Other Ground Transportation
Add ComparisonIn 2021, the locations with the highest concentration of Other Ground Transportation degree recipients are Chicago, IL, Norfolk, VA, and Elgin, IL. In 2021, the locations with a relatively high number of Other Ground Transportation degree recipients are Elgin, IL, Norfolk, VA, and Chicago, IL. The most common degree awarded to students studying Other Ground Transportation is a 1 to 2 year postsecondary certificate.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Other Ground Transportation and the types of students that study this field. City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College awards the most degrees in Other Ground Transportation in the US, but Schuylkill Technology Center and City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Other Ground Transportation.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Other Ground Transportation programs are Public, 2-year institutions (11 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 2-year (105 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Other Ground Transportation, is Public, 2-year (105 completions in 2021).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Other Ground Transportation programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College has the most Other Ground Transportation degree recipients, with 63 degrees awarded in 2021.
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Other Ground Transportation.
Out of all institutions that offer Other Ground Transportation programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Schuylkill Technology Center has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Other Ground Transportation, with 18.5%.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Other Ground Transportation by year.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for Other Ground Transportation.
Information on the businesses and industries that employ Transportation graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.
The average salary for Transportation majors is $112,650 and the most common occupations are Aircraft pilots & flight engineers, Other managers, and Air traffic controllers & airfield operations specialists.
The industry that employs the most Transportation majors is Air transportation, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Offices of physicians.
The average salary for Transportation majors is $112,650 and the most common occupations are Aircraft pilots & flight engineers, Other managers, and Air traffic controllers & airfield operations specialists.
This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Transportation majors.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Transportation majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Transportation majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
The most common occupations Transportation majors, by number of employees, are Aircraft pilots & flight engineers, Other managers, and Air traffic controllers & airfield operations specialists.
Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Transportation majors working as Aircraft pilots & flight engineers, Air traffic controllers & airfield operations specialists, and Ship & boat captains & operators.
The highest paid occupations by median income for Transportation majors are Physicians, Personal financial advisors, and Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers.
The number of Transportation graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.2%, from 157,117 in 2020 to 162,145 in 2021.
The largest single share of Transportation graduates go on to work as Aircraft pilots & flight engineers (26.8%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Transportation by share of the total number of graduates.
The most common industries that employ Transportation majors, by number of employees, are Air transportation, Services incidental to transportation, and Aircraft & parts manufacturing.
The highest paying industries of Transportation majors, by average wage, are Offices of physicians, Computer & peripheral equipment manufacturing, and Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals.
The number of Transportation graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.2%, from 157,117 in 2020 to 162,145 in 2021.
The industry which employs the most Transportation graduates by share is Air transportation, followed by Services incidental to transportation. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Transportation.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Transportation majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Transportation majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Transportation in the United States.
The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Transportation is 43.8.
The most common degree type these workers hold is a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate. Male employees are more likely to hold Transportation degrees, and Black or African American students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Transportation (67 students).
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Transportation. The most common ages of employees with this major are 52 and 36 years old, which represent 3.14% and 3.08% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Other Ground Transportation are 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate and Associates Degree.
The most common degree types held by the working population in Transportation are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.
This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Other Ground Transportation.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Other Ground Transportation for each race & ethnicity. Black or African American students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Other Ground Transportation.
There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Senegal that hold Transportation degrees (9.49 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Philippines (2,392 degree recipients).
