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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

53-3031 Driver/Sales Workers

Drive truck or other vehicle over established routes or within an established territory and sell or deliver goods, such as food products, including restaurant take-out items, or pick up or deliver items such as commercial laundry. May also take orders, collect payment, or stock merchandise at point of delivery. Excludes “Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers” (49-9091) and “Light Truck Drivers” (53-3033).


National estimates for Driver/Sales Workers
Industry profile for Driver/Sales Workers
Geographic profile for Driver/Sales Workers

National estimates for Driver/Sales Workers:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Driver/Sales Workers:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
463,120 2.4 % $ 18.38 $ 38,230 0.9 %

Percentile wage estimates for Driver/Sales Workers:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 10.00 $ 12.45 $ 17.03 $ 22.42 $ 29.37
Annual Wage (2) $ 20,800 $ 25,900 $ 35,420 $ 46,640 $ 61,080


Industry profile for Driver/Sales Workers:

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

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Driver/Sales Workers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Restaurants and Other Eating Places 217,280 2.00 $ 13.95 $ 29,010
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) 72,730 7.14 $ 23.15 $ 48,150
Truck Transportation 24,680 1.56 $ 31.41 $ 65,330
Drycleaning and Laundry Services 21,560 8.49 $ 24.21 $ 50,370
Food and Beverage Retailers (4451 and 4452 only) 15,200 0.50 $ 20.14 $ 41,900

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Driver/Sales Workers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Drycleaning and Laundry Services 21,560 8.49 $ 24.21 $ 50,370
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) 72,730 7.14 $ 23.15 $ 48,150
Fuel Dealers 4,060 5.78 $ 24.98 $ 51,960
Florists 2,670 4.15 $ 14.31 $ 29,770
Local Messengers and Local Delivery 6,870 3.95 $ 20.15 $ 41,920

Top paying industries for Driver/Sales Workers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Truck Transportation 24,680 1.56 $ 31.41 $ 65,330
Specialized Design Services 90 0.06 $ 29.44 $ 61,240
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (8) (8) $ 29.17 $ 60,660
Other Specialty Trade Contractors 60 0.01 $ 28.01 $ 58,250
Warehousing and Storage 7,160 0.37 $ 26.59 $ 55,310


Geographic profile for Driver/Sales Workers:

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



Map of employment of driver/sales workers by state, May 2023


States with the highest employment level in Driver/Sales Workers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 48,380 2.70 0.88 $ 22.36 $ 46,500
Texas 46,670 3.44 1.13 $ 16.16 $ 33,620
Florida 30,930 3.23 1.06 $ 16.51 $ 34,340
Ohio 23,490 4.29 1.41 $ 16.90 $ 35,160
New York 19,730 2.10 0.69 $ 20.91 $ 43,480


Map of location quotient of driver/sales workers by state, May 2023


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Driver/Sales Workers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Missouri 13,970 4.86 1.59 $ 20.22 $ 42,050
Kentucky 9,310 4.74 1.55 $ 17.10 $ 35,570
Rhode Island 2,240 4.59 1.51 $ 18.42 $ 38,300
New Hampshire 3,040 4.50 1.48 $ 16.66 $ 34,650
Indiana 13,930 4.41 1.45 $ 17.72 $ 36,850


Map of annual mean wages of driver/sales workers by state, May 2023


Top paying states for Driver/Sales Workers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Dakota 1,700 4.08 1.34 $ 22.70 $ 47,220
Vermont 780 2.60 0.85 $ 22.50 $ 46,790
California 48,380 2.70 0.88 $ 22.36 $ 46,500
Washington 10,410 2.98 0.98 $ 22.00 $ 45,760
Louisiana 3,590 1.94 0.64 $ 21.25 $ 44,190



Map of employment of driver/sales workers by area, May 2023


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Driver/Sales Workers:

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 22,840 2.41 0.79 $ 21.25 $ 44,200
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 20,110 3.25 1.07 $ 21.19 $ 44,070
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 12,810 2.84 0.93 $ 18.95 $ 39,410
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 11,430 3.59 1.18 $ 15.37 $ 31,970
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 10,230 2.58 0.85 $ 20.53 $ 42,700
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 9,190 2.97 0.97 $ 17.87 $ 37,180
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 8,580 3.75 1.23 $ 21.23 $ 44,160
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 7,810 2.87 0.94 $ 17.59 $ 36,590
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 7,790 2.76 0.91 $ 17.21 $ 35,790
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 7,690 2.72 0.89 $ 18.14 $ 37,730


Map of location quotient of driver/sales workers by area, May 2023


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Driver/Sales Workers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Jacksonville, NC 480 9.21 3.02 $ 9.45 $ 19,650
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV 250 7.07 2.32 $ 16.75 $ 34,850
Joplin, MO 560 6.94 2.28 $ 19.95 $ 41,490
Laredo, TX 710 6.78 2.22 $ 20.22 $ 42,060
Springfield, OH 300 6.33 2.08 $ 15.90 $ 33,070
Springfield, MO 1,350 6.18 2.03 $ 18.78 $ 39,060
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 800 6.12 2.01 $ 18.83 $ 39,160
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL 270 6.11 2.00 $ 18.06 $ 37,560
Twin Falls, ID 290 6.02 1.97 $ 16.24 $ 33,770
St. Joseph, MO-KS 310 5.86 1.92 $ 18.55 $ 38,590