Driver/sales workers & truck drivers

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2019 Workforce

3.51M

Average Age

45.3

Average Salary

$44,622

Average Male Salary

$45,850

Average Female Salary

$29,278

About

Driver/sales workers & truck drivers are most often employed by the Truck transportation industry. The average yearly wage for Driver/sales workers & truck drivers was $44,622 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Driver/sales workers & truck drivers by wage are Home appliance repairers, Medical records specialists, and Mental health counselors.

Driver/sales workers & truck drivers are part of the Transportation Occupations, along with Supervisors of transportation & material moving workers, Aircraft pilots & flight engineers, Air traffic controllers & airfield operations specialists, Flight attendants, Ambulance drivers & attendants, except emergency medical technicians, and 17 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Driver/sales workers & truck drivers are Elizabeth City PUMA, NJ, Middle Rio Grande Development Council PUMA, TX, and Berkeley, Jefferson, Mineral, Hampshire & Morgan Counties PUMA, WV. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Driver/sales workers & truck drivers are Cedar Hill & Duncanville Cities PUMA, TX, Elizabeth City PUMA, NJ, and Middle Rio Grande Development Council PUMA, TX.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Driver/sales workers & truck drivers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Truck transportation is the industry that employs the most Driver/sales workers & truck drivers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Driver/sales workers & truck drivers, by average wage, is Computer Systems Design. Driver/sales workers & truck drivers are paid most in Fort Worth (Northwest) & Saginaw Cities PUMA, TX but are relatively concentrated in Cedar Hill & Duncanville Cities PUMA, TX.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$44,622

AVERAGE SALARY

± $463

In 2019, Driver/sales workers & truck drivers earned an average of $44,622, $10,902 less than than the average national salary of $55,524.

Medical records specialists make somewhat more than Driver/sales workers & truck drivers while Home appliance repairers make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Driver/sales workers & truck drivers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.357

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Driver/sales workers & truck drivers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.357, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Driver/sales workers & truck drivers.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Driver/sales workers & truck drivers

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Driver/sales workers & truck drivers.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Driver/sales workers & truck drivers, by number of employees, are Truck transportation, Restaurants & Food Services, and Couriers & messengers.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Driver/sales workers & truck drivers, by average wage, are Broadcasting (except internet), Aircraft & parts manufacturing, Clothing stores, Prefabricated wood buildings & mobile homes, Computer Systems Design, Electronic component & product manufacturing, n.e.c. , Broadcasting (except internet), Prefabricated wood buildings & mobile homes, Labor unions, Motion pictures & video industries, Petroleum refining, Computer Systems Design, Electric & gas, and other combinations, Electric power generation, transmission & distribution, Motion pictures & video industries, Motion pictures & video industries, Metal ore mining, and Water transportation.

Industries by Share

3.51M

2019 Workforce

± 45,486

0.168%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 1.83%

The number of people employed as Driver/sales workers & truck drivers has been growing at a rate of 0.168%, from 3,507,967 people in 2018 to 3,513,854 people in 2019.

This graphic shows the share of Driver/sales workers & truck drivers employed by various industries. Truck transportation employs the largest share of Driver/sales workers & truck drivers at 34.1%, followed by Restaurants & Food Services with 6.62% and Couriers & messengers with 6.07%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Driver/sales workers & truck drivers in the US. The average age of male Driver/sales workers & truck drivers in the workforce is 45.5 and of female Driver/sales workers & truck drivers is 41.9, and the most common race/ethnicity for Driver/sales workers & truck drivers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

3.25M

MALE WORKFORCE

± 43,807

260k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 12,517

92.6% of Driver/sales workers & truck drivers are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Driver/sales workers & truck drivers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Driver/sales workers & truck drivers

White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

56.9% of Driver/sales workers & truck drivers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 16.4% of Driver/sales workers & truck drivers, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Driver/sales workers & truck drivers.

Age by Gender

45.5

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.193

41.9

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 0.696

The median age of Driver/sales workers & truck drivers is 45.3, and Male employees are generally 3.62 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Driver/sales workers & truck drivers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Driver/sales workers & truck drivers is Business but a relatively high number of Driver/sales workers & truck drivers hold a major in Theology.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Driver/sales workers & truck drivers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Driver/sales workers & truck drivers need many skills, but most especially Active Listening and Critical Thinking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Driver/sales workers & truck drivers need more than the average amount of Operation and Control, Negotiation, and Persuasion.