Driver/sales workers & truck drivers

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2021 Workforce

3.47M

Average Age

45.1

Average Salary

$47,046

Average Male Salary

$48,356

Average Female Salary

$29,841

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 $47,046 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Driver/sales workers & truck drivers are Elizabeth City PUMA, NJ, Socorro & Horizon Cities PUMA, TX, and Clayton County (North)Forest Park City PUMA, GA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Driver/sales workers & truck drivers are Elizabeth City PUMA, NJ, Hialeah City (North Central) PUMA, FL, and Houston (East), Galena Park, Jacinto Cities & Cloverleaf PUMA, TX.

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Employment and salary information for the Driver/sales workers & truck drivers workforce. Driver/sales workers & truck drivers workforce in 2021 was 3,469,821 people, of which 7.08% were women and 92.9% were men. Driver/sales workers & truck drivers are paid most in Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ but are relatively concentrated in Elizabeth City PUMA, NJ.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

3,224,324

Male Workforce

± 43.6k

245,497

Female Workforce

± 12.2k

The Driver/sales workers & truck drivers workforce in 2021 was 3,469,821 people (7.08% women and 92.9% men). This implies an average annual growth of 16.4% between 2014 (2,979,722) and 2021 (3,469,821).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Driver/sales workers & truck drivers.

During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Alaska ($53,642), North Dakota ($52,058), and Minnesota ($51,652).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$47,046

AVERAGE WAGE

#315 in the ranking (2021)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Driver/sales workers & truck drivers earned an average of $47,046, $12,550 less than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Driver/sales workers & truck drivers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2021.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.357

WAGE GINI

In 2021, Driver/sales workers & truck drivers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.357, which is lower 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).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Driver/sales workers & truck drivers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Driver/sales workers & truck drivers and on wages 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 Broadcasting (except internet) ($114,565).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

3.47M

2021 Workforce

± 45,200

1.56%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 1.82%

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 72.1%, followed by Restaurants & Food Services with 14.4% and Couriers & messengers with 13.5%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Driver/sales workers & truck drivers in the US. The workforce of Driver/sales workers & truck drivers in 2021 was 3,469,821 people, with 7.08% woman, and 92.9% men. The average age of male Driver/sales workers & truck drivers in the workforce is 45.4 and of female Driver/sales workers & truck drivers is 41.6, and the most common race/ethnicity for Driver/sales workers & truck drivers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Driver/sales workers & truck drivers in 2021 was 3,469,821 people, with 7.08% woman, and 92.9% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 50 to 54 years (435,506 people), 55 to 59 years (427,008 people), and 45 to 49 years (413,147 people). Among them they concentrated 36.8% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 21.7% of Driver/sales workers & truck drivers workers were Hispanic and 78.3% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (79.2%), Puerto Rican (11.4)%, and Cuban (9.37)%

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Races

In 2021, 66.5% of the Driver/sales workers & truck drivers workforce were White, of which 6.76% were women and 93.2% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (16.4%) and Other (7.28%).

Education & Skills

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 the most specialized major according to RCA in 2021 were MILITARY SCIENCE, LEADERSHIP AND OPERATIONAL ART.

Among the necessary skills for Driver/sales workers & truck drivers, Active Listening stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Driver/sales workers & truck drivers need more than the average amount of Operation and Control.

Majors

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

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Driver/sales workers & truck drivers in 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (66,156 people), Education (19,049 people), and Social Sciences (18,929 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Driver/sales workers & truck drivers workers were High School or Equivalent (1,645,116 people), Some college (845,411 people), and Secondary Education (384,623 people).

The graphic shows the Driver/sales workers & truck drivers workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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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, Critical Thinking, Speaking.