DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

53-6051 Transportation Inspectors

Occupational Description:
Inspect equipment or goods in connection with the safe transport of cargo or people. Includes rail transportation inspectors, such as freight inspectors, rail inspectors, and other inspectors of transportation vehicles not elsewhere classified. Excludes ?Transportation Security Screeners? (33-9093).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Fargo ND-MN MSA203$47.13/hr$1.84/hr$31.98/hr$44.34/hr$47.83/hr$54.34/hr$57.46/hr
Minnesota 510101$37.86/hr$3.37/hr$13.13/hr$16.06/hr$38.89/hr$55.97/hr$62.03/hr
U S 30,0201,321$38.12/hr$0.53/hr$16.39/hr$25.90/hr$37.28/hr$49.63/hr$61.61/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Transportation Inspectors
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Public Administration20$48.63/hr
Other Regional Data For Transportation Inspectors
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 310 $54.20/hr N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA 20 $47.83/hr N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA 10 $18.71/hr N/A
Southeast Balance of State N/A N/A N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Northeast Balance of State N/A N/A N/A
Related Occupations
Occupation
(click title for details)
OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand2,380$16.24/hrN/A
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers550$22.52/hrN/A
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks530$17.06/hrN/A
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators420$26.34/hrN/A
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers230$20.94/hrN/A
Automotive Body and Related Repairers180$23.26/hrN/A
Compliance Officers, Except Agriculture, Construction, Health and Safety, and Transportation170$30.63/hrN/A
Farm Equipment Mechanics150$26.02/hrN/A
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers100$24.95/hrN/A
Cargo and Freight Agents90$17.83/hrN/A
Detectives and Criminal Investigators60$40.39/hrN/A
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders30$14.94/hrN/A
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors20$32.27/hrN/A
Maintenance Workers, MachineryN/A$24.01/hrN/A
Traffic TechniciansN/AN/AN/A
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal ServiceN/A$14.60/hrN/A
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticN/AN/AN/A
Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and MiningN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Transportation Inspectors