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
Southeast Minnesota N/A0N/AN/AN/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
Central Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Southeast 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, Hand2,970$16.51/hr6.6%
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers1,090$19.80/hr9.6%
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers1,050$20.15/hr5.5%
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks980$17.46/hr-3.0%
Farm Equipment Mechanics350$22.42/hr18.2%
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service310$13.66/hr8.8%
Automotive Body and Related Repairers310$19.08/hr4.1%
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders240$23.46/hrN/A
Compliance Officers, Except Agriculture, Construction, Health and Safety, and Transportation220$30.67/hr5.2%
Detectives and Criminal Investigators80$37.10/hr6.9%
Cargo and Freight Agents80$27.43/hr13.7%
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders80$17.75/hr4.9%
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators50$31.86/hr0.7%
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers40$17.92/hr-13.6%
Maintenance Workers, Machinery30$23.18/hr15.1%
Traffic TechniciansN/AN/AN/A
Ship EngineersN/AN/AN/A
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticN/A$15.76/hrN/A
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and InspectorsN/AN/A7.8%
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water VesselsN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Transportation Inspectors