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
Central Minnesota N/A2N/A$1.76/hrN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
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.


Other Regional Data For Transportation Inspectors
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 290 $54.61/hr 2.7%
Northeast Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Southeast Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Central Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Northwest Minnesota N/A N/A 10.0%
Related Occupations
Occupation
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand3,850$16.70/hr7.6%
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers2,070$22.80/hr11.9%
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks1,680$17.13/hr-2.6%
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers1,350$19.40/hr5.0%
Compliance Officers, Except Agriculture, Construction, Health and Safety, and Transportation350$30.83/hr7.6%
Automotive Body and Related Repairers250$20.05/hr6.6%
Farm Equipment Mechanics240$22.54/hr17.6%
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers170$16.03/hr-10.0%
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service160$16.70/hr-3.9%
Cargo and Freight Agents130$25.39/hr12.4%
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders110$18.10/hr4.4%
Maintenance Workers, Machinery110$18.59/hr16.8%
Detectives and Criminal Investigators110$33.33/hrN/A
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators100$50.37/hr-2.8%
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors20$47.34/hr3.9%
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticN/AN/AN/A
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and HostlersN/AN/AN/A
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water VesselsN/AN/AN/A
Insurance Appraisers, Auto DamageN/AN/AN/A
Railroad Conductors and YardmastersN/AN/AN/A
Subway and Streetcar OperatorsN/AN/AN/A
Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and MiningN/AN/AN/A
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and TendersN/AN/AN/A
Traffic TechniciansN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Transportation Inspectors