| General
& Specialized Freight Trucking
This industry
group comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing general
freight trucking. General freight establishments handle a wide variety
of commodities, generally palletized, and transported in a container
or van trailer. The establishments of this industry group provide a
combination of the following network activities: local pickup, local
sorting and terminal operations, line-haul, destination sorting and
terminal operations, and local delivery. This industry group also comprises
establishments primarily engaged in providing local or long-distance
specialized freight trucking. The establishments of this industry are
primarily engaged in the transportation of freight which, because of
size, weight, shape, or other inherent characteristics, requires specialized
equipment,such as flatbeds, tankers, or refrigerated trailers. This
industry also includes the transportation of used household, institutional,
and commercial furniture and equipment.
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Occupations
in Demand for General & Specialized Freight Trucking |
| |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Truck
Drivers, Heavy & Tractor-Trailer |
|
1,520 |
|
0.3% |
763 |
|
| Laborers
and Freight & Stock Movers |
|
950 |
|
-4.4% |
790 |
|
| Truck
Drivers, Light & Delivery Services |
|
350 |
|
-0.5% |
227 |
|
Farm
Equipment, Truck Mechanics &
Diesel Engine Specialists |
|
150 |
|
14.2% |
112 |
|
| General
Office Clerks |
|
1,560 |
|
7.6% |
1,402 |
|
| Industrial
Truck & Tractor Operators |
|
160 |
|
-9.7% |
196 |
|
| Dispatchers,
Exc. Police & Fire |
|
60 |
|
-10.0% |
52 |
|
| First-line
Supervisors of Transportation & Material Moving Workers |
|
160 |
|
3.3% |
100 |
|
| General
& Operations Managers |
|
750 |
|
-4.1% |
534 |
|
| Bookkeeping,
Acctg., & Auditing Clerks |
|
870 |
|
5.4% |
744 |
|
| Packers
& Packagers, Hand |
|
450 |
|
-10.4% |
164 |
|
| Secretaries,
Exc. Legal, Medical & Exec. |
|
260 |
|
-1.6% |
133 |
|
| Customer
Service Representatives |
|
670 |
|
13.6% |
879 |
|
Source:
Minnesota Dept.
of Employment & Economic Development
1st Quarter 2009 Median Salary Data from the Minnesota
Salary Survey for Region 6W and Region 8
Current Demand Data from the Occupations
in Demand Tool for Region 6W and Region 8
Projected Employment Data from the 2006-2016 Minnesota
Employment Projections Program for Southwest Minnesota |
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