Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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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.
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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:
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 |
United States Department of Labor
