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Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Transportation Managers relative to the population of the city, as of 2008.
A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.Clicking on each city's name takes you to a detailed career profile for that city, providing the number of jobs, salaries, amount of training required, and more, for hundreds of job types.
| Metro Area | Jobs | Salary (2008) | Relative Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|
ALABAMA | |||
| Mobile | 180 | $69,010 | 1.4 |
| Dothan | 40 | $74,910 | 1.1 |
| Decatur | 30 | $65,910 | 0.9 |
| Montgomery | 90 | $74,130 | 0.8 |
| Huntsville | 100 | $77,640 | 0.7 |
| Birmingham | 250 | $87,280 | 0.7 |
ALASKA | |||
| Fairbanks | 70 | $77,600 | 3.6 |
| Anchorage | 360 | $70,130 | 3.3 |
ARIZONA | |||
| Kingman | 40 | $69,820 | 1.3 |
| Flagstaff | 40 | $68,560 | 1.2 |
| Phoenix | 1,410 | $66,380 | 1.1 |
| Yuma | 40 | $73,050 | 1 |
| Tucson | 200 | $73,860 | 0.8 |
ARKANSAS | |||
| Fayetteville | 320 | $95,920 | 2.4 |
| Fort Smith | 120 | $61,930 | 1.5 |
| Pine Bluff | 30 | $43,030 | 1.5 |
| Little Rock | 220 | $68,730 | 0.9 |
CALIFORNIA | |||
| Oakland | 1,120 | $91,520 | 1.5 |
| Santa Rosa | 190 | $80,300 | 1.5 |
| Visalia | 130 | $73,320 | 1.4 |
| Redding | 60 | $75,530 | 1.4 |
| Bakersfield | 260 | $75,560 | 1.4 |
| Modesto | 150 | $76,850 | 1.3 |
| Stockton | 190 | $76,070 | 1.3 |
| Salinas | 130 | $80,540 | 1.2 |
| Riverside | 1,100 | $81,400 | 1.2 |
| San Jose | 740 | $99,520 | 1.1 |
| Merced | 40 | $88,600 | 1.1 |
| Oxnard | 230 | $98,270 | 1.1 |
| Vallejo | 90 | $85,850 | 1.1 |
| Napa | 40 | $82,020 | 1 |
| San Diego | 880 | $87,260 | 0.9 |
| San Francisco | 640 | $99,580 | 0.9 |
| Santa Barbara | 100 | $88,330 | 0.9 |
| Santa Ana | 950 | $90,880 | 0.9 |
| Fresno | 200 | $75,020 | 0.9 |
| Sacramento | 530 | $85,190 | 0.8 |
| San Luis Obispo | 40 | $107,200 | 0.6 |
| Santa Cruz | 30 | $91,820 | 0.5 |
COLORADO | |||
| Grand Junction | 50 | $82,880 | 1.4 |
| Boulder | 130 | $89,750 | 1.2 |
| Denver | 760 | $95,280 | 0.9 |
| Greeley | 40 | $89,320 | 0.8 |
| Fort Collins | 40 | $93,100 | 0.5 |
| Colorado Springs | 70 | $85,170 | 0.4 |
CONNECTICUT | |||
| Bridgeport | 400 | $100,320 | 1.3 |
| Danbury | 40 | $76,920 | 0.9 |
| New Haven | 170 | $88,090 | 0.9 |
| Hartford | 350 | $83,590 | 0.9 |
| Norwich | 60 | $76,760 | 0.7 |
DELAWARE | |||
| Wilmington | 420 | $121,560 | 1.8 |
| Dover | 50 | $71,450 | 1.5 |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | |||
