• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021

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).

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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)
1,010,040	0.7 %	$ 20.50	$ 42,630	0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for Light Truck Drivers:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 11.72	$ 14.59	$ 18.40	$ 23.46	$ 31.49
Annual Wage (2)	$ 24,380	$ 30,350	$ 38,280	$ 48,790	$ 65,500

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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	309,410	33.37	$ 26.67	$ 55,480
Local Messengers and Local Delivery	91,430	56.27	$ 18.70	$ 38,900
Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores	67,110	12.37	$ 12.44	$ 25,880
Truck Transportation	57,460	3.85	$ 21.73	$ 45,200
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only)	39,800	2.90	$ 19.12	$ 39,770

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	91,430	56.27	$ 18.70	$ 38,900
Couriers and Express Delivery Services	309,410	33.37	$ 26.67	$ 55,480
Florists	7,590	13.88	$ 13.16	$ 27,380
Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores	67,110	12.37	$ 12.44	$ 25,880
Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	28,760	8.47	$ 14.96	$ 31,110

Top paying industries for Light Truck Drivers:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	(8)	(8)	$ 36.51	$ 75,940
Support Activities for Water Transportation	340	0.38	$ 31.80	$ 66,140
Telecommunications	90	0.01	$ 30.40	$ 63,230
Natural Gas Distribution	400	0.36	$ 29.82	$ 62,030
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services	50	0.01	$ 28.54	$ 59,360

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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	121,060	7.32	1.02	$ 22.28	$ 46,350
Texas	76,310	6.24	0.87	$ 20.19	$ 41,990
Florida	59,380	6.90	0.96	$ 18.84	$ 39,190
Illinois	57,470	10.23	1.43	$ 22.27	$ 46,320
New York	53,340	6.15	0.86	$ 21.31	$ 44,320

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)
Tennessee	35,220	11.79	1.64	$ 20.09	$ 41,780
Illinois	57,470	10.23	1.43	$ 22.27	$ 46,320
Maryland	25,190	9.89	1.38	$ 22.01	$ 45,780
Louisiana	16,850	9.40	1.31	$ 17.52	$ 36,430
South Dakota	3,940	9.36	1.31	$ 18.96	$ 39,440

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	1,520	5.15	0.72	$ 23.24	$ 48,340
New Jersey	22,970	5.97	0.83	$ 22.88	$ 47,590
District of Columbia	870	1.31	0.18	$ 22.52	$ 46,840
California	121,060	7.32	1.02	$ 22.28	$ 46,350
Illinois	57,470	10.23	1.43	$ 22.27	$ 46,320

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	51,360	5.92	0.83	$ 22.79	$ 47,410
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	44,570	7.79	1.09	$ 21.93	$ 45,620
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	40,680	9.61	1.34	$ 23.12	$ 48,090
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	25,150	7.01	0.98	$ 21.04	$ 43,750
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	19,740	7.63	1.06	$ 19.29	$ 40,120
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	19,720	7.43	1.04	$ 21.28	$ 44,250
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	18,730	6.46	0.90	$ 20.85	$ 43,380
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	18,070	7.37	1.03	$ 19.63	$ 40,820
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	16,940	6.55	0.91	$ 22.68	$ 47,160
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	16,490	7.36	1.03	$ 24.79	$ 51,560

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)
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	2,370	24.15	3.37	$ 23.04	$ 47,920
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	11,710	19.36	2.70	$ 22.87	$ 47,560
Muskegon, MI	860	15.11	2.11	$ 15.44	$ 32,110
Ocala, FL	1,470	13.84	1.93	$ 17.96	$ 37,350
Bangor, ME	860	13.79	1.92	$ 18.65	$ 38,800
Rockford, IL	1,700	12.89	1.80	$ 21.35	$ 44,410
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	610	12.75	1.78	$ 20.66	$ 42,970
Lebanon, PA	610	12.46	1.74	(8)	(8)
Decatur, IL	540	11.88	1.66	$ 22.81	$ 47,440
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	11,520	11.80	1.65	$ 19.40	$ 40,350