Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

Area	Employment^** Total	Hourly Wage			Annual
Area	Employment^** Total	Mean	Entry	Experienced	Mean	Entry	Experienced
Kansas City^*	32,230	12.65	7.64	15.16	26,315	15,893	31,526
Central Region^*	17,380	11.60	7.15	13.83	24,134	14,866	28,768
Northeast Region^*	5,700	11.57	6.89	13.90	24,058	14,334	28,921
Northwest Region^*	6,360	12.31	7.46	14.73	25,599	15,514	30,641
Ozark Region^*	16,210	12.60	7.62	15.10	26,217	15,847	31,403
South Central Region^*	4,940	9.91	6.43	11.65	20,615	13,365	24,240
Southeast Region^*	13,080	12.31	6.86	15.03	25,596	14,272	31,258
Southwest Region^*	13,820	13.21	7.85	15.89	27,480	16,322	33,059
St. Charles^*	6,020	12.54	6.90	15.36	26,092	14,362	31,957
St. Louis City^*	16,970	13.48	7.51	16.47	28,042	15,617	34,255
St. Louis County^*	44,320	13.87	7.58	17.01	28,849	15,768	35,390
West Central Region^*	7,040	11.10	6.91	13.19	23,081	14,373	27,436
Jefferson/Franklin Consortium^*	5,050	12.38	7.36	14.88	25,745	15,318	30,959

Area	Employment ^**		Change 2000-2010		Annual Avg Openings	Long-term Outlook
Area	2000 Estimated	2010 Projected	Number	Percent	Annual Avg Openings	Long-term Outlook
Missouri	211,550	230,390	18,840	8.91	6,713	NA
Kansas City MSA	80,080	87,820	7,740	9.67	2,645	NA
St Louis MSA	96,730	101,850	5,120	5.29	2,778	NA
Central Region^*	17,060	18,920	1,860	10.90	568	NA
Northeast Region^*	6,790	7,080	290	4.27	182	NA
Northwest Region^*	7,760	7,940	180	2.32	178	NA
Ozark Region^*	18,240	20,390	2,150	11.79	612	NA
South Central Region^*	5,990	6,460	470	7.85	177	NA
Southeast Region^*	12,480	13,050	570	4.57	333	NA
Southwest Region^*	14,200	14,610	410	2.89	330	NA
West Central Region^*	7,360	7,450	90	1.22	170	NA