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
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
Trade, Transportation and Utilities140$36.92/hr
Public Administration130$48.94/hr
Other Regional Data For Transportation Inspectors
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2023 - 2025
Minnesota 510 $38.89/hr 2.2%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 310 $54.20/hr N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 290 $54.61/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
Central Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Northeast Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Southeast Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Northwest Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Northeast Balance of State N/A N/A N/A
Related Occupations
Occupation
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2023 - 2025
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand45,070$16.96/hr1.8%
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks14,020$18.13/hr-0.6%
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers10,860$21.03/hr0.6%
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers10,020$22.42/hr1.5%
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators5,930$31.46/hr-0.9%
Automotive Body and Related Repairers2,570$20.67/hr2.1%
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service2,450$15.03/hr-0.5%
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers1,980$19.07/hr-0.9%
Farm Equipment Mechanics1,770$22.91/hr2.5%
Cargo and Freight Agents1,610$23.73/hr2.3%
Detectives and Criminal Investigators1,390$37.72/hr1.6%
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters1,170$34.02/hr4.6%
Locomotive Engineers840$34.11/hr4.9%
Maintenance Workers, Machinery490$21.22/hr2.0%
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors450$44.38/hr1.4%
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders430$18.07/hr-0.2%
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders420$21.89/hr1.9%
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic320$16.67/hr-3.9%
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers60$23.43/hr-1.2%
Traffic Technicians30$32.14/hrN/A
Log Graders and Scalers20$25.92/hrN/A
Insurance Appraisers, Auto DamageN/AN/AN/A
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water VesselsN/A$38.80/hr4.6%
Subway and Streetcar OperatorsN/AN/A3.4%
Ship EngineersN/A$30.78/hrN/A
Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and MiningN/AN/AN/A
Compliance Officers, Except Agriculture, Construction, Health and Safety, and TransportationN/A$36.41/hr1.7%
Tasks for Transportation Inspectors