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Transportation Attendants in California

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6.2% Jobs Projection

$36,540 Median Salary

910 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Transportation Attendants in California are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

Projected employment for Transportation Attendants in California is growing faster than average.
Transportation Attendants in California earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Transportation Attendants Work in California?

5,740 people worked as Transportation Attendants in 2018 in this state.

There were 6,470 Transportation Attendants employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 730 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 325 Transportation Attendants working in it, which means California has more Transportation Attendants than average.

Job Projections for California

Jobs for Transportation Attendants in this state are growing at a rate of 6.2% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 8.1%.

California Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 910 annual job openings, and 6,900 total jobs in 2026 for Transportation Attendants in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 2,700 annual jobs and 20,000 total jobs in 2026.

What do Transportation Attendants Make in California?

In 2018 wages for Transportation Attendants ranged from $22,950 to $60,600 with $36,540 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.03 to $29.14. The median hourly rate was $17.57.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $17.6 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $0.03.

The median salary in California is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top California Metros for Transportation Attendants

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Transportation Attendants.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1,630	$30,680
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	250	$26,250
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	160	$32,290

Top States for Transportation Attendants Employment

The table below shows the states where most Transportation Attendants work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	5,740	$36,540
New York	2,710	$23,660
Florida	2,340	$22,490
Illinois	1,730	$23,220
Michigan	1,300	$23,500
Hawaii	1,160	$28,830
Washington	1,140	$36,260
District of Columbia	910	$39,510
Utah	710	$25,240
Texas	690	$19,210
Louisiana	520	$22,790
Georgia	500	$19,520
Massachusetts	370	$31,650
New Jersey	350	$24,170
Nevada	300	$31,730
Ohio	290	$27,020
Pennsylvania	250	$26,300
Virginia	240	$24,930
Alaska	240	$50,360
Connecticut	220	$24,230

Below are the states where Transportation Attendants get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Alaska	$50,360
District of Columbia	$39,510
California	$36,540
Oregon	$36,470
Washington	$36,260
Minnesota	$33,260
Nevada	$31,730
Massachusetts	$31,650
Missouri	$31,160
South Carolina	$29,540

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