Employed Truck Drivers: 2000
Employed Truck Drivers: 2000
| Data from | ||
|---|---|---|
| Occupational employment and wage estimates | Employment projections | |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer (SOC 53-3032) | 1,577,070 | 1,749,270 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services (SOC 53-3033) | 1,033,220 | 1,116,862 |
| Driver/sales workers (SOC 53-3031)1 | 373,660 | 401,764 |
| Total | 2,983,950 | 3,267,896 |
1 According to the U.S. Department of Labor's Standard Occupation Code, Driver/Sales Workers (SOC 53-3031) ". . . drive a truck or other vehicle over established routes or within an established territory and sell goods, such as food products, including restaurant take-out items, or pick up and deliver items, such as laundry." As such, they may transport hazardous materials.
KEY: SOC = standard occupation code.
Sources
U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, "2000 National Occupational
Employment and Wage Estimates, Transportation and Material Moving Occupations,"
Occupational Employment Statistics, available at http://www.bls.gov/oes/2000/oes_53Tr.htm,
as of February 2002.
_____. "2000-10 National Employment Matrix, detailed occupation by industry,"
Employment Projections, available at http://www.bls.gov/emp/empoils.htm,
as of February 2002.