Material Movers, Hand vs Heavy Truck Drivers
Compare Material Movers, Hand and Heavy Truck Drivers side by side: median pay, job outlook, AI exposure, education, and top skills. Heavy Truck Drivers pays about $18k more.
Median pay$40k
OutlookGrowing
AI exposureLow 2%, modeled
EducationNo formal credential
Active ListeningMonitoringSpeakingReading ComprehensionCritical Thinking
Median pay$59k
OutlookGrowing fast
AI exposureModerate 52%, modeled
EducationPostsecondary plus CDL
MonitoringReading ComprehensionSpeakingCritical ThinkingActive Listening
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Pay and outlook: BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills: O*NET 30.3. AI exposure is a modeled estimate. How we model AI exposure.