SOC Code 53-6051 - Transportation Inspectors

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Transportation Inspectors (SOC 53-6051) is a 2018 SOC detailed occupation with about 30,020 U.S. jobs and a mean annual wage of $77,530 (May 2025 OEWS).

Key facts for SOC 53-6051

Code
53-6051
O*NET® code
53-6051.00
Level
Detailed occupation, 2018 SOC
Official title
Transportation Inspectors
Employment
30,020 in the United States
Hourly wage
$37.27 average
Annual wage
$77,530 average
Extended SOC
3 O*NET® occupations
Source
BLS, 2018 SOC. Wages and employment: May 2025 OEWS

Description

Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2018 Standard Occupational Classification.

Inspect equipment or goods in connection with the safe transport of cargo or people. Includes rail transportation inspectors, such as freight inspectors, rail inspectors, and other inspectors of transportation vehicles not elsewhere classified.

Classification scope for SOC 53-6051

Included examples, work this classification places in another SOC code.

Included examples

Bureau of Labor Statistics illustrative examples for this SOC code.

  • Aircraft Inspector
  • Aircraft Landing Gear Inspector
  • Aircraft Quality Control Inspector
  • Airworthiness Safety Inspector
  • Freight Inspector
  • Locomotive Inspector
  • Motor Vehicle Emissions Inspector
  • Railroad Car Inspector
  • Railroad Inspector
  • School Bus Inspector
  • Transit Vehicle Inspector

Classified elsewhere

Bureau of Labor Statistics exclusions. This work belongs in another SOC code.

"Transportation Security Screeners" (33-9093).

Where SOC 53-6051 sits in the hierarchy

Major group 53-0000 Transportation and Material Moving Occupations Minor group 53-6000 Other Transportation Workers Broad occupation Direct parent 53-6050 Transportation Inspectors
Detailed occupation Current 53-6051 Transportation Inspectors

Extended SOC (O*NET®-SOC 31.0)

3 occupations

O*NET® child pages of this detailed SOC code. A suffix of .00 is the O*NET® occupation for this code. A higher suffix is a finer breakout. These are not additional official SOC codes.

Career video for Transportation Inspectors

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Using SOC 53-6051

Use SOC 53-6051, Transportation Inspectors, when that is the work performed. A more specific O*NET® occupation, when listed, is an Extended SOC code inside this SOC code.

What do Transportation Inspectors do?

Inspect equipment or goods in connection with the safe transport of cargo or people. Includes rail transportation inspectors, such as freight inspectors, rail inspectors, and other inspectors of transportation vehicles not elsewhere classified.

How much do Transportation Inspectors earn?

May 2025 OEWS reports a mean annual wage of $77,530 and a mean hourly wage of $37.27 for this occupation.

How many people work as Transportation Inspectors in the U.S.?

May 2025 OEWS estimates 30,020 U.S. jobs in SOC 53-6051, Transportation Inspectors.

Is SOC 53-6051 the same as an O*NET® code?

The official code is the six-digit SOC code 53-6051. Each O*NET® occupation is a child page of that code. 53-6051.00 Transportation Inspectors is the .00 O*NET® child page for this SOC code. A finer breakout is 53-6051.01 Aviation Inspectors.

Sources for SOC 53-6051

  • Official classification source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2018 Standard Occupational Classification. BLS SOC page
  • Extended SOC source This page includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. SICCODE.com has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.
  • Wage and employment data U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. BLS OEWS

Published by SICCODE.com. The title, description, and exclusions are the Bureau of Labor Statistics 2018 SOC text. Wage and employment figures, when shown, are U.S. national estimates from the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

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