Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Tasks Include:
- Check vehicles to ensure that mechanical, safety, and emergency equipment is in good working order.
- Maintain logs of working hours or of vehicle service or repair status, following applicable state and federal regulations.
- Obtain receipts or signatures for delivered goods and collect payment for services when required.
- Maneuver trucks into loading or unloading positions, following signals from loading crew and checking that vehicle and loading equipment are properly positioned.
- Drive trucks with capacities greater than 3 tons, including tractor-trailer combinations, to transport and deliver products, livestock, or other materials.
- Read bills of lading to determine assignment details.
- Report vehicle defects, accidents, traffic violations, or damage to the vehicles.
- Read and interpret maps to determine vehicle routes.
- Couple or uncouple trailers by changing trailer jack positions, connecting or disconnecting air or electrical lines, or manipulating fifth-wheel locks.
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Projections Quick View:
Virginia: +9.7%
National: +4.3%
Education
High School Diploma
Job Zone:
Two: Some Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Median Earnings:
National
$49,920.00
State
$48,490.00
Regional
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Description
Career Cluster: | Transportation, Distribution, & Logistics |
Drive a tractor-trailer combination or a truck with a capacity of at least 26,001 pounds Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW). May be required to unload truck. Requires commercial drivers' license. Includes tow truck drivers.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Education
Required Level of Education
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 54.34%
- Less than a High School Diploma = 25.90%
- Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) = 18.51%
- Some College Courses = 1.24%
Related Work Experience
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 39.01%
- None = 31.83%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 20.24%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 6.24%
- Over 8 years, up to and including 10 years = 1.83%
- Up to and including 1 month = 0.84%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Up to and including 1 month = 54.80%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 18.27%
- None = 12.40%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 9.76%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 2.68%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 1.24%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 0.84%
On-the-Job Training
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 42.57%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 26.74%
- None or short demonstration = 12.83%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 10.43%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 7.04%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 0.40%
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Check vehicles to ensure that mechanical, safety, and emergency equipment is in good working order.
- Maintain logs of working hours or of vehicle service or repair status, following applicable state and federal regulations.
- Obtain receipts or signatures for delivered goods and collect payment for services when required.
- Maneuver trucks into loading or unloading positions, following signals from loading crew and checking that vehicle and loading equipment are properly positioned.
- Drive trucks with capacities greater than 3 tons, including tractor-trailer combinations, to transport and deliver products, livestock, or other materials.
- Read bills of lading to determine assignment details.
- Report vehicle defects, accidents, traffic violations, or damage to the vehicles.
- Read and interpret maps to determine vehicle routes.
- Couple or uncouple trailers by changing trailer jack positions, connecting or disconnecting air or electrical lines, or manipulating fifth-wheel locks.
- Collect delivery instructions from appropriate sources, verifying instructions and routes.
- Check conditions of trailers after contents have been unloaded to ensure that there has been no damage.
- Crank trailer landing gear up or down to safely secure vehicles.
- Perform basic vehicle maintenance tasks, such as adding oil, fuel, or radiator fluid, performing minor repairs, or washing trucks.
- Remove debris from loaded trailers.
- Perform emergency roadside repairs, such as changing tires or installing light bulbs, tire chains, or spark plugs.
- Plan or adjust routes based on changing conditions, using computer equipment, global positioning systems (GPS) equipment, or other navigation devices, to minimize fuel consumption and carbon emissions.
- Inspect loads to ensure that cargo is secure.
- Check all load-related documentation for completeness and accuracy.
- Drive trucks to weigh stations before and after loading and along routes in compliance with state regulations.
- Operate equipment, such as truck cab computers, CB radios, phones, or global positioning systems (GPS) equipment to exchange necessary information with bases, supervisors, or other drivers.
- Load or unload trucks or help others with loading or unloading, using special loading-related equipment or other equipment as necessary.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Follow appropriate safety procedures for transporting dangerous goods.
- Secure cargo for transport, using ropes, blocks, chain, binders, or covers.
- Inventory and inspect goods to be moved to determine quantities and conditions.
- Follow special cargo-related procedures, such as checking refrigeration systems for frozen foods or providing food or water for livestock.
- Give directions to laborers who are packing goods and moving them onto trailers.
- Install or remove special equipment, such as tire chains, grader blades, plow blades, or sanders.
- Operate trucks equipped with snowplows or sander attachments to maintain roads in winter weather.
- Drive electric or hybrid-electric powered trucks or alternative fuel-powered trucks to transport and deliver products, livestock, or other materials.