| Washington | 1,160 | $96,690 | 0.7 |
FLORIDA | |||
| Miami | 810 | $108,850 | 1.1 |
| Jacksonville | 460 | $93,690 | 1.1 |
| Lakeland | 140 | $81,980 | 1.1 |
| Tallahassee | 90 | $87,090 | 0.8 |
| Deltona | 70 | $114,230 | 0.7 |
| Gainesville | 50 | $88,860 | 0.7 |
| Fort Lauderdale | 330 | $89,900 | 0.6 |
| Sarasota | 100 | $87,410 | 0.5 |
| West Palm Beach | 200 | $131,160 | 0.5 |
| Cape Coral | 70 | $94,650 | 0.5 |
| Orlando | 340 | $99,370 | 0.5 |
| Palm Bay | 60 | $90,750 | 0.4 |
| Tampa | 380 | $95,640 | 0.4 |
| Port St. Lucie | 30 | $95,960 | 0.4 |
| Pensacola | 30 | $80,210 | 0.3 |
GEORGIA | |||
| Atlanta | 2,080 | $83,870 | 1.2 |
| Dalton | 50 | $61,300 | 1 |
| Gainesville | 40 | $52,820 | 0.9 |
| Augusta | 110 | $79,200 | 0.8 |
| Macon | 50 | $75,880 | 0.8 |
HAWAII | |||
| Honolulu | 360 | $76,300 | 1.2 |
IDAHO | |||
| Idaho Falls | 60 | $58,960 | 2.1 |
| Boise | 260 | $74,560 | 1.4 |
| Coeur d'Alene | 40 | $57,170 | 1.2 |
ILLINOIS | |||
| Decatur | 70 | $84,180 | 2.4 |
| Bloomington | 70 | $78,000 | 1.6 |
| Kankakee | 30 | $76,990 | 1.3 |
| Chicago | 2,990 | $89,370 | 1.1 |
| Rockford | 100 | $84,750 | 1 |
| Champaign | 50 | $77,460 | 0.8 |
| Peoria | 80 | $70,450 | 0.7 |
INDIANA | |||
| Terre Haute | 60 | $85,920 | 1.3 |
| Indianapolis | 820 | $82,810 | 1.3 |
| Gary | 230 | $95,190 | 1.2 |
| Elkhart | 100 | $60,300 | 1.2 |
| Evansville | 130 | $84,700 | 1.1 |
| Fort Wayne | 160 | $66,660 | 1.1 |
| South Bend | 80 | $93,630 | 0.9 |
IOWA | |||
| Sioux City | 60 | $74,890 | 1.3 |
| Des Moines | 270 | $71,740 | 1.2 |
| Waterloo | 50 | $72,300 | 0.9 |
| Davenport | 110 | $72,070 | 0.9 |
| Cedar Rapids | 60 | $69,290 | 0.7 |
KANSAS | |||
| Wichita | 190 | $76,230 | 0.9 |
| Topeka | 40 | $87,870 | 0.5 |
KENTUCKY | |||
| Louisville | 610 | $92,250 | 1.4 |
| Owensboro | 40 | $63,940 | 1.3 |
| Bowling Green | 40 | $73,950 | 1.1 |
| Lexington | 160 | $77,670 | 1 |
LOUISIANA | |||
| Houma | 120 | $60,210 | 1.9 |
| Lake Charles | 70 | $64,860 | 1.2 |
| Shreveport | 130 | $71,310 | 1.1 |
| New Orleans | 370 | $67,860 | 1 |
| Monroe | 50 | $63,600 | 1 |
| Baton Rouge | 250 | $67,840 | 1 |
| Lafayette | 80 | $71,630 | 0.8 |
MAINE | |||
| Bangor | 110 | $66,470 | 2.7 |
| Lewiston | 60 | $61,110 | 2 |
| Portland | 210 | $71,550 | 1.5 |
MARYLAND | |||
| Hagerstown | 110 | $72,510 | 1.7 |
| Salisbury | 40 | $89,680 | 1.2 |
| Baltimore | 700 | $84,910 | 0.8 |
| Bethesda | 180 | $77,180 | 0.4 |
MASSACHUSETTS | |||
| Taunton | 70 | $87,950 | 2.5 |
