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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).
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 |
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:
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 |
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