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Transportation

Knowledge

Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.

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Category

Knowledge

Used in

25+ careers

Avg. Importance

4.4 / 5

Careers Using Transportation

Ranked by how important Transportation is to each occupation, based on O*NET data.

Logisticians

Business and Financial Operations · $80,880/yr

4.8

Freight Forwarders

Office and Administrative Support · $49,900/yr

4.8

Transportation Planners

Life, Physical, and Social Science · $100,340/yr

4.8

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers

Transportation and Material Moving · $226,600/yr

4.8

Bus Drivers, School

Transportation and Material Moving · $47,040/yr

4.6

Cargo and Freight Agents

Office and Administrative Support · $49,900/yr

4.6

Transportation Engineers

Architecture and Engineering · $99,590/yr

4.6

Supply Chain Managers

Management · $102,010/yr

4.5

Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

Management · $102,010/yr

4.5

Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs

Transportation and Material Moving · $36,670/yr

4.5

Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity

Transportation and Material Moving · $57,440/yr

4.5

Locomotive Engineers

Transportation and Material Moving · $77,400/yr

4.5

Subway and Streetcar Operators

Transportation and Material Moving · $84,830/yr

4.4

Aviation Inspectors

Transportation and Material Moving · $85,750/yr

4.4

Airfield Operations Specialists

Transportation and Material Moving · $56,750/yr

4.3

Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors

Transportation and Material Moving · $63,940/yr

4.3

Customs Brokers

Business and Financial Operations · $78,420/yr

4.2

Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers

Transportation and Material Moving · $58,030/yr

4.2

Air Traffic Controllers

Transportation and Material Moving · $144,580/yr

4.2

Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels

Transportation and Material Moving · $85,540/yr

4.1

Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters

Transportation and Material Moving · $74,080/yr

4.0

Helpers--Carpenters

Construction and Extraction · $41,600/yr

4.0

Urban and Regional Planners

Life, Physical, and Social Science · $83,720/yr

4.0

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

Transportation and Material Moving · $57,440/yr

4.0

Logistics Engineers

Business and Financial Operations · $80,880/yr

4.0

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