| Brockton | 60 | $80,470 | 1 |
| Springfield | 200 | $82,100 | 1 |
| Lowell | 70 | $82,220 | 0.9 |
| Haverhill | 40 | $83,320 | 0.8 |
| Barnstable | 50 | $90,850 | 0.8 |
| Worcester | 130 | $102,630 | 0.8 |
| Framingham | 80 | $89,170 | 0.7 |
| Boston | 740 | $85,760 | 0.6 |
MICHIGAN | |||
| Niles | 100 | $98,500 | 2.6 |
| Ann Arbor | 230 | $71,610 | 2 |
| Detroit | 730 | $95,750 | 1.4 |
| Holland | 70 | $68,260 | 1 |
| Kalamazoo | 80 | $80,590 | 0.9 |
| Grand Rapids | 230 | $78,150 | 0.9 |
| Saginaw | 40 | $96,130 | 0.8 |
| Lansing | 100 | $82,550 | 0.8 |
| Flint | 50 | $90,390 | 0.5 |
| Warren | 420 | $84,310 | 0.5 |
MINNESOTA | |||
| Minneapolis | 1,400 | $88,920 | 1.1 |
| Duluth | 60 | $76,970 | 0.7 |
| St. Cloud | 40 | $77,540 | 0.6 |
MISSISSIPPI | |||
| Jackson | 220 | $62,480 | 1.2 |
| Gulfport | 60 | $78,090 | 0.8 |
MISSOURI | |||
| Springfield | 170 | $73,320 | 1.3 |
| Joplin | 60 | $69,320 | 1.2 |
| Kansas City | 820 | $83,230 | 1.1 |
| St. Louis | 870 | $80,240 | 0.9 |
| Columbia | 40 | $79,760 | 0.8 |
| Jefferson City | 30 | $54,370 | 0.7 |
MONTANA | |||
| Billings | 110 | $78,280 | 2.1 |
NEBRASKA | |||
| Omaha | 310 | $76,690 | 0.9 |
| Lincoln | 100 | $72,420 | 0.9 |
NEVADA | |||
| Reno | 250 | $69,510 | 1.8 |
| Las Vegas | 480 | $68,280 | 0.7 |
NEW HAMPSHIRE | |||
| Nashua | 200 | $97,260 | 2.1 |
| Portsmouth | 40 | $88,850 | 1.1 |
| Manchester | 60 | $79,800 | 0.9 |
NEW JERSEY | |||
| Newark | 1,360 | $101,660 | 1.9 |
| Edison | 1,190 | $101,140 | 1.6 |
| Camden | 550 | $100,330 | 1.5 |
| Vineland | 50 | $105,040 | 1.4 |
| Trenton | 190 | $106,230 | 1.3 |
| Atlantic City | 50 | $103,230 | 0.5 |
NEW MEXICO | |||
| Albuquerque | 210 | $79,660 | 0.8 |
NEW YORK | |||
| New York | 3,760 | $106,530 | 1 |
| Nassau | 700 | $99,520 | 0.8 |
| Syracuse | 160 | $83,060 | 0.7 |
| Binghamton | 50 | $93,570 | 0.7 |
| Utica | 60 | $75,830 | 0.7 |
| Buffalo | 250 | $82,940 | 0.7 |
| Poughkeepsie | 100 | $91,330 | 0.6 |
| Albany | 180 | $86,020 | 0.6 |
| Rochester | 190 | $113,920 | 0.5 |
NORTH CAROLINA | |||
| Charlotte | 870 | $76,260 | 1.4 |
| Rocky Mount | 50 | $79,210 | 1.4 |
| Hickory | 140 | $69,130 | 1.3 |
| Greensboro | 330 | $74,670 | 1.3 |
| Wilmington | 80 | $72,360 | 0.8 |
| Winston-Salem | 110 | $83,100 | 0.7 |
| Asheville | 80 | $69,160 | 0.7 |
| Raleigh | 230 | $75,530 | 0.6 |
| Durham | 120 | $94,650 | 0.6 |
| Fayetteville | 50 | $75,240 | 0.6 |
NORTH DAKOTA | |||
| Fargo | 140 | $74,360 | 1.8 |
| Bismarck | 50 | $83,200 | 1.4 |
