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July 05, 2008
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APTA > Industry Information > Transit Statistics > Public Transportation Employee Statistics  

Employees by Function

Employees by Function (a) (b) (c)

FISCAL YEAR

VEHICLE OPERA-TORS (c)

VEHICLE MAINTE-NANCE

NON-VEHICLE MAINTE-NANCE

GENERAL ADMINIS-TRATION

OPER-
ATING TOTAL

CAPITAL

TOTAL

1990

150,556

31,424

44,282

35,914

262,176

10,663

27,839

1991

153,281

31,861

42,708

38,007

265,857

10,288

276,145

1992

169,549

48,270

24,062

25,221

267,102

11,893

278,995

1993

179,426

53,041

28,043

29,009

289,519

  9,665

299,184

1994

183,673

51,405

27,004

32,005

294,087

10,207

304,294

1995

190,675

51,905

27,329

30,582

300,491

10,695

311,186

1996

199,615

54,645

27,239

33,445

314,944

11,682

326,626

1997

207,510

53,322

27,232

32,695

320,759

13,081

333,840

1998

209,047

57,128

28,335

33,242

327,752

10,963

338,715

1999

215,185

59,018

28,914

34,768

337,885

11,938

349,823

2000

221,885

61,155

29,527

35,274

347,841

11,753

359,594

2001

228,091

62,404

29,963

36,808

357,266

13,490

370,756

2002

227,470

62,679

30,520

40,053

360,722

13,048

373,770

2003

209,392

59,007

29,139

40,444

337,982

12,984

350,987

2004 P

216,824

60,160

30,653

38,233

345,871

12,774

358,645

2004 % of Total

62.7%

17.4%

8.9%

11.1%

100.0%

 

 

P = Preliminary
(a) Based on employee equivalents of 2,080 labor hours equals one employee; beginning 1993 equals actual employees. Series not continuous between 1992 and 1993.
(b) Excludes an estimated 10,000-20,000 individuals not employed by transit agencies and whose compensation is classified as "services."
(c) Beginning 1992, ticketing, fare collection, and security employees reclassified from "General Administration" to "Other Vehicle Operations," and vehicle maintenance administrative and support employees reclassified from "Non-Vehicle Maintenance" to "Vehicle Maintenance." Series not continuous between 1991 and 1992.

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