Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

53-3033 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers

Drive a light vehicle, such as a truck or van, with a capacity of less than 26,000 pounds Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW), primarily to deliver or pick up merchandise or to deliver packages. May load and unload vehicle. Excludes "Couriers and Messengers" (43-5021) and "Driver/Sales Workers" (53-3031).

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)
915,310	0.8 %	$17.75	$36,920	0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$9.74	$11.79	$15.78	$21.93	$30.14
Annual Wage (2)	$20,260	$24,520	$32,810	$45,610	$62,690

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)
Couriers and Express Delivery Services	176,260	28.17	$25.67	$53,390
Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores	69,460	12.51	$11.54	$24,000
Truck Transportation	48,080	3.26	$19.48	$40,520
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only)	44,520	4.53	$17.76	$36,950
Restaurants and Other Eating Places	38,070	0.36	$11.92	$24,790

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Local Messengers and Local Delivery	34,870	44.56	$17.19	$35,750
Couriers and Express Delivery Services	176,260	28.17	$25.67	$53,390
Florists	9,470	15.12	$12.24	$25,470
Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores	69,460	12.51	$11.54	$24,000
Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	32,660	9.46	$14.05	$29,230

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Postal Service (federal government)	2,270	0.36	$26.71	$55,550
Couriers and Express Delivery Services	176,260	28.17	$25.67	$53,390
Scientific Research and Development Services	120	0.02	$25.18	$52,370
Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events	(8)	(8)	$24.14	$50,210
Support Activities for Water Transportation	210	0.23	$22.70	$47,210

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)
California	111,100	6.53	1.03	$19.28	$40,110
Texas	65,960	5.45	0.86	$18.07	$37,590
Florida	55,230	6.42	1.01	$17.00	$35,370
Illinois	49,140	8.20	1.30	$19.12	$39,770
New York	46,030	4.90	0.78	$18.34	$38,160

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)
Rhode Island	4,080	8.46	1.34	$17.39	$36,170
Louisiana	15,950	8.34	1.32	$15.83	$32,930
Kentucky	15,680	8.30	1.31	$17.30	$35,990
Illinois	49,140	8.20	1.30	$19.12	$39,770
New Jersey	32,310	7.98	1.26	$18.38	$38,220

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska	1,840	5.84	0.92	$21.52	$44,750
North Dakota	2,060	4.95	0.78	$20.14	$41,900
Washington	17,740	5.44	0.86	$19.79	$41,160
Massachusetts	22,800	6.38	1.01	$19.69	$40,960
Minnesota	16,070	5.60	0.89	$19.44	$40,440

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	54,030	5.69	0.90	$19.12	$39,770
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	40,410	6.60	1.04	$18.97	$39,450
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	35,480	7.64	1.21	$19.81	$41,200
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	21,040	5.90	0.93	$19.28	$40,110
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	19,720	7.61	1.20	$17.09	$35,560
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	17,540	6.16	0.97	$17.78	$36,970
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	17,260	6.43	1.02	$18.38	$38,230
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	17,100	6.20	0.98	$20.26	$42,150
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	15,930	6.59	1.04	$20.79	$43,250
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	15,360	5.15	0.81	$18.44	$38,360