- Operate idle reduction systems or auxiliary power systems to generate power from alternative sources, such as fuel cells, to reduce idling time, to heat or cool truck cabins, or to provide power for other equipment.
- Wrap and secure goods using pads, packing paper, containers, or straps.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Tools and Technology
Tools Include:
- Tower cranes (4-ranger tower trucks)
- Air compressors
- Blocks or pulleys (Blocks and tackle)
- Hoists (Cargo hoists)
- Mobile phones (Cell phones)
- Dump trucks
- Facsimile machines (Fax machines)
- Cargo trucks (Flatbed trucks)
- Forklifts
- Global positioning system receivers (Global positioning system GPS devices)
- Lifts (Handlifts)
- Hand trucks or accessories (Handtrucks)
- Lifts (Hydraulic lifts)
- Lifts (Johnson bars)
- Flatbed trailers (Lowboy trailers)
- Notebook computers
- Thin client computers (On-board computers)
- Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers (Personal digital assistants PDA)
- Snowplow attachments (Plow attachments)
- Container trailers (Pup trailers)
- Sludge or sewage handling trucks (Refuse collection trucks)
- Location based messaging service platforms (Satellite linkup systems)
- Scanners
- Trailer hitches (Sliding fifth wheels)
- Trailer hitches (Sliding tandem axles)
- Telescoping boom lift (Telescoping boom trucks)
- Flatbed trailers (Tilt trailers)
- Delivery trucks (Trucks greater than 26000 pounds)
- Two way radios
- Wheel loaders
- Winches
Technologies Include:
- Data base user interface and query software
- Easy Trucker software
- Fog Line Software Truckn2004
- Truckers Helper software
- Inventory management software
- Computerized inventory tracking software
- Route navigation software
- ALK Technologies PC*Miler
- MarcoSoft Quo Vadis
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
75.50 | Transportation | Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits. |
71.75 | Public Safety and Security | Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. |
67.25 | Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
64.00 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
51.25 | Law and Government | Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Skills
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
68.75 | Operations Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
68.75 | Operation and Control | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
53.00 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
50.00 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
50.00 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
50.00 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
50.00 | Troubleshooting | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. |
50.00 | Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
78.00 | Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. |
72.00 | Multilimb Coordination | The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. |
72.00 | Spatial Orientation | The ability to know your location in relation to the environment or to know where other objects are in relation to you. |
72.00 | Rate Control | The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene. |
72.00 | Response Orientation | The ability to choose quickly between two or more movements in response to two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body part. |
72.00 | Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
68.75 | Reaction Time | The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. |
65.50 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
62.50 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
62.50 | Depth Perception | The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object. |
56.25 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
53.00 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
53.00 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
50.00 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
50.00 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
50.00 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
50.00 | Glare Sensitivity | The ability to see objects in the presence of a glare or bright lighting. |
50.00 | Hearing Sensitivity | The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. |
50.00 | Auditory Attention | The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. |
50.00 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
50.00 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
50.00 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
50.00 | Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
50.00 | Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
50.00 | Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
50.00 | Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
50.00 | Time Sharing | The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources). |
50.00 | Static Strength | The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. |
50.00 | Night Vision | The ability to see under low-light conditions. |
50.00 | Peripheral Vision | The ability to see objects or movement of objects to one's side when the eyes are looking ahead. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
90.50 | Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment | Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft. |
86.00 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
82.25 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
72.00 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
71.75 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
68.00 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
66.75 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
61.50 | Performing General Physical Activities | Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials. |
57.75 | Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment | Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles. |
57.00 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
56.50 | Communicating with People Outside the Organization | Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail. |
53.50 | Handling and Moving Objects | Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. |
52.75 | Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information | Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. |
52.25 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
51.00 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
49.75 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
84.25 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
83.50 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
82.50 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
79.50 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
78.75 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
74.25 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
73.00 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
71.00 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
69.75 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
69.25 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
64.25 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
60.00 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
58.00 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
52.75 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
61.17 | Support | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
55.50 | Independence | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
99.00 | In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment | How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or equipment (e.g., car)? |
95.20 | Outdoors, Exposed to Weather | How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions? |
92.80 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
89.80 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
88.40 | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
87.00 | Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets? |
85.20 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
84.80 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
84.80 | Very Hot or Cold Temperatures | How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures? |
83.40 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
83.20 | Spend Time Sitting | How much does this job require sitting? |
81.20 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
80.60 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
79.80 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
79.40 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
77.60 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
77.20 | Exposed to Contaminants | How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? |
75.00 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
74.80 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
73.00 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
72.20 | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable | How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? |
72.00 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
70.80 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
66.20 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
65.40 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
63.40 | Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People | How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements? |
62.20 | Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting | How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions? |
61.20 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
58.60 | Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment | How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.) |
56.20 | Outdoors, Under Cover | How often does this job require working outdoors, under cover (e.g., structure with roof but no walls)? |
54.60 | Exposed to Whole Body Vibration | How often does this job require exposure to whole body vibration (e.g., operate a jackhammer)? |
54.00 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
52.20 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
51.20 | Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body | How much does this job require bending or twisting your body? |
50.60 | Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings | How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings? |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is usually needed. For example, a teller would benefit from experience working directly with the public.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
- Examples
- These occupations often involve using your knowledge and skills to help others. Examples include orderlies, counter and rental clerks, customer service representatives, security guards, upholsterers, tellers, and dental laboratory technicians.
