Occupational Employment and Wages, November 2004

53-3033 Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services

Drive a truck or van with a capacity of under 26,000 GVW, primarily to deliver or pick up merchandise or to deliver packages within a specified area. May require use of automatic routing or location software. May load and unload truck. Exclude "Couriers and Messengers" (43-5021).

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
State profile for this occupation
Metropolitan area profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
929,530 0.8 % $12.81 $26,640 0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $7.26 $8.98 $11.74 $15.81 $20.70
Annual Wage (2) $15,110 $18,670 $24,420 $32,880 $43,070

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Couriers 152,250 $17.51 $36,410
Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores 37,560 $8.56 $17,810
General freight trucking 36,440 $14.65 $30,480
Building material and supplies dealers 34,190 $11.48 $23,880
Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers 34,050 $13.22 $27,500

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Wired telecommunications carriers 300 $22.20 $46,180
Postal service 2,940 $22.04 $45,850
Motor vehicle manufacturing 100 $21.29 $44,290
Rail transportation 290 $18.40 $38,280
Support activities for water transportation 240 $18.25 $37,960

State profile for this occupation: Top

States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
New Jersey 32,030 $13.93 $28,970 0.821%
Pennsylvania 45,400 $12.67 $26,340 0.820%
Louisiana 15,270 $10.71 $22,280 0.819%
Colorado 17,250 $13.81 $28,720 0.810%
Florida 60,480 $12.53 $26,060 0.809%

Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
Massachusetts 20,110 $15.20 $31,620 0.643%
Alaska 1,730 $14.75 $30,680 0.585%
Illinois 40,680 $14.64 $30,450 0.709%
Michigan 32,260 $14.16 $29,450 0.746%
New Hampshire 4,140 $14.05 $29,230 0.670%

Metropolitan area profile for this occupation: Top

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Fitchburg-Leominster, MA PMSA 730 $13.49 $28,060 1.463%
Victoria, TX MSA 480 $11.34 $23,580 1.340%
Houma, LA MSA 1,090 $10.52 $21,880 1.317%
Lancaster, PA MSA 2,930 $12.59 $26,180 1.301%
Cumberland, MD-WV MSA 480 $9.27 $19,270 1.297%

Top paying Metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Worcester, MA-CT PMSA 2,130 $17.60 $36,610 0.929%
Lowell, MA-NH PMSA 850 $17.52 $36,440 0.695%
Brockton, MA PMSA 1,030 $17.02 $35,400 1.027%
Nassau-Suffolk, NY PMSA 8,080 $15.95 $33,170 0.663%
Jersey City, NJ PMSA 1,990 $15.76 $32,790 0.833%

About November 2004 National, State, and Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas in every State and the District of Columbia. The top five employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable Excel files(XLS).

Percentile wage estimates show the percentage of workers in an occupation that earn less than a given wage and the percentage that earn more. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

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Last Modified Date: November 9, 2005