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 26,001 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 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