OHIO | |||
| Toledo | 320 | $96,700 | 1.5 |
| Columbus | 970 | $89,010 | 1.5 |
| Akron | 340 | $79,700 | 1.4 |
| Mansfield | 40 | $87,950 | 1.2 |
| Lima | 40 | $66,470 | 1.2 |
| Cleveland | 850 | $88,460 | 1.1 |
| Cincinnati | 780 | $82,290 | 1.1 |
| Springfield | 30 | $69,760 | 1 |
| Dayton | 230 | $88,790 | 0.8 |
| Youngstown | 130 | $96,120 | 0.8 |
| Canton | 90 | $69,700 | 0.8 |
OKLAHOMA | |||
| Oklahoma City | 430 | $59,510 | 1.1 |
| Tulsa | 290 | $65,170 | 0.9 |
OREGON | |||
| Portland | 880 | $86,180 | 1.2 |
| Medford | 50 | $69,790 | 0.9 |
| Eugene | 80 | $65,070 | 0.8 |
| Salem | 80 | $78,770 | 0.8 |
| Bend | 30 | $77,810 | 0.7 |
PENNSYLVANIA | |||
| Lancaster | 190 | $73,550 | 1.2 |
| Reading | 120 | $80,650 | 1.1 |
| Lebanon | 30 | $67,980 | 1.1 |
| Allentown | 230 | $90,860 | 1 |
| Harrisburg | 200 | $92,110 | 0.9 |
| York | 110 | $87,860 | 0.9 |
| Pittsburgh | 710 | $92,180 | 0.9 |
| Philadelphia | 1,170 | $93,920 | 0.9 |
| Scranton | 150 | $91,400 | 0.8 |
| Erie | 70 | $74,660 | 0.8 |
RHODE ISLAND | |||
| Providence | 240 | $78,750 | 0.6 |
SOUTH CAROLINA | |||
| Spartanburg | 110 | $76,720 | 1.3 |
| Greenville | 280 | $69,440 | 1.3 |
| Columbia | 240 | $72,850 | 1 |
| Florence | 50 | $87,780 | 0.9 |
| Anderson | 30 | $89,260 | 0.8 |
| Charleston | 160 | $73,540 | 0.8 |
| Myrtle Beach | 30 | $76,810 | 0.4 |
SOUTH DAKOTA | |||
| Sioux Falls | 50 | $77,510 | 0.5 |
TENNESSEE | |||
| Memphis | 1,160 | $87,390 | 2.6 |
| Morristown | 50 | $49,900 | 1.7 |
| Chattanooga | 280 | $64,060 | 1.7 |
| Jackson | 60 | $92,250 | 1.7 |
| Knoxville | 340 | $76,330 | 1.5 |
| Cleveland | 30 | $43,100 | 1.4 |
| Clarksville | 60 | $74,270 | 1.2 |
| Johnson City | 40 | $62,680 | 0.8 |
| Kingsport | 50 | $88,590 | 0.7 |
TEXAS | |||
| Odessa | 100 | $68,430 | 2.8 |
| Laredo | 150 | $70,640 | 2.8 |
| Victoria | 50 | $70,860 | 1.8 |
| Fort Worth | 1,030 | $80,970 | 1.7 |
| Houston | 2,830 | $90,600 | 1.5 |
| Texarkana | 50 | $71,960 | 1.5 |
| Amarillo | 90 | $75,490 | 1.4 |
| Dallas | 1,940 | $80,510 | 1.3 |
| Abilene | 50 | $65,280 | 1.3 |
| Longview | 70 | $87,460 | 1.1 |
| Lubbock | 90 | $72,390 | 1.1 |
| El Paso | 200 | $78,330 | 1.1 |
| Austin | 580 | $89,370 | 1.1 |
| Killeen | 80 | $70,040 | 1 |
| Brownsville | 80 | $62,620 | 1 |
| Midland | 40 | $87,430 | 1 |
| Waco | 60 | $91,100 | 0.9 |
| Beaumont | 100 | $77,770 | 0.9 |
| McAllen | 140 | $61,800 | 0.9 |
| Tyler | 50 | $71,350 | 0.8 |
| Corpus Christi | 100 | $77,160 | 0.8 |
| San Antonio | 450 | $82,740 | 0.8 |
UTAH | |||