- Education
- These occupations usually require a high school diploma.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $35,300.00 | $49,920.00 | $61,200.00 |
Virginia | $33,980.00 | $48,490.00 | $59,670.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | $43,412.39 | $59,205.43 | $67,151.38 |
Bay Consortium | $39,677.71 | $52,730.88 | $66,724.74 |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | $38,672.50 | $51,037.84 | $62,217.94 |
Central VA/Region2000 | $36,443.56 | $46,650.71 | $55,380.22 |
Crater Area | $28,210.41 | $49,415.56 | $56,635.17 |
Greater Peninsula | $36,457.08 | $49,011.81 | $56,854.74 |
Hampton Roads | $35,972.17 | $48,422.83 | $57,164.83 |
New River/Mt. Rogers | $35,726.59 | $47,571.63 | $57,815.20 |
Northern Virginia | $43,116.86 | $56,224.14 | $65,258.55 |
Piedmont Workforce | $38,331.19 | $51,303.19 | $61,798.58 |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | $36,435.23 | $48,444.69 | $56,826.64 |
Southwestern Virginia | $34,984.65 | $45,314.59 | $55,050.35 |
West Piedmont | $34,547.60 | $46,035.72 | $57,736.12 |
Western Virginia | $35,117.85 | $49,376.01 | $62,631.06 |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 2,094,700 | 2,185,600 | +4.3% |
Virginia | 45,938 | 50,398 | +9.7% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | 1,048 | 1,179 | +12.5% |
Bay Consortium | 2,453 | 2,893 | +17.9% |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | 10,369 | 11,626 | +12.1% |
Central VA/Region2000 | 1,787 | 1,885 | +5.5% |
Crater Area | 961 | 989 | +2.9% |
Greater Peninsula | 1,683 | 1,817 | +8.0% |
Hampton Roads | 6,112 | 6,614 | +8.2% |
New River/Mt. Rogers | 2,342 | 2,382 | +1.7% |
Northern Virginia | 5,851 | 6,686 | +14.3% |
Piedmont Workforce | 1,851 | 2,015 | +8.9% |
Shenandoah Valley | 4,925 | 5,435 | +10.4% |
South Central | 1,408 | 1,428 | +1.4% |
Southwestern Virginia | 964 | 923 | -4.3% |
West Piedmont | 958 | 994 | +3.8% |
Western Virginia | 3,217 | 3,337 | +3.7% |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
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- Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers
- Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers
- Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters
- Recycling Coordinators
- Sailors and Marine Oilers
- Ship Engineers
- Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
- Subway and Streetcar Operators
- Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders
- Taxi Drivers
- Transportation Workers, All Other
- Wellhead Pumpers
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Military Training
The following military job classifications are available for this occupation:
- Motor Vehicle Operators
- Not Occupationally Qualified, General
- Horizontal Construction Engineer
- Combat Engineer
- Wheeled Vehicle Repairer
- Fire Support Specialist
- Motor Transport Operator
- Petroleum Supply Specialist
- Motor Vehicle Operator
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Proficiency Ratings
These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
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Titles
- Aircraft Refueler
- Armored Truck Driver
- Auto Carrier Driver
- Auto Crane Driver
- Auto Haulaway Driver
- Auto Hauler
- Auto Transport Driver
- Basket Operator
- Batch Mixing Truck Driver
- Belly Dump Driver
- Bottle Hop
- Bull Driver
- Car Ferrier
- Car Pick Up Driver
- Car Pilot
- Carrier Driver
- CDL Driver (Commercial Drivers License Driver)
