• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

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)
1,059,840	0.7 %	$ 21.65	$ 45,020	0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for Light Truck Drivers:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 12.86	$ 16.15	$ 19.43	$ 24.35	$ 36.43
Annual Wage (2)	$ 26,740	$ 33,590	$ 40,410	$ 50,650	$ 75,780

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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	331,850	34.65	$ 28.09	$ 58,420
Local Messengers and Local Delivery	104,810	58.01	$ 19.51	$ 40,580
Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Retailers	68,390	12.11	$ 12.89	$ 26,820
Truck Transportation	62,620	4.02	$ 22.60	$ 47,000
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only)	36,830	2.54	$ 20.04	$ 41,680

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	104,810	58.01	$ 19.51	$ 40,580
Couriers and Express Delivery Services	331,850	34.65	$ 28.09	$ 58,420
Florists	8,420	12.86	$ 13.70	$ 28,490
Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Retailers	68,390	12.11	$ 12.89	$ 26,820
Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	29,640	8.35	$ 15.96	$ 33,200

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	810	0.19	$ 40.82	$ 84,900
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	100	0.03	$ 39.07	$ 81,270
Telecommunications	170	0.03	$ 34.76	$ 72,310
Natural Gas Distribution	200	0.18	$ 31.03	$ 64,550
Support Activities for Water Transportation	220	0.24	$ 30.85	$ 64,170

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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	125,940	7.14	1.00	$ 23.19	$ 48,230
Texas	79,750	6.14	0.86	$ 21.33	$ 44,370
Florida	68,840	7.47	1.04	$ 20.91	$ 43,480
New York	60,590	6.65	0.93	$ 22.17	$ 46,110
Illinois	50,280	8.55	1.19	$ 23.60	$ 49,090

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)
Tennessee	33,460	10.72	1.50	$ 21.95	$ 45,660
Maryland	26,660	10.10	1.41	$ 22.80	$ 47,420
Louisiana	18,110	9.80	1.37	$ 18.82	$ 39,150
Idaho	7,470	9.36	1.31	$ 22.81	$ 47,450
South Dakota	3,920	9.00	1.26	$ 20.40	$ 42,440

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	1,440	4.69	0.65	$ 25.34	$ 52,710
New Jersey	23,020	5.60	0.78	$ 24.22	$ 50,380
District of Columbia	860	1.25	0.17	$ 23.86	$ 49,640
Illinois	50,280	8.55	1.19	$ 23.60	$ 49,090
North Dakota	2,950	7.27	1.01	$ 23.59	$ 49,070

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	56,230	6.12	0.85	$ 23.63	$ 49,160
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	46,440	7.61	1.06	$ 22.77	$ 47,360
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	37,240	8.43	1.18	$ 24.27	$ 50,480
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	26,380	6.93	0.97	$ 22.27	$ 46,320
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	20,960	7.99	1.11	$ 21.37	$ 44,440
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	19,880	7.18	1.00	$ 22.39	$ 46,570
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	18,490	6.05	0.84	$ 22.19	$ 46,150
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	18,450	6.76	0.94	$ 21.28	$ 44,260
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	18,240	6.03	0.84	$ 23.67	$ 49,240
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	16,530	6.91	0.96	$ 25.29	$ 52,610

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)
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	2,110	21.04	2.94	$ 23.80	$ 49,500
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	10,150	16.33	2.28	$ 25.53	$ 53,110
Ocala, FL	1,760	15.83	2.21	$ 20.27	$ 42,170
Muskegon, MI	820	13.48	1.88	$ 16.28	$ 33,860
Bangor, ME	830	12.84	1.79	$ 20.91	$ 43,480
Baton Rouge, LA	4,770	12.38	1.73	$ 20.19	$ 42,000
Lebanon, PA	610	12.14	1.69	$ 12.69	$ 26,390
Lafayette, LA	2,310	12.05	1.68	$ 17.50	$ 36,390
Boise City, ID	4,280	11.95	1.67	$ 24.37	$ 50,680
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	560	11.90	1.66	$ 22.80	$ 47,420