| St. George | 50 | $67,500 | 1.7 |
| Salt Lake City | 580 | $74,860 | 1.3 |
| Ogden | 150 | $76,250 | 1.1 |
| Provo | 80 | $69,940 | 0.7 |
VERMONT | |||
| Burlington | 80 | $81,620 | 1.1 |
VIRGINIA | |||
| Roanoke | 100 | $82,090 | 0.9 |
| Winchester | 30 | $87,740 | 0.9 |
| Harrisonburg | 30 | $80,940 | 0.9 |
| Lynchburg | 50 | $71,090 | 0.8 |
| Richmond | 290 | $84,810 | 0.7 |
| Virginia Beach | 320 | $79,650 | 0.6 |
WASHINGTON | |||
| Kennewick | 150 | $86,020 | 2.6 |
| Seattle | 1,530 | $99,160 | 1.5 |
| Yakima | 60 | $75,290 | 1.2 |
| Spokane | 150 | $85,240 | 1 |
| Olympia | 60 | $107,950 | 1 |
| Bellingham | 50 | $79,180 | 1 |
| Tacoma | 180 | $90,210 | 1 |
WEST VIRGINIA | |||
| Charleston | 100 | $70,870 | 1 |
| Wheeling | 40 | $67,850 | 1 |
| Huntington | 60 | $71,690 | 0.8 |
WISCONSIN | |||
| Green Bay | 220 | $83,280 | 1.9 |
| La Crosse | 70 | $65,010 | 1.6 |
| Janesville | 60 | $85,480 | 1.5 |
| Sheboygan | 50 | $74,130 | 1.4 |
| Racine | 60 | $88,900 | 1.2 |
| Wausau | 50 | $86,430 | 1.2 |
| Fond du Lac | 30 | $62,550 | 1.1 |
| Oshkosh | 60 | $83,080 | 1.1 |
| Milwaukee | 590 | $90,000 | 1 |
| Appleton | 70 | $73,120 | 0.9 |
| Madison | 170 | $80,050 | 0.7 |
WYOMING | |||
| Cheyenne | 40 | $72,740 | 1.5 |
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Industries representing at least 1% of total jobs for the occupation.
| Industry | Jobs | Percent | Salary (2008) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government | 12,700 | 13% | $87,570 |
| Trucking | 10,480 | 10% | $74,660 |
| Non-Durable Goods Wholesale | 9,060 | 9% | $71,560 |
| Durable Goods Wholesale | 7,610 | 7% | $73,180 |
| Storage | 6,370 | 6% | $73,980 |
| Business Management | 5,620 | 5% | $93,550 |
| Transportation Support Services | 4,920 | 5% | $82,410 |
| Railroad | 3,360 | 3% | $82,280 |
| Delivery Services | 3,240 | 3% | $89,380 |
| Food | 2,670 | 2% | $72,080 |
| Air Travel | 2,240 | 2% | $83,000 |
| Chemicals | 2,040 | 2% | $79,400 |
| Professional And Technical Services | 1,870 | 1% | $89,890 |
| Office Services And Staffing | 1,450 | 1% | $77,440 |
| Passenger Transportation | 1,410 | 1% | $70,710 |
| Rental And Lease | 1,370 | 1% | $55,870 |
| Online Wholesale | 1,210 | 1% | $69,540 |
| Electronics And Computer | 1,120 | 1% | $93,480 |
| Plastics And Rubber | 1,110 | 1% | $66,530 |
| Postal Service | 1,040 | 1% | $83,170 |
| Traditional Publishing | 990 | 1% | $73,090 |
| Education | 990 | 1% | $72,730 |
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