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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

53-3032 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

Drive a tractor-trailer combination or a truck with a capacity of at least 26,000 pounds Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW). May be required to unload truck. Requires commercial drivers' license.


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
1,800,330 0.6 % $21.91 $45,570 0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $13.54 $16.85 $21.00 $26.16 $31.38
Annual Wage (2) $28,160 $35,040 $43,680 $54,400 $65,260


Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Truck Transportation 880,710 59.63 $22.23 $46,230
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) 80,780 8.23 $22.95 $47,730
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing 68,770 16.51 $20.81 $43,280
Warehousing and Storage 57,140 4.99 $23.33 $48,530
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) 53,340 3.81 $20.50 $42,630

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Truck Transportation 880,710 59.63 $22.23 $46,230
Support Activities for Road Transportation 45,290 44.42 $19.04 $39,600
Waste Collection 44,670 24.88 $21.14 $43,960
Logging 8,660 17.75 $19.64 $40,860
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing 68,770 16.51 $20.81 $43,280

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Motion Picture and Video Industries 1,130 0.28 $32.73 $68,080
Telecommunications (8) (8) $31.64 $65,800
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing 110 0.05 $30.98 $64,440
Other Pipeline Transportation 400 4.45 $30.14 $62,690
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 340 0.09 $30.05 $62,510


Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Texas 191,490 15.81 1.27 $21.76 $45,260
California 138,380 8.14 0.65 $22.74 $47,300
Florida 87,960 10.22 0.82 $20.20 $42,020
Pennsylvania 82,330 14.08 1.13 $22.43 $46,650
Ohio 74,090 13.68 1.10 $21.64 $45,010




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Arkansas 34,700 28.67 2.30 $20.18 $41,980
Nebraska 26,360 26.95 2.17 $21.49 $44,710
North Dakota 10,560 25.35 2.04 $25.04 $52,080
Iowa 38,470 24.95 2.01 $21.07 $43,820
Wyoming 6,340 23.53 1.89 $24.13 $50,200




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska 2,380 7.54 0.61 $27.71 $57,630
District of Columbia 530 0.75 0.06 $25.37 $52,760
North Dakota 10,560 25.35 2.04 $25.04 $52,080
Nevada 11,760 8.73 0.70 $24.48 $50,920
New York 62,360 6.64 0.53 $24.26 $50,460





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 67,740 7.13 0.57 $25.40 $52,830
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 58,680 16.45 1.32 $22.95 $47,740
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 52,370 11.28 0.91 $24.19 $50,320
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 41,840 6.84 0.55 $22.79 $47,400
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 38,610 12.95 1.04 $21.78 $45,310
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 36,510 13.61 1.09 $21.15 $43,980
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 27,240 9.56 0.77 $23.50 $48,880
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 25,040 16.77 1.35 $22.94 $47,710
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 24,730 12.54 1.01 $20.46 $42,550
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 24,470 9.45 0.76 $19.87 $41,340




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Joplin, MO 4,330 54.21 4.36 $20.22 $42,060
Odessa, TX 3,520 45.98 3.70 $23.08 $48,010
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 11,230 45.83 3.68 $23.46 $48,790
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 3,710 44.02 3.54 $19.40 $40,350
Midland, TX 4,150 40.90 3.29 $23.09 $48,020
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA 1,900 39.65 3.19 $20.07 $41,740
Laredo, TX 3,730 37.31 3.00 $20.58 $42,800
Cedar Rapids, IA 5,000 35.41 2.85 $20.79 $43,250
Chattanooga, TN-GA 8,630 35.06 2.82 $18.89 $39,300
Lincoln, NE 6,040 33.76 2.71 (8) (8)




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Fairbanks, AK 510 14.42 1.16 $28.29 $58,850
Barnstable Town, MA 790 7.66 0.62 $27.84 $57,920
Anchorage, AK 1,120 6.53 0.52 $27.50 $57,200
Danville, IL 670 25.21 2.03 $26.33 $54,770
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 1,880 4.52 0.36 $26.08 $54,260
Santa Rosa, CA 1,560 7.63 0.61 $25.81 $53,670
Casper, WY 810 21.28 1.71 $25.78 $53,630
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 67,740 7.13 0.57 $25.40 $52,830
Dubuque, IA 1,090 18.91 1.52 $25.40 $52,830
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 4,790 4.28 0.34 $25.31 $52,650

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 7,520 19.17 1.54 $21.19 $44,070
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 7,180 26.39 2.12 $20.91 $43,500
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 6,970 35.83 2.88 $20.97 $43,610
North Northeastern Ohio non-metropolitan area (non-contiguous) 6,350 18.96 1.52 $22.69 $47,200
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 6,220 30.75 2.47 $22.70 $47,230

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 4,990 41.20 3.31 $27.07 $56,310
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 6,970 35.83 2.88 $20.97 $43,610
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area 4,550 33.42 2.69 $19.66 $40,890
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area 2,270 33.31 2.68 $18.50 $38,470
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 4,700 33.23 2.67 $20.97 $43,630

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Nevada nonmetropolitan area 2,210 22.97 1.85 $28.78 $59,850
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 740 7.00 0.56 $27.61 $57,430
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 4,990 41.20 3.31 $27.07 $56,310
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 3,180 16.62 1.34 $25.99 $54,050
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area 1,260 19.17 1.54 $25.89 $53,840


About May 2018 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2018 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 29, 2019