Transportation, storage, & distribution managers

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2024 Workforce

334k

Average Age

44.1

Estimated Job Growth

6.05%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$79,776

Average Male Salary

$80,684

Average Female Salary

$76,528

About

Transportation, storage, & distribution managers are most often employed by the Warehousing & storage industry. The average yearly wage for Transportation, storage, & distribution managers was $79,776 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Transportation, storage, & distribution managers are Middle Georgia Regional Commission (South)--Houston & Pulaski Counties PUMA, GA, Canadian County--Yukon, Mustang, El Reno, West Oklahoma City & Piedmont Cities PUMA, OK, and Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Transportation, storage, & distribution managers are Sumter County PUMA, FL, Middle Georgia Regional Commission (South)--Houston & Pulaski Counties PUMA, GA, and Collier County (Southwest) PUMA, FL.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Transportation, storage, & distribution managers workforce. Transportation, storage, & distribution managers workforce in 2024 was 333,570 people, of which 21.8% were women and 78.2% were men.

Transportation, storage, & distribution managers are paid most in King County (Central)--Sammamish, Issaquah, Mercer Island & Newcastle Cities PUMA, WA but are relatively concentrated in Sumter County PUMA, FL.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping

260,705

Male Workforce

± 12.5k

72,865

Female Workforce

± 6.63k

The Transportation, storage, & distribution managers workforce in 2024 was 333,570 people (21.8% women and 78.2% men). This implies an average annual growth of 54.5% between 2014 (215,889) and 2024 (333,570).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Transportation, storage, & distribution managers.

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Alaska ($123,792), Rhode Island ($106,505), and Washington ($94,872).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$79,776

AVERAGE WAGE

#125 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Transportation, storage, & distribution managers earned an average of $79,776, $9,899 more than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Transportation, storage, & distribution managers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.343

WAGE GINI

In 2024, Transportation, storage, & distribution managers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.343, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Transportation, storage, & distribution managers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Transportation, storage, & distribution managers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Transportation, storage, & distribution managers and on wages for those in the field. Warehousing & storage is the industry that employs the most Transportation, storage, & distribution managers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Transportation, storage, & distribution managers, by average wage, is Agencies, brokerages, and other insurance related activities ($184,131).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

334k

2024 Workforce

± 14,164

4.04%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 5.83%

This graphic shows the share of Transportation, storage, & distribution managers employed by various industries. Warehousing & storage employs the largest share of Transportation, storage, & distribution managers at 41.5%, followed by Construction with 21.4% and Truck transportation with 20.5%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Transportation, storage, & distribution managers in the US. The workforce of Transportation, storage, & distribution managers in 2024 was 333,570 people, with 21.8% woman, and 78.2% men. The average age of male Transportation, storage, & distribution managers in the workforce is 44.5 and of female Transportation, storage, & distribution managers is 42.9, and the most common race/ethnicity for Transportation, storage, & distribution managers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Transportation, storage, & distribution managers in 2024 was 333,570 people, with 21.8% woman, and 78.2% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 35 to 39 years (44,280 people), 50 to 54 years (42,765 people), and 40 to 44 years (41,595 people). Among them they concentrated 38.6% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 17.5% of Transportation, storage, & distribution managers workers were Hispanic and 82.5% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (52.6%), Puerto Rican (12.5)%, and Cuban (5.75)%

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Races

In 2024, 66.5% of the Transportation, storage, & distribution managers workforce were White, of which 20.4% were women and 79.6% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (10.9%) and Black (10.5%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Transportation, storage, & distribution managers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Transportation, storage, & distribution managers is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Transportation.

Among the necessary skills for Transportation, storage, & distribution managers, Active Listening stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Transportation, storage, & distribution managers need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources.

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 Transportation, storage, & distribution managers in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (44,389 people), Engineering (9,483 people), and Social Sciences (7,837 people).

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Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Transportation, storage, & distribution managers workers were High School or Equivalent (92,958 people), Some college (83,413 people), and Bachelors Degree (79,053 people).

The graphic shows the Transportation, storage, & distribution managers workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Transportation, storage, & distribution managers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Transportation, storage, & distribution managers need many skills, but most especially Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Coordination.

Projections

Projections on job growth for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.07%, but Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers are expected to see a growth of 6.05% 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 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers.

6.05%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.07%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Transportation, storage, & distribution managers. This profession is expected to grow more than than 3.07%, the average rate of national job growth.