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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

53-3032 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

Drive a tractor-trailer combination or a truck with a capacity of at least 26,001 pounds Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW). May be required to unload truck. Requires commercial drivers’ license. Includes tow truck drivers. Excludes “Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors” (53-7081).


National estimates for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Industry profile for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Geographic profile for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

National estimates for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
1,984,180 0.9 % $ 25.52 $ 53,090 0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 16.97 $ 20.43 $ 24.00 $ 29.42 $ 36.16
Annual Wage (2) $ 35,300 $ 42,490 $ 49,920 $ 61,200 $ 75,220


Industry profile for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers:

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

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Truck Transportation 897,370 57.62 $ 26.37 $ 54,850
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) 99,680 10.18 $ 27.66 $ 57,520
Warehousing and Storage 84,650 4.45 $ 23.90 $ 49,710
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing 77,550 18.84 $ 24.28 $ 50,500
Couriers and Express Delivery Services 68,640 7.17 $ 31.21 $ 64,920

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Truck Transportation 897,370 57.62 $ 26.37 $ 54,850
Support Activities for Road Transportation 51,810 46.09 $ 22.11 $ 45,980
Fuel Dealers 17,810 25.13 $ 25.11 $ 52,240
Waste Collection 44,830 22.23 $ 23.77 $ 49,450
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing 77,550 18.84 $ 24.28 $ 50,500

Top paying industries for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 290 0.08 $ 36.14 $ 75,170
Telecommunications 200 0.03 $ 34.51 $ 71,770
Support Activities for Water Transportation 2,670 2.84 $ 32.90 $ 68,440
Rail Transportation 1,680 0.91 $ 31.97 $ 66,490
Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation 1,630 4.54 $ 31.67 $ 65,880


Geographic profile for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers:

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



Map of employment of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers by state, May 2022


States with the highest employment level in Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Texas 210,940 16.24 1.21 $ 23.89 $ 49,690
California 186,140 10.55 0.79 $ 26.37 $ 54,850
Florida 99,490 10.80 0.81 $ 23.89 $ 49,690
Ohio 91,240 16.97 1.27 $ 25.42 $ 52,870
Pennsylvania 88,230 15.18 1.13 $ 25.80 $ 53,670


Map of location quotient of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers by state, May 2022


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Arkansas 31,820 25.85 1.93 $ 22.64 $ 47,090
North Dakota 10,360 25.55 1.90 $ 27.20 $ 56,570
Iowa 38,390 25.25 1.88 $ 25.00 $ 52,010
Nebraska 24,470 25.21 1.88 $ 30.56 $ 63,560
Wyoming 6,020 22.47 1.67 $ 25.74 $ 53,530


Map of annual mean wages of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers by state, May 2022


Top paying states for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Nebraska 24,470 25.21 1.88 $ 30.56 $ 63,560
Washington 37,250 10.94 0.82 $ 28.95 $ 60,210
Alaska 3,130 10.22 0.76 $ 28.61 $ 59,510
New Jersey 49,730 12.10 0.90 $ 28.55 $ 59,380
New York 63,200 6.94 0.52 $ 27.94 $ 58,110



Map of employment of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Heavy and Tractor-Trailer 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 69,230 7.54 0.56 $ 29.43 $ 61,210
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 61,560 16.18 1.21 $ 24.73 $ 51,440
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 60,630 13.73 1.02 $ 27.99 $ 58,210
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 53,870 8.83 0.66 $ 26.10 $ 54,290
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 47,480 15.54 1.16 $ 24.72 $ 51,420
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 43,020 15.77 1.18 $ 26.24 $ 54,570
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 37,210 22.79 1.70 $ 26.04 $ 54,160
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 31,900 11.52 0.86 $ 27.40 $ 57,000
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 28,530 12.85 0.96 $ 25.42 $ 52,860
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 24,130 9.20 0.69 $ 24.62 $ 51,210


Map of location quotient of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Joplin, MO 3,690 46.63 3.48 $ 24.51 $ 50,980
Laredo, TX 4,750 46.53 3.47 $ 22.25 $ 46,270
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 3,550 40.99 3.05 $ 29.70 $ 61,780
Odessa, TX 2,930 40.11 2.99 $ 25.96 $ 53,990
Midland, TX 3,970 37.81 2.82 $ 25.69 $ 53,420
Cedar Rapids, IA 5,150 37.01 2.76 $ 25.17 $ 52,350
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 9,430 36.87 2.75 $ 20.48 $ 42,590
Fort Smith, AR-OK 3,340 31.78 2.37 $ 21.87 $ 45,480
Stockton-Lodi, CA 8,680 31.56 2.35 $ 26.34 $ 54,790
Morristown, TN 1,430 30.84 2.30 $ 26.89 $ 55,920


Map of annual mean wages of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers by area, May 2022


Top paying metropolitan areas for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Lincoln, NE 4,990 28.73 2.14 $ 35.10 $ 73,020
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 11,020 23.37 1.74 $ 32.23 $ 67,030
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 15,570 6.51 0.49 $ 30.83 $ 64,120
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN 1,870 25.95 1.93 $ 30.72 $ 63,890
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 19,120 9.39 0.70 $ 30.34 $ 63,110
Fairbanks, AK 550 15.89 1.18 $ 30.25 $ 62,920
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 4,630 4.13 0.31 $ 29.99 $ 62,380
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 3,550 40.99 3.05 $ 29.70 $ 61,780
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 790 15.96 1.19 $ 29.46 $ 61,280
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 69,230 7.54 0.56 $ 29.43 $ 61,210

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 7,440 19.42 1.45 $ 22.90 $ 47,640
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) 6,910 21.45 1.60 $ 24.40 $ 50,740
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 6,620 26.93 2.01 $ 26.05 $ 54,170
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 6,250 31.95 2.38 $ 24.20 $ 50,340
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 5,950 30.90 2.30 $ 25.90 $ 53,870

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Heavy and Tractor-Trailer 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 4,200 38.16 2.84 $ 27.55 $ 57,300
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area 4,620 34.80 2.59 $ 23.51 $ 48,910
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 6,250 31.95 2.38 $ 24.20 $ 50,340
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 4,280 31.83 2.37 $ 24.02 $ 49,950
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area 2,550 31.25 2.33 $ 23.98 $ 49,870

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 900 8.86 0.66 $ 28.90 $ 60,120
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area 1,730 13.80 1.03 $ 28.12 $ 58,480
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area 1,830 18.30 1.36 $ 27.99 $ 58,230
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 470 7.63 0.57 $ 27.71 $ 57,640
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 4,200 38.16 2.84 $ 27.55 $ 57,300


About May 2022 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 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023