Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

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)
929,470	0.9 %	$ 19.74	$ 41,050	0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for Light Truck Drivers:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 10.80	$ 13.26	$ 17.81	$ 24.45	$ 33.69
Annual Wage (2)	$ 22,470	$ 27,580	$ 37,050	$ 50,850	$ 70,080

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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	213,170	27.72	$ 27.17	$ 56,520
Local Messengers and Local Delivery	72,690	55.37	$ 20.11	$ 41,840
Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores	67,670	12.52	$ 12.72	$ 26,460
Truck Transportation	54,950	3.74	$ 21.24	$ 44,180
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only)	42,540	4.49	$ 18.90	$ 39,320

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	72,690	55.37	$ 20.11	$ 41,840
Couriers and Express Delivery Services	213,170	27.72	$ 27.17	$ 56,520
Florists	7,630	14.48	$ 13.56	$ 28,200
Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores	67,670	12.52	$ 12.72	$ 26,460
Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	30,940	9.13	$ 15.51	$ 32,260

Top paying industries for Light Truck Drivers:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Motion Picture and Video Industries	730	0.22	$ 32.38	$ 67,350
Natural Gas Distribution	460	0.43	$ 32.10	$ 66,760
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	50	0.01	$ 29.09	$ 60,500
Postal Service (federal government)	2,370	0.38	$ 27.48	$ 57,160
Couriers and Express Delivery Services	213,170	27.72	$ 27.17	$ 56,520

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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	111,530	6.79	1.02	$ 22.09	$ 45,960
Texas	73,120	6.04	0.90	$ 19.99	$ 41,580
Florida	57,500	6.81	1.02	$ 17.98	$ 37,390
Illinois	56,390	10.02	1.50	$ 22.75	$ 47,330
New York	44,270	5.09	0.76	$ 20.57	$ 42,780

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)
Illinois	56,390	10.02	1.50	$ 22.75	$ 47,330
Tennessee	25,690	8.85	1.32	$ 18.88	$ 39,270
Kentucky	15,670	8.79	1.32	$ 19.21	$ 39,960
Connecticut	12,870	8.35	1.25	$ 19.53	$ 40,620
Mississippi	8,820	8.19	1.23	$ 17.40	$ 36,190

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	1,540	5.18	0.78	$ 24.25	$ 50,450
Illinois	56,390	10.02	1.50	$ 22.75	$ 47,330
California	111,530	6.79	1.02	$ 22.09	$ 45,960
Washington	19,100	5.98	0.89	$ 22.09	$ 45,950
Massachusetts	21,790	6.50	0.97	$ 21.55	$ 44,820

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	49,200	5.57	0.83	$ 21.27	$ 44,230
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	42,890	9.83	1.47	$ 23.89	$ 49,700
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	40,970	7.04	1.05	$ 21.40	$ 44,510
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	24,160	6.73	1.01	$ 20.71	$ 43,080
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	20,180	7.48	1.12	$ 20.12	$ 41,850
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	19,090	7.61	1.14	$ 17.20	$ 35,780
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	18,720	7.11	1.06	$ 19.17	$ 39,870
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	16,790	7.20	1.08	$ 25.20	$ 52,420
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	16,700	5.52	0.83	$ 22.49	$ 46,790
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	16,240	6.24	0.93	$ 22.25	$ 46,270

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)
Ocala, FL	1,600	15.56	2.33	$ 16.42	$ 34,150
Muskegon, MI	850	15.50	2.32	$ 14.88	$ 30,960
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	1,440	15.02	2.25	$ 21.66	$ 45,050
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	8,840	14.53	2.17	$ 19.09	$ 39,710
Beckley, WV	560	13.97	2.09	$ 14.73	$ 30,630
Albany, GA	800	13.58	2.03	$ 18.60	$ 38,690
Bowling Green, KY	900	13.25	1.98	$ 15.99	$ 33,270
Odessa, TX	950	12.85	1.92	$ 20.05	$ 41,710
Savannah, GA	2,170	12.75	1.91	$ 17.24	$ 35,850
Rapid City, SD	790	12.47	1.87	$ 16.81	$ 34,960