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
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA310100$48.93/hr$2.15/hr$14.59/hr$45.01/hr$54.20/hr$59.70/hr$65.01/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 Administration120$50.47/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities70N/A
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
Northeast Balance of State N/A N/A N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Related Occupations
Occupation
(click title for details)
OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand31,700$17.34/hrN/A
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks10,100$18.39/hrN/A
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers7,560$21.83/hrN/A
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators5,510$31.49/hrN/A
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers4,700$24.04/hrN/A
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers1,740$19.28/hrN/A
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service1,580$15.08/hrN/A
Automotive Body and Related Repairers1,410$23.05/hrN/A
Cargo and Freight Agents1,380$22.87/hrN/A
Detectives and Criminal Investigators1,020$38.99/hrN/A
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors350$44.62/hrN/A
Farm Equipment Mechanics310$22.96/hrN/A
Maintenance Workers, Machinery260$22.27/hrN/A
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders160$17.01/hrN/A
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic100$18.97/hrN/A
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders50$17.04/hrN/A
Traffic Technicians20$32.15/hrN/A
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and HostlersN/AN/AN/A
Compliance Officers, Except Agriculture, Construction, Health and Safety, and TransportationN/A$37.00/hrN/A
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water VesselsN/AN/AN/A
Subway and Streetcar OperatorsN/AN/AN/A
Insurance Appraisers, Auto DamageN/AN/AN/A
Railroad Conductors and YardmastersN/AN/AN/A
Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and MiningN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Transportation Inspectors