Transportation, storage, & distribution managers

Detailed Occupation

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2021 Workforce

279k

Average Age

44.3

Estimated Job Growth

3.52%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$69,387

Average Male Salary

$70,162

Average Female Salary

$66,198

About

Transportation, storage, & distribution managers are most often employed by the Warehousing & storage industry. The average yearly wage for Transportation, storage, & distribution managers was $69,387 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Transportation, storage, & distribution managers are Webb County (North & East)Laredo City (Outer) PUMA, TX, Fargo City PUMA, ND, and Racine County PUMA, WI. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Transportation, storage, & distribution managers are Collier County (Southwest) PUMA, FL, Webb County (North & East)Laredo City (Outer) PUMA, TX, and Ross & Fayette Counties PUMA, OH.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Transportation, storage, & distribution managers workforce. Transportation, storage, & distribution managers workforce in 2021 was 278,918 people, of which 19.5% were women and 80.5% were men. Transportation, storage, & distribution managers are paid most in Danbury, Ridgefield, Bethel, Brookfield, New Fairfield, Redding & Sherman Towns PUMA, CT but are relatively concentrated in Collier County (Southwest) PUMA, FL.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

224,419

Male Workforce

± 11.6k

54,499

Female Workforce

± 5.73k

The Transportation, storage, & distribution managers workforce in 2021 was 278,918 people (19.5% women and 80.5% men). This implies an average annual growth of 29.8% between 2014 (214,850) and 2021 (278,918).

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 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Connecticut ($91,544), Rhode Island ($89,320), and Massachusetts ($83,052).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$69,387

AVERAGE WAGE

#155 in the ranking (2021)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Transportation, storage, & distribution managers earned an average of $69,387, $9,792 more than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Transportation, storage, & distribution managers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2021.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.342

WAGE GINI

In 2021, Transportation, storage, & distribution managers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.342, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. 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 Soap, cleaning compound, & cosmetics manufacturing ($138,787).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

279k

2021 Workforce

± 12,954

5.76%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 6.3%

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 48.9%, followed by Construction with 25.6% and Truck transportation with 25.5%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Transportation, storage, & distribution managers in the US. The workforce of Transportation, storage, & distribution managers in 2021 was 278,918 people, with 19.5% woman, and 80.5% men. The average age of male Transportation, storage, & distribution managers in the workforce is 44.4 and of female Transportation, storage, & distribution managers is 44, 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 2021 was 278,918 people, with 19.5% woman, and 80.5% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 35 to 39 years (35,798 people), 45 to 49 years (35,722 people), and 50 to 54 years (35,354 people). Among them they concentrated 38.4% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 15.8% of Transportation, storage, & distribution managers workers were Hispanic and 84.2% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (78.4%), Puerto Rican (14)%, and Cuban (7.58)%

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Races

In 2021, 75.1% of the Transportation, storage, & distribution managers workforce were White, of which 18.7% were women and 81.3% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (10.3%) and Two or More Races (5.1%).

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 2021 were MILITARY SCIENCE, LEADERSHIP AND OPERATIONAL ART.

Among the necessary skills for Transportation, storage, & distribution managers, Monitoring 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 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (35,487 people), Engineering (7,618 people), and Social Sciences (6,815 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 (81,144 people), Some college (71,710 people), and Bachelors Degree (63,341 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 Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Speaking.

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 3.71%, but Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers are expected to see a growth of 3.52% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less 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.

3.52%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.71%

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 less than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.