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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

53-3032 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

Drive a tractor-trailer combination or a truck with a capacity of at least 26,001 pounds Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW). May be required to unload truck. Requires commercial drivers’ license. Includes tow truck drivers. Excludes “Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors” (53-7081).

National estimates for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Industry profile for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Geographic profile for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

National estimates for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3) 		Mean hourly
wage		 Mean annual
wage (2) 		Wage RSE (3)
2,044,400 0.7 % $ 26.92 $ 55,990 0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median) 		75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 18.00 $ 22.08 $ 26.12 $ 30.29 $ 36.91
Annual Wage (2) $ 37,440 $ 45,920 $ 54,320 $ 63,010 $ 76,780

Industry profile for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Truck Transportation 917,010 58.12 $ 27.77 $ 57,760
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) 100,690 9.89 $ 28.71 $ 59,710
Couriers and Express Delivery Services 88,620 9.52 $ 29.50 $ 61,370
Warehousing and Storage 83,770 4.38 $ 26.05 $ 54,170
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing 77,500 18.58 $ 25.97 $ 54,030

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Truck Transportation 917,010 58.12 $ 27.77 $ 57,760
Support Activities for Road Transportation 50,760 44.50 $ 23.75 $ 49,400
Fuel Dealers 17,470 24.89 $ 26.65 $ 55,440
Waste Collection 48,080 23.07 $ 25.88 $ 53,830
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing 77,500 18.58 $ 25.97 $ 54,030

Top paying industries for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Motion Picture and Video Industries 1,380 0.34 $ 41.90 $ 87,150
Telecommunications 140 0.02 $ 38.23 $ 79,530
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 490 0.13 $ 38.15 $ 79,350
Support Activities for Water Transportation 3,220 3.39 $ 34.65 $ 72,080
Charter Bus Industry 250 1.14 $ 33.11 $ 68,870

Geographic profile for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers by state, May 2023


States with the highest employment level in Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Texas 212,770 15.69 1.17 $ 26.22 $ 54,550
California 204,190 11.38 0.85 $ 28.02 $ 58,270
Florida 101,920 10.65 0.79 $ 25.37 $ 52,760
Pennsylvania 89,920 15.12 1.12 $ 27.18 $ 56,530
Ohio 89,560 16.38 1.22 $ 26.73 $ 55,610


Map of location quotient of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers by state, May 2023


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Arkansas 34,460 27.11 2.01 $ 24.77 $ 51,530
North Dakota 11,170 26.76 1.99 $ 28.21 $ 58,680
Nebraska 24,720 24.69 1.83 $ 28.21 $ 58,680
Iowa 37,530 24.29 1.80 $ 25.71 $ 53,470
Wyoming 6,250 22.83 1.70 $ 28.86 $ 60,030


Map of annual mean wages of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers by state, May 2023


Top paying states for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska 2,920 9.36 0.70 $ 31.67 $ 65,870
New Jersey 52,580 12.51 0.93 $ 30.90 $ 64,270
District of Columbia 660 0.94 0.07 $ 30.59 $ 63,630
Washington 36,260 10.37 0.77 $ 30.36 $ 63,160
New York 61,460 6.54 0.49 $ 29.28 $ 60,910



Map of employment of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers by area, May 2023


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Heavy and Tractor-Trailer 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 71,270 7.51 0.56 $ 31.38 $ 65,260
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 63,010 13.98 1.04 $ 29.96 $ 62,320
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 60,370 15.22 1.13 $ 28.35 $ 58,960
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 58,950 9.53 0.71 $ 27.65 $ 57,520
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 47,590 14.97 1.11 $ 26.57 $ 55,260
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 43,170 25.98 1.93 $ 28.50 $ 59,280
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 41,790 14.83 1.10 $ 27.78 $ 57,770
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 30,450 10.76 0.80 $ 28.72 $ 59,740
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 27,720 12.11 0.90 $ 25.80 $ 53,650
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 26,060 13.71 1.02 $ 26.12 $ 54,330


Map of location quotient of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers by area, May 2023


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Laredo, TX 5,240 50.09 3.72 $ 24.68 $ 51,330
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 4,060 46.12 3.43 $ 27.21 $ 56,590
Joplin, MO 3,640 45.43 3.37 $ 25.87 $ 53,800
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 11,380 42.72 3.17 $ 23.94 $ 49,800
Midland, TX 4,700 40.90 3.04 $ 27.66 $ 57,520
Odessa, TX 3,050 39.87 2.96 $ 26.27 $ 54,650
Stockton-Lodi, CA 9,770 35.14 2.61 $ 28.12 $ 58,490
Cedar Rapids, IA 4,890 34.94 2.60 $ 26.18 $ 54,460
Yuba City, CA 1,730 34.62 2.57 $ 27.81 $ 57,840
Danville, IL 890 34.10 2.53 $ 27.84 $ 57,900