Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

53-3033 Light Truck 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).

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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)
923,050	0.8 %	$18.52	$38,520	0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$10.13	$12.37	$16.70	$22.94	$31.44
Annual Wage (2)	$21,060	$25,730	$34,730	$47,700	$65,400

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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	190,410	27.17	$26.01	$54,110
Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores	67,000	11.95	$12.08	$25,130
Truck Transportation	51,410	3.38	$20.75	$43,150
Local Messengers and Local Delivery	48,620	50.78	$18.63	$38,750
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only)	41,920	4.24	$18.50	$38,470

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	48,620	50.78	$18.63	$38,750
Couriers and Express Delivery Services	190,410	27.17	$26.01	$54,110
Florists	8,880	14.37	$12.68	$26,360
Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores	67,000	11.95	$12.08	$25,130
Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	33,370	9.45	$14.70	$30,570

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Natural Gas Distribution	360	0.33	$31.06	$64,600
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	40	0.01	$28.35	$58,980
Postal Service (federal government)	2,340	0.37	$26.69	$55,520
Couriers and Express Delivery Services	190,410	27.17	$26.01	$54,110
Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events	(8)	(8)	$25.90	$53,870

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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	110,370	6.35	1.01	$20.66	$42,960
Texas	67,250	5.41	0.86	$18.96	$39,440
Florida	54,840	6.24	0.99	$17.48	$36,350
Illinois	52,530	8.72	1.39	$21.17	$44,040
New York	47,210	4.96	0.79	$19.16	$39,850

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)
Illinois	52,530	8.72	1.39	$21.17	$44,040
Kentucky	15,910	8.39	1.33	$18.06	$37,560
Mississippi	9,160	8.12	1.29	$15.75	$32,760
South Dakota	3,390	7.96	1.27	$17.19	$35,760
Louisiana	15,200	7.91	1.26	$15.87	$33,010

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska	1,870	5.88	0.94	$22.83	$47,490
Illinois	52,530	8.72	1.39	$21.17	$44,040
North Dakota	2,080	4.93	0.78	$20.87	$43,410
California	110,370	6.35	1.01	$20.66	$42,960
Washington	18,100	5.45	0.87	$20.47	$42,570

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	53,800	5.57	0.89	$19.84	$41,260
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	40,750	6.53	1.04	$20.09	$41,790
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	38,840	8.31	1.32	$22.31	$46,400
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	20,280	5.55	0.88	$20.10	$41,800
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	18,460	6.73	1.07	$18.51	$38,490
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	18,400	6.40	1.02	$18.15	$37,750
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	17,780	6.73	1.07	$17.68	$36,770
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	16,560	6.70	1.07	$23.46	$48,790
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	16,470	5.89	0.94	$20.73	$43,120
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	15,200	4.98	0.79	$19.88	$41,360