U.S. Occupations where Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment is a Key Activity

by Jacob Brown

Sunday, August 2, 2015

Operating vehicles, mechanized devices, or equipment, which involves running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or water craft, is an activity that can be grouped under performing physical and manual work activities. Other activities in this group include

Performing General Physical Activities
Handling and Moving Objects
Controlling Machines and Processes

The occupations where operating vehicles, mechanized devices, or equipment is a major activity are listed below.

Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers pilot and navigate the flight of fixed-wing, multi-engine aircraft, usually on scheduled air carrier routes, for the transport of passengers and cargo. Requires Federal Air Transport certificate and rating for specific aircraft type used. Includes regional, National, and international airline pilots and flight instructors of airline pilots. Other activitess that are most likely to be carried out by this occupation include analyzing data or information, controlling machines and processes, evaluating information to determine compliance with standards, getting information, identifying objects, actions, and events, making decisions and solving problems, monitor processes, materials, or surroundings, processing information and updating and using relevant knowledge.
Median Annual Salary: $103,210 Projected 10-Year Employment Growth: 8.37%

Manufactured building and mobile home installers
Manufactured building and mobile home installers move or install mobile homes or prefabricated buildings. Other activitess that are most likely to be carried out by this occupation include coaching and developing others, communicating with persons outside organization, communicating with supervisors, peers, or subordinates, controlling machines and processes, coordinating the work and activities of others, developing and building teams, establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships, evaluating information to determine compliance with standards, guiding, directing, and motivating subordinates, handling and moving objects, interpreting the meaning of information for others, making decisions and solving problems, organizing, planning, and prioritizing work, performing administrative activities, performing for or working directly with the public, performing general physical activities, resolving conflicts and negotiating with others, scheduling work and activities, thinking creatively, training and teaching others and updating and using relevant knowledge.
Median Annual Salary: $28,760 Projected 10-Year Employment Growth: 5.15%

Commercial pilots
Commercial pilots pilot and navigate the flight of fixed-wing aircraft on nonscheduled air carrier routes, or helicopters. Requires Commercial Pilot certificate. Includes charter pilots with similar certification, and air ambulance and air tour pilots. Excludes regional, National, and international airline pilots. Other activitess that are most likely to be carried out by this occupation include controlling machines and processes, making decisions and solving problems, monitor processes, materials and or surroundings.
Median Annual Salary: $67,500 Projected 10-Year Employment Growth: 18.54%

Bus drivers, transit and intercity
Bus drivers, transit and intercity drive bus or motor coach, including regular route operations, charters, and private carriage. They may also assist passengers with baggage. They may also collect fares or tickets. Other activitess that are most likely to be carried out by this occupation include inspecting equipment, structures, or material and performing for or working directly with the public.
Median Annual Salary: $35,520 Projected 10-Year Employment Growth: 8.25%

Pile-driver operators
Pile-driver operators operate pile drivers mounted on skids, barges, crawler treads, or locomotive cranes to drive pilings for retaining walls, bulkheads, and foundations of structures, such as buildings, bridges, and piers. Other activitess that are most likely to be carried out by this occupation include controlling machines and processes, handling and moving objects and repairing and maintaining mechanical equipment.
Median Annual Salary: $47,860 Projected 10-Year Employment Growth: 13.11%

Hoist and winch operators
Hoist and winch operators operate or tend hoists or winches to lift and pull loads using power-operated cable equipment. Other activitess that are most likely to be carried out by this occupation include communicating with supervisors, peers, or subordinates, controlling machines and processes, handling and moving objects and repairing and maintaining mechanical equipment.
Median Annual Salary: $37,670

Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer drive a tractor-trailer combination or a truck with a capacity of at least 26,000 pounds Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW). They may also be required to unload truck. Requires commercial drivers' license. The other activity that is most likely to be carried out by occupation is handling and moving objects.
Median Annual Salary: $37,770 Projected 10-Year Employment Growth: 12.95%