Transportation
Oversized Load Pilots
SOC 53-6099
Lead oversized vehicle convoys through traffic as a safety escort.
The job
Median pay
$46k
$38k to $60k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing fast
+4.0% projected
Openings a year
2k
BLS projection
Typical education
No formal credential
Our model
AI displacement risk
Moderate
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
10/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
53rd pct
More exposed than 53% of occupations · modeled estimate
Future-proof
44/100
Key skills
- Escort procedures
- Route planning
- Communication
- Safety
- Regulation
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. A tilde marks a figure estimated from the parent occupation group where BLS publishes none.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 1,870 | 0.1 | 1.2× | $48k |
| Tennessee | 1,330 | 0.4 | 4.7× | $46k |
| Louisiana | 1,040 | 0.5 | 6.2× | $43k |
| Georgia | 630 | 0.1 | 1.5× | $44k |
| Pennsylvania | 569 | 0.1 | 1.1× | $28k~ |
| Florida | 560 | 0.1 | 0.7× | $37k |
| Nevada | 450 | 0.3 | 3.3× | $37k |
| North Carolina | 420 | 0.1 | 1.0× | $44k |
| Minnesota | 390 | 0.1 | 1.5× | $45k |
| Illinois | 370 | 0.1 | 0.7× | $36k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington DC | 340 | 0.5 | 5.6× | $52k |
| Hawaii | 270 | 0.4 | 4.9× | $60k |
| Indiana | 270 | 0.1 | 1.0× | $36k |
| Texas | 270 | 0.0 | 0.2× | $53k |
| Arizona | 269 | 0.1 | 0.9× | $46k~ |
| Washington | 260 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $58k |
| Kentucky | 223 | 0.1 | 1.3× | $46k~ |
| Michigan | 220 | 0.0 | 0.6× | $37k |
| New York | 220 | 0.0 | 0.3× | $48k |
| Colorado | 216 | 0.1 | 0.9× | $48k~ |
| Alabama | 206 | 0.1 | 1.1× | $39k~ |
| Alaska | 190 | 0.6 | 6.7× | $42k |
| Oregon | 170 | 0.1 | 1.0× | $48k~ |
| Maryland | 160 | 0.1 | 0.7× | $42k |
| New Jersey | 160 | 0.0 | 0.4× | $69k |
| Ohio | 150 | 0.0 | 0.3× | $57k |
| Oklahoma | 150 | 0.1 | 1.0× | $66k |
| Iowa | 145 | 0.1 | 1.1× | $47k~ |
| Connecticut | 140 | 0.1 | 0.9× | $34k |
| Kansas | 134 | 0.1 | 1.1× | $46k~ |
| Wisconsin | 130 | 0.0 | 0.5× | $43k |
| Missouri | 120 | 0.0 | 0.5× | $43k |
| Mississippi | 80 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $37k |
| Idaho | 72 | 0.1 | 1.0× | $46k~ |
| Virginia | 70 | 0.0 | 0.2× | $51k |
| New Mexico | 64 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $35k~ |
| Utah | 60 | 0.0 | 0.4× | $65k |
| West Virginia | 59 | 0.1 | 1.0× | $38k~ |
| Arkansas | 50 | 0.0 | 0.4× | $52k |
| New Hampshire | 50 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $30k |
| North Dakota | 43 | 0.1 | 1.1× | $51k~ |
| Delaware | 40 | 0.1 | 0.9× | $33k |
| South Carolina | 40 | 0.0 | 0.2× | $40k~ |
| Montana | 39 | 0.1 | 0.9× | $47k~ |
| South Dakota | 39 | 0.1 | 1.0× | $41k~ |
| Maine | 30 | 0.0 | 0.5× | $51k |
| Massachusetts | 30 | 0.0 | 0.1× | $55k |
| Nebraska | 30 | 0.0 | 0.3× | $37k |
| Rhode Island | 30 | 0.1 | 0.7× | $42k |
| Wyoming | 25 | 0.1 | 1.0× | $49k~ |
| Vermont | 21 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $47k~ |
Top metro areas
- Memphis, TN-MS-AR440 jobs · $57k median
- Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV430 jobs · $37k median
- Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN430 jobs · $38k median
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA390 jobs · $44k median
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV380 jobs · $50k median
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA370 jobs · $56k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN350 jobs · $36k median
- Baton Rouge, LA330 jobs · $46k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Oversized Load Pilots 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.