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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

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




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Lancaster, PA 3,660 14.68 2.34 $14.94 $31,070
Muskegon, MI 920 14.66 2.33 $15.08 $31,370
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 1,430 13.68 2.18 $19.56 $40,690
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 8,650 13.67 2.18 $18.14 $37,730
Great Falls, MT 480 13.25 2.11 $16.71 $34,760
Bowling Green, KY 980 13.20 2.10 $16.58 $34,480
Dothan, AL 750 13.09 2.08 $16.47 $34,260
Albany, GA 730 12.38 1.97 $16.90 $35,160
Beckley, WV 510 11.79 1.88 $13.25 $27,570
Bangor, ME 770 11.75 1.87 $16.94 $35,230




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Chico, CA 580 7.37 1.17 $24.11 $50,140
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 16,560 6.70 1.07 $23.46 $48,790
Anchorage, AK 1,360 7.79 1.24 $23.44 $48,750
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 4,050 3.55 0.57 $23.37 $48,610
Saginaw, MI 590 6.91 1.10 $22.82 $47,470
Grand Forks, ND-MN 280 5.79 0.92 $22.54 $46,880
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 38,840 8.31 1.32 $22.31 $46,400
Merced, CA 250 3.31 0.53 $21.98 $45,710
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 8,110 5.43 0.86 $21.92 $45,600
Kennewick-Richland, WA 520 4.40 0.70 $21.60 $44,920

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 2,120 5.37 0.85 $15.44 $32,110
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area 2,100 12.12 1.93 $16.29 $33,870
North Northeastern Ohio non-metropolitan area (non-contiguous) 2,040 6.11 0.97 $16.16 $33,600
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area 1,830 15.35 2.44 $18.88 $39,260
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 1,670 6.12 0.97 $14.77 $30,710

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area 1,830 15.35 2.44 $18.88 $39,260
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area 2,100 12.12 1.93 $16.29 $33,870
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 770 10.84 1.73 $14.47 $30,100
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area 1,460 10.82 1.72 $17.78 $36,990
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area 1,490 9.99 1.59 $16.19 $33,670

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 620 4.92 0.78 $23.16 $48,170
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 610 5.55 0.88 $22.77 $47,360
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 580 4.69 0.75 $21.65 $45,040
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 320 2.97 0.47 $21.58 $44,890
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area 270 5.54 0.88 $21.37 $44,450


About May 2019 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020