Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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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).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation:
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 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
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 |
Geographic profile for this occupation:
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 |
United States Department of Labor
