Transportation
Delivery Truck Drivers
SOC 53-3033
Deliver goods and packages along local routes, on a tight clock.
The job
Median pay
$45k
$37k to $52k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing fast
+6.3% projected
Openings a year
107k
BLS projection
Typical education
High school
Our model
AI displacement risk
High
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
9/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
56th pct
More exposed than 56% of occupations · modeled estimate · 41st pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
44/100
Key skills
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Monitoring
- Critical Thinking
- Writing
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 111,950 | 6.1 | 1.0× | $47k |
| Texas | 78,540 | 5.6 | 0.9× | $43k |
| Florida | 67,390 | 6.8 | 1.1× | $42k |
| New York | 56,490 | 5.8 | 0.9× | $46k |
| Illinois | 47,190 | 7.7 | 1.2× | $47k |
| Pennsylvania | 42,380 | 7.0 | 1.1× | $44k |
| Ohio | 35,130 | 6.3 | 1.0× | $43k |
| New Jersey | 33,900 | 7.9 | 1.3× | $47k |
| Tennessee | 33,710 | 10.3 | 1.6× | $45k |
| North Carolina | 31,810 | 6.4 | 1.0× | $40k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 26,160 | 5.9 | 0.9× | $43k |
| Georgia | 26,050 | 5.3 | 0.8× | $44k |
| Virginia | 25,170 | 6.1 | 1.0× | $42k |
| Massachusetts | 23,350 | 6.4 | 1.0× | $48k |
| Washington | 23,290 | 6.6 | 1.0× | $49k |
| Indiana | 19,880 | 6.2 | 1.0× | $45k |
| Wisconsin | 19,140 | 6.5 | 1.0× | $46k |
| Maryland | 18,420 | 6.7 | 1.1× | $48k |
| Arizona | 18,400 | 5.7 | 0.9× | $45k |
| Minnesota | 17,360 | 5.9 | 0.9× | $49k |
| Missouri | 16,210 | 5.5 | 0.9× | $46k |
| Colorado | 15,810 | 5.5 | 0.9× | $48k |
| Kentucky | 15,630 | 7.8 | 1.2× | $43k |
| Louisiana | 14,300 | 7.4 | 1.2× | $39k |
| Alabama | 13,980 | 6.6 | 1.1× | $38k |
| South Carolina | 11,950 | 5.2 | 0.8× | $38k |
| Oregon | 11,120 | 5.7 | 0.9× | $47k |
| Connecticut | 10,720 | 6.3 | 1.0× | $45k |
| Oklahoma | 10,020 | 5.9 | 0.9× | $40k |
| Utah | 9,930 | 5.7 | 0.9× | $46k |
| Iowa | 9,680 | 6.2 | 1.0× | $43k |
| Nevada | 9,520 | 6.1 | 1.0× | $44k |
| Arkansas | 9,340 | 7.2 | 1.1× | $37k |
| Kansas | 9,140 | 6.4 | 1.0× | $44k |
| Idaho | 7,120 | 8.3 | 1.3× | $44k |
| Mississippi | 7,030 | 6.0 | 1.0× | $38k |
| South Dakota | 4,820 | 10.5 | 1.7× | $43k |
| New Hampshire | 4,670 | 6.8 | 1.1× | $46k |
| New Mexico | 4,220 | 4.8 | 0.8× | $42k |
| Nebraska | 4,210 | 4.1 | 0.7× | $44k |
| Delaware | 4,200 | 8.7 | 1.4× | $44k |
| Hawaii | 3,690 | 5.9 | 0.9× | $46k |
| West Virginia | 3,330 | 4.7 | 0.8× | $39k |
| Maine | 3,120 | 4.9 | 0.8× | $45k |
| Rhode Island | 3,110 | 6.2 | 1.0× | $46k |
| Montana | 2,960 | 5.8 | 0.9× | $46k |
| Vermont | 2,050 | 6.7 | 1.1× | $45k |
| North Dakota | 1,950 | 4.5 | 0.7× | $48k |
| Alaska | 1,790 | 5.5 | 0.9× | $57k |
| Wyoming | 1,450 | 5.2 | 0.8× | $44k |
| Washington DC | 540 | 0.8 | 0.1× | $49k |
Top metro areas
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ58,140 jobs · $47k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA40,900 jobs · $47k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN34,680 jobs · $48k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX25,890 jobs · $44k median
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD20,930 jobs · $46k median
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL20,000 jobs · $43k median
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX19,050 jobs · $44k median
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV16,390 jobs · $46k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Delivery Truck Drivers interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.