- CDL Truck Driver (Commercial Drivers License Truck Driver)
- Cement Mixer Driver
- Cement Truck Driver
- City Driver
- Class A Truck Driver
- Class B Driver
- Co Pilot
- Coal Hauler
- Commercial Driver's License Driver (CDL Driver)
- Commercial Trailer Truck Driver
- Concrete Mixer Driver
- Concrete Mixer Truck Driver
- Concrete Mixing Truck Driver
- Concrete Truck Driver
- Construction Driver
- Contract Mail Carrier
- Crane Operator
- Cream Gatherer
- Cream Hauler
- Cross Country Truck Driver
- Cryogenic Transport Driver
- Dairy Truck Driver
- Delivery Driver
- Delivery Truck Driver
- Diesel Truck Driver
- Dray Truck Driver
- Drip Pumper
- Driver
- Driver 18 Wheeler
- Driver-Utility Worker
- Dump Truck Driver
- Dumpster Driver
- Dumpster Operator
- Explosives Truck Driver
- Farm Truck Driver
- Feeder Driver
- Feedmobile Driver
- Flatbed Truck Driver
- Fuel Oil Truck Driver
- Fuel Truck Driver
- Furniture Mover Driver
- Garbage Collector Driver
- Garbage Truck Driver
- Gas Truck Driver
- Goat Driver
- Gravel Hauler
- Gravel Truck Driver
- Haul Truck Driver
- Hauler
- Hazmat Materials Driver
- Heavy Equipment Hauler
- Heavy Truck Driver
- Highway Truck Driver
- Hook Up Driver
- Hostler
- Jockey
- Jumper
- Line Driver
- Line Haul Driver
- Livestock Trucker
- Local Truck Driver
- Log Truck Driver
- Logging Truck Driver
- Long Distance Trucker
- Long Haul Truck Driver
- Mail Carrier
- Mail Truck Driver
- Mailmaster
- Maintenance Truck Driver
- Mechanic Driver
- Milk Collector
- Milk Driver
- Milk Hauler
- Milk Pickup Driver
- Milk Pickup Truck Driver
- Milk Truck Driver
- Mixer Driver
- Moto Mix Operator
- Moving Van Driver
- Oil Deliverer
- Oil Spraying Machine Operator
- Oil Transport Driver
- Oil Truck Driver
- OTR Truck Driver (Over the Road Truck Driver)
- Over the Road Commercial Truck Driver (OTR Commercial Truck Driver)
- Over the Road Driver (OTR Driver)
- Over the Road Tractor Trailer Driver (OTR Tractor Trailer Driver)
- Over-the-Road Driver
- Owner Operator
- Pick Up and Delivery Driver (P & D Driver)
- Pickup Driver
- Powder Truck Driver
- Ready Mix Truck Driver
- Road Driver
- Roll Off Driver
- Rubbish Truck Driver
- Sand Hauler
- Sanitation Truck Driver
- Semi Truck Driver
- Semi-Truck Driver
- Short Haul Driver
- Sprinkler Driver
- Sprinkling Truck Driver
- Star Route Mail Driver
- Street Flusher Driver
- Street Sprinkler
- Tank Driver
- Tank Truck Driver
- Tank Truck Operator
- Tank Wagon Driver
- Tank Wagon Operator
- Tanker Driver
- Tar Distributor Operator
- Tow Car Driver
- Tow Truck Driver
- Tow Truck Operator
- Tractor Trailer Moving Van Driver
- Tractor Trailer Operator
- Tractor-Trailer Driver
- Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver
- Trailer Driver
- Trailer Truck Driver
- Transfer Worker
- Transit Mix Operator
- Transit Mixer Driver
- Transit Mixer Operator
- Transport Driver
- Transport Heavy Equipment Driver
- Transport Truck Driver
- Trash Collector Truck Driver
- Trash Hauler
- Truck Chauffeur
- Truck Driver
- Truck Driver Rubbish Collector
- Truck Driver Teamster
- Truck Hop
- Truck Hopper
- Truck Jumper
- Truck Switcher
- Trucker
- UPS Driver (United Parcel Service Driver)
- Van Driver
- Waste Collection Driver
- Water Truck Driver
- Wrecker Driver
- Wrecker Operator
- Wrecking Car Driver
- Yard Spotter
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Related Schools
- Advanced Technology Institute
- Centura College-Newport News
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