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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

53-3033 Light Truck Drivers

Drive a light vehicle, such as a truck or van, with a capacity of less than 26,001 pounds Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW), primarily to pick up merchandise or packages from a distribution center and deliver. May load and unload vehicle. Excludes "Couriers and Messengers" (43-5021) and "Driver/Sales Workers" (53-3031).


National estimates for Light Truck Drivers
Industry profile for Light Truck Drivers
Geographic profile for Light Truck Drivers

National estimates for Light Truck Drivers:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Light Truck Drivers:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
929,470 0.9 % $ 19.74 $ 41,050 0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for Light Truck Drivers:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 10.80 $ 13.26 $ 17.81 $ 24.45 $ 33.69
Annual Wage (2) $ 22,470 $ 27,580 $ 37,050 $ 50,850 $ 70,080


Industry profile for Light Truck Drivers:

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

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Light Truck Drivers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Couriers and Express Delivery Services 213,170 27.72 $ 27.17 $ 56,520
Local Messengers and Local Delivery 72,690 55.37 $ 20.11 $ 41,840
Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores 67,670 12.52 $ 12.72 $ 26,460
Truck Transportation 54,950 3.74 $ 21.24 $ 44,180
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) 42,540 4.49 $ 18.90 $ 39,320

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Light Truck Drivers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Local Messengers and Local Delivery 72,690 55.37 $ 20.11 $ 41,840
Couriers and Express Delivery Services 213,170 27.72 $ 27.17 $ 56,520
Florists 7,630 14.48 $ 13.56 $ 28,200
Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores 67,670 12.52 $ 12.72 $ 26,460
Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 30,940 9.13 $ 15.51 $ 32,260

Top paying industries for Light Truck Drivers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Motion Picture and Video Industries 730 0.22 $ 32.38 $ 67,350
Natural Gas Distribution 460 0.43 $ 32.10 $ 66,760
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 50 0.01 $ 29.09 $ 60,500
Postal Service (federal government) 2,370 0.38 $ 27.48 $ 57,160
Couriers and Express Delivery Services 213,170 27.72 $ 27.17 $ 56,520


Geographic profile for Light Truck Drivers:

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





States with the highest employment level in Light Truck Drivers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 111,530 6.79 1.02 $ 22.09 $ 45,960
Texas 73,120 6.04 0.90 $ 19.99 $ 41,580
Florida 57,500 6.81 1.02 $ 17.98 $ 37,390
Illinois 56,390 10.02 1.50 $ 22.75 $ 47,330
New York 44,270 5.09 0.76 $ 20.57 $ 42,780




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Light Truck Drivers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Illinois 56,390 10.02 1.50 $ 22.75 $ 47,330
Tennessee 25,690 8.85 1.32 $ 18.88 $ 39,270
Kentucky 15,670 8.79 1.32 $ 19.21 $ 39,960
Connecticut 12,870 8.35 1.25 $ 19.53 $ 40,620
Mississippi 8,820 8.19 1.23 $ 17.40 $ 36,190




Top paying states for Light Truck Drivers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska 1,540 5.18 0.78 $ 24.25 $ 50,450
Illinois 56,390 10.02 1.50 $ 22.75 $ 47,330
California 111,530 6.79 1.02 $ 22.09 $ 45,960
Washington 19,100 5.98 0.89 $ 22.09 $ 45,950
Massachusetts 21,790 6.50 0.97 $ 21.55 $ 44,820





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Light Truck Drivers:

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 49,200 5.57 0.83 $ 21.27 $ 44,230
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 42,890 9.83 1.47 $ 23.89 $ 49,700
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 40,970 7.04 1.05 $ 21.40 $ 44,510
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 24,160 6.73 1.01 $ 20.71 $ 43,080
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 20,180 7.48 1.12 $ 20.12 $ 41,850
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 19,090 7.61 1.14 $ 17.20 $ 35,780
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 18,720 7.11 1.06 $ 19.17 $ 39,870
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 16,790 7.20 1.08 $ 25.20 $ 52,420
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 16,700 5.52 0.83 $ 22.49 $ 46,790
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 16,240 6.24 0.93 $ 22.25 $ 46,270




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Light Truck Drivers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Ocala, FL 1,600 15.56 2.33 $ 16.42 $ 34,150
Muskegon, MI 850 15.50 2.32 $ 14.88 $ 30,960
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 1,440 15.02 2.25 $ 21.66 $ 45,050
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 8,840 14.53 2.17 $ 19.09 $ 39,710
Beckley, WV 560 13.97 2.09 $ 14.73 $ 30,630
Albany, GA 800 13.58 2.03 $ 18.60 $ 38,690
Bowling Green, KY 900 13.25 1.98 $ 15.99 $ 33,270
Odessa, TX 950 12.85 1.92 $ 20.05 $ 41,710
Savannah, GA 2,170 12.75 1.91 $ 17.24 $ 35,850
Rapid City, SD 790 12.47 1.87 $ 16.81 $ 34,960




Top paying metropolitan areas for Light Truck Drivers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 16,790 7.20 1.08 $ 25.20 $ 52,420
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 4,300 3.90 0.58 $ 24.95 $ 51,890
Anchorage, AK 1,110 6.75 1.01 $ 24.80 $ 51,590
Waterbury, CT 530 8.46 1.27 $ 24.38 $ 50,700
Abilene, TX 590 8.95 1.34 $ 24.34 $ 50,620
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 7,910 5.65 0.85 $ 23.99 $ 49,910
Gainesville, GA 700 7.84 1.17 $ 23.92 $ 49,760
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 42,890 9.83 1.47 $ 23.89 $ 49,700
Austin-Round Rock, TX 5,100 4.84 0.72 $ 23.43 $ 48,730
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 420 4.59 0.69 $ 23.42 $ 48,710

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Light Truck Drivers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area 2,070 12.66 1.89 $ 16.99 $ 35,330
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 1,950 5.14 0.77 $ 17.56 $ 36,530
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 1,750 7.09 1.06 $ 16.53 $ 34,380
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 1,610 7.19 1.08 $ 17.22 $ 35,820
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 1,590 6.60 0.99 $ 13.94 $ 28,990

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Light Truck Drivers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area 1,530 13.59 2.03 $ 19.00 $ 39,530
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area 2,070 12.66 1.89 $ 16.99 $ 35,330
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area 1,530 12.22 1.83 $ 18.23 $ 37,930
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 1,040 11.54 1.73 $ 18.98 $ 39,470
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 1,440 10.28 1.54 $ 18.31 $ 38,090

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Light Truck Drivers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 760 6.61 0.99 $ 23.93 $ 49,770
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 750 7.14 1.07 $ 23.68 $ 49,260
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 540 4.70 0.70 $ 23.68 $ 49,260
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 1,010 6.78 1.01 $ 22.89 $ 47,610
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 290 2.87 0.43 $ 22.61 $ 47,040


About May 2020 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.

(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 OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021