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Texas employs 1,288,380 Transportation & Material Moving professionals across 45 occupations. Explore salary ranges, top paying jobs, and career opportunities within the Transportation & Material Moving industry.
The best-compensated occupations within Transportation & Material Moving in Texas, based on median salary data.
Complete breakdown of all occupations in the Transportation & Material Moving industry in Texas, sorted by median salary (highest to lowest). Click any job title for state-specific salary details.
| # | Job Title | Median Salary | Mean Salary | Employment | Hourly Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | $215,150 | $275,710 | 10,930 | $103/hr |
| 2 | Air Traffic Controllers | $170,080 | $156,370 | 2,060 | $81/hr |
| 3 | Commercial Pilots | $137,960 | $152,090 | 4,120 | $66/hr |
| 4 | Ship Engineers | $127,810 | $123,260 | 660 | $61/hr |
| 5 | Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels | $111,390 | $112,180 | 3,400 | $53/hr |
| 6 | Transportation Inspectors | $101,440 | $101,160 | 2,290 | $48/hr |
| 7 | Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators | $82,120 | $80,590 | 1,350 | $39/hr |
| 8 | Locomotive Engineers | $79,000 | $73,530 | 3,780 | $37/hr |
| 9 | Wellhead Pumpers | $75,860 | $73,110 | 10,250 | $36/hr |
| 10 | Crane and Tower Operators | $73,280 | $69,650 | 6,010 | $35/hr |
| 11 | Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers | $71,580 | $61,300 | 1,650 | $34/hr |
| 12 | Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters | $68,980 | $67,100 | 4,640 | $33/hr |
| 13 | Dredge Operators | $65,580 | $67,450 | N/A | $31/hr |
| 14 | Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers | $61,770 | $67,330 | 2,110 | $29/hr |
| 15 | Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders | $61,170 | $65,060 | 1,620 | $29/hr |
| 16 | Airfield Operations Specialists | $60,910 | $75,640 | 1,310 | $29/hr |
| 17 | First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors | $60,000 | $63,800 | 60,700 | $28/hr |
| 18 | Subway and Streetcar Operators | $58,780 | $55,020 | 240 | $28/hr |
| 19 | Flight Attendants | $58,220 | $56,870 | 13,470 | $27/hr |
| 20 | Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors | $56,290 | $63,220 | 1,410 | $27/hr |
| 21 | Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | $56,290 | $57,990 | 209,680 | $27/hr |
| 22 | Sailors and Marine Oilers | $55,610 | $62,110 | 4,270 | $26/hr |
| 23 | Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers | $53,130 | $67,450 | 50 | $25/hr |
| 24 | Motorboat Operators | $50,270 | $53,870 | 270 | $24/hr |
| 25 | Traffic Technicians | $48,770 | $51,910 | 650 | $23/hr |
| 26 | Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity | $48,740 | $49,040 | 11,600 | $23/hr |
| 27 | Taxi Drivers | $48,740 | $49,450 | 460 | $23/hr |
| 28 | Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors | $46,330 | $44,700 | 12,860 | $22/hr |
| 29 | Bridge and Lock Tenders | $45,820 | $52,890 | 70 | $22/hr |
| 30 | Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators | $45,450 | $45,400 | 88,780 | $21/hr |
| 31 | Bus Drivers, School | $44,490 | $43,540 | 37,550 | $21/hr |
| 32 | Light Truck Drivers | $42,500 | $46,950 | 78,540 | $20/hr |
| 33 | Conveyor Operators and Tenders | $40,650 | $42,960 | 2,380 | $19/hr |
| 34 | Aircraft Service Attendants | $38,720 | $40,340 | 3,290 | $18/hr |
| 35 | Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | $37,540 | $39,400 | 216,970 | $18/hr |
| 36 | Machine Feeders and Offbearers | $37,350 | $39,090 | 3,100 | $17/hr |
| 37 | Stockers and Order Fillers | $36,840 | $38,610 | 322,710 | $17/hr |
| 38 | Driver/Sales Workers | $35,850 | $37,820 | 40,950 | $17/hr |
| 39 | Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs | $35,600 | $35,540 | 13,240 | $17/hr |
| 40 | Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants | $33,670 | $34,610 | 6,880 | $16/hr |
| 41 | Packers and Packagers, Hand | $33,090 | $33,440 | 46,510 | $15/hr |
| 42 | Passenger Attendants | $31,230 | $31,960 | 5,170 | $15/hr |
| 43 | Parking Attendants | $31,200 | $31,890 | 12,100 | $15/hr |
| 44 | Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians | $31,010 | $29,740 | 550 | $14/hr |
| 45 | Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment | $29,450 | $31,930 | 37,750 | $14/hr |
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Texas has 45 Transportation & Material Moving occupations with 1,288,380 total employed workers (2025 BLS data).
The highest-paying Transportation & Material Moving occupation in Texas is Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers with a median salary of $215,150/year.
The average median salary across 45 Transportation & Material Moving occupations in Texas is $63,016/year.
Salaries in Transportation & Material Moving in Texas range from $18,290 (entry-level) to $456,570 (senior) across all occupations.
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) codes organize jobs into groups. Transportation & Material Moving occupations use SOC prefix 53. Data comes from BLS OEWS.
Data: BLS OEWS 2025. Salary figures represent May 2025 compensation for occupations classified under SOC code 53* in Texas. Percentile ranges (P10–P90) reflect the lowest and highest earning 10% of workers. Our Methodology · Data Sources