• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

53-3031 Driver/Sales Workers

Drive truck or other vehicle over established routes or within an established territory and sell or deliver goods, such as food products, including restaurant take-out items, or pick up or deliver items such as commercial laundry. May also take orders, collect payment, or stock merchandise at point of delivery. Excludes “Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers” (49-9091) and “Light Truck Drivers” (53-3033).

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National estimates for Driver/Sales Workers
Industry profile for Driver/Sales Workers
Geographic profile for Driver/Sales Workers

National estimates for Driver/Sales Workers:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Driver/Sales Workers:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
489,510	2.0 %	$ 17.10	$ 35,560	0.8 %

Percentile wage estimates for Driver/Sales Workers:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 9.49	$ 11.84	$ 15.72	$ 21.27	$ 26.54
Annual Wage (2)	$ 19,730	$ 24,630	$ 32,690	$ 44,250	$ 55,200

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Industry profile for Driver/Sales Workers:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Driver/Sales Workers are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Driver/Sales Workers, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Driver/Sales Workers:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Restaurants and Other Eating Places	236,050	2.27	$ 13.30	$ 27,660
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only)	74,320	7.59	$ 22.10	$ 45,960
Drycleaning and Laundry Services	20,340	8.27	$ 23.35	$ 48,570
Truck Transportation	14,370	0.92	$ 28.60	$ 59,490
Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Retailers	9,690	1.72	$ 13.46	$ 27,990

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Driver/Sales Workers:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Drycleaning and Laundry Services	20,340	8.27	$ 23.35	$ 48,570
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only)	74,320	7.59	$ 22.10	$ 45,960
Fuel Dealers	4,960	7.00	$ 23.29	$ 48,430
Local Messengers and Local Delivery	7,630	4.22	$ 17.50	$ 36,410
Florists	2,470	3.77	$ 13.47	$ 28,020

Top paying industries for Driver/Sales Workers:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Truck Transportation	14,370	0.92	$ 28.60	$ 59,490
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	150	0.04	$ 26.38	$ 54,870
Other Specialty Trade Contractors	170	0.02	$ 25.96	$ 54,010
Warehousing and Storage	6,860	0.36	$ 24.31	$ 50,560
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only)	1,350	0.35	$ 23.79	$ 49,490

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Geographic profile for Driver/Sales Workers:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Driver/Sales Workers are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Driver/Sales Workers, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in Driver/Sales Workers:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	49,280	2.79	0.84	$ 20.89	$ 43,460
Texas	43,680	3.36	1.02	$ 15.93	$ 33,120
Ohio	30,920	5.75	1.74	$ 14.70	$ 30,580
Florida	30,760	3.34	1.01	$ 15.99	$ 33,270
New Jersey	21,710	5.28	1.60	$ 18.87	$ 39,260

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Driver/Sales Workers:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Rhode Island	3,750	7.83	2.36	$ 18.63	$ 38,750
North Dakota	2,520	6.21	1.88	$ 22.01	$ 45,790
Ohio	30,920	5.75	1.74	$ 14.70	$ 30,580
Wyoming	1,460	5.44	1.64	$ 14.64	$ 30,440
New Jersey	21,710	5.28	1.60	$ 18.87	$ 39,260

Top paying states for Driver/Sales Workers:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Washington	9,160	2.69	0.81	$ 22.19	$ 46,160
North Dakota	2,520	6.21	1.88	$ 22.01	$ 45,790
California	49,280	2.79	0.84	$ 20.89	$ 43,460
Missouri	12,890	4.57	1.38	$ 20.12	$ 41,850
Oregon	7,310	3.85	1.16	$ 19.11	$ 39,750

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Driver/Sales Workers:

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	30,780	3.35	1.01	$ 19.31	$ 40,160
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	16,420	2.69	0.81	$ 19.79	$ 41,160
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	13,960	3.16	0.95	$ 17.62	$ 36,650
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	11,030	3.61	1.09	$ 15.82	$ 32,910
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	10,260	2.70	0.81	$ 18.37	$ 38,210
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	9,880	3.62	1.09	$ 14.43	$ 30,020
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	9,730	3.71	1.12	$ 16.05	$ 33,390
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	8,980	3.24	0.98	$ 17.94	$ 37,320
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	7,930	3.57	1.08	$ 17.27	$ 35,930
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	7,910	2.61	0.79	$ 17.06	$ 35,490

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Driver/Sales Workers:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Springfield, OH	390	8.39	2.53	$ 15.62	$ 32,480
Fargo, ND-MN	1,110	7.92	2.39	$ 22.67	$ 47,150
Jacksonville, NC	390	7.83	2.37	$ 8.95	$ 18,620
Akron, OH	2,450	7.82	2.36	$ 14.29	$ 29,730
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	460	7.60	2.30	$ 17.82	$ 37,060
Canton-Massillon, OH	1,210	7.50	2.27	$ 13.64	$ 28,370
Dayton, OH	2,720	7.48	2.26	$ 14.13	$ 29,380
Ocean City, NJ	300	7.41	2.24	$ 15.21	$ 31,630
Joplin, MO	570	7.21	2.18	$ 20.74	$ 43,130
Lima, OH	350	7.04	2.13	$ 15.10	$ 31,400