements.

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The data come from multiple data tables from the NC Employment Security Commission - Labor Market Information. Blanks in this table represent missing data, some due to confidentiality because of small numbers of workers in an occupation.

Database updated 09/02/09

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