Indianapolis Region
Logistics Employment & Wages Indianapolis Region Logistics Employment & Wages Hourly Wage**
Number of Employees*
Entry***
Median
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
43,490
$10.08
$13.78
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
21,660
$12.85
$22.13
Stock clerks and order fillers
18,040
$8.63
$11.64
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
9,330
$8.97
$13.69
Packers and packagers, hand
8,840
$8.10
$10.31
Truck drivers, light or delivery services
7,970
$9.35
$13.78
Industrial truck and tractor operators
5,820
$12.40
$15.30
Driver/sales workers
5,630
$7.84
$9.11
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material movers
5,100
$15.85
$25.35
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
3,370
$8.03
$10.44
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
3,030
$10.11
$14.98
Cargo and freight agents
1,480
$14.35
$19.37
Machine feeders and off-bearers
1,320
$10.20
$13.41
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
870
$27.00
$43.50
Purchasing managers
560
$30.73
$48.54
Transportation inspectors
160
$20.68
$45.27
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*Employment data are for Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, Bloomington, Columbus, Kokomo, Lafayette, & Muncie MSAs. **Wage data are for Indianapolis-Carmel MSA. ***Entry wages = average wages in the lowest10th percentile. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OES, May 2017 (released May 2018)
The 9-county Indianapolis Region includes Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Madison, Marion, Morgan and Shelby counties. Last Updated 5/24